The New York herald., 1870-05-19
THE TURF.
Trotting At the Fashion Course Opening Day
Of the Spring Meeting
Spirited Races.

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Spirited Races.
The opening day OF the spring meeting Of the
FASHION Course wa, auspicious Under the manage.
ment OF the new lessees. Messrs. William Saunders
Sons 1t is fair to predict that this race track Will
be conducted with equity and desire to accommo-
date the public while all the rules OF the National
Association viii be srenuously enforced
Yesterday was admirably adapted to the occasion
OF commencement The weather was delightful
and the track In capital condition. The crowd In
attendance was large and enthusiastic. The roads
leading thereto were thronged with vehicles OF maRy
shapes and sizes. Sporting men drove known fast
horses, and advanced juveniles belabored wretched
and unwilling hacks The proceedings were con-
Quoted with great propriety and decorum, as
throughout nothing except0nabe was witnessed.
The initial race was for purse Of $1,000; $500 to
the rst horse $500 to the second and 500 to the
third for horses that never beat three minutes; mile
heats, best three in fve In harness. Nine entries
were made to contend for this money, including
A. 8. Wilson'S roam mare Lady Phillips, y. !. No
dimes bay marc Lot'a, John Murphy's brown mare
Duchess M. Roden's bay geding Charley Green, E.
Roberts bay marc LAZY Emily, Dan. Mace's chestnut
gelding Gwynne, Alexander Patterson's bay mare
Lady Jane, Edward Ellis chestnut stallion Billy and
Budd Doble's chestnut mare Gypsy. But six Of these
started-the bay mare Gwynne chestnut marc
Gypsy and bay mara Lotta being Withdrawn. In
pools preceding the the bay geldng Charley
Green brought on the average, SIS to $21 against
the field. The favorite, Charley Green, won easily
and in capital style In three straight heats-the
chestnut stallion Billy and bay mare Lady Jane TAX.
| ing second and third prizes.
The second srot was for like purse Of $1,000, the
same division being made In the first for the
second ana third horses. The entries were:-J. l..
Doty's bay mare Topsey Dan Mace's bay geldng
Dres len Dan Pf.er's buy stallion II. w. Genet
| formerly Danver's Boy), A. w. Worcester's buck
| skin gelding General Mcclellan, w. II. Saunders
| bay gelding Western New York. w. +. Tay-
| lors bay gedng W. F. Taylor and i. J.
Nodine's black marc Eastern Queen. All started
but the latter. The race was won in three straight
heats by the bay stallion H. w. Genet in manner
| that proves him to be an uncomm My promising
one tat may do better and better as he grows der.
Second money was secured by the bay geding W. +.
| Taylor, and third by Mace's Dresden.
| THE FIRST RACE
First Heat.--Lady Emily won the pole, Charley
Green second position, Lady Philips third Billy
half q length the best OF the send or the ba ance
s ess ist her feet and The bay gedlas Charley Green
went 60 the & 'front.' but ..o was ras badly pressed
head % While The field struggled for the the supremacy @ I
two cis lengths Il thirty nine and half seconds Lady
Philips Sc cOnd. running having broken just before
that point reached; Lady Jane third one length
in advance OF Duchess who had not as yet re-
Down Down the he baekstretch Green opened the
gap gradually. rny.d ana IN wnen sns ,ad aai fmis iaas
was wso resssed Mss second 10 sx ensS In g
beng third going at clipping gait ana struggling
iift and Duchess sixth, where she remained during
The balance OF the contest. Along the Fushng.end
Billy had taken second position, and swinging into
crossed by Green ten lengths ahead, Billy second
five lengths to the front OF Lady Jane Lady Phil ips
fourth, with Lady Emily Hth and Duchess distanced
Second Heot--There was no betting as it was
looked upon as roregohe conclusion that the bay
geding, Charley Green. would prove the victor. At
The second calling they got the word. At tho quar-
ter pole, made III forty seconds, Charley Green led
thosse those positions were maintained 70 ths laII
mile pie in 1:ls Lady Jane breaking
ns MSs s S
went along the Flushing end, down the homestretch
sscon aay Jane 20
fourth and Lady Emily distanced. Approaching the
stand Green and Billy had an exciting struggle, and
1t not that the latter left his feet badly OF the
distance stand he would have given Green consdera-
bic trouble. Time, 2:37
Green was fist, Billy second, Lady Jane third and
Lady Emily fourth. Around the turn they allDeft
condition at the quarter pole, passed in fortyhree
seconds Geen was leading his old competitor
Billy tnree lengths, VINO was the same distance In
advance OF Lady Jane and Lady Philips
last. AT the half mile pole Green stin
led two lengths and seemed to be but little fagued
the others In their old places. Time. 122. When
the homestretch was reached Green Increased his
speed somewhat, and the score was crossed by him
three lengths to the 'front.' Billy second, one length
ahead Of Lady Jane she leading Lady Philips Two
lengths. This secured the victory for Charley Green
with second money to Billy and third prize to Lady
Jane. Time. 2:42]S
The following Is
ond, $lO0 to the third Mile heats, best three in
five, in harness. For horses that never beat three
minutes.
| M. Roden entered b. e. Charley Green 49,. II
Alex. Patterson entered b. IN. Lady Jane. 3
A. s. Whlfson entered r. IN. Lady ihiip....
f. Roberts entered b: M Lady Emiy...... dis.
John Murphy entered br. M. Duchess ..,... dis
Dan. Mace enter ch 6. Gwynne. DIR.
Budd Dobe entered ch. m. Gypsy. dr.,
F. j. Nodine entered b. In. Lolita. .......... Dir.
quarter. nay. Mae.
flrst neat. aI......,.........,.... 39H IJ7 2:3S
Second heat. 40 1:1S 2:37
Ihlru neat. ~ LIZ 2:l21a
SECOND RACE.
FIRST Hedt--The bay stallion was the favorite. In
one pool Of $2S5 the amounts were:--H. w. Genet
$125; w. II. Taylor, SOS; Mcclellan, SOS; the 6eld
$50. There were many ou side bets, one enthusiasts
that the stallion would not be the winner. Western
New York won the pole, Topsy second place.
u. W. Genet third, W. II; Taylor fourth
the sixth attempt they obtained The word, with
Western New York leading AT the quarler pole In
thrty-eight seconds, Topsy and western New York
were Side by side struggling gallanty, although the
Genet fourth, w. II. Taylor fifth and Dresden SIXTH
Along the backstretch they clustered very pretily
but reaching the half-mile pole In lis, Topsy