The New York herald., 1870-10-15
PROSPECT PACK FAIR GROUNDS.
Third Day oftho Agricultural and horticultural
Exhibition-A Grand Attendancs-T Trot-
ting the Great Attraction Gauntlet to
Winner Of the Thrss-yoar-old Colt
Stake, and the Trot for the 2:28
Purse Unfinished and
Postponed.

| The attendance at tue Prospect Park Fair Grounds
yesterday was very large, the ladies being out In
| great numbers. After visiting the various depart
ments OF the exhibition Visitors settled down the
| balconies OF the club stand, In the grand stand In
their carriages aud IN wagons and quietly awaited
| the great attraction ut the grounds-he trotting.
There were two events on the programme, the first
beng purse OF sl,Ooo for horses that had never
beaten 2:2e and theswcepstakes Of $4,000. for three
| year-Cld colts.
The 2:2s horses rwers called on nrst, ana
ont OF the SIX entries but three came to the post.
| These were Mr.. ua beck's gray geidlng Surprise.
| Mr. james Iryincs black stallion Charles q. Loew,
| and Mr.. d. Blancnards chestnut geldlng License.
Six heats were troted OF this race, when darkness
| came on and the affair had to be postponed until
| this afternoon at ono O'Clock
Alter the first neat OF tho pursc race was over the
| colts were called up, and out OF the stx named on
! the programme to start two were withdrawn, these
| being John Stewards bay lilly Juno, and Jackson
| Frost's brown colt Superb. The starters were Mr..
| George q. Alleys brown colt Gauntlet, by Hamble-
tonian, dam Lady Brown, by American Star; Guy
| Mler's bay Oily, by Iron Duke; William O. Bryants
sorrel colt by Golldust ana T. Bradley's gray colt
| Hazer, by Young America.
| Gauntlet won the race In two straight heats, In
most excellent time for colt OF his age. He IL q
! noble specimen OF the Hamberonian and American
Star combination, not quite fifteen hands high, but
formed at every point with such perfection that no
improvement could be Wished except In height.
This cot like Startla the one Mr.. Alley sold to Mr..
Bonner o short time since, was raised by Mr.
Charles Backman, at the stony Ford stud
farm, in Orange county, and the gentleman
must feel proud IN turning out two such wonder
full colts In one season. Carl Burr, who trained
both these colts said yesterday the course that
Startle had improved so much since his race ct
Fleetwood Park that he could drive HIM In 2:3o.
Gauntlet In his race was very steady and trotted
ike an old horse, reminding us much Of Captain
Ryndcrs' stallion, Aberdeen, wien ne the stakes
last year. Gauntlet has the square action that
must quicken with practice and sooa bring him
down in the thirtcs. With age he, no doubt, win
make clipper.
Tho others were lne looking and speedy Mr..
Bryant's Golddust colt had fine way OF going and
at times trottcd faster than any or the others; but
he broke up badly, and was beaten BY Guy Miller's
Oily. The latter is very large creature for her age,
being as big as American Girl. whom she resembles
much both In color and action. This fllly II pro-
perly handled ought to make one OF the fastest in
tho land when she reaches maturity. Mr.. Bryant's
colt had many strong bacscrs before the race, and
sold in many OF the pools Tor first cnoiee. Gauntlet
however, sold for most IN the majority Of them
The colt race was over before tue other one was
In II had commenced. Surprise won the first and sec
ond heats IN tine style. but In the third, when being
pressed by License between the half mile and three
quarter poles, the driver oil Surprise used his whip
IN foul manner, and, though he came IN first, the
Then, IN the fifth neat. the drivor of License |
was accused OF running into surprise and !
HIM for doing so.. rresnming that the act
was wIml one. Some people are Inclined
dent, and that Woodrdif could not have avoided 1t,
as Surprise, IN breaking, swervcd towards License |
The Judges would have punished License enough by
neat giving him the right 10 start again. License
Dss s wa Ss os o9pe @ y Ae S great Ses
the mishap lie would undoubtedly lave Won the
race.
me following are the details Of the trotlng not in
the order thai lt came OH as the heats OF the two
races were tiotted alternately, but TO IN Ike them
more inteiDglDe and connected.
THE FIRST TRoT.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS Oct. 14.-Pursc
$1,000 for horses, that had never beaten 2:2e; s7cO
first horse, $500 TO the second ana Sl0O to the
third; mile meats, best three in five in harness
FaFosen Psar sa.srfa ps + 6 Ghaa srpsiI B. low
d.. il. blanchard entered ch. z.
F. j. Nodine entered ch. NJ Belle
strickland. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Or.
]. Murphy entered b. e. J. J. Bradley DIR.
d. Mace entered b. g. Con!icnce... Or.
quarter n1y rueequartes. M1e.
sscanS srs nsds Neat 81" 11ss 1io 1la sss sss
Third neat... 90 time recorl.)
Eoustn ,,d heat. g .,,,o 1aiar, liz 14sN 22o
s,Rln Elsh hes1 neat IS $50 'me reiSta 1iSE 1850 aa
FIRST Heat.-snrprse won the pole, License the
second u r 5s hSw s3s 9S b A. the
License second-nearly length in front Of Loew. |
Going around the turn Surprise led one length, |
License second, two lengths ahead Of the stallion.
At the quarter pole, which was passed in thrtysiX
and half seconds, Surprise led one length, License
second two lengths ahead oi M the stallion There was
horses trotting steadily without skip break. When
they reached the hall-miie pole Surprise was half
length in front Of License, In ll21s Charles t. Locw
two lengths and half behind. On the lower turn |
License reached the quarters OF Surprise, but fell
back again before reaching the three-quarter pole.
This point was pas ed In 1850 Surprise leading one
icngrn; License second two lengths in front of the
stallion Tue stallion was then forced and he closed
rapidly, but swinging INTO the holcs,rctch he broke
up and lost all chance OF winning the heat. Surprise
maintained his lead to the end and won the heat by
length and half, License second, six .enGthS in
front OF Charles IL Loew. Time o. the heat, 2:26.
seco,td AeaL--The horses had very even start
Before they reached the turn the stallion broke up
badly ana lost half dozen lengths before he recO
shut up the daylight. surprise passed that pom.
one length in front OF License IN thirtyseven sec.
onds, the stallion six lengths behind. Going along
tine backstretch surprise showed half length OF
daylight, but at the haImile pole It was put out,
Surprise passing the pole in 1:l2h. The stallion
was now eight lengths behind, and Pdfcr
not making any effort to close as ne knew full
up on the lower turn, but fell OF again TO the wheel
OF surprise at :he three.quarter pole. THIS point
was passed IN l41x. License was rallied around
the turn and into the hOmestrech, and was closing
finely until he left his feet. Surprise then
ana won the heat by three lengths, License second,
the stallion several lengths behind. Time, 2:26H.
Thtrd Eeat-Surprisc was first away, License
second, Charles Il. Loew third. Before they reached
the turn the stallion broke up and fell or four
eueths. At the three-quarter pole, which was
passed iii thriy-seven seconds, surprise led one
length, License second, two lengths ahead OF the
stallion. Going along the backsttetch Surprise still
Kept The ead License second, four lengths IN front
OF the stallion. At the hall-Inile pole, which was
passed An l:12 Surprise was ihree-qnartcr5 Of q
| length ahead OF License, the stallion six lengths
| behind on the lower turn License broke
| up and as his driver stated, the accident
was caused by Doty, the driver Of Surprise,
gr,kiug his whip in tie horses License soon
| rallied aud came on again, and one length
behind at the three-quartor pole. The time was lts.