The New York herald., 1871-10-20
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
A Large Attendance and Fine
TrOtting.
Idle Girl Won the Four -Year.Old Stake,
and Joe Hooker Won the
Thirty-four Purse.

Kings county and their wives, daughters and
gawky sons began hooking in through the outer
gates OF the Prospect Park Fair Gr0unds-the IN
crease OF the nnux being caused al this hour by the
near approach Of the time for the trotting to come
OF. The fair is an ordinarily interesting one this
years but OF course every succeeding fair Is more
tlcing than the last to those who most frequent
them.
IHB GooDLY AssEMBLAGE OF COUNTRY FOLK
yesterday was, as usual, In exactly The right mood
to be pleased by every simple wonder
rresented; and the immense thronR inside
the high enclosure swayed and eddied to
and fro in the eager endeavors OF the individual
members to everything that was to be seen. The
crowd was composed Of the weaithest and most
substantial OF Long Island farmers, the heads OF
comfortable rural households, members OF churches
and staid citizens wilhal. 1t Is not 10 be supposed
that these exemplary members Of society hsrpessed
up their teams yesterday morning and loaded their
wagons with their families and the provident
luncheon which most country housewives always
prepare on such occasions with any definite inten-
tion OF attending horse race. They came 10 the
fair to enjoy the
INNOCENT EXHIBITIONS
which usually grace such occasions. Directly
after their arrival they might have been seen, with
their fames keeping always together, crushing and
OF sights, amply interested, and induging in
pleasant talk as they strolled along. Blooming
maidens went about sometimes In the trains, headed
by their paternal guardians but oitenest under the
protection Of some sun Drowned youths Of their ac-
quaintance whose attentions showed every degree
or devotion. nom friendship TO love. These
young ladies presented studies for any one who Is
inclined to moraze on the freaks OF modern GUS
TOMS But such Is not our purpose. However, 1t
may be said, and 1t may please the vanity OF their
more alert city sisters, that the majority OF these
simple girls were attired much after the manner Of
one year ago with remarkably pronounced (sc)
chignons which looked peculiarly out OF place when
accompanying fresh-ooking faces, which would be,
In reality, In most instances very attractive DIS
franchised from the fearful drawback behind. The
more wealthy OF the VISITORS who were very nu-
merous showed all the refinement and .'style' OBJ
and the intermxture OF the two elements,
THE CRUDE AND THE CULTURED,
gave additional picturesqneness to the study which
folk OF Long fsIand:-Mr J. j. sllIlweil ana family,
d. voorhies, Miss J. voorhles, Samuel G. stryker
and family. R. Denyse ana family, s. 5. Wychoh
and family, James Lake James Ryder, John J.
Yam kieek, d. Lake ana the Misses Lake. ie
Sdo G. Gs,stsen s9a 9a% y lady MRS RIa
MISS Cortelyou, Samuel s. Stryker and family, Ste
phen Stillwel and lady, Bernardus J. Ryder and
T. smy Rue van
Brunt and family, l. s VOORHEES, and family p.
wykor Johnson and family, Judge McCue and
9y Ss%psssa Go and n sms
Sawss w ssns pSh'Paas
ST1ns George I.vIS oaksy sS,S dodge
Thomas haley, Thomas Sracien, DR., wei
Rufus Van Brnnt, John i. Merrill, Boston; NJ Good.
WIN, Phtladelphn: Richard Shea Boston; g. Holmes
Van % brunt, Bay Ridge; Henry 5. MycRo1, New Lots;
Lots; William }. Cropsey New Utrecht; +. =. van
sickcn, Flallands; George J: vandevere, Flatoush;
Samuel G. Striker, Gravesend; John Van Ripper and
family, Cornelius Ryder, Peter n; Rumph, Jonn
Rumph and lady, Fatands; Hicks Posi-, GraveseDd; ;
James Van Slcklen, Coney Island.
THE TROrrfNG
ne sds Sos i n e s a.
ringing snd reused the crowd from the compare.
lively guileess amusement Of gazing a. prlze ouI
prize potatoes. prize calves aud prize wnatnots to
the more questionable anticlpatton inspired oy the
sass MANY !ns 'ss1 @
q S.o the assa knd na not smes r SSss SSossu6ss suS
expressions Of reprehension still not unknown
among country people in this fast age. But despite
this fact anu that the majority were highly re-
spected members OF churches, the changing OF
the bell seemed to carry with them sort OF magne-
tism and Irresistible appeal and incentive to excite
ment which found its way to the hearts even OF the
most staid OF the visitors. 1t was the signal for
A TUMULTUOU5 RUSH
for the neighborhOod OF the race course, which was
soon crowded by q vast assembage eager for the
coming snort. The races were very interesting,
and we're closely contested We give below their
detalls:-
THE PIRsT TRoT.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Oct. 19-PuTse
No. 6-Four year-old Prospect Park Stake mile
heats, best three In five, IN harness.
John Gardiner named br. T. Idol Gill;. ! l
Guy Miller named Oh &. Monroe. -. 3 3
Gardiner G. Howiand named br. &. Gaunt-
John G. Mead named b. r. Lady Velnet.. dis
+. w. Teakle named br. T. MISS Miller. DIR.
TIME.
Quarter. Hdy Mile.
First heat 394 l:l1 2Al "a
Second heat. 40 l:l1 2:36sx
Third neat. Al I:Ilia Z41
Fourth heat. 80 lI5i4 1888
THE FIRST TR0T
First Hfdt-Monroe had the pole, Velnet second,
Gauntlet third Idol Girl fourth. At the start which
was very poor one, Monroe had the best OF It, Idol
Girl second Velnet third. Gauntlet fourth and on .
break. Monroe took a commanding lead around
the upper turn, aud went to the quarter pole five
lengths ahead OF Idol Carl, who was ten lengths III
front OF velnet, the latter beln9 one length In ad.
vance of Gauntlet. Time, twenty -nine and quarter
seconds. Gong down the backstretch It looked
very much as II Gauntlet and velnet would have to
the stabe OF the heat, but the lead