The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-08-11
BUFFALO PARK.
Third Day of the Sixth Annual
Tr0tting Meeting.
Grand ConcourN Of Beauty and Fashion-The
Elite Of the West on the Grounds
Uncle Abe the Winner Of the $3.50 Purse of
$4,000, and Hotspur the $4,000
Purse for 1924 Horses.
BUFFALO, August 10, 1871.

BUFFALO, August 10, 1871.
The weather was delightful to-day ana the attend.
ance at the Park really grand, the stands being
flied with representatives OF beauty and grace.
The field was crowded with carriages containing
the first families OF the city, who all seemed greatly
pleased with the fine trotting that came or during
the afternoon. or all the places In this country
where turf sports are known none can compare with
Buffalo IN point Of the number OF spectators All
the states of the Union have representatives here
and citizens turn out In droves equaed only by
their brothers on the Western prairles This meeting
has been a great financial success to the Associa-
tlon while the rotng has given satisfaction TO the
spectators.
Two good races came or to-day, the first being
between horses that had never trOtted better than
25O the purse beng 900 and the mile heats,
best three In fve in harness. This sum was divided
INTO four parts, the first horse getting $780, the
second $780, the third $500 and the fourth $500.
There were sixteen entries for this event. compris-
ing Gavin Predmore's bay gelding Cain Boy, W. W.
Devine's sorre gelding Barney, John Crocker's
chestnut mare Lady Abdallah, w. Harris bay mare
Lady Golddust, John 8. Stevenson's bay stall
lion Willie Golduust Frank Culvers bay
mare Sappho, Alden Goldsmitn's bay mare Rls-
tori D. p. Bssels sorrel gelding Hope. W. L. Becks
sorrel gedng Kimble, J. S. Biggs sOrrel mare Ken
lucky GIRL M. d. Van Sco;ter's bay stallion Knburn
Jim, b. F. Cowans gray geldlng Ed. Eaton, A. DAM
reen's bay gelding Uncle Abe, Thomas T. divers
| chestnut geldng Thomas L. Young. Joseph G. Simp.
son's bay mare Clara G., and James Dougrey's bay
mare Ida. Clara G. was SO great favorite over
the field that the pools were sold without her,
and Uncle Abe was then first choice. or the great
number OF entries for TINS purse there were but ten
starters the OF others preferrng to lose their
entrance money rather than make ridiculous exhi-
biton In competition with faster horses.
The second trot was for purse Of $4,000, divided
into three parts-S35O0 to the first, $500 to the
second and $1,000 to the third horse. The class Of
horses IN this race were those who had never
beaten 2:24. There were seven entries tor the
purse comprising Peter Llndell's bay stallion Pilot
Temple. W. Il. Horst's bay geldlrg Myron Perry, O.
A. Hickox's gray geldmg Tammany, George r.
Logan's chestnut stallion Byron, J. l.. EOTs bay
gelding J. d. McMann, W. B. Smiths black stall
lion Tommy Jefferson and Bud Dobe's bay gedlng
| HOtspur Tommy JEFFERSON had The hrst call IN
the poo sales HOtspur being the next In favor over
The others, which were sold as field. Hospur won
IN good tme the favorite not doing as well
as was expected ny MS packers. Commodore VAN
derbilts horse Myron Perry trOtted well, and tne
Ola Commodore appeared pleased with his perform.
ance, Notwithstanding his defeat. The following
are The details Of tie trottng:-
THE FIRST TROT-2:50 PURSE.
First Hed.-Uncle Abe was the hrst ut the start
Ed Eaton second, clara G. third the others IN
ruck. Al the quarter pole Uncle Abe was in front,
ne kept o sU e E o me-
for the heat Uncle Abe was Tour lengths
ahead at the nali.mile pole I'd Eaton second,
| Cara Il. third. There was no change OF position
until the horses passed the distance box, when Clara
q. TOOK second place. Uncle Abe won oy six
lengths easily, CARA G. second four lengths III 'front.'
1 OF Ell Eaton. In. other horses one hundred
| yards ana more behind, Barney beng fourth, Hope
| eighth; Willie Golddust and Thomas L. Young were
| distance. The time TO the quarter pole was
thirty seven seconds TO the ha-ml!e poe ll4' ana
Second HeaL-UncIe Abe took the lead Clara G.
second, Hope third, the Others IN ouncn. At the
quarter pole Uncle Abe was still in 'front.' Ed Eaton
second Clara G.. tnr1 Barney fourth and hllburn jim
llh, others out OF the race. AT the nai-mle pole
Uncle Abe led three lengths Ed Eaton second three
lengths IN front OF Clara o., with barney close up.
SIX engtns ahead, and he passed under the wire an
easy winner b. SIX lengths, Ed Eaton second, Bar
ney third kilbufn Jim fourth, Clara q. nlih, Hope
SIXTH me others were Withdrawn ne ore the start.
the quarter was made IN thirty-seven and quarter
seconds the hali IN 1854, and the heat IN 250t..
TUrd Idd.-UDcle ABE TOOK TIE lead al the start
and was never passed IN The heat. He won the race
in the easiest possible manner. AT The finish Bar
ney was second, Clara u. third, Ed Eaton fourth,
Kiburn Jim Gltn, hone sixth. he time 10 the quar-
terpole was thirty-six and a half seconds, TO the
haIi-mile pole l:i2. aud the mile 2:2'4.
BUFFALO PARK. August 1O.-Purse 5000; for
horses that lave never trotted better than 1850;
$1,000 to rs 500 TO second, $500 TO third aud $500
10 fourth horse; mile heats, besl three III AVE. In
harness .....
u. F. Cowan entered q. Z. ed Eaton..... 4
w. w. DIVINE entered s. y: Barney ..........
JOscpu v. oiuipopD cillSicu w. III. Oialu
NJ. D. Van Scooter entered b. 8. kilburn Jim. 6 5
ID. =. BlSsel entered :. e. Hope. 6
! w. il. Beck entered T. &. KlmDle. .......... Or.
! CALVIN irelmore entered b. e. Cain Boy. S DIR.
! John 5. stevenson entered b. S. Willie Gold
d St. -. dis.
! Thomas T. oliver entered CHI. z. Thomas t.
oung..........:....... ................ dis.
! John Croker entered CHI. IN. Lady ADdali all. DIR.
! w. Harris entered b. III. Lady Golddust. DIR.
Frank culver ent red d. III. Sappho. ........ DIR.
/ Alden Goldsmith entered b. IN. kstori.. ..... Or.
! James Dongrey entered b. n. h. NJ. Ida dr.
j. :. biggs entered :. III Kentucky Gill;. DIR.
TINE.
QndTeT. Ralc Mile
! FIRST neat. ~ 1914 1927
Second neat. 31H 1:l3R 2.301i
Ihiru neat. 56a 1;l2 2274
THE SECOND RACE-2:2I PURSE,
FIRST H-di.-Bvron was first away, MyrOn Perry