The New York herald., 1871-10-31
THE RACING.

The track had greatly improved since Saturday
ast but It was still Q very slow one. great
amount OF work had been done by four teams in
narrowing the deep sodden ground during Satur
aay night, sunday and this morning, and the top
pf the SOIL appeared to be very dry. Still IL was
neaa and unclastic. Good racing took place, but
the time made viii not appear to the advantage Of
the performers on the record OF time.
Four races were successfully run-tne first,
) dash OF mile ana half; the second, mile
heats; the third, mile and half and
The fourth the great event OF the meeting,
\ four mile heat race. This race had created
great excitement throughout the country, and
notwithstanding the many postponements from
oeavy rains, thousand people were Oh the track
to-day TO witness the race. IL was a great event.
and the winner, Harry Bassctt, may Justly De con-
sdered the best year old ever produced In this
country. Heimboid ran as good race ace as ever , ne
ran, but ne mad to succumb TO speed ana oottom'
was selling race for a purse Of $500, for all ages
suI weight; $1,000 allowed lbs. $3.50
! lbs; $500. IA lbs; the winner 0,.,ds TO be
sSs 81 sey Tays bay colt Lord
aam hsd Mao
Eugenc dam by Claude Melnotte, four years DID, "a
pounds; I. b. 4 W. r. Davis bay horse Allie Hunt,
By vandal dam Nora Creana nye a years 0,d, loo
Eugene, dam Cordella Reed, three years old, IS
pounds, and ". T. Babcock,s pay colt Conductor, dl
Donnds NJ Tnc latter was the iavorte Lord Byron
the second and Allie Hunt the third choice. Lord
Ryron won the race apparently with ease, Tor as
soon .as ne made the running he lett the Others and
was never afterwards Approached. Conductor was
second and Allie Hunt third.
SELLING RACE-PuIse Of $780, for all ages, one
and a hall mile; horses to be sold for 81 500 full
$500 allowed IA lbs; winner to be sold at auction.
GaTney n fully entered b. c. Lord Byron, by Ken
W. r. Babcock Ken entered b. 9. Conductor, by Aus
tralian dam Nettle Wiley, years, % lbs. ......
Ysndal' dam al Nora Creaaa, years 100 lbs. =.
r. M Hall entered ch. C. Major, by Eugene, dam
Governor Bowie entered CHI. c. EDWIN by Eugene,
dam Cordela Reid, years, 50 lbs.....
Time, 2:6o1z.
THE RACE
Lord Byron took the lead, Allie Hunt second Con-
ductor third, Major fourth, Edwin NTH. Going
around the lower turn Lord Byron Conductor and
Allie Hunt were head and head, Major fourth, Edwin
nfth They swung inio the homestreich IN this way,
and the three leaders came up TO the judges stand
nearly parallel; but rs they passed unner the wire
Lord Byron had his head In front, Conductor and
Allie Hunt nose and nose, four lengths ahead OF
Major. who was several lengths in advance OF Ed
WIN. There was no change OF place around
s ppeIn Io Byron vent 70 the n ans .ns
took a lead OF length Allie Hunt second,
Deing two lengths IN front OF MAJOR ana Edwin
last. Conductor moved up as he approached the
Byron siil showing The way by length. There
was 20 change until the horses swung into the
nomestrelch, when Conductor made his run for the
lead. lie passed Allie Hunt, but when he made his
attack on Lord Byron the latter would not have it.
and coming on steadily, won the race by two
icnrths. Conductor second four lengths ahead OF
Allie Hunt, who was four lengths IN advance OF
Major, the latter being one hundred yards In ad-
vance OF Edwin. Time Of the lnile aud a half
2:66I. The result OF this race proved the slow
condition OF the track, As the run under favorable
circumstances would have been thirteen or fourteen
seconds less.
THE SECOND RACE
WAS for purse OF $780, for all ages, mile heats the
horses 10 be owned In Maryland; $40O to the first
horse $500 to the second and fifty to the third.
MAR uynr
W. Y0ung's chestnut colt LORD Baltimore, by Aus
tralia dam Lntona, lour years old; t. B. Fergu-
sons chestnut colt Ferdinand O., by Conductor, dam
by Iago four years old; Governor Bowels bay ally
Belle Meade, by Jack Malone dam Sally woodward,
three years old; +. NJ. Halls bay colt John Merry.
w. W. Gilenns bay colt Quintard, by Ulverston dam
BlaZela three years old. Quntard was tho favOrite
and John Merryman the second choice In the pool
sales The race was finely contested by John Merry
man and Quntard, three heats being run before the
AFFAIR was decided.
PURSE $650--For oil ages; mile heats horses to be
owned In Maryland; $500 to tile first, $500 to the
second and $50 10 third horse
p. M. Hall entered b. c. John MerrymaD, by
Eugene, dam La Rose, years. ...:...,.. l 1
w. w. Glenn entered b. c. Quintard, by u
version, dam Bazella, years ............. 2 2
w. Young entered ch. c. Lord Baltimore, by
y Australian dam Lintona, years. ......... dis.
COyerpor Bowie entered b. I. Belle Meade,
by Jack Malone, dam Sally woodward,
= b. Ferguson enter ch. c. Ferdinand O., by
Conductor, dam by lago, years. dis.
Time, 153h--1:53-1;66x.
TIE RACE.
First Heaf-Quntard jumped on with the lead,
rord baltimore second, John Merryman third, Belle
Meade fourth, Ferdinand G, nth. They ram IN this