The New York herald., 1870-06-19
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Two Capital Trots for Valuable Plate Mystery
the Winner Of the First Race and Jerry
the second-A Fine Display Of Beauty
and the Fashions at the Grounds.

The club house balconies presented grand dis
play OF beauty and the fashions yesterday afternoon
the members OF the club, with their families attend
ing in large numbers to witness the trott,ng an
nounced TO come OH for two pieces OF valuable
plate. The managers OF the grounds propose to
give weekly entertainments among members horses,
and tins was the inaugural OF the popular
project. 1t was a success, II not pecuniariy,
certainly in every other way, as the trots
were quite enjoyable and satisfactory aiiars
throughout and gave great delight to the
spectators. The first tro was for piece OF plate,
for horses that had never beaten three minutes, mile
heats best three In fve, In harness. and for this
there were seven entries and six starters. These
were Thomas Jacksons bay geldng Mystery for
merly known as Bill Wheelanl w. II. jarvis bay
mare Adde Webb Hiram Howe's chestnut gelding
Jack, b. W. Vests bay mare PoughbOy Maid.
ID. W. STEMS bay mare Lady Stein, bay
mare Emma Van Zandt, and s. $. Lamphere's
buckskin gelding George. The latter was Withdrawn
before the race began. Mystery was the favorite
prior to the at odds against the field. lie won
the race Addie Webb taking the third heat. In the
first heat Poughboy Maid, Lady stein and Emma
Van Zandt were distanced, as was Hiram Howe's
Jack in the third heat The race was ,rotted In good
time for horses that had never before beaten three
minutes.
The second race was for horses that had never
beaten 240, and three came To the post to contend
for the prize. These were the gray geding Jerry,
bay gelling Willie and bay gelaing Humming Bird.
-Four heats were trotted, Jerry winning the first,
third and fourth Hummng Bird would not trot at
all, ana disanced in the first heat. Willie
won the third heat. The betting was very
spirited on this race Jerry beng the Ia
voite against the field before the start
al two 10 one. After winning the first heat the
odds were 1ve and SIX 10 one Oh him. but whcn he
lost the third heat by bad driving considerable hedg
ing was indulged in and Willie became the favorite
until 1t was known that Hiram Howe would drive
the horse the remainder OF the race in place OF Mr.
JARVIS. This inspired confidence again with the
prev Gus hackers OF the gray, and they laid heavy
tails OF the trotting as IL came OFF,
FIRST rROT.
ton, Emma Van Zandt second, Jack third, Addie
Webb fourth, Lady Stein fifth and Mystery sixth.
The horses scored number OF times before the
word was given. After "a zeal OF annoyance they
came up pretty well together and they were started
Jack leading Pouglboy Maid second Mystery third
Emma Van Zandt fourth, Lady Stein lilth and Addle
Webb sixth. Ploughboy Maid Lady Van Zand
anu Lady stein broke up on the upper turn
several lengths behnd-in fact out OF the
race Jack trotted steadily to the hafme POLE lead
ing length, Mystery second and Addie Webb third.
The time TO the quarter pole was forty seconds ana
thIee-guarers and TO the haf-mle pole in 30 Soon
after leaving the haf-mile pole Jack broke up and
fen in The Mystery then to the 'front.' and
maintained the lead past the three quarter pole, in
2:oo4, Adde Webb seeond and Jack third, the
on and won the heat by five fengths, Addie Webb
second SIX lengths in front OF Jack, PlougEboy
Time or the heat 242la.
second Heai.-Addle Webb had the best OF the
send-O1. Jack second, and Mystery third. Addie
Webb led around the turn, Jack second, Mystery
third on a break. AT the quarter pOle in forty
i've lengths ahead OF Mystery. Going down the
backstre,cn Addle Webb broke up and fell back 10
second place. AT this time Mystery was closing
pidly but as soon as he got up alongside Of Jack,
Hiram Howe swung MS whip several times
too close 10 Mystery while whipping Jack, and
Two lengths. The half nile % was passed in III JACK
leading one length, Mystery secono, two lengths IN
@n S Aaas "a s Meo aSng the "a
extent that Mystery was once more broken up.
