The New York herald., 1871-08-09
Opening Day Of the Sixth Annual
Trotting Meeting.
Ten Thousand Spectators Witness
the Contests.
GREAT TIME FOR GREEN HORSES.
Clara G. the Winner Of the Three Minute Class
and Judge Fullerton the 2:S4 Purss-The
2:30 Contest Undecidsd-Major Allen
Wins the First Heat and Dark
ness Causes Postponement
BUFFALO. August 5. 1871.

BUFFALO, August s. 1871.
There was grand attendance al the Buffalo PARK
To-day, al least ten thousand ladies and gentlemen
being on the stand. The track was IN fne
condition for speed, and, with the exception of a
high wind that prevailed during the afternoon,
everything was delightful To the multitude
that were spectators OF the sport. We had three
Lrots on The card, two OF which concluded,
but OF the Third only neat was trotted before
darkness put stop TO the fun. This was the great
$1,000 purse for thai had never beaten 22I.
IL VIII be finished tomorrow.
The meeting inaugurated 10y a trot Tor purse
Of ST. goo by horses that had never beaten three
minutes; $1,000 The hrst, $500 to the second and
$500 70 the third horse; mile heats, best three
AVE. In harness. There were eleven entries for this
event. comprising W. W. DIWne's sorrel gelding
Barney, James McKee's bay mare Young Thorne
John :. Stevenson's bay stallion Willie GOddust
Allen Goldsmths bay mare Huntress, W. Harris'
bay mare Lady Golddust, W. l.. Beck's bay mare
Virginia, J. :. Bigg's sorrel mare Kentucky Girl,
NJ. u. Van Scotter's pay stallion Kiiburn
Jim, H. +. Cowan's gray gelding Ed. Eaton,
Thomas T. Divers chestnut gelding Thomas
L. Young and Joseph G. simpsons bay mare
Clara &. The latter the first choice IN the pool
saies, Huntress the second and the Others as the
field. Clara q. had no trouble in winning the
IN three straight heats scoring one or them IN 2:26
the fastest time ever made by what may be styled
green mare.' She is "a handsome creature and
must improve
The second trot was for purse OF $4,000 for
horses tina: had never trotted better than 2:34;
5000 to the rst, $1,000 TO the second 500 10 third
hnd $500 the fourth horse. For this
event there were eighteen entries, comprising
Gavin preGmores brown geldlng Denmark,
Charles II. smiths sorre mare Lady ShOtwel. b.
Mace's chestnut geldng Judge Fullerton ". s. Bur
LEWIS bay geiding Norwood, 4. W. Richmond's
brown mare AlDatross. John HorerE sorrel stallion
General Love- r. r. ClarK's bay mare Kansas Maid,
Kenyon a Burkes black gelding J. Fl. Burke. n. l..
Becs's black geldlng Lilly schwartz, j. 5. Bgg's bay
gedlng Ohio Boy, A. Jones' pay gelding Ashland
Pet, O. II. Olmsed's brown mare Cuyahoga Maid,
Dan Jenkins gray STALLION Joe Brown. W. snlith's
chestnut geiding Billy Hotspur JOnn DeNlaas' bay
geiung General Howard. Budd loble's bay mare
lie Blond Jos. c. simpson bay mare Ida May and
James Dn Grey's nay mare Fanny Lambert. Judge
Fullerton w9s the avorite over the field IN the pools
10" od asr sn oIel al lu s oer M was n
Two first neais OF the race Dy obtaining The word each
time wnen ON break; but, getting away to!eraoly
decent on the third heat he gradually passed the
other horses ana came IN grana winner Of the
three last heats. Dan Mace, his driver. never IN his
whole racing career came To the front conspicu-
Dusly as he did behud Judge Fullerton to-day, aud
the applause he received after winning the race
would nave made the greatest hero IN the world
proud Mr.. Humphrey was made much OF by the
people for being the owner OF so line horse as
eli, Mr. Bonner's famous stallion the sire Of Noun
TAIN Boy, Joe Elliott and lots of other good ones.
