The New York herald., 1871-11-01
FLEETWOOD PARK.

First Day of the Autumn Meeting-The Grny
Geid,ng LOTTERY the w nner of tho 2.29
Purse. H
Seven or eight hundred persons assembled ar this
favOrite course yesterday afternoon witness the
first days amusement OF the extra autumn meeting
which is 10 continue to- morrow. FRIDAY and Satur-
day. the event which called them together was
purse OF 1000 for horses that had never trotted
better than 2:2o divided SO that the winner should
receive $500, the second horse $500 and the thlrd
$500. The speculation over the contest was quite
spirited owing TO the several that tnis or tue
other animal was In the finest possible condition and
would make Q capital struggle. Entered for the
tros were Dan Pliers gray gelding Lottery, G. p.
Carpenters bay mare Lady Ross, Alexander Pa,ter-
sons chestnut geldng Dreadnaught, N. Roden's
brown geidina James H. Coleman. George I. Free.
mans black mare Lady Wheeler and G. Predman's
black gelding Denmark. The latter was withdrawn.
selling at the rate OF $155 TO $40 against the field.
and IN .se Sa 9rea
pleased the spectators. ka
Coleman, Dreadna1ghS Lottery and Lady Wheeler.
There were eight inenectual attempts before the
Of with Coleman IN the lead, the Others in Indian
nle. they went to the quarter in thirty-sevcn
second, ne having done excellent work from h the
send or Coleman third, DreadnaughC fourth and
ae air @ In e se on e me- sr ee sncng
was about the same az the half mile in 1:Izl, with
@
tery put on spurt as they went along to the three.
wheel Of the leader and PeT finding her her easy @ TO
beat, set sail In IN earnest at the drawgate, and,
s Sy aS
was second, Coleman third, Dreadnaught fourth and
Lady Wheeler fifth. Time. 2:3lA.
20. The start was good. Coleman was first away,
but as they went around the turn to tine quarter
J0du Rnca h0d ~ Tnffn
ond and Coleman, Dreadnaught and Lady Wheeler
as named. They passed the quarter in thirty eight
IN nm ias had S half ali a iengts the best M Of s: i:
Lady Wheeler last. As they went along to
the ,s pole Lottery openSH the
and and Coleman dancing 10 the alr They could not
get near the gray gelding, and he came home an
81 $ S ase ESsi
7Sird Heai.lThere were no pools sold Four at
uneyenly. Lottery worked himself to the 'front.' and
at the quarter, in thirty seven seconds was half
third, Coleman fourth and Lady wheeler last. Down
M s Inc Hs @ X ennS S1s n s'ssM sSVsnos aSs
tercst in Lottery being the winner was ost in the
struggle for second place. Dreadnaught came with
Ross on The ascending ground, and At the head OF
the stretch was two lengths in advance OF her.
home on . steady troI, winner OF the heat and race
by four lengths. At the drawgate Lady Ross went
oil to pieces and Dreadnaught rushed under tho
wire second, Ross third Coleman fourth and Lady
Wheeler fifth. Time, 2:30. The first prize was
awarded to Lottery, the second to Lady Ross and
the third to DreadnauGht. A
SUMMARY.
FLEETWOOD PARK, Oct 31.-Purse $1,000, for
horses that never trotted better than 229 $500 to
hrst $500 10 second and $500 to third
Daniel Pffer entered gr. g. Lottery. l. ]
g. 7. Carpenter entered b. III. Lady Ross. 2 q 8
Alex Patterson entered en-. r. DreadnauQht 4 9 q
n. Koden entered br. q. James II. Coleman. 8 4 A
Geo. T. freeman entered blk. m. Wheeler. 8 8
q. Freedman entered blk. g. Denmark. ....... Or. Il
TINE.
a1 50 laN geW Quarter. HaI Nae.