The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-27

Closing Day of the Spring Trot-
ting Meeting.
EGhitudes in Attendance, the Weather Charm
Ing aid the Contests Spirited.
Honest Billy Winner or the $3.50 Purse,
Fanny Fern the 2:35 Trot and Ameri-
can Girl the 800 Premium.


PHILADELPHIA, May %, 1871.
The closing DAY OF the spring meeting at the Point
Breeze Park was one that VIII long ne remembered
by the citizens OF the city OF Philadelphia, as IL
might be said that every one who couid get con-
yeyance was at the course 10 witness Inc uouing.
AT an early hour OF the afternoon all kinds OF vehicles
were seen verring Broad street. all leading TO the
junction OF the Schuylkill and Delaware rivers. The
crowd was immense before the call bell was rung and
every available place waswell filled with elegantly
dressed ladies and gentlemen. We We're pleased at
witnessing the great nbseuce or the rough elements
The crowd began. entering the gates at noon, and
continued pouring In untn after the first heat
was over. To estimate the number within the
enclosure was quite Impossible, as the multitude
filled all the surroundings OF the club house and tho
stands, ana even the fields were lined along the
fences the whole length OF the homestretch- the
meeting has been q great success, as there must
have been more money taken at the gates to-day
than would nave paid all the expenses Of the re-
nn.on. Mr. Shoemaker, the Superintendent, was
very active In his endeavors 10 have things work
harmoniously, and he was very successful.
The Trotting.
There were three trots on the programme for the
''wind up" the first being for horses that have
never beaten 1850; the second trot was for horses
shat have never trotted better than 2:35, and the
sard included all horses with the exception Of
Aduy luoTn duu uoiusiuitu udiu. luC MSb wv
purses for $1,000 each divided into three parts.
while the thru was for sa5oo-s1 500 10 first horse
e75o second and $3.50 to the third In the first purse
There were eight entries, comprising NJ. Roden's
chestnut geldng Fleetwood, Charles H. Smiths
chestnut mare Lady Shotwell J. Shoemaker's
brown gelding Honest Billy, o. A. Hickoks bay gel
ding Dundcrburg John Cudney's bay mare Bridget
J. McKinley's brown stallion Trafalgar. E. Tobey's
Chestnut mare SUSIE, and Daniel Duney's roam
mare Lady Emma. or these seven came to the
score and contended for the premiums. Fleetwood
was great favorte, selling for rs much money in
the pools as all tie other horses together Dunder-
burg was Withdrawn. fleetwood won the two first
heats, but Honest Billy won the three subsequent
ones ana the race. He is very fine looking brown
Velding used as roadster by his owner, and with
. little turf practice VIII make very fast horse
In the second trot there were five entries. These
were William Amer's bay mare Gazelle, John Cui-
ney's bay stallion Andalusa, M. Rodens Lay geld
ing Comet, James McCusker's chestnut mare Ruby
and Il. O. Whites chestnut mare Fanny Fern. The
latter was the favorte against the field. She won
tne trot very easily in three straight heats. The
race was very good one and elected much excite.
ment from the crowd OF spectators. Anda,usa
proved himself very fine trotter, and won the
second prize. lie IS a nne-loo1ing stallion, and
when IN better condition and IN the hands OF one or
our first class professionals VIII make his mark on
NE troting turf Gazee did not put i'll al appear
ance NJ The call or the bell.
The third tro--the great event OF the day and the
one that drew The large at'enaance--was between
"a mes McNann's bay gelding Mountain Boy, Benja-
plln Daniel's bay mare American Girl and William
ii. Doble's bay mare Lucy. American Girl was
great iavorlte, one hundred TO thirty being cur
TENT on her against the field. she won the
race In three straight heats, although closely
pressed throughout by Lucy. Mountain Boy
made very Inc burst Of speed the last heat but
Was unfortunate In the two previous ones by break.
eng badly. Thu race marred by ruaian throw
aug a coat at American Girl rs she was coming up
the homestretch on the last heat Inc desperate
was, stranger, bat secured and wli DO
THE FIRST qRor.
FIRST HedL-The horses had capital start, bu:
Fleetwood soon dashed 10 the front and led 10 the
quarter pole ak lengths ahead OF Bridget, Honest
lilly third Lady Shots ell fourth, Lady Emma alta,
fnsie sixth aud Trafalgar seventh lar behind.
Time to the pole, tniltg-six seconds aud
hall rseT no,a Spsnea the GAP and at
Bridget tile Others IN bunch, with the exception
OF Trafalgar. who was cistauce behind. Inc time
turn and up the homesreich, winning the heat by
zen lengths, IN 232l4 Honest Billy came In second,
Lady sh0twe third, Susie fourth. Lady Emma nth,
bridget sixth rnd Trafalgar distanced.
Second Hsn-The horses had capital start, and
20 the front and they passed tie quarter pole head
aud head in thrty-seven and hall SECONDS.
Sss oS n laGy a%ma 9arh mones d Billy
the backstretcn Fleetwood and Susie were
half dozen lengths ahead Of The Others
Ialfmile pole Fleetwood leo one length in
LII Going along the lover Ter, turn Fs a
length 10 the three quarter pole, the other
horses eight or ten lengths behind sui In cluster
Fleetwood then rallied again, and coming with q
rush bea Susie up the housestretch aud won the
heat by two lengths, Susie second, Honest Billy
sh.r,i bridget fourth LADY EN- ma fifth and Lndy
ehotwen sixth. The time 81 the heat was 2:3a.
Thi,ri n ui.-Tbe horses had q capital start aud
went round the turn together When The quarter
pole was reached Fleetwood led two lengths susie
second Honest BLY, Bridget and Lady Emma side
and side. Lady shotwell sixth Time tnirty-slx ana
n balf SECONDS. Gong DOWN Tie back
stretch Fleetwood continued 10 lead ana
rasseI the nalfnlile poIe two lcnrths
In front OF susie VINO was four lengths ahead OF
Honest Billy Lady Emma fourth, Bridget nTth aud
brofe up on the lower turn but dil not lose the
lead AZ tails time Honest giuy was doing
sone rapid trotllng anu by the time Fleetwood
DISPOSED OF Susie Billy began 10 attack
him. lie came rapidly up tho noniestretch, passed
Fleetwood at the dlstance stand and won inc heat