The New York herald., 1870-09-14
rR0TTIEG AT FLEETWOOD PARK.
The Hiram Woodruff Stskes-Nicotine the
Wilmer, in s:4O Ia, 2:sG 1-2.

The Hiram woodrur stakes for fow-ycar-oIds was
and was witnessed by a respectable assempage of
rotted for Yesterday AFTERNOON AT the Fleetwood Park
gentlemen, the majority OF whom are Interested IN
the breeding aud training Of che troting horse OF
the eisht original subscribers made good their
staxes last week and brought their entries 70 the
posi- Tne STAKES amounted W Sl,450. The horses
that started were Mr.. Edwin rhorl,es bay colt Nico
tine by CLARK Chief, dam by New York Beauty; Mr.
s. r. Dorscy's bay aliy Lucille. by Golddust dam
Bald Hornet; Mr.. w. q. Bryant's bay coll, BY Gold
dust, out OF half-slster 10 Goiddust ard Morgan T.
Motifs chestnut ally Liberty, by Independent. dam
Dy Hoaglands Messenger Nicotine won the race M
two straight heats. the race being mile heats, bess
two in three IN harness. Nicotine was great ia
vorite all over the field as will bs IN the pooi
sales given below
the track was heavy with dust, no rain having
fallen upon It for s0me time; but the time was excel
lent Notwithstanding, Nicotine making 2:3sA Ia Tho
second heat, CARRYING Carl Burr, VINO weighs be-
tween forty ana fifty pounds more than the regular
weight, and his suiky was at least twenty pounds
heavier than that OF any of the others in the
THE HORSES.
Nicotine. the winner, Is o large, finely proper
TONED bay, with black points. He stands arteen
hands three inches high. and has stylish way Of
going. Hs stride IS long and clean aud he is very
steady at his work. He will, doubt. Improve
with years. ~,
Lucille who was second, and saved her entrance
money, Is a very beautiful and gracefully maze a;ly.
about fifteen hands and an inch high. She is DARK
bay, with TWO white heels behind. This fly showed
fine turn Of speed In the second heat from the Hrst
to the third quarter POLE and she shows every
promise or Improvement. Her gait Is Clean, AMI
she trots without much apparent exerti0n.
Mr. Bryant's colt Is vegy darA bay, nearly q
brown, without any white about him. lie Is we'll
formed colt, fifteen and . hall hands nigh, with q
good turn OF speed; but his action was pleas
much, and seemed as II he las mad a great deal
more work on a hard track than was necessary. He
IL 1ne coll, however, aud one that any gentleman
should feel proud to own
Liberty, who was unfortunately distanced in the
first heat. Is good LOOKING ny, about fifteen hands
She Is well bred and seemed 10 tro: sGuarely and
low TO the ground; but after going quarter OF u
mile she quit and fell on so badly that the Tag fell
In her face
There was no betting after the lrst heat. The fol-
loving are o few OF the pools sold previous to the
appearance OF the horses on the track
Nicotine. $50 s2o lso 100 70 o5 es
The field. ......-...... 2O5 ~ al 30 25 80 20
First Heat.-Nicotine won the inside position, Ii.
berty second the bay Colt by Golddusi third, aud
Lucille outside The Golddust colt had the best 0r
the send-of but the lead was soon taken from him
by Nicotine, Liberty third Lucille fourth. Going
to the quarter pole they strung widely, Nicotine
leading to that point four lengths In thiryne sec
LIBERTY who was three lengths advance OF Lucille.
Liberty then seemed to give the affair up entirely
and fell In the rear on The lower turn At the half
mile pole, which was passed in l:lS Nicotine was
six lengths ahead OF tile Goldd,st colt, who was u
dozen lengths ahead OF Lucille. Liberty being dis
gap to ten lengths, which he carried TO the three
quarter pole, and making spurt as he came INTO
lengths in 24014. The Golddust colt second, four
lengths ahead OF Lucille; Liberty distanced.
Second He0t-Nc0tlne and the tiOddust colt got
away on even terms length IN FROM OF Lucille.
Going to the turn Nicotine dashed away from the
others and when he reached the straight track he
was four lengths in front. AT the quarter poe he
led five lengths, the Goldduss colt second, two
lengths ahead of Lucille. The time Was thirty y-eght
seconds. On the lower turn Nicotine opened the
gap, and the Golddust col, broke up aud fell IN the
rear. Lucille was now trottng very fast, and she
began closing up the daylight. Al the ha'i-miIe
pole, which was passed Iii i:I7, Nicotine was i've
lengths In front OF her. the GOlddus colt SIX lengths
further OF. As they began to make the twists aud
curves OF the backstretch Lucille gained rapidly
Nicotine, and at the three-quarter pole there was
noa, not length Of Of daylight visible between The
was evident that Nicotine was doing his best Lucille
closed little more as She turned INTO the home
stretch, but being forced beyond her powers she
broke up badly ana almost came 10 standstL.
Nicotine went onand won the heat by ten lengths in
1864. The GOddust colt was just inside the dis
tance stand when the flag fell, having broken up u
second time on the way home. Nicotine trottea a
fine race, never making skip In either heat. The
following Is a
FLEETWOOD PARK, September 1I.--THE HIRAH
WOODRUFF STAKES Tor four year-0lds mile heats, lii
harness, $3.50 each, play or pay
Edwin ThOrne entered ID. e. Nicotine, by Clark
Chlel. dam by New York Beauty. ............
s. p Dorsey entered b. f. Lucille. BY GOlddus!,
dan, Bald Hornet. - ..- ..................
w. g. Bryant entered b. c. by Gold,l,st, dam
half sister to Goi.:d.st: -.
NJ. l.. Mott entered ch. {. Liberty by lndepen-
L. dent, dam by Hoagiand's Messenger. dis
TINE.
quarter. Halc M,le.
First heat. .............-... 80 lis 2:40H
Second heat.. ................. 80 LII 2:35X
ABERDEEN
Between the heats the four-year-old stallion