The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-03
SPORTS ON TERRA FIRMA.
MAGNIFICENT TROITING ON ONE OF
THE FINEST OF TRACKS.
Last Day Of the Races Mt Prospect Park-A
Brilliant Turnout and Display - Two
Good Races, but Easily Won-Patchen
Chief and Goldsmith Maid winners.

Brilliant Turnout and Display - Two
Good Races, but Easily Won-Pntchen
Chief and Goldsmith Maid winners.
Yesterday was the closing day Of the spring
meeting on the Prospect Park Course. The weather
was good the attendance very large, the equipsges
and carriages covering the field and the grounds
everywhere. The stands were filed. and the ladies
In unwonted numbers thronged the piaxzas Of the
club house. The whole was q scene Of splendor,
fashion, aud enjoyment. Among those present
were numbers Of the eiits and beauty Of Brooklyn.
As usual on these occasions, the veteran horseman
COMMODORE vASDERBILr
was conspicuous. There we're Mayor KsbHeisch, OF
brooklyn: Assembyman Jacobs, Of that borough
Senator Harry Genet, and countless political, social,
literary, and artistic notsbios all intent enjoy
ment aud the horse.
There were two events up for the day, with good
ton. The trotting, though good was without spe-
cial contest against the winners.
TIE FIRST rRor.
This was for q purse OF o., 800 nrst. second, and
Pstehsn Chief, Prince, Carroll, Topsy, Eastern
Queen, Rosa Goddust, and Bep. All appeared and
started In the betting before the start the Chief
was the fayorte at 10 against the field, Carroll
ris mn e,iI :sosS s ts. IA ss Ss, Es;.
ene S % q n on the n n
On the back stretch he moved % the front and passing
the half in 1sH at hs case stayed there to the end.
three 70 four lengths In 'front.' Toward the nsh Prince
moved out OF the ruck and was second Bep was dis
tanced. Time, 22i ~
srcoSp nkAr.-No betting; but oner. Of TO on
drew M Ss % wGrS m sros sa q % @ Se 20 & fsT sse
led three lengths oil through Carroll and Topsy alter
natoly second and third TO the half-nlle pole, aud
Prince second thence out Just At the nnsh while Chief
was on hand Prince got TO within length, as Chief
jogged home. Time-quarter 30 half l;lt mile, 2:&
1nIED HxATmAny odds offered on Chief Rosa was
quarter IN 51X rushed along the stretch three lengths
awny IRON his horses making the half mile In l:l5L.
Hewas eascd around the far turn. while Prince and
Carroll brushed " about great pace head head
At the thrccQuar pole Prince shook Carroll OF and
went for chief who going easily on the stretch.
Chief and carried him TO break sending him over the
score In \ eallop winner only by a neck Tcpsy mad
got third but be aten on three Lengths. Time 2;SOL
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SUMMARY
Prospect PARK Course, June lPurse u 50o u 900 10
nrst horse $50 10 second. $50 TO third mile heats
ain IN harnees horscs that had never beaten
o. OdipirbS hik a Patehen Chief w ~ ~i - i i
AZ Roncnss ch y Prince
j Nurphyp ~ n Carroll ... 4 4
b. Danieiss g. m Topsy ....,....., ,.,,,...'. S 4 4
T. T. Dorssys = m Rosa Goida1s ''''''''''' 4 Sd5
Il iarkson : n q Ren al. "
Tlme-2y7, a.s. 2.SG ''''''''
PMehen CHIEF won the race and nrst money Prince.
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SECOND rRor.
r,ansy rc Ny ,hp.c ~ n,a In anu ~ ,lu ~
horses vithont Init as 10 nr. Won. time h. snt, ~
10 HI were GoIdsmiih Maid G.orge wiiI.s .nT hnnr,
csn Ciyi Tbonyh tree 10 ali bnrSes vct es Thn,n.