The New York herald., 1869-04-25
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Closing Of the Entries for the Prospect Park
Fnir Grounds Association Purses.

Closing Of the Entries for the Prospect Park
Fnir Grounds Association Purses.
The entries for the Prospect Park Fair Grounds
Association closed last evening at their rooms in
Brooklyn. The purses were all well filed. with the
exception OF the offered couditonally for Lady
Thorn and Mountain Boy. From our knowledge Of
the determination Of Commodore Vanderbilt not to
allow his horse to trot in company with more than
one knew thar this purse was unlikely to be filled
and were therefore, not disappointed. The saddle
purse also failed TO FILL An inspection Of the entries
which we give below, will suffice to show their char
acter comprising, as they do, some Of the best
horses In their special rates OF speed In this country
The inaugural meeting Of this association may there
fore be expected to be one OF unusual interest. At
present tho grounds are In fine condition and
ready for training purposes The club house, the
stands. the stables and all the appointments OF
well regulated club are now In course OF completion
and at the time selected for the meeting everything
will be in perfect keeping with the designs Of the
management to insure high degree Of comfort and
satisfaction both to themselves and the public.
The following are the entries:-
FIRST DAY.
FIRST RACB.-For horses that have never beaten
245 purse $780, $3.50 to the first 500 to the second
D. Mace entered hay mare Lydia Thompson.
d. Mace entered bay mare Ellen Tree.
John Murphy entered bay mare Lady Ella.
Dan Phfer entered brown mare
+. Ward entered bay gelding Trenton, formerly
SECOND RAcE.-For all double teams purse
81 500 700 TO the nrst $3.50 to the second, $3.50
TO the third horse.
D: Mace entered bay geldlng Twang and gray
Is. 5. Wright entered black stallion Darkness and
black mare jessie Wales.
w. l.. simmons entered brown gedng Old Put
and sorrel stallion Honest Allen.
SECOND DAY.
FIRST RACE.-For oil horses that have never beaten
1.31 1900 1850 first. SlOO to the seCOnd
$50 to the third horse.
Alden Goldsmith entered sorrel gelding Hunter.
John j. Hornbeck entered sorrel gelding Agilis.
Dan Mace entered bay mare Lydia Thompson.
WIN. Dali entered black stallion Mike Norton.
J. Cudney entered bay mare Atlanta.
John Murphy entered bay mare Lady Franklin.
T.. Ward entered gray geding Mercer.
j. II. Whitso1 entered sorrel gelding Clarence
owner entered brown celding 81. John.
SECOND RACE.-For saddle horses; did not Nil.
THIRD RAcE.-For all horses that have never beaten
2:2s purse $4,000; $4,000 TO the nrst 500 to the
second, $500 to the third horse.
". woodruff entered bay gclding sheppard
Charles Champln entered sorrel geldlng W. II.
Taylor.
James Mckee entered gray gelding surprise.
W. II. saunders entered bay geding Western New
York.
". l.. Simmons entered brown gelding Old Put.
THIRD DAY.
FIRST RAcE.-For horses that never beat 2:3I;
purse $1,000; 500 10 the first, $500 to the second,
500 TO the third horse.
Alden Goldsmith entered bay mare Lady whitman.
b. y. Wright entered black mare Jessie Wales.
r. J. Nodlne entered bay mare Belle OF Brooklyn.
M. Rodin entered bay geldng Little Fred
James Mckee entered sorre gelding star.
W. L. Simmons entered brown geding Old Put.
SECOND RACE.-For all horses except Mountain Boy
and Lady Thorn; purse $1,000; $4,000 to the first;
81, 500 TO the second $500 to the third horse.
A. +. Fawcett entered chestnut stallion Bashaw,
Jr.
y. Mace entered brown stallion Rhode Island.
Norris Holcomb entered bay mare Lucy.
Peter Nance entered bay mare American Girl.
W. L. simmons entered brown stallion George
wilkes.
Budd Doble entered bay mare Goldsmith Maid.