The New York herald., 1872-09-21
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Fourth Day of the Autumn
Trotting Meeting. , g.
THREE CAPITAL CONTESTS
Delightful Music aud Lovely
o.t.s, Weather. s,-.-,

Eveline Wins Match, Gaselle the 2:2s Purse
and American Girl the Free
oscs 10 tat for Aip' Troe g.ao
me delicious, balmy weather, with bright sun
shine and bracng breezes, which were waited over
Manhattan and Long Islands yesterday, Induced
xrcat numbers to take healthful ride towards the
uea, and the beautiful Fair Grounds presented
more populous appearance than has been wit
messed before during the week. The inducements
offered by the management of the Park were such
% were likely to bring large assemblage to-
gether, as, besides three capital trotting races
which were to come Off, Bernstein's band was to
discourse delightful music between the heats, the
after being great Improvement on old turf GUS
toms and lends a charm to the sport which Is much
appreciated by the ladies. Music on the race
course between heats Is just appropriate as Is
IN theatre between the acts, and win
In future be considered 30; and henceforth'
be 1t understood by proprietors of tracks,
no coming trotting or running meeting
will be tolerated without good music
~ an accompaniment TO the sport.
Among the many persons who were on the balco-
niles of the Club House, the Grand stand the quarter
stretch and the lawns we noticed Mr.. M. T. Hunger
ford, George W. CrOssman, James Weaver and
family, M. L. Wood, J. M. Shauncke, ]. X. Tucker,
g. M. Writer, @. Green, John Fields and family L.
Richardson and family, H. W. Eunt, w. J. Deforest,
Felix Campbell. Judge vorhis, Mr.. Knorvels and
family, A. M. Beiss, Siemon Hoagland, Mr.. Waing-
ton, Mr. Lamphear and family, Mr.. Brady and fam
Ny, James Miller and family, Furman Hunt, Ex-
Mayor Kalbneisch and family, j. M. Bon and family,
Mr.. Litch6eld and family, Wm G. Kingsley and fam
lily, D. W. Stone, G. F. Blake and family, George
Lawrence, George Patchen, w. G. DuntOn, Mr..
Hynard and lady, B. West, J. Foster, G. F. Law
renee, Samuel F. Pays0n, N. Van Brunt, J. Harker,
Chief Campbell, Robt. Fury, Frank Swift J. Murphy,
n. Tuttle, ]. Somerndyke W. Lowell, Mr.. Coan, Mr..
GROSS, who all seemed highly delighted with the in.
terestng racing that came or during the after
noon.
Three trotting races were announced to take
place, the first being match for $780, between
black mare Eveline and bay mare Topsey, mile
heats, best three in five, in harness. Topsey was
She favorite at nearly two to one before the start
Eveline won the race in three straight heats very
easily and In good time for one Of her class,
The second race was for the first regular purse
on the programme Of the day. which was for 1850,
Tor horses that have beaten $685. $500 to the
urst, $3.50 to second and $500 to the third, mile
heats best three in five, in harness. For this event
there were eight entries, comprising John Lovett's
bay mare Gazele, G. P. Carpenters bay mare Lady
Ross, J. J. Bowens black gelding Camors w. H.
Jarvis gray geding Doubtful, Dan Pner's chestnut
mare Grace Bertram, w. H. Borst's bay geding
I'd. Foster, J. Pawling's bay gelding George,
and Peter Manee's gray gelding St. Elmo.
CamOrs and st. Elmo were withdrawn be-
fore the start. Gazse was so great favor
lite that pools were sold with her left out, am
IN these pools Grace Bertram had the call over the
Others Gazelle won the race in exercising gait,
Grace Bertram winning second money, and Lady
nnc thn hirs1 nrfr fnrl md
both dstanced in the first heat. They broke before
they reached the quarter pole and were distance
out from that time to the end OF the heat.
The third race was for purse OF $1,000, free for
alE$1 900 to the FIRST 5000 to the second and $400
to the third horse. There were only three entries
for the purse, consisting OF Mr.. william Lovens
bay mare American Girl, driven by Ben Mace w.
ii. Dobles bay mare Rosalind and Dan Maces
brown gelding George Palmer American Girl was
che favOrlte the field at long odds before the
start. Between the other two horses Rosalind had
the call at 100 TO ao American Girl won the first
heat, and then ten to one were wagered on her.
She came in first on the second heat; but the
Judges thought tnat she had gained little by
break that she made and gave the heat to Rosa 1
lind. American girl was still the favorite. Rosa
lind won the third heat ceverly, and then she be-
came the favorite at to 1. American Girl won
the fourth heat, and again became great favorite
Palmer was second in the fourth and fifth heats.
The following are the details of the trotting as it
The First Trot. s-
First Hed&-Topsy was the Ifavorite at 10 to g.
Eveline won the pole At the second tine of trying
Eveline got away with half length the best OF it,
She increased the distance to two lengths at the
quarter pole In thirty. seven and quarter seconds
At the hafmile pole she was two and half lengths
In 'front.' in :le. Going along the lower stretch
Eveline broke up, but did not lose any ground by
the accident. She was Two lengths ahead at the |
three quarter pole Evei!ne broke again before |
getting in the homestretch, yet managed to keep in
she broke again, but before she recovered Topsy
also broke and Eveline tr0tted over the score q |
winner by half length. Time, 2:36k.
making break on the turn Eyeline got away six |
lengths which she never renquished during the !
heat. She trotted to the quarter pole in thirty
seven and half seconds, to the half mile pole in
! IA, and came home In 2:331s cross
Third Hedt-Eveline had half length the best |
OF the start, which she made o length of to the |
quarter pole ia thirtynine seconds. Going along
the backstretch she broke twice, and T0psy led to
the haltmie pole two lengths In IL, and coming
on kept in front until within fifty yards Of the
stand, when she broke up, and Eveline won the
heat by three lengths In 2:a6a. The following is
SUMMARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Sept 20-Trot-
tlng-Match $780, mile heats. best three in ive in
W. T'horns blk. m Evene. ne...............11
ID. Plter's b. IN. Topsy. sy...................... 2
TINE.
quarter. Hdlc M1e.
second heat. t............ 37% liza 2:33I
Third heat. ............. 80 1II 2:3oh
The Second Trot.
First Heat-Grace Bertram won the pole, Doubt
m second, Lady Ross third, Gazelc fourth, Ed.
Foster fifth, George outside Ed Foster was first ,
away, Lady Ross second, Grace Bertram third,
around the upper turn Doubtful and George both
Sroke up and before they recovered they were