The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-09-28
CITIZENS TaOTYlEG ASSOCIATION.
Last Day Of the Fall Meeting at
Point Breeze Park. s/
Grand Attendance, Lovely Weather and
Exciting Races.
s,,oster the Winner Of the ESQ Contest
and American Girl the ''Free
for All" Purse.
pp,rApELpBlA, Sept. 81, 1872.

PHILADELPHIA Sept. ~, ioizs
me rain of last night made the track very heavy,
mt at the hour announced for the Sports 10 pegm
,nc ssv was blue and the weather extremely pleas
mt The attendance was very large anu the meet
ing has been success; but it is matter OF great
soubt whether there will be many more trotting
reunions at Point Breeze Park, as the people here
have had doubts about the honesty of the tr0tting
aurf for many years, and the respectable gentle
men who formerly owned fast horses and are still
members of the Point Breeze Club were very plain
spoken after the race yesterday wherein Camors
vas S,stanced in the first heat. 'sNo more tr0tting
for us - was heard in every direction and but Few
NJ ..the old times rocks were on the grounds to-
day. Great deccrum has prevailed throughout the
meeting. Two races were on the card Tor tine WIND
mn. The first a purse of $1,000 for horses that
had never beaten 1885, $3.50 to the rst $500 to the
second and $50 to the third horse. The second
,rot was tor purse of $4,000, free for all; $4,000 to
che rst Al 900 to the second and $500 to the third
horse both races being mile heats, best three in
I'VE, in harness.
The entries for the first trot were ]. W. Brad
siaw's brown geldng stonewal; L. R. Redmond's
Say mare Little Loe, w. II. Borst's bay mare
! lossom, NJ. Goodin's bay mare Caro- Nome,
I ebert steels bay mare Nette, W. Fl. Dobles bay
rqlding Dunderberg Alden Goldsmith's bay geld
1g Gloster and J. r. Tomlinson's black geldlng
MY Dawes. OF the above six came to the post,
s,ro Nome and Billy Dawes being withdrawn.
Oser was the favOrite against the held. He won
tie race after four heats.
In the second race there were three entries COM
Erslng BENJAMIN Mace's bay mare American Girl
brown gelding George Palmer. American Girl was
80 great favOrite over the field before the start
that little money was invested against her. Rosa
lind won the first heat, but that did not alter the
betting, as one hundred to twenty was offered on
American Girl. She won the second third and
fourth heats very handily, Rosand breaking re-
peatedly in the race Palmer trotted very wen
and was second three times. The following are the
details OF the trOtting as 1t came off,
TIE 2:E0 RACE.
FIRST Hedt-BOssom had the best of the start,
Lolie fifth and Dunderberg sixth. At the quarter
pole, which was passed in thrty-eight seconds,
,Sira 0p lengths scGH ara
and Lolie, sixth. Gloster still led four lengths
at the hatmile pole in LIS, stonewaI wall
Dunderberg sixth. Then Little Nettie began to
close and at the threequarter pole she was at Clos
Tess On an aSe e0ns n steadily m
up and down for the better part of the stretch they
crossed the score together The Judges righteously
third, Dunderberg fourth, stonewall fifth and Lole
Ssi5iS Heat-Nettie had tribe the best Of the
went to the quarter pole eight lengths ahead OF her
I'm thirty-eight seconds, Dunderberg being third.
Nstonewall fourth and Blossom fifth. AT the half
lengths in front Of stonewail, with Blossom and
Han o side side ana side two lengths behind Ind
was at Giosters wheel at the three-quarter pole
soon took sides with him; but the brush had been
20 long she could not take the post OF honor Clos
ter won the heat by neck and shoulders in $3.50
Dunderberg was third, stOnewa fourth and Bios.
mira Heat.-Gloster was first away, Nettie
eecOnd on break, Blossom third, Dunderberg
fourth and Stonewa fifth At the quarter pole. in
thirty-seyen seconds Gloster led eight lengths,
s hs 6s%s 66 as pa ReER csr
led fifteen lengths; Nettie second, four lengths
closed up the daylight spendidiy 70 the end being
beaten only three lengths by Gloster. Stonewall,
blossom and Dunderperg were dlstanced. Time
FOaa'h Heat-Goster had the lead, and on the
turn opened gap OF three lengths. Nette then
closed, and at the quarter pole he was only one
length In front, in thirtyslx and a half seconds.
Going down the backstretch Nettie yoked Goster,
pole, IN ia. Along the lower turn Nettio began
10 quit, and from there to the stand Gloster had
nothing to do but win, which he did by ten lengths,
tn 2:34i4.
PolNT BREEZE PARK, PHILADELPHIA, September
pe, ls72-FoUnTH DAY OF THE FALL hgElISG OF
TIE CITIZENS TRoTTING AssoCIATIoN.-Purse $1,000
for horses that had never beaten 2:5oS550 10 first,
SOC to second and $50 to the third; mile heats,
best three In five, in harness.
Alden Goldsmith entered b. g. Gloster... .
Robert Steele entered b. m. Nettie. z
w. II. Dobe entered b. g. DundeTberg.. A 3 dis.
W. Ii. Borst entered b. III. Blossom. ...... 3 8 dis.
J. W. Bradshaw entered br. z. stonewall. dis.
l. X. Redmond entered b. IN. Little Lole. dis.
H. Goodwin entered b. N. Caro- Nome :. DIR.
j. X. 1omlnson entered blk. z. Billy
Dawes......''... OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. DIR.
TIME.
QtGltef. HdiI Mle.
f1fst Neat............. IS lilo X.301
Second heat SO liza 2:30a
Third heat. 81 1:l7 2:3lA
Fourth heat. 36Js liza 2:3414
THE EXCEPTIONALLY PURSE.
First HeGt.-Rosalind had the best Of the send
OIL George Palmer second, American Girl third.