The New York herald., 1870-10-05
TRoTrING AT BOSTON.

Last Day Of tho Fall Meeting at Mystic
Park-A Great Contest Bctweou American
Girl, Lacy, Hotspur and Mountain Boy
Amsrican Girl the Winner.
BOSTON. Oct T. 1870.
AT last the fall meeting at Mystic Park has come
to an eminently satisfactory conclusion. The rain
which has prevailed during the past three days has
necessarily delayed the exhibition Of the final on
the programe-the swsepstake-until to-day when,
although the SKY seemed somewhat lowery, the
horses, with but two exceptions, all put in an ap-
pearance.
IL proper to state that although the proprietorA
OF the track generously offered to refund the en-
trapHe fees and declare the race "on" because no.
only OF the unfavorabe weather, but that all the
horses who were to participate were enterc In thu
race at Narraganset Park there was q. general de-.
sire among the drivers to contest for the several
purses and. as said above op,5 tT0 or them failed
to come to the score
The track was m somewhat heavy condition,
good judges de6ming 1t two seconds slower than
usual There was much better attendance than was
expected and pool selling went on in lively man.
ner. The contest was Tor purse or 81, 5O0 for all
horses. barring Lady Thorn Goldsmith Maid and
george Palmer siS0o to hrst horse $500 to second
The following we're the entries and positions 2!
American Girl third; James McMann's b. 9. Noun.
tain Boy on the outside Of the track Before the racs
pools were selling Of the rate Of 500 TO So on
First Heat-The Girl took slight lead at ths
start and sS, contested me position with Lucy t tins tins
lengths behind the Girl, and just at the heels Of tho
vanaerbilt geldins: AZ me third quarter the Giri
had taken lead OF two lengths, which she kept till
aS ss @ VIC aosp"r rdS ss ssa
last enough TO give Mountain 10y tug for tine third
position. losing 1t BY not more than half neck.
1ss under Che vai Gacy r.
Gin to the half mile. both horses being close
behlnd and the Girl took : slight lead.
when Lucy wss orcsS beside nes saS
the horses trotted down neck and NECK.
Daniels lasSed 50 an his mare into break when within
might otherwise have been dead heat. Lucy won
In 2:24n. Hotspur was third. and Mountain Boy
little mare hailed the result with great enthusiasm
the betting however. was still very much in favor
fafrd Heas-There could not not have been better
sendon than was gwen in this heat. The two mares
went first around the turn. Lucy . little ahead.
Hotspur was breaking badly and behind. From tho
quarter to the half there was exciting contest,
Mountain Boy making excellent speed. Lucy cast Z
to % make no dinerence with her speed. Al s shres
quarter pole the Girl pushed ahead but had hard
Work, ueSpltc LuCy'S mlSIOrtuuc, 10 win tue neat,
only succeeding by half y neck. Time, 2:2lX.
Hotspur. who made several disastrous breaks took
the third p0siti0n.i
Fourth HeaL-Both the Girl and Mountain Boy
were ahead at the WORD &C.," Lucy somewhat be-
hind and on her feet Her breaks were not partlcu-
larry losing ones, though, for az the half she had
gotten into the front. From there to the home turn
there was splendid race every horse doing the
best that was possible, Lucy American Girl
and Hotspur being almost an even
footing, aud Mountain Boy but little in
the rear Lucy and American Girl came under tho
wire so nearly together that it was dnicut to de-
eide which was ahead. The Judges awarded the
heat to Lucy. Time. 22o. Hotspur was third ana
Mountain Boy fourth.
FIFTH HeaE-It had then become so dark that it
was almost impossible to distinguish the horses
and patrol judges were sent out to view the track
the heat was Irotted by moonlight. American Girl
led at the start and won by good length. Hotspur
was second, Lucy third and Mountain Boy fourth
Tue following isa
SUMMARY.
MYSTIC PARK, Oct 4.-Pnrse 81, 500, for all horses
except Lady Thorn, Goldsmith Maid and George
Pamer s., 500 TO the first horse $500 to the second
and $500 to the third mile heats; best three In five
In harness.