The New York herald., 1870-07-22
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.

Two Splendid Trots- George Wilkes Wins the
Harness Purse, and Honest Allen and
Kirkwood the Premium fer Teams.
Between twenty-five hundred and three thou.
sand ladies and gentlemen assembled at the
Prospect PARK Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon 10
witness the trotting announced to come on There
were two events on the card, .he first being team
rot and the other IN harness, for oil horses except
Lady Thorn aud Goldsmith Maid. There were three
starters In the harness race, Nv. Borst's brown
stallion George Wilkes NJ. Rodents bay mare Lucy,
ana John Murphy's hay geldinQ Mountain boy.
Mi. Fawcetts chestnut stallion Bashaw was also
entered in the race. but when he came the track
and scored q few times he was SO lame that
he had 90 be withdrawn. George Wilkes won the
race. Lucy getting second money ana Mountain Boy
was distanced. Lucy was the favorItc prior to the
start at one hundred to nfty over the field. She did
not appear IN good condition. as she quit badly at
the finish OF each heat She won tae first heat and
made dead heat with Wilkes OH the third; hut the
Old stallion had more endurance ana equally as
much speed as the mare and came of victorious
after FIVE closely contested heats
The team trot was capital race and the most in-
reresttng affair OF the Kind that has taken place.
Four heats were trOtted each Of them being done In
$780, The cont esants were the Boston black team,
Jessie Wales ana Darkness, and Dan Mace's brown
stallion Krkwood ana chestnut stallion Honest
Allen. The betting on this event was even up to the
start FOR the first heat This was won by the blacks,
but the result did not change the bet
ting; IN iact Mace's team, between the
team, Darkness, acted very unsteady throughout
the race, while Maces stations worked 10 charm.
pool sales win show .Le state Of the beting p evioas
Masss ~ 1ss 1so sSs S .sS 1sS 200 200
The following are the details Of tie tr6tting:-
TIE FIRST TROr. Fl ssI fe
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS July 21-Premium
$1,000; ior al horses except Goldsmith Maid and
Lady Thorl $l,3 to the lrst, $500 To the second,
v. Borst entered b.. s. Geo. Wilkes :. a1o1
NJ Roden entered b. m. Lucy. 2 2
J. Murphy entered b. g. Mountain Boy 8 8 dis.
quarter: Han Three qrs. xl,e.
secou5 Fss 9'ae; Seat az 199H lt9H $:st.< $st
Third heat. ....... " l:l21 l:4s>a 2:25A
ESpr'G E,,9G ndS. heat. 80 80 1:la i:51 2:2SN
FIRST HeGt.-Bashaw was Withdrawn on account
of lameness. Wilkes nad the lead Lucy second.
wilkes kept in front until near the quarter pole,
when Lucy went up and they passed the pole even
Boy four lengths behind, having broken up on ais
way thther. On the backstretch Lucy showed in
'front.' anu az the half-mile pole was a length ahead
IN l:09E. She led one length around the lower turn
ana passed the three quarter pole with wilkes at
her wncei, Mountain Boy six lengths behind in
l:i5H. Lucy here showed some Signs OF quitting.
ana Wilkes making rally he went up to her head.
aud keeping on the inside, with the advantage OF
the poe, mad the lead when they got into straight
suader had TO be resortcd TO on him as well as on
Lucy, which the drivers Oh both continued to apply
until they reached the score, Lucy being lifted and
pitched IN winner of the heat by length in 22i.
Mountain Boy was about four lengths behind Wilkes
Mountain Boy third. Lucy dashed or rapidly, and
In going around the turn went to inc front ami led
five seconds, Mountain Boy eight lengths behind
Wilkes, having broken up soon after the word was
gwen gyen. on the backsiretch Lucy was four lengths
however, led three lengths to The nalfmie pole IN
Ill; Mountain Boy was half q dozen length,
on ihc lower tSr6, @ and was four Yen lengths SA IN
advance Of Wilkes at the three-quarrcr pole in AZ
now began to tire and getting into tic homcstretch
made two breaks which brought Wilkes In front or
her before she recovered. The stallion then kept up
his pace steadily and won the heat by length, Lucy
sscono Mountain @ % Boy halr dozen lengths behind
Tntrd Heai.wGeorge wilkes had the best Of the
send,S Mountain Mountain, 10y hoy S second Lucy few lengths
en2in ahead Of Lucy. In tnis wav they went to the
quarterpole IN thirtyseven seconds. Leaving there
along the backs.retch the trio were parallel Then
Lucy went TO the front ana wilkes fell back. At the
second, three lengths in front OF Wilkes. Time,
l121. Going along the lower turn to the
Mountain Boy to two lengths with which Advantage
| she passed that point in 1:4s1s. Wilkes now made
his brush ana he came very fast shutting up the
daylight at every stride, carrying Mountain Boy to
break On the homestretch, and challenged Lucy for
the lead ~ the distance stand. desperate struggle
| b. ought them to the stand on even terms ana the
| Judges decided II a dead heat; Mountain BOY four
lengths behind Time of the heat, 2:25t.
| Fourth Hedt.Wilkes had the best OF the send or
Lucy second, Mountain BOY third. doing around
the upper turn Lucy went 10 tie front, and at The
quarter pole, IN thrty-slX seconds. was three
| lengths ahead Of Wilkes. who was six lengths In
front Of Mountain Boy. the latter not wishing to
have any more of the fun. Lucy then broke up and
lengths in advance OF Wilkes, IN 1l3 Going around
the lower turn Wilkes closed up irGe, but fell oil
the three.quarter pole in 1850. Another exciting
struggle ensued which was continued up the Eomc-
stretch by Wilkes and Lucy, the former winning the
heat by head In 2:2e1l. Mountain Boy was dis.
| tanCed.
| rim Hea.-wilkes had the best OF the send-on,
but Lucy was soon on even terms with him. She fell
or IN going to the quarter pole, tho stallion passing
that point four lengths in front OF her thrtyseven
| seconds. Lucy closed gradually down the back
stretch, and Wilkes was but two lengths and half
| ahead at the hali-mile pole. Time. i:l3t5 Lucy
was at Wilkes wheel. Time, l:5i. Another exciting
struggle ensued ems Tor the victory, when was main:
tanned TO the fnsh, George Wilkes winning the heat
! by one length and half In 2:2s1a.
| THE SECOND TROT
SAME DAY-Premium and stake $4,000, for teams,
| mile heats, best three In five.
| ID. Mace entered chestnut stallion Honest
| Budd Dope entered black mare Jessie
| Wa'es and black gelding Darkness..... 2 2 Q
TIME
quarter. HdlL Tl,ee-Qt,Grter. ME.
FIRST heat... ~ liza 1852 $3.50
| Second beat... 37x lis 1852 $50
| Third heat..... 81 lib I5I 2:3O
| Fourth heat... 81 1:i3ik 1897 800
First He0t.--As soon as the word was given bOtn
| teams broke mp, and when they recovered Jessie
Wales ana Darkness were two lengths ahead, which
they made into three lengths at the quarerpole in
rhirty-seven seconds, Kirkwood having broken up n
| second time on the way. Going down the back
Darkness n fol boc NTH
| AT the half-mie pole which was passed in FLA
Jessie Wales and Darkness led two lengths and a
half ana at the three quarter pole, which was passed
IN 1852, they were three lengths In front. Dan Mace
the Liver OF Kirkwood and Honest Alien, then called
upon his horses for final brush, and they responded
| finely, but coming into the honestretcI Kirkwood
left his feet Jessie Wales also broke up, and after