The New York herald., 1871-09-03

Boo Jonnson entered gr. IN. Stela..... 1
II. Casey entered 5. s: Hickey. ....--.... ,
John Murphy entered b. Billy Bird. 3 8 3
Quarter Han Mite
First heat............... 40H I:I9a 243L
second heat. ........... Al !:2l 245
Third heat.... 40 l:2ols 2:435s
Fourth heat .........-.. ~ l:20 2:431i
FIRST Heat.-Bly Bird won the pole Stella the
second place, Hickey outside. After lew attempts
they got away on even terms Billy Bird TOOK the
lead soon afterwards. Stela second, Hickey close
AS they passed around the turn billy Bird broke
up and Stella went TO the front, Hickey second. Billy
Bird tnird. When they reached the quarter poe,
winch was passed N forty seconds and nalf Stella
led length Hickey second, Iour lengths in 'front.'
or By BIRD. me latter then broke up badly and Tell
iar III the rear. The race now lay between Stella
ana Hickey. They were nearly head and head
around the lower turn, bit as they approached the
hali-mile pole Hickey broke up and lost one length
stella passing pole in I107z. Hickey soon closed
tnIi Hickey again broke and stella got clear OF him.
She was one length In front at tne three.quarter
pole. AS they INTO the homestretch Stella was
"a neck and shoulders IN 'front.' and after q close
struggle sne won the heat by neck IN 2:4s1s. Billy
Bird was beaten about ten lengths.
.Sec0na Hedt.-S.eIia was the favorite over the
field ~ three TO ane. She was In the lead when the
Gong around the turn Hickey went to the front.
stella second Billy Bird third. AT the quarter pole.
one length, Sieila second, three lengths ahead OF
Billy Era. Going around the lower turn Hickey lei
Two lengths, Stella second, nall length ahead Of
Billy Bird. Al the hall mile poe Hickey led
three lengths, Stella having broken up and falleu
IN the rear. Time I:2l. Hickey tnen broke up, bat
lost very Ttle grounp. Biliy Bird also broke. ana
stella again tooh second place. Hickey broke again
on the backslejcn, yet was three lengths aheaQ AT
the ihree-quarer poe. When he came into th g
nomestrech nc nrole up twice. and he acted so
badly tnat stella overlook HIM and won the heat by
neck. IL was generally thought inat Hickey Was
Kept mp 10y his driver 10 let Stella win the heat.
hickey was second, two lengths III 'front.' OF Billy
Blri. Time, .:l5.
Ihicd Hedt.-BIy Bird was first away, Hickey
second. Stella ,lIrd. Going around the turn ,tella
went 20 The irons; Hickey second, Billy Brd close
up Wnen they passed the quarter pole stella led
two lengths IL iorty seconds, hickey Second, four
lengths ahead of Billy Bird Gong along the lower
tDrD Hickey ara stella were side ana SIDE slX
icngpls Ia ADVANCE or Billy Hickey tben went 10
the 'front.' nut breaking just as be reacned the
haii-laile pole. Be led past that poiE neck
BIy Bird VINO was trottng steadily at
shat time. As they passed mp the baslistrech
Hickey len one length stella second two lengths
ahead OF Billy. lhey were In the same positions az
they passed. the tnrce-qp9ricr pole. Billy Bird then
| closed up Dncly ana the trio swung INTO The
| pomestretch he took his place between The other
| Ihe struggle -as interesting for short time, when
\ hiBy Blrd broke up, leaving the Struggle between
uickey ana stella. The trot home was very close,
| HcGcy gong ip under the wire first, winning ihe
heat by neck. By Bird was three lengths behkd.
Time, ?:43ls
to,,rjo Reot.--fne start was % good one. Hickey
went 10 fhe front around the turn, Stella second.
! Billy Bird lmr,, AZ the quarter polo. which wac
passed IA forty seconds, Hickey led Two lengths,
Bljy Bird second, half Il length ahead OF Stella,
who had broken up before reaching there. Going
around The lower turn Hickey was n length and n
half ancad OF The others, who were iroilng and
SIDE Hickey passed the hafnlle DOle one length
ahead OF Stella, VINO was a length IN front Of Billy.
Tine 30 Stella then went to the front and led two
lengths ND The backstretch. the Others being head
and head. She continued 10 lead TO thc'threequar-
Ter pole but coming into the homesrech the others
closed on err rapidly and hurried her along the
ton of her spcc1. Billy broke up at the drawgaie
| aud EaaRIpg al9pgsIae 81 A!cksL as9ys tle latter