The sun., 1870-07-07
rRoTTTNo At FLEsTWooD PARK.
Opening Day Of the Inaugural Meeting
Two Good Races - Green and Henry
winners.

Two Good Races - Green and Henry
winners.
Yesterday was the first day OF the grand in.
sugursl meeting on Fleetwood Park. II was most
| auspicious beginning. We trust that 1t is the ind
| cation OF permanent success.
The day proved nne, and there was good attend.
sp,s-s, numbering some three thousand Among
them were Commodore Vanderbilt and Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Coroner Flynn, Aldermen Hughes and
Murray Tie Hod Mr.. Burns, member from Sligo.
Prince Hal Genet, Assembyman Jim Irving, and the
Hon. Jem Mace.
ruE pInsr hAcs.
This wa. for purse OF $500 horse. that had hover
beaten three minutes mile heats IN barnes barnes There
Ieveits ttse j. f"i5e Coleman. and b Msees asynne
s as pot n ~: d Ssr es sSs S
lie. but pools were sold on the race. The follow
ing s the
FI..rwocD PAnx: July o.pcr,e soo, & 70, ho,,e: s
20 second. and 800 TO third; mile heats. in s. IN
IkSwasu,.e D. g csSl., h ~ Green. ]
- ''''' ~ Time~s,six iai:ScS a;:5i9. 9.''''''' "
Thi. race was a Wholly one-sided sir,ir Green had
Bnee Sossh Coleman bad recently
A. sss n r5: d:s :pa .. Sss STS'S
BACK for Coleman and permitted m hin to stay az on bis
SSs' ming Il ana ~e0 i al ,ns s'tSHS Sra @ 0
Sss 4. he desnd ;'S, S a
e VI a' SSasy ~. BENG oI%so1 'Ns.
should distance the nela ., also o,c seemed o;
rssn ss a. eoss %'s iqre sfR
RO;nnE GS II, os o m &c TO VEN Se to Sa e
where he headed Coleman dozen Lengths. SS Here Ro;
SaS INA fGHS Sss E,
@ get up and th he pair % went ssii nnish
Ss Sss and 'n'
rHE SECOND RAGS.
This was the special feature Of tho day. There
were several famous horses In the entries. There
last year by winning the grand races against grea,
fields and selling for $4,000. Another was senator
Genet for nOsSa Which be- paid $500 There wa. j. j.
| Bradley, a crack one; and Confidence, Of whom
Idol, frequent winner; and the footy gray geidlng
| Surprise. The remaining one was Western Girl.
| Altogether II was grand Geld
In the betting at the commencement Bradley was
first favorite. IDOL Henry. and western Girl being
equal. willie Genet and Surprise were outsiders,
was advanced to first hyorte. at about3 to against
| him; Bradley ". a, to and the he, odd: .gains,
| against Genet anil Surprise Is to T..
Henry was driven by Lovett Genet By PGfer,
by Borsi Couedenee by D. Mace, and Idol by H.
Mace Before the start nrotest was made to the
ss ana could aS no unSer the rules start
| In the same race On hearing testimony the judges
oyerruled the protest. and the two horses started
| Henry won the race In three straight heats. The
4 following Is the
s Ss., 81 sfp5's % for .tsSs SS5sG.
snd 900 20 third mile heats 5 10 s. in harness
fTEs!:e Fafr.e il
{ iIafses: 3 s. = surpt's b.,y. ..".
Mace. & b & H. ois9lcPeeND iSaisE yase Maee... s 81;
W. Borsts b. g. j. j. sdleY-Dorst............ dis.
| QSo,tr. HaN ME-.
| First heat .:.........''.'..'''.' III s2iS
second hcst........".......... lllS 2:seh
Th.ra heat .................... 81 ii9S RISK
THE RusSIvc.
tIw.r ftar tha hos
sent oa Henry he oai.d. oi ihe course. win S.
Sc 81 'R
a s@a were thrown M oSs Sssy. | and do at once
adS i's5s S sesSa sSf
sss s9 o M IH so 10 m re ns sa q p a. sHs sSSs
!S,Ss isSEis. away fS% the sSF asts lac W. M.sss
ing that Henry maklng pace toTa great heat toek
ff5si % II hsHF f"a H sSss S1 sf e. TIC %
se r s sSnS s%S from nj n II en mo H. T fn
~ sgG led hone y nSTf snH m9Ic asHaSs G. hs
!6ree. and he snipri.e IS many more, while gndley'
E S hrs Ssd TSTS Se % Sns Se & Sar
q., TO 9rSp within The distance nee. pSlS Dss and Ben
and could not see Henry, and so niseAcr9ted tner
dampened the Interest OF the rasc The mile was done
,,srcoSp TsA1.-There ". now no betting as,in.t
CfstS % AID % as.n;i ias ned ,I'',uS O11'
IhSrs were @ fogr ,Si m y1 Henry Genet Surprise
When the lot were on Surprise with his quick foot.
got the lead. and Henry second But all -four
were rushng for the 'front.', ana were close on the
turn But Henry soon oufooted surprise and headed.
Before rot 20 the qnarter pole he broke and while
gaoping Surprise again drew to the mont, snd led to
the quarter pole in 8k Down the stretch Henry. get
ting steady footed right up to Surprise, and. tapping
course before Henry had disposed OF him and got his
| nose 'front.' No sooner had he done
| than right at the halfmiie pole, to which he
| had gone In i:ilS he broke again. and again
Surprise passed him and led. Lapplng him around the
turn enty steady, and made the b ufh hot that
| Surprise died away under II. and went 70 break,
| and dropped at once ny Henry, who opened away
two lengths and went right along at case and 10 full
command OF the heat, and got home three lengths in
inrn Gene, headed surprise thtSe Lengths, on whom
| TniRD HEAT,-Genet was now nrst favorlie in
the betting fof second place, Henry being
| favor were to T. aud 10 to against the
field when the word given the Girl led, with Sur
| Iri,e second, and Henry third. But Henry at once
| footed by all and led while Genet followed, and
second. Henry fronted at the quarter pole 10 81 Sc
Conds headed right on by length Gt the hafme pole
| m ElaSi Kept up hi. strong pace TO the far
lengths. He broke % gallon. bot did not lose BY IT,
where oyett took him IN hand. and easing him on lei
&c ct get rcarer, but still went home length and q
| half in trout IN 2Ssk, Genet second Western Girl
| third and Surprise fourth.
Thus ended the race, Henry winning It and getting
| first money. Genet second money, and Western
| Girl third money.