The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-05
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Four Trotting Contests-Mountain Boy
Beats George wilkes. stt

Srs1 SuIcc ia I'VE, lOT purse ana sake OF v1,OVV
and match for $500, between bay gcldiag Mountain
Boy and brown stallion George George wilkes. The
first race did not come or for the reason that Lucy
and mate did not put In an appearance nsr did her
owner send any explanation TO the association why
he did not bring the mare to the course. The other
uot however, did come on, and to the great delight
OF the owner and hackers OF Mountain Boy he won
the race by disianclng George Wilkes on the second
neat To make amends for the disappointment oc.
casloned by The non-appearance OF Lucy, two other
impromptu trots were made and tr0tted during the
AFTERNOON besides an unfinished race that was com
Henced last week. This was between Mr.. Pnfer's
black geldlDg Daisy. Hiram Howes bay mare Emma
Van zandt and L. s. Sammis' brown marc Kate.
The latter Won the race In 2:4a. Hiram Howe
then challenged the owner OF Kate TO trot mile hcas
Tor 800 side, and Kate again won. she beat Emma
Van Iandt In two straight heats, IN 2A0-2:a9 Then
there was match between Tom Breeze ana silver
Tai for $780, mile heats, best three In Gve in har.
ness; but when the horses were brought ON the
track Silver Tail was so lame that he had to be with
drawn, and Tom Breeze won the money without an
effort After this Mr.. Fletcher agreed TO tsot his
gray marc Jessie to wagon against Tom Bresze, In
harness. mile heats; but Mr. Fletcher became 20
disguised OF the foul driving Of has opponent In
the first heat OF the race that ne would not start
again, and Tom Breeze won second victory on
easy terms. THIS closed the sports for the day and
the people all LETT the track perfectly satisfied with
the following are a few OF the pools sold on the
trot between Mountain Boy ana george wlkes:-
iii BETTING.
Before me START
Mountain BOY. ......ssso $50 900 30 2ao
's0'S' "'A''. las; me e. piyss Heat, - '0'
s @Snnssl Wl hay 80 2S9 80 20 go
Ftl'st Hent.-MountaLn 10y had the POLE The
ssy y aa s went ~ pa
the turn. Mountain Boy then broke up aud Wilkeg
went to the quarter pole SIX lengths in front IN
thrty-soven seconds and half. Cong along the
backstretcn, when wilkes was leading eight lengths
he broke up and stayed up until Mountain Boy
ter Was live lengths ahead at the halfmle pole. In
1:l4l, aud eight lengths clear at the threc,qnarter
pole IN l4yla. Mountain Boy came home steadily
and won the heat Dy eight lengths, IN 2:27
Second Heat.-wilkes had the best OF the start,
then Wilkes broke up badly and Mountain Boy led
him llty yards TO tue quarter pole 10 tnriyslx and
a nalf seconds. Wilkes broke again on the back
stretch and eighty yards behind when Mountain
Boy passed the hal-mie pole, In l:ii. Wilkes broke
up once more on the lover turn. ana this sealed Ms
steadily ana he passed nnder the string winner 81
the beat ana race, ~ 2-57. The nag fell IN the face
OF Wilkes The following isa
sUMNARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Nov. a--Match
$500; mile meats, hest three in five, In harness.
James ID. nc Mann named b. X. Mountaia Boy. !
". Ii, BoTst named br. George Wilkes....... dis
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'econu hedi'.'. - $50, oos r,ar ~ ]'%oa
This was au unfinished troL brought over from last
Week bstMeen Mr. sannils oiack nare KATE hiram
black geidlng Dalay. These horses trotted three
heats Ia Their previous contest, Kate anu Emma Van
Zandt each winning heat, aud making dead
heat OF the third No time was taken by The judges
of the race, and TINS produced great deal OF dis
| When the horses came 10 the score yesterday the
| judges were told that they must keep time and de-
ming the heat hal . record placed against her OF
ZAP, while the other mare that beat her neat last
| week has none. The following are the details Of
The DECIDING HEAT.
Emma Van Iandt WAS the iavorite over the other
close up Az the quarter pole Kate led six lengths
IN thirty eight anl quarter seconds, Dainty ana
ond. one lenatn ahead q Emma. Inc Two broke s
again on the bacstretch and changed places, while
Kate Aept steadily at work, and Increased hei
advantage To eght lengths at the half-mile
pole. which was passed IN la11s. Dainty
and Emma broke up again on the lower
at the ihrce-guarter pole, Emma second six lengths
In mont Of Daiaiy Rate then left her iect AM lost
Van 2andt second. eight lengths ahead OF Dainty.
Howe challenged the owner Of Kate to trot mile
heats for 500 aside, and the banter being accepted
became quite brisk on the result, llama, Van zands
having the call IN some Instances al three TO
very interesting race esued. as the following details
TnE THIRD TRor.
First Reot--haie had the pOlc. The send-on was
very even, but Kate, by tho advantage OF her posi-.
ton, showed hulf length IN front around the turn.
| Emma worked uD close 10 her as they approached
| point, in thlrt whine seconds aud nalE Emma
then broke up and lost Jour lengths. AZ the half
mile n0ie which was passed Ia LIS, Kate was three
length, and half in front. Going along the lower
turn Emma closed Up Vel, but broke again. She
length and hail ahead at the three quarter pole.
From this TO the stand the struggle was exciting,
but Kate went under The wire one length In front OF
tho bay mare, making the heat In 2ss0.
secoad Heai.--Eate then became the favoritc
| at two to one Emma had about half length the
best OF the send-on but THIS she lost on the turn
ana Kate went to the quarter pole length in front.
~ thirty nine and o Iiaf seconds, She showed IT.
tie daylight along the bacLstrctch, but nearing the
hdlfniile pole Emma was at her shoulders. They
passed the pole In 1:ls9s. Kate then began 10 creep
away from Emma, aadion The lower turn had her az
tbs way but IA they came into the honesretch,
there was not over four feet difference between
| score, Kate winning the heat and race by half q
length in $3.50. The following Isl
SANE DAY.--Match 5000. mile heats, in harness.
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| yiousiy What Is It, and Mr. Tletchers gray mare
Jessie NILE heats the former IN harness and ths
| latter to wagon. Tom Breeze was the
| iavore al long Odds The horses had
very fair start. but going to the turn Tom Breeze
broke up and swerved In fot Of Jessie 50 as tc
| UGH her head. This broke the mare up and caused
ner to act very wildly. Tom Breeze soon recovered
and went % inc quarter pole ten lengths ahead d
the mare IN f0rty-one seconds He continued TO in
| crease tho distance along the backstrctcn, ana
| WAS more than dozen lengths In front NJ
| the hafmilo pole, in lag. Jessie made another
I bad break on the lower turn, and Tom Breeze
a ~ M nof prlc q Ind
without waiting TO hear Mr.. Flctcher's complaint
| about the foul driving on the first turn, declared
Tom Breeze The winner Of the neat in 2:47 Mr.
Fletcher then took his mare TO the stable and when
the bell sounded for the horses to come mp for the
I second heat Jessie was not brought out. Toni
freeze was then started alone for the money. He
! trotted slowly around the track, and hs owner
| claimed the stakes, which, we suppose, were
handed over TO him.