The New York herald., 1870-08-12
TROrTING At BUFFALO PARK.
Third Day Of the Annual Meeting Continued
Large Attendance-Th Exciting Races
Henry, Cossette and John Nor
rissey the Winners.
BUFFALO, August II, 1870.

| BUFFALO, August II, 1870.
| The attendance at the track to-day was immense,
| the trotting being OF very attractive character.
I There were three on the programme, the first
be n for purse OF $4,000 for horses that had never
beaten 224 the first horse to receive 000 the sec
Ond ST. o00 the third 5000 and the fourth horse $780,
mile heats best three in five in harness. There were
seven entries for the event, comprising such clippers
| as John Lovett's bay gelding Henry, Budd Dobe's
bay geldlng Holspur Dan Mace's brown stallion Tat
| tier, W. IL. woodrun's chestnut gclding License,
| william Browns chestnut stallion Byron, Thomas
r. Roche's gray gelding W. X. Thomas and Graves
d Loomis' brown geldng Rocky. Henry was the
favorite over tine neld previous TO The race nQtvof
second choice. License, IxttleT allr rrron were
Withdrawn prior 70 the start
The second race was d lissh OF i've miles iu MAR
ness, for all horass nrst horse TO receive $780,
the second horse $500 and 10 third horse $780, Five
horses entered for tnb race, but only four
came to the post. These were Thomas r.
Roche's chestnut gedlng John Morrlssey, L. L..
Hutchinson's sorre stallion Ed Ellis, d. W. Bclrs
bay gelding Independence and william Browns bay
geldIng Joseph Morris. Prince, the other entry, was
Withdrawn. Morrissey was the favorite over the
field previous to the start. The third event was
for q purse OF ST 500 Tor horses that
had never beaten 2:40; the first horse
to receive $780, the second horse $3.50 and the third
horse $3.50. There were nineteen entries, twelve OF
which number came to the poss and were started.
The appearance Of so many horses IN harness at one
time on the track was quite novel sight 10 turf
men. The horses entered for the purse were 0. N.
Dimmlck's roam stallion John Snawhan, J. J.
Smiths sorrel gelding Logan, J. z. Gilbert's
bay geding Bay Jim Eugene Reeds brown
gedng General Howard, and Palmer Co.'s
bay mare Girl of the Period, B. r. Acker's bay
u ID oCh 20 N IopLr
Mac. Alonzo Roles sorrel gelding Frank Role,
Henry McGregor's black Cossette, John Lovetts
brown geldlng James Ii. Coleman, Jacob Kremor's
chestnut mare Clementlna, James Wing's bay stall
lion Royal George, j. TowS0ns chestnut geldng
S fs Sa haay ae chn Ss =
Mckinnons bay mare Tennessee, A. Jones' bay geld
ing Ashland Pet and james McLean's black gelding
Hope. Lady Garfield was the favorlte, selling for
as much money as all the others combined
THE FIRST TRoT.
BUFFALO PARK, BUFFALO, n. Y, August 11.-Purse
horse, 1000; second horse, $1,000; third horse,
5000; fo!rrn horse, $4oo; mile heats best three IN
John Lovett entered b. &. Henry. y........3
b. Doble entered b.. e. Hotspur. ......... 2
soee aoos snesea entered sr S ESeS s dis
: Time, 2:25X, eS:2s, 2:2s, S:2syS. '''
FIRST Hedt.-Rocky took the lead, Henry second
Hotspur third with W. X. Thomas up and on
break. Hotspur soon passed Rocky, ana followed
Henry closely around the upper turn. At the quar-
han seconds Rocky third, Thomas out OF the race.
Going down the packstreich Henry broke up aud
Hotspur led three lengths to the half-mIe pole in
f. E Thomas. % He, Henry broke up, up again oa q
aD Wide gap to the tarsequarer pole lie came very
steadily UP the homestretch and won the heat by
eight lengths, Rocky second, two lengths ahead OF
Henry, VINO had broken up again near the hnish W.
