Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-06-25
THE GREAT TROT YESTERDAY.
Round House Girl Victorious.

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sporting men for the past month, came
off agreeably to announcement at Wa
verify park yesterday afternoon.
The track was in perfect condition,
and the weather all that could be de-
sired, and several hundred people,
mostly in carriages, were present; quite
a number of ladies being among the
spectators.
At a little after three o'clock the
horses came upon the ground, and
were walked around the track. Both
of them appeared to be in the best con-
dition, and great diversity of opinion
was manifested as to which horse would
be the victor We think, however,
that Round House Girl was the
general favorite from the start, and bets
of 10 to were freely offered by her
friends, with comparatively few takers.
At half past three o'clock, the drivers
were weighed, and Mr. McKeon proving
to be the heaviest man, it was found
necessary to add Is pounds to Mr.. Man
vels sulky, in order to make up the
lack of his driver-Mr. Henry Keenan,.
At four o'clock, the Judges, Messrs.
Michael Sandford, of Newark, j. c.
Van Fleet, of Elizabeth, and William
r. Allen, of Orange, took their places
at the stand, and called upon the own
ers of the horses to "throw for the
choice of track" W hich resulted in Nc
Keen winning the "pole."
The "signal for the start having
sounded, both horses were prepared fol
the contest the interest in the race
at this moment having reached :" fever
heat" The word ego" was not given
until two attempts had been made tC
effect u start when like ball from {
cannon, the horses dashed away, the
Foundry Girl " slightly leading at the
stand, and maintaining herself nobly
until the second corner was reached
when the black mare having recovered
from bad break" passed her, tax
ing the lead i'll turn, and easily main
tanning it, reaching the stand-firs
half mile in 1:26-four seconds ahead
of Foundry Girl" "Round House
Girl " continued to trot most beautiful
ly under the excellent management O
Mr.. Keenan, her driver, and made the
second half mile in 1:21, the first heal
of one mile having consumed 2:51.
After crest " of twenty five minutes
the horses in the meantime having been
carefully " treated" the signal wa
again sounded, and start effected with
out any trouble. Foundry girl lead
ing slightly in passing the stand. Blu
the black mare dishked to I" take he
dust" and accordingly, by a bolC
stroke, succeeded in quickly PASSING
her, getting to the stand in 1:271 >
Foundry Girl " being more thai
doubly distanced. On, on they sped
like the wind, the spectators takin;
things remarkably "cool," considerin;
the heat of the sun, /" Round Girl
reaching home in los, and winning
the second heat of mile in $50.
The friends of the black mare CAV
vent to their heretofore pent up feeling
in deafening cheers, and very man,
sought out Mr.. Marvel to congratulate
him on the success of his horse, bu
that gentleman, perhaps of all others
manifested the least interest i'll the race
Mr.. McKeon who had time and tim
again expressed himself as satisfied witt
the extra weight which had been adde,
to Manvels sulky, now very strangely
demanded that the sulkys and driver
should be again weighed, which wa
most cheerfully complied with by MI
Marvel, which, we are very glad to sa,
was done, and to the entire satisfaction
of Mr.. McKeon.
The third heat was but repetition
of the previous two, only that ''Rount
House Girl seemed to trot NOR
steadily than heretofore. She reached
the stand first half mile in 1861, an,
went the other in 1:241a, making til,
heat in 2:51, and the race-best three il
tive,-was awarded to her.
We merely express the opinion o
very many horse men that had Mr. Nc
Keen been little less anxious, and driv
en- his mare with more care, that tn,
result would have been far different
1t was thought that he missed a glori
GUS opportunity at the commencement
of the third heat. We take the "Foun
dry Grip to be good trotter, and We
believe with careful training, and al
expert driver that she may in time be
come very fast horse.
Every one seemed to speak in higl
terms of Round House Girl" during
the afternoon, and she was generally
regarded as an honest and valuable
mare.
The race was well conducted, and
nrt +lo looat 10, $40. ..,...I -