The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-10
The Trotting.

The last day OF the meeting was made famous by
TWO very interesting trotting contests The leading
event being race between three OF the best teams
In the country. These were Colonel Russen,s black
team Darkness and Jessie Wales, MIR William
frances black team Monitor and Black Harry and
Mr. W. L. Simmons Ieam composed OF sorrel stall
lion Honest Allen and brown stallion George
Wilkes Honest Allen and George wilkes
were the avorites, selling for more than the other
two teams combined. This fact led to considerable
discussion among d1sinterested gentlemen who had
no money in the pool box before the race began and
as 1t progressed they seemed still more perplexed,
~ the Boston team did not perform the two first
heats as they have done on previous occasions.
beng made IN the extraordinary time OF 2:2S
honest Allen and &c orge Wilkes trotted very kindly
together and we think with a little more practice
II VIII he difficult 10 make up team the country
that Will be aoie 10 beat them mIle heats. Mr.
France was very unfortunate with his team as Black
Harry broke down IN the first heat at The three.
qua yer pole. He finished the heat with his mate
Monitor and came IN second, but pulled ~ very
second heat ms leg was SO Lad that II
was with difficulty he could be taken to
the stable. The team. were trotJng very fast at
the time OF the accident. The injury TO Black Harry
VIII be great loss 10 Mr.. France, aud his place VIII
be diihcult TO III. This race, Notwithstanding the
withdrawal or Mr.. frances team, much adj
mred, as an team races are, ~ the trottins -o9ing
portion o. our ciuzens. and more Of these Kind OF
races should be encour Aged 10y the trolting assoc
cations oi the country, as they viii always be wen
patronned
lhe first trot was for horses that had never beaten
2:j ~ pubic race, anu there we're sixteen entries
Tor the purse. ~ TINS number twelve came 10 the
stand at the call or the uel the others uelnr with
drawn Tor various reasons given by Their owners,
bnt the paramount one was a disease taat Is very
prevalent among many OF our would be fast nags,
and Il known around the stables the
slows" Many OF those who started Tor
the three premiums IN thls race would
kept IN tner stalls instead OF being in the way on
Tic track. The lrot was very exciting alaIr, and
result. The starters II the were J. ]. BOwens
gray gelding Royal Jonn J. Murphyis bay gelding
CuaIIey Green N. Goo Inns chestnut pelQIug Harry
~, y. a. HickoHs chestnut horse Elmo, q. Y. Car
penters gray mare Belle 81 Toronto, III. w. Howe'5
bay mare LADY wells, e ;. Green's chestnut mare
Rosa Goidunsi, <. LOOMS chestnut gelding CHI
max, II. koden's brown geldng J. II. Coleman
Dan Mace's bay mare LYDIA THOMPSON, ". H.
Noodrua's oay gedlng Dew Drop and y. Daniels
bay mare 10psy. Belle Of toronto was the first
choice IN the pools. Lazy Wells the next IN lavor
the ihlrd being Elmo, while the horse that won the
race, Royal john, was sold among The Gelders
lhe favcr,e did not win any OF the three premiums
given they being secured by ROYAL John first:
Charley Green, the second and Harry D., the third.
There Is ltle DOUBT about Elmo's being
able II his driver had been inclined. to
have won one Of tie premiums but IL suited his
purpose on this OCCASION as II has on many others
pre- lousy TO remain behind and let other horses
VIA D0th money aud the glory OF last record at the
exle use OF his entry. Emo VIII not DC beaten loo
yards Ia Us when II Mr. Hlckok lei 90 OF The
horses head, and We hope that the propretors OF
cracks throughout the country the coming season
will bear this iact IN mDd. However, not thInk
nIChOk was the only man mat has pulled
horses during the meeting that has Just closed.
There were horses IN some or the races that were
beaten badly that could have gone much faster than
they were allowed 70 go, or else private trial time
was most egregiouslg fals1ed. 1t said III excuse
for some Of these horses tnat 10 have and made
a record AZ Prospect Park would have lost them
TIE chance OF entering for the large purses 10 be
given az Buffalo III August. THIS may be so: but
the pubic, VINO pianed their faith on the integrity
Of certain drivers under tue DCIief that they could
nor De nduced, a. they style II. 10 chuck race
Will hereafter hold different OPINIONS OF these i'm,
horses.
me track We In capital condition for time and
the weather most suitable FOR The sport.
The following are the de,alls OF the trotting:-
1BK FIRsT TROT.
ftfst III ot.-lhe hoiees were started in q very fair
manner, somewhat spread out, at the NTH attempt
Charley Green having rather the best Of M van,
Thompson second. Lady Wells third, The Others fo-
lowing on as best they conld When they approached
the quarter pole Lady Wells had the leau and PASSED
that point In thirty-six and half seconds Charley
Green second, Royal john tmrd, Climax
fourth, Belle or Toronto attn, the others
the bacEstretcn Charley Green went TO the front
and passed the halfniile pole IN 1913, Royal John
second, Climax third, Lady Wells iourth Belle OF
Toronto nlth Lyuia Thompson sixth, Harry u. sew
tenth, Dew DroD eleventh and J. H. Coleman twelfth.
Some changes TOOK place around the lower turn,
ana wnen they came on The hCmestretch IL was a
grand slght 70 see so many horses so close to-
rethcr uorking their way through each
other without accident As they approached
me score the struggle lay between Charley
tween them bui Royal John led under the wire,
winner bY neck, Charley Green second, Lady
Mens third, LYDIA THOMPSON fourth, Belle or
1Oronto NTH, Climax sixth, Harry ID. seventh, Rosa
Golddust eighth, Elmo ninth j. H. Coleman tenth
lopsy eleventh and Dew Drop twelitn. fine of
the heat 2:2s.
S,ooad Heat-Roysl Jonn was the favorlle, Lady
Nsis INC seconf choice The horses had VERY strag.
Rl.DE start. lY-a Thompson being al the urawcate