X. rhomas distanced Time OF the heat. 2:251s
Second Heat.--Henry had the best OF the send-of,
Hotspnr second Rocky close ,up. Az the quarter
pole Henry led three lengths, Hotspur second, two
lengths ahead OF ROCKY The TINE was thirty Weight
ad hr 0og aoMm errv c ea Sa
half-mile pole in l:l5H. ON the lower turn
Hotspur broke again and Rocky passed mini But
then again the latter Went Ito pieces, and Hotspur
again was second. Henry trotted very steadily, and
won the heat by two lengths, Hotspur second, six
lengths ahead or Rocky. Time or the heat. 2:2S.
THIRD Heat (of four.-The started away together
on the first score Henry taking the lead Of length at
the quarter pole. At the half-mile Henry led two
lengths, Rocky over twenty lengths behind and ont
OF The hard struggle ensued on tie stretch,
resulting in victory for Henry by length In 2:ss;
Fourth Heat.-After a close and exciting contest
all the way round Henry won with nolhing 10 spare.
Time OF the heat. 2a35s.
THE SECOND TRoT
SAaEDAY.-Purse $500, for horses that have
never beaten 2:40: first horse 5000; second horse,
s4Jo third horse, sl5); nile heats, best three III
i've.
Henry McGregor entered bl. III. Cossette. ! l l
o. w, Dmmick entered r. s. Joe Shawhen
Eugene Rood entered br. e. General How
ard formerly Confidence, 1865, and
p. Mcsherry entered bl. &. Black Mac aor-
nlerly Saicer Boy).. y)..................... 10 2
J. J. McEInnon entered b. ~. Tennessee.
J. 7. Gilbert entered ID. g. Bay Jim..... d
j. Kramer entered Oh. IN. Quaker GILL. D 3
J. Mlngs entered ID. s. Royal George. 8 o
w. c. Brown entered br. g. britt. t........ 9 fdr.
Owner entered b. m. Lady Gartieid.... / Dir.
Coleman. ........................ ds
j. j. Smith entered 8. g. Logan. .......... dis.
Time, $3.50 S0is-2:36-2:34-2:35.
FIRST Heat Girl OF the Period, Kansas Queen,
Frank Roife, Ciemenlina, Chestnut Dies Ashland
Pet and Hope We're Withdrawn previous 10 the start.
There were only twelve started, and the word was
given when the horses We're very well together.
Joe Shaw here took the lead; but soon
broke up aud resigned the place 20 Black
Mac, Lady Garfield next. AT me qnarter pole
second, Joe Shawhen third, the Others strung ont,
with several lengths between them. AT the hafmile
Time, 1:l5. Back Mac Kept in front until he reached
the honestretch, when Lady Garfield went the front
second, Tennessee third. General Howard fourth,
Quaker Girl fifth. Bay Jim SIXTH Cossetie seventh
Royal George eighth Drift Dntb Black Mac tenth,
James II. Coleman and Logan dstanced. Lady
Garfield was then Withdrawn, being lame.
Second Hedt-Quaker Girl took the lead Bay Jim
second. The others close together. At the quarter
pole Bay Jim led, Joe Shawhen second, in thirty
nine seconds. Five OF the number got in line on
the lower turn Joe Shawhen leadinr Quaker Girl
second, Bay Jim third. The time to the balf.nile
pole was l:l7. ue race brought them home in
1885, Cossette winning Joe shawhen second,
Quaker Gifi NeneEdl HUNdIu l0ulLH, Black
Mac nftl, Bay Jim sixth Tennessee seventh, Drut
eighth, and Royal George ninth. Tine OF the heat
2:36
GhiTd He1t.-It was won by Cossetle. Joe Shawhcn
second General Howard third Black Mac fourth Ten
nessee fifth, Bay JIM sixth, Quaker Girl SEVENTH
Royal George eighth. Time Of me heat 2:34
Fourth HeaL-This was won by Cossctte, Black
Mac second. General Howard third, Joe Shawhen
fourth, Tennessee nth, Bay Jim sixth, Quaker Girl
seventh, Royal George eighth. Time OF the heat 2:35
First money goes to Cossetre, second to Joe Shaw
hen, third TO General Howard.
THE TIL IRD RACE
was dash OF five m,es, for which there were ave
horses entered. Two OF them contested, "a
Ellis and John Morrissey. and it WAS won by the
latter. after an exciting contest, In i3:49s..
SsRkT0Ga RACES.