The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-11-12
TROyTING AT FLEETWOOD PARK.

Two trotting contests came or at Fleetwood Park
yesterday afternoon. the first being sweepstakes,
mile heats in harness. between Dan Mace's brown
mare Lydia Thompson aud John Lovetrs chestnut
mare New Berlin Girl. There was another entry
Mr.. whipple's gray Reldng Jaok-but he was with
drawn before the start. The betting previous to the
start was about TWO to one on LYDIA Thompson, ana
after she was beaten the first heat by New Berlin
Girl she continued TO be the fayorite Lydia the
the second heat easily and sold for 800 to $50 she
Won the race very easily and It was very apparent
that there need OF making three heats OF 1t,
as two would have answered Just as well. The
"nats' were not Oh hand yesterday.
The second trot was o sweepstakes, mile heats
best three In flvc In harness. between NJ. Roden's
bay gedlng Eiram, Dan Mace's gray gelding Snow
Bird, ana Peter Manee's chestnut gelding Ruther-
ford. Hiram won the race In three heats, Ruther-
ford disteneed In the first. The betting was not
very brisk on this trot, but Snow Bird had the call
before The Start In what little was done. After the
first heat it was dollars to dimes on II IRAN. The
following are the details OF both events:--
THE FrRsT rRor
fleetwood PARK, Nov. ll.-Purse and stake
$1,000, mile heats.
D. Mace entered b. m Lydia Thompson in
J. Loyct entered CHI. IN. New Berlin Gr in
HafnesS. Observation-Disclosures.
NJ. Whipple entered 6. 3. Jack, to wagon. dr..
quarter. i1af: 77rss,q,arsers. ME-.
E H;ssG$ Sss; i i II II: : IL
First Heat-New Berlin Girl won the pole. Alter
an even start they went away az rapid rate, New
Berlin Girl taking the lead az tho turn and going
three lengths In front to the quarter pole In thirty
seven seconds. lydia Thompson closed up on tho
lower turn, and Now Berlin Girl was but one length
Gong up the packsiretch New Berlin dlrl shoos
Lydia Thompson or; but she came on rapidly again
Just as she reached there. New Berlin aT ri passed
mat point In 1906 length and half ny 'front.' LYDIA
ana nSt recover nn, ss s, was wen INTO the home
leEgtns IN 'front.' of the brown mare.
Second Heat.-New Berlin Girl had the best OF the
Bend-on and led O length and q half around the
turn and was about the same distance ahead &C the
quarter pole IN thirty-seyen seconds. Going around
was on even terms With New hern Girl at thS half
| mile polo in 1l3H. Lydia then carried the chestnu,
mare 70 break and lerl her, leading two lengths
ana half up the backsxetch. She passed The
tree-quarter pole two lengths In front in 53, and
Notting steadily won the heat by three lengths
| Third Heak-Tho horses had q capital start, bu
LYDIA Thompson began to draw away as soon q.
the word was given. New Berlin Girl broke nj
| gong 70 the quarterpole, ana Lydia passed tina
point four lengths IN trent in thirty-fve seconds
Lydia trotted pretty fastaround the lower turn On,
ahead OF New Berlin Gin. Gong up the backstretcl
Lydia thompson broke up, but was four length
|
Afterwards taken in hand and came home gu cas-
winner w two lengths in 2:oSi5.
| THE SECOND TRoT.
| SAME DAY.-SweepstaKes for $500; mile heats
best three IN five, In harness.
M. Koden enteredb. q. Hiram. .............
! u. Mace entered v. z. snow Bird. 2
r. Nance entered CD. g. Rutherford. ......... ar.
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Quarter. aao Treequarters. NM
First heat. 80 1910 2:o3 2:43
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second and Hiram 1ntelde. The horses had an eve
senios but before they got aronnd the turn lIlral
and ran across the track to the rocks wnere b
stopped several seconds. Snow Blrd Lex SIX leng b
to the quarter pole n thTty-nlne seconds, HlraI
! second, a dozen lengths IN front OF Rutherford
The latter horse made ano6ner rush for the fence O
The lower turn and lost Q 0e hundred yards. Al III
hali.mile pole snow Bird was pgt ono length anea
| OF Hiram In 1910, ana then he brokeup aud Hirar
passed him. and led five lengths to the thrce-quarle
| pole IN 2:O3. From there TO the end Hiram cam
along steadily, and On by six le.lgths, in "a
| Rutherford was distanc ed.
second Heat-Tle he rises had an. even start b,
| Snow Bird soon brok up and Hiram led him
! length and q half arc ana thu turn. Hiram was
ea at e g nsr sSo or thirty
ranl was two lengths ind . half at cad around (,
nas psss At eT ,s tas@
Hiram passed that 20 Int In 1916. Snow Bird bro
again on the backst etch and Hiram led past t
three-quarter pole els mt lengths In los. He trot
on steadily and won the heat by eight lengths, d
gray breaking again ON The stretch.
place behind SNOW ra oooA s Dan aoe
place at the first rifl, and the horses went TO {.
turn head and sead. Snow Bird then broke up an
lost TWO lengths. He broke up @ second time al
was four lengths In the rear when Hiram passed tl
| quarter pole in thirty-cight seconds Both horse
| broke up on the lower turn, and at the half.nl
pole Hiram haG best OF 1t by five lengths. TIM
! l:l61s. Snow Bird broke up twice on the bacl
| stretch and Hiram once, and the latter was 81
lengths ahead ct The three.quarter pole Time tw
minutes. From there to the end it was a one-side
AFFAIR, and Hiram logged in winner by four lengths
| MAXIM. the heat in 2:4li4.