The New York herald., 1870-09-16
fRorrHc At PROSPECT PARK
Honest Allan and Running Msts ". Gold
mith Maid, in Harness = Honest Allen
and Mate the Winners-rims,
2:l8 1-2, PIT IA, 2:ls Ia

The weather was charming yesterday afternoon
ana more than one thousand ladies' and gentlemen
INDUCED In drive over the well sprinKled avenues
OF Prospect Park and the Coney Island road stop.
ping at the Fair Grounds to witness the trotting
contest announced TO come or between Honest
Alien and running mate ana Goldsmith Maid. The
race was mile heats, best three in nve for purse
and stake OF $500. The track had been well
sprinkled during the previous night by water
hauled from the ocean,, as all the wells In the
neighborhood were dry from the long drought which
has prevailed, and was In very fair condition
much better than any other trotting track that we
have seen for many weeks In any part OF the
country.
arriving at the ground about halfpa two O'Clock,
ihe voice Of Major Johnson, the pool seller. was
heard knocking down Goldsmith Maid as the favor
ite over the team at two to one The state OF the
odds continued thus until some thousands OF dollars
were in the pool box, when change began TO take
place, and In short time afterward the team had
the call The selling continued brisk until the horses
were brought on the track. We give few OF the
latest sales below
Honest Allen had capital horse by the side OF
him, one capable OF drawing the weight handily and
being able 10 go the distance FAST He looked in too
high nesh for protracted race; but his steady
manner OF moving and the rapidity with which he
carried Honest Allen down the stretch in scoring,
threw all doubts OF his firing to the winds. The
runner is stout fine looking Thoroughbred stallion
of deep bay color, with four white eet and star
In his forehead fifteen and half hands or more In
helghth and is said to be grandson OF Lexington,
out OF Yorkshire or Ruric mare. He IS the
smo0thes runner and the most tractable horse that
was ever hitched up with trotter. He car
ried Honest Allen through successfully In three
Of ming ns % stride at the nsS Of the third
heat it probably because his driver had ceased
10 urge him. Honest Allen and the thoroughbred
could have made much better time than they did in
the first and second heats. as they were eased In
each of them they came mp the homestretch 1t was
thought they could have equalled the time OF Ethan
Allen and running mato when they beat Dexter one
second only, at the Fashion Course, some three
years ago. The time made on that occasion, 1t will
capital race yesterday, being timed by her owner,
Mr. Jackman, In the second heat, IN 2:iSi5, which
was q wonderful performance on a track that was
not in its best condition. That heat must have had
damaging eject on the mare as she fell OF three
seconds III the succeeding one.
THE BETTING.
Honest Allen and Mate. 500 22o ESQ 200 24o
Goidsmlth Maid .......... 100 100 13O ll5 125
First Hedt-The horses had very even start at
the second attempt and The team at once drew away
from Goldsmith Maid and led two lengths around
the turn. At the quarter pole. which was passed IN
thirty-fve and quarter seconds Honest Allen and
mate were nearly three lengths In front. Going
10 the nalf-mie pole, along the backsrech, the team
opened the gap, and were four lengths ahead of the
broke up twice and fell of, so that when the team
passed she three-quarter pole they were eight
threequarter pole was 1:42 The team was then
slowed up and logged home six lengths in front OF
Second Heat-The odds were then one hundred
to ten on the team, with few takers, the few who
took the odds relying on the running horse not
want OF condition They got the word at the first
attempt and went away at rapid pace. As they
approached the turn the team began to draw away
and at the quarter pole they were about four
lengths In front In thirtyfour seconds. Going along
the backstretch Goldsmith Maid closed up some OF
the daylight but then made skip and fell back.
Ine half-mie pole was passed by the team IN 107T,
four lengths ahead OF the mare On the lower turn
the team drew away further and Goldsmith Maid
being pressed too much broke up She recovered
very quickly, however, and at the nree-quarter
pole was not above four lengths behind the
team. Time, I4l. Goldsmith Maid trotted very
last around the turn into the hOmestretch and gained
gradually on the team all the way to the score.
Honest Allen broke up he came on the turn, but
was down again IN moment. He won the heat by
two lengths in 2:l7H. Goldsmith Maid was timed
by her owner and made the mile III
2:lSH.
Third Hedt.-There was no betting between the
heats, as 1t was considered certainty that the team
would win. The running horse appeared quite fresh
and capable OF going a longer distance than mile
the word was given, and the team and she were side
and side until they made the turn. This gave
Lhe team an advantage OF half length,
wards, the team led one length To the quarter |
pole, the former under the whip in tnirty-ve and
lalf SECONDS. Going along the backstretch Gold |
smith Maid made another skip, and the team showed
some daylight between them, which was made into |
wo lengths at the hall-me pole. The time 10 that |
point was l:O9H The team tnen seemed to be labor
ing more than in the previous heats. They, how
ever, were going faster than Goldsmith Maid and
opening the gap gradually until at the three-quarter
pole there six lengths Of daylight between them.
Time, 1:44%. Coming around The turn into the
homestretch the Maid closed and 1T appeared that
The team were quitting She closed more rapidly
towards the finish. and the team only beat her one
length. Time Of the heat. 2:211z. The following is
SUMMARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS. September 15.--
Purse and stake, $3 700; mile heats, best three in
tive
W. IL. Borst entered b. g. Honest Allen and
running mate, TO wagon. i l
Budd Doble entered b. IN. Goldsmith Maid,
TIME
Quarter. Hail. Tlree-1ndrteT' Mile.