The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-18
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Match for $500 Between the Chestnut Gelding
Major and Black Gelding Tom : Five
Heats Trotted-Major the Winner.

About three hundred persons assembled at the
Prospect Park Fair Grounds yesterday afternoon ia
witness a contest between TWO williamsburg
h0rses-Hiram Howe's chestnut gelding Major and
John Doty's black geldlng Tom. 1t was match
for $780, mile heats, best three In five, Major TO &c
wagon and Tom in harness. Both the horses arc
well known In Prospect Park and on the road In
Brooklyn, and the contamination OF the match
caused considerable excitement among the TURF
loving fraternity Of that section. The contest was
exceedingly spirited throughout, five heats beng
necessary TO decide it.
THE TRoT
Iirst edt--T0m won the pole. At the first effort
they got word on even terms. Leaving the score
Tom broke up, but was quickly caught ana enter
Ing the turn was one length in advance Major then
went into the air and all to pieces and as the quar-
ter pole was passed. in foriy.threc seconds, Tom
had opened the gap fully five lengths.
Down the backstrctch Major became set
tied and at the haf-mile pole, In 1:27S,
was at his opponents wheel, but again break.
Ing fell back two lengths and IN this manner they
entered the homestretch. Major again INDUCED in
his peculiar antics but striking decent trotat the
drawgate collared Tom, which, sending the latter to
q break, Major went under the string neck ahead,
but both were very unsteady. The judges declared
second Heat.-The betting was now even The
word was gvep Of the second attempt the start be.
Ing capital: Major o. once LEFT bis feet and when
1uirly Oh tue turn had dropped back four lengths.
Approaching the quarter pole Tom made two neat
little jumps, which relieved him exceedingly, and
foriy-one seconds. On tho backs;rech Major again
went into me ar ana was quickly followed by Tom
the and Sy e
seven lengths to the front, in "a From this point
II was evident that Major had no chance to win the
heat and Tom went under the WIRE six lengths
ahead. Major broke twice on the stretch and Tom
on the last quarter INDUCED In Two or three or his
Third Heat.-Tom was now the favorite three to
one. They got away nc the third attempt, but on
the turn Tom went into the air, and before he could
advantage he maintained ut the quarter pole, pass
ing In ortythrce and half seconds. on the back
level work again and went Iby the half.nile
pole In 1:26a three lengths aheid The black
was W. shae 70 MAKE max up the ga and two
him Major went under the wire one length ahead.
oha Tss s'-- wac s;;i;i tne iavoriie two to
ssa..on was excellent. On the turn Tom
broke up, but II was for second only ana they
Ioroe s hail seconds the
backstretch Tom made two or three short
breaks, wi. which aided him INA materially and at
on the lower turn c0Ilared nm, and the heat be-
came very exciting as they swung into the home.
horse to the utmost; but at the drawgate rom LEFT
his Icet and MAJOR following his example in this
wise they finished the heat h0bbling under the wire
Tom being q neck In advance. After short con-
sutatlon the Judges gave the heat ~ Major. Time,
800.
rim Heat.-Major was now the favorite IN the
pools five 10 one. Tney got away head and head ;
but, entering the turn, 1t was evident that Tom
had exhausted his nowder and had done hts best.
At the quarter pole passed IN forty three and half
seconds, MAJOR was two lengths In advance. From
this point he was never headed and came home an
easy winner of the heat and race, two lengths In
front. the half mile was made In 1:2sts and The
mile In 2:5ss<. The following isa
SUMMARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, MAY 1T.-Match,
$500, mile peats. best three In FIVE
Hiram Howe names Oh. 3. MAJOR, to
wagon. u 4
John Doty names bl. 2. Tom, In har-