Jack then BROKE and Addie Webb took sides with
2O34. Coming on the hOInestretch Jack and Mys-
terry both broke, up ana Addie Webb took the lead
and came IN winner by Six lengths In 2:45, Mys-
terry second, six lengths ahead of Jack.
Thnd HeaL-Addie Webb was away Grst Jack
turn Jack broke up, and that was she last of INN;
Addie Webb led to the quarer pole two lengths in
aT1 he ne Ade Webb and MVstery Sof
broke up, but when they settled TO their again
Mystery was in 'front.' He passed the half-mile poe,
Two lengths ahead Of the mare In 20. From there
to the end the heat was never in doubt. Mystery
troted steadily on, and won the heat by SIX lengths
Fourth ReaL-The horses mad q very fair send off,
but both broke up before they made the turn. The
mare, however, was the first to become steady and
she led rnree lengths TO the quarter pole forty
Two seconds. They both broke up again on the
backstretcn, but this time Mystery had the best oi,
and led one length to the nalf-mie pole in l:2S
He opened The gap TO three lengths when, without
sny apparent cause, he broke again, and the mare
passed him at the three-qnarter pole and led a
length in 2:O34. When they entered the home
stretch the overwhelmingly that stage OF
gameEbroke up when MysSefy, trosng steadily on,
following Is
SUMMARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, June lS.-TrOi-
ting--MeInbers HOrses-Ffece OF Silver Plate, for
horses that have never beaten three minutes mile
heats, best three IN five, In harness.
Thomas JACKSON entered b. g. Mystery. 2 /
w. II: jarvis entered b. III. Addie
H. Howe entered ch. h. Jack. k............ 8 8 dis
b. W West entered b. IN. Pioughboy
"a' 8 en- en,ere y, m Iaay Stein Gis %s'
Owner entered b. IN. Emma Van Iandt.. dis
g. 5. Tamrnere entered BIN. &. George. dr.,
quarter. Hait qe: rauee.Quarte-s. xue.
FIRST heat. 4o94 l2o 2:001a 2:42A
Second heat. 40 l2l 2:03s 2:45
Third heat. 40n l:20 1924 2:41A
Fourth heat. AZ 1:2314 2:034 2:i514
THE SECOND TRoT.
First Hedt-Jerry was the 1avorlte at nearly two
to over the field He won The pole, Willie second
place. Hummlng Bird the outside. At the start
Jerry third The latter dashed away to the front and
led SIX lengths around the turn, Humming Bird
second, four lengths ahead OF Wlhe. Jerry
eight lengths ahead al the quarter pole, in forty
seconds and half, HumnIng Bird second one length
In advance OF Willie Hulming Bird then broke
up badly several times ana 1el behnd on the back
Stretch Jerry passed the hal-mlle pole eighty
yards ahead OF Willie IN lISja, and keeping up this
Clip came into the hOmeslretch nearly distance in
front OF the bay Humnnng Bird was fifty yards
behind. Jerry was taken in hand the home
stretch and logged in winner Of the heat by ten
lengths IN 2:4l; Willie second, Hummlng Bird dis
'tanced
Second HeaL-As soon as the word was given
Jerry broke up and lost eight ten lengths. Willie
went to the quarter pole AL OF that distance in Eont
IN lortyone seconds and hall. Jerry closed up
rapidly down the backs,retch. and was only abOut
fhrpn hah a IA hli n nn Ia in 1.DI
He soon afterwards showed in front Of WlllIe but
thea broke up again badly, and was nearly dis
tance behind at tile three-quarter poe In 2:0l. He
broke again on the homestretch and Willie won the
heat IN six lengths, in 2:43.
T6tT'd HeGt.-The driver Of Jerry was changed,
and Hiram Howe was placed behind him instead OF
jarvis. The horse went away steadily carrying VIII
lie TO a break as soon they left the stand Jerry
opened gap of TWO lengths 10 the quarter pole In
ilmiY=u and Ilree-uulrter secaudS. aud