The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-08-25
IROiTING Ar TIE ORANGE COUNTY PEEL
SURE GROUNDS.

| NAlDDLEIoWN, NJ L., August ~, io!V.
Tuesday and Wednesday were gala days in Orange
county tor all lovers Of horsenesh the occasion
being the summer meeting OF the association
The first DAY there were three trots on the pro-
| gramme, all well contested. The first was a sweep
stake for four year ods $25 each, mile ana repeat,
| the starters being Bowmans Ella Beach, Mills
| Lady Mills and Woods Jeanette and was won by
Lady Mills. Time, 3:0g15-3:02h.
The second race was for horses that had never
beaten 2:29, three In ve III harness. for purse Of
81, $50; $3.50 to FIRST $500 10 second, $50 70 third
| and sl2O TO fourth horse. The entries were:--i.
| Lovett's Purity, Saunders Western New York,
Bod:ne's Lady Whitman, Doble's 81. Elmo, Doty Is
Lady Augusta and Hornbeck's W. II. Taylor.
| The two first did not start. The race was won by
! Lady Whitman ST. Elmo taking the first neat and
| the mare the three last. Time, 2:a5-2:3s ST.
| 2:335s. Lady Whitman got nrst money, ST. Elmo
second, Taylor third and Augusta fourth Lady
Augusta was ravOrte, then ST. Elmo and then Lady
whitman.
The third race was for purse of $3.50 three IN
five, In harness three minute horses. The entries
were:-W. Ii. Mace'5 Fannie, Smiths Chip Cole,
| Neden's Nancy Fat, Goldsmith's Norwood Mulock's
Orange Boy J. Salpaughs Lady salpaugh, Bodne's
Charlie.
Lady salpaugh won the race, Nancy Fat second,
Chip Cole third, Norwood fourth Nancy Fat won
first heat IN 2:47A and Lady sapaugh tne three last
In 2:44<a-24i-2:43 Orange boy and Fannie dis-
fanced IN first heat and Charlie was drawn after the
second heal.
SECOND DAY.
The weather In the morning was inauspcious, but
as noon approached The haze Lifted some what, and
the afternoon proved quite favorable Tor trOtting.
The hrst race was sweepstake, mile ana repeat,
for three-year .ods ana the entries were Little Nell
Sis, Vernon midland, Harry OF the west Tom sayers
and Mlller's fly Tor which only Millel's ily, Tom
Sayers aud Vernon started.
Tom Sayers won the race, Millcrs nlly second,
Vernon distanced first heat. Time, S:05s<-256.
Tom Sayers was sold after the race to New Yorker
Tor 900.
The second race was for a purse Of $2o5o, for
horses that have never beaten 2:A To the first
$3.50; for which The enties were, John Lovett, New
York, named b. Y. Henry; Budd Dople, Phiadei-
phla, named b. 9. Hotspur; o. A. hicKok, Mil
| waukee, named b. m. WesterniGirl.
Henry was the favorte before the start at 100 TO
20 against neld This horse Is OF the hand
soonest horses there Is the turf or off, his style OF
going Is beautiful, fine, rapid, clean stroke that
Tells and he has hosts or friends as he is reliable
and excellent money horse He was driven by John
been driven all the season Henry has won all his
races this year. He Is owned by Mr.. Wallace, OF
New York. who paid SCI. 600 for him last year.
First Heat.-On calling up the horses HOtspur did
not respond, from some cause and the race was
contested by Henry and Western Girl. Henry had
the poie At the fourth scoring they got away
Henry leading throughout. at what was Jog TO
him. and winning the heat IN 234s<.
second Hedt.-At the first scoring they got away.
Henry breaking Oh the turn lost length, but lmme-
diatey striking his tr0t went to the front, and main
tanned his lead all through the mile, making little
skip at the half, but catching Immediately, losing
scarcely an inch. Time, 2:37.
Tyaird Heot.-Almost repetition OF the other two
heat easily in 235.
The track Is a slow and rough one. The following
isa
SUMMARY.
| John LOvett, New YORK, names b. &. Henry.
o. A. HiCkok, Milwaukee, names b. In. West
z
Time 2:HA-2:37-2:35.
The third race was for purse OF 5000, for horses
that had beaten 2:3s; first horse $I10 sec.
ond 500 and third $40, for which the entries were:
Neiden's blk. IN. Nancy Fat Lasher's b. g. Lasher,
Bell'sb. Lady Irwin, Woods b. m. Mills Mare and
BerthOlf's z. 8. Rice Graves.
Nancy Fat did not start and the race was trotted
by the other four. Mills Mare won first heat In
2:40h; Lady Irwin distanced. The second heat was
closely contested by Mills Mare and Rice Graves,
and won by the mare In 2:42. The third was fought
out by the stallion and mare and by the stallion
in 2:44H. The fourth heat laid between Lasner and
Rice Graves, the Mills Mare almost a distance out
all the heat, and was won by the stallion. Time
2:45ls. The fifth heat laid between the whole three
| or them. but Mills Mare had got second wind and
| won the heat and race. Tine 2:41a.
me following Is a
SUMMARY.
| j. r. Woods Mills Mare. .............. 2
| j. II. Beltholf's T. Rice Graves..... 2 / 3
j. T.. Lashers b. z. Lasher. .......... 3 3 2
| George Y. Bells b. IN. Lady Irwin dis
| Charles X. NeiGeniS DIX. m. Nancy Fat dr..