The New York herald., 1870-09-21
FLEETWOOD PARK.
Opening Day of the September
TrOtting Meeting.
Excellent Attendance to Witness the 2:4O
Contest-New Berlin Girl the Winner
in Three Straight Heats.

The opening day OF the September troft1ng meet
inc ar Fleetwood Park was very successful in the
matter of attendance and the character OF the
amusement offered. No peasantsr locality could
have been selected for tr0ttng park than this, ana
the management may well be congratulated upon
having achieved triumph In the production in SO
short time Of q track and surroundings no less
credtable to themselves than the country at large
The grounds OF the sociation superb the club
house of extraordinary dtness or such building,
the members stables unique and comfortable and
the stand capable Of seating 5000 persons,
grand in Its proportions and OF the most
cheerful character. The weather was delightful
ana exceedingly favorable for the sport. The golden
cory of the sunny autumn day was In itself almost
enough co WOO the turtles ana q! cir families from
the CITY but when the attrac ION of sucn ned or
horses as the opening race presented was added 1t
did not require much urging 10 bring them TO the
grounds In large numbers.
Early in the day the carriages began to wnrl
through the Park and along Central avenue to the
scene OF interest," and long be ore noon the sheds
ana stalls were occupied with the equipages OF
COtnam's aristocracv and amusement-lovlng repre-.
sentatiyes The scene from the grand stand, which
which Is such marvel OF beauty and neatness, pre-
sented u striking picture. AT the left was the
club house, with its earnest-talking thrCngs. On
the right the large aud convenient sheds, where
the horses prepare for the contests, while In front
and on either hand there lay stretched ont mar
vellous landscape OF elm forests, hills and smiling
fields and the pretty town OF Morrisana In the dis
tance with its exquisite villas, bright country seats
and glitterng church steeples, making up picture
OF gorgeous interest. The gay colors OF the ladies
tna portion OF the stand set apart for them was
u radiant framework to THIS animated Scene worthy
Of longer Visit tnan Fleetwood nom the CITY
entails
The event for the day was purse of $1,000 for
horses that have never beaten 2:40; 5000 to nrst,
$500 to second and 500 TO the third horse For this
race were twelve entrles-A Ii. oanuels' Chestnut
mare Bashaw Maid, Alex. PaitersCn's bay mare
Lady Hughes. 5. d. Bruce's bay mare Enigma Il.
". CIRCUITS black geldlng Contrablnd, John Mur-
phys brown geiling James ii. Coleman, ID. Om-
stead's bay stallion Young Wilkes, John Rogers
brown mare Pownal Mare. Henry Myers brown stall
lion Logan, James Dougrey's bay mare Fanny Lam
bert. Nj Roden's chestnut mare New Berlin Girl,
Henry Newand's brown stallion Saratoga and w.
g. Trmbles bay colt Commodore. Vi these contra
band the Pownal Mare, Logan, Saratoga and Com
modore were Withdrawn, leaving seven starters.
The stringent regulations OF the Fleetwood Asso-
citation and the exclusion from the grounds OF ali
decided rOughs and disreputable characters caused
the attendance oil the day 10 be characterized by q
remarkable degree OF .respectaDlllty. Ihe periecb
good order and decorum that were at all II nes Oh
served were the subjects of universal comment.
While this action " the association Will comineud
itself to every turtle In the country, the deci
sve measures OF the judges on the stand will alike be
the cause Of rejoicing. Fleetwood began It's career
should be tolerated on Its grounds, Which had a
marked effect at first all the sharpers.
Yesterday, In continuance OF thls aV0wed
ana correct prlclple, vi the drivers IN the
was nned for dsoDedence OF orders. A. H. sam
mis-, the driver OF the chestnut mare Basnaw Maid,
persisted after frequent ntlmationS by the bell and
personally rom the judges 10 take his place aud
come for the word with the other horses, in not
obeylng them, and drove his mare up and down the
track TO such an extent that 1t was Instrumental IN
greatly delaying the SO palpable was mis-
action that he was called to the stand and fined
twenty-five dollars, which, OF course, must be
promptly paid by him or the consequences will be
disastrous TO his future career on the turf. This
action OF the judges was nni' ersally applauded by
the spectators, VINO congratulated themselves that
the sport would pe so governed as TO give entire
satisfaction
Another action OF a like summary nature
soon followed but in this instance the horse
was punished instead OF the driver. When
the horses were called for the word in the
second heat, John Murphy, the driver Of the
brown geding James ii. Coleman, the judges
thought did not pay the attention 10 ms business that
they deemed necessary, and a. he did not show q
disposition to bring his horse to the score the word
was given without him, and as a consequence,
Coleman was distanced. This was very unfortunate
Tor the horse, winch Is valuable one, and lor
his owner neither OF whom rs TO blame. The
action oil the judges would have been more satsfac-
tory If instead Of Furnishing the horse the negligence
OF his driver sh ould have been made an example or
TO deter all Jockeys similarly inclined from dong
likewise. The result or these proceedings will un-
doubleday have good effect IN the uture and teach
drivers That no tring Will be allowed on the track
at Fleetwood.
1ue tTaCk was III very CODu1Ll0n, hardly
pebble marred its surface. lt was a splendid sight
10 watch the pageants OF fashion from the smooth
quarter stretch, while the murnur Of many voices
ana the fragrance OF innumeraOle perfumes fOated
away from The beauties on the crest Ol the hill above
who noted every movement OF the exercising horses
below.
The few improvements still necessary on this
course Will be completed so soon practicable.
The inner field Will in short time be entirely cut
down to the level plated, and the lew other
additions on the programme 10 MAKE the grOun Is as
perfect and beautiful possible carried INTO cXeCu
tiOn No race track In the country has been brought
TO such condition OF equal perfection in like
limited period. Ii has only been accomplished 10y
energy and personal attention. winch Henry Dater
and Darius Iallman give to all undertakings or mag
nitude with which they and have asso-
ciated.
The Trotting.
FLEETWOOD PARK, Sept 2O.--Purse $1,000: 5000
to the first horse, 500 TO the second and $loo the
third; mile heats best three In i've, in harness.
M. ROden's cI. H. New Berlin Girl. l l
A. Patterson b. In. Lady Hug s........... 2 2
5. ID. Bruce's b. m Enigma. .................. 3 3
j. Dugrey's b. III. Fanny Lambert ...........5 4
A. III. Sammis' ch. IN. Bashaw Maid. ......... 6
J. Murphys br. &. James IL. Coleman ....... dis.
ID. Olmstead's b. s. Young Wilkes. .......... dis.
J. Rogers br III. Pownal Mare ............. DIR.
II. Me, ers' br. s. Logan. n.................... Or.
II. w. OrcuLt 5 blk. &. Contrband. .......... DR..
ii. Newand's br $. Saratoga. ................ Or.
W. 9. Trimbe's b. C. Commodore ........... DIR.
quarter. mr. Nfle.
First neat. ............... 30 Iii Z:29ls
Second heat. ............ 81 1:l41s 2.32Is
Ihlrd neat. ~ 1:l5 Dbl,
THE BETTING PREVIOUS TO THE START.
New Berlin Girl. $65 100 S5 I1O I05 100
Enigma. ...;........ 50 40 Al 10 As 10