The New York herald., 1872-10-10
GOSHEN PARK.
SECOND cay OF THE AUTUMN MEETING.
Two Trotting Contests and a Run
ming Race.
GOSHEN, ORANGE COUNTY, Oct. 0, 1872.


The attendance at Goshen Park was very large
and highly respectable to-day and the trottlng and
running most excellent. The track was In
capital condition and the time made very good
for the class Of horses that cOntended. There
were two trotting contests and running
race. The first trot was for purse OF $1,O00
for horses that had never beaten 2:35-$8oO
70 the first, $3.50 to the second $3.50 to the third
horse; mile heats, best three In i've, In harness.
The second trot was for horses that had never
trotted better than 2:25 for purse Of 500 $3.50
to the FIRST $3.50 to the second, 5000 to the third
horse; mile heats, best three in five, In harness ,
and the third event was running race for purse
of $500, mile heats.
In the first trot there were five entries, four OF
which came to the post. These were James Camp
belts chestnut mare Dram Maid, James McKee's
bay mare Young Thorn, p d. Lefever's bay gelding
lefever Jack, and s. Russells brown gelding Rock
land. Young Thorn was the favorite against the
field, and she won the race in three straight heats
In good style.
For the second trot there were eight entries, six
of which started. These were +. Hubbards sorrel
mare Nonesuch, Dan Mace's gray gelding Gray
Eddy, II. Humans gray gelding Gray Mack, Frank
F0wler's s0rrel mare Susie, George CrawG0rds gray
gelding Crown Prince, and D. Pfter's gray gelding
Lottery. Crown Prince was the favorite at the
start over the field, and he continued first favorte
antil three heats had been won by other
horses. When Gray Eddy, however, had
won two heats then the latter became
great favOrite, as 1t was thought that something
was the matter with Crown Prince. There was IN
reality something the matter with him. which was
nothing less than that MS driver seemed incOmpe
tent, for some cause unexplained, and w. IL. BOfst
came over the dropping spirits OF the hackers OF
Crown Prince, and this horse, winning the fourth
He won the flfth heat in good style, and the odds
that lie Will win the concluding heat tomorrow.
IN the running race Of the the SIX entries oG6 came
gelding SOrrel Dan, II. Blandy SONS chestnut
stallion Tom Boston, Thomas jones' chestnut geld
Ing and E. b. Writings chestnut flly Poor Girl.
SOrrel Dan was the favOrite over the neld 4.
J0nes' chestnut gelding won the race after three
sorre Dan Ths seemea to give
satisfaction to the immense crowd than any OF the
troting races and some OF the association declared
that they intended to have racing as well as trot-
ting at all their future meetings
The following are the details OF the sport as 1t
The First Trot.
First Hedi-Leiever Jack had the best of the
etart, Rockland second, Young Thorn third Dram
Maid fourth Going around the turn all the horses
led! led length and @ half D'' in forty e's seconds,
front OF Young Thorn, the latter being four
lengths In advance OF Dram Maid. All the horses,
BXcept 1Ouug InOru, leIJ Lnclr lect again anu
Young Thorn went 70 the front and passed the
stand at the half mile In ! 10 Dram Maid second,
two lengths in advance of Lefever Jack, R0ckland
pacing. Going to the three-quarter pole Young
Thorn opened the gap, and increasing the daylight
gradually, came home q winner Of the heat by five
lengths In 2:39 Lefever Jack second neck in front
Of ROckland, who was half length ahead Of Dram
Maid.
Second Heat.-Lefever Jack had the best OF the
start, Young Thorn second, R0ckaDd third Dram
Maid fourth At the quarter pole Young Thorn
led six lengths, ROckland second, neck in front
of Lefever Jack, who was three lengths in advance
Of Dram Maid. Time, thirtyninc and half seconds.
At the halfmile Young Thorn led eight lengths, the
others up and down all the way, ROckland second
Lefever Jack third, Dram Maid fourth Time, rs.
Young Thorn trotted steadily along and won the
third, Lelever Jack fourth. Time, 2:3Sa.
Third Hedt-fOung Thorn was first away,
Lefever Jack second, Dram Maid third, Rockland
fourth. At the quarter pole Young Thorn led two
lengths, Dram Maid second two lengths In advance
OF Rockland, who was head in front OF Lefever
jock. Time, forty seconds and three-quarters.
When the horses reached the half-milc stand Young
Thorn was four lengths ahead OF Rockand, who
was two lengths In front OF Dram Maid,
Lefever Jack. Time, l 30. Young Thorn trotted
smoothly the remainder OF the journey and won on
jog by four lengths Rock and second, five lengths
ahead Of Dram Maid, the latter being six lengths In
advance OF Lefever Jack. Time 23Ss4. The fol-
lowing isa
SUMMARY.
PURSE $l,Oo0-$6o0 to the first $3.50 to the second,
better than 1885, mile heats best three in i've, in
harness.
]. McKce's b. m. Young Thorn. ..............1 j
b. RusselrS br. H. ROckland. d................. 3 2