The tDird tro was for purse OF $4,000 for
horses had never trotiad better than 2:27;
$500 Tor the first $500 TO the second sl,5oi 10
the third and $1,000 10 the fourth horse. mile heats
best three III nve, IN harness. There were ten en-
tries for the beng r. Parker's pay geldIng Ed
George X. Logans chestnut stallion Byron, .. 4.
hckoxs bay mare Western Girl, j.. l.. Eod's hay
Reldlng J. ID. McMann W. harris bay geldng
Derby, ". H. Dobie's white gelilng Medoc, Joseph
L. simpsons black geding indie kuDber, o. H.
Garpenier,s ' chestnui GeIdng' MAJOR Dr. Alien
Harry Harley was the ayoriie over the
race which was won 6y MAJOR Alien very easily
IN good time, and now he mas become the favorlte
the race; but he has been known as rogue Tor
Years, and few nave confidence IN nim Tie
following are the details OF The amusement as 1t
FIRST TRoT-THREE-MrNUTE PURSE
FIRST Heat.-Young 1horne won the pole, Clara G.
second; Kentucky Carl tnird, Ed Eaton lourtn kll.
burn jim MIN, Barney sixth wnhe GOiddust
seventh, Virginia eighth Euntress ninth and
wIthdrawn. Barney mad the best OF the send
of, Young Thorne second. Clara G. thlrd Huntress
Iou,tb. kentucky Girl hfth, the others training
behind few lengths apart Al the quarter
pole Ed. Eaton was leading, but soon
third nunrTess fonrth the others pretty well Strung
out. Clara g. then went TO the Iront and led four
lengths the half-nlle pole, Young Thorne was
second, I'd Eaton tnri, huntress fourth. Kiiourn
JIM nfih Thomas i. Young iN,h' the others trailing
pole Kentucky Girl second, rd Eaton third, but all
ihen beaten, as Clara c., came home an easy
the heat by eight lengths, IN 2:30. Young
Thorne second, I'd Eaton third, Barney fourth, Ken
lucky Gil tftl, Huntfess sixth. Willie Goddust
seventh, Virginia eighth Thomas l.. Young pintn
kIlbuIn Jim dlstanced. Tue unle 10 the quarter
pole was thirty seven seconds, and 10 the haii-mile
), ,cond Heaf.-Tbomas l.. Young had the best OF
the seud.on Clara q. second the others III punch.
as they reached the quarter pole cara 6. had gone
to tle 'front.', which position was never Afterwards
end and none OF me others ever really beng in the
lpUUtlS
THE hafmile pole and zen length, ahead OF him
al The ihree-quarler poie ana came nome nlleen
lengiHs ahead or Barney. who Was second, Thomas
l.. Young hrd huntress fourth, Young Thorne
hfth, kentucky Girl sixth and all the others dis-
thirty seven seconds the halr, l:l5.
72,rd He0f.-nuntress had the best Of the start,
Clara g. IourIh, kcnlncky Girl MIN ard Barney
sixth. When they reached the quarter pole cara
Il. was several lengths in front, Young second,
Barney third, Thorue fourth, Huntress hith, Ken
lucky Girl sixth. Al she hail-me pole Cara g. mad
the race in hand. ana sac went ON and finished IT,
winning hy twenty lengths, Barney second Huntre>s
ihHd, Thomas J.. Young fourth, Young lhorDe
hltn ana Kentucky GTi distanced The time 10 the
quarter pole wa- tnirtg g-eight and quarter see
0nds, 10 me nalf-me l:ii, anu tne nile IN 2:2e-
The fastest mile ever made by agrecn horse
BUFFALO PARK, August J. is7i-Purse $4,000
Tor horses that bad never beaten three mlnutes;
) 2w TO hrsI, $500 10 second ana 500 10 rbnd
horse; mile he3is. best three IA i've. IN harness.
Soscpil q. simpson entered b. m. Cara g.. ]
Alden Godsmb entered b. NJ hunires.. :
Thomas i. OhNef cDtered cn u. 1nutnaS J.
Young. ng.......................-. ........... 4
James Mckee enter q h. m. 0ung Thorne
uormeriy Nancy sykes ...........-......
j. :. Biggs entered = M. keniochy Grrl.. dls.
a. 4. COVaa entered e. :. I'd EAon....... dis.
John :. Stevenson entered d. :. WIllie Cod
dust. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. dis.
W. J.. Beck entered o. m. Virginia. -...... din.
~. j.. Van ycuIier entered d. b. kIlburn
JIm NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. dis.
W. Harris entered b. m. LADY uodduSt.... ar.
TINE
Qi,qg'ttg. mar Nit
First beat...-...s....s..... q IIf 2:3J
Second heat ................ 81 IIg 2:26t.
Ihlrd dheat...................3 3si4 l:!4 2:z5
sErOSn NArE-2.nt PrRsE