The New York herald., 1872-04-05
HORSE EUTEs.

Foolish stories have been widely cifculeted ~.
Gently tnat Mr.. Robert Bonner Will trot has horses
Dexter, Pocahontas and Joe Elliott IN races the
coming season. All sucn reports are ensurc. an1
authority has been given TO contradct tnem IN the
most positive manner. Aa reported sales o. Mr.
Bonner's horses are equally fhiaoiora
The road has oeen In good condiuon for speeding
during the past week, and al the tro,i,rs "s.a
rattng," such as they haa been strangers 10 duuag
the preceding rough, stormy weather GasY
prominent road men were ont on SATURDAY. iaaa.s.
ing in their iavorte pasrime. and tne general COS.
ciusion was that "spring had come al iaaLu
Peter Nance drove the little stallion w. n. Allen
mp ana down the road on saturday a.tern00b last
attached 10 track wagon aud few OF the Unsul.
tlated could recognize In the Jiam turnout horrs
OF so mucn promise, and one for which sIG00o G1s
been refused recently. Mr. Bacon. hts owner. rro-
poses to trot him In the this FOR ~hch
he Is qualified.
The busy hum OF preparation has commenced \,
Fleetwood PARK. The stables are being PAINTED ana
put In order for the reception OF horses. winch val
90 into training so as the track ~ pa ia
condition, anu everything points 10 an excitlag ana
earnest season among the lroiters.
Fred Haight IL driving several fine horses oa tho
road. among them being roam and chestnut team,
which can tr0t very last and are handsome and well
gated.
Andy Mulholand Is jogging tho little brown morse
George Palmer on the road lie VIII DO framed and
driven by Dan Mace this season.
Dan Pfer has left his ola quarters at the Prospect
Park Fair Grounds and located himself at Fleetwood
Park for the coming season.
Knapsacks is driving the brown stallion Jules
Jurgensen on tho road This horse has great speed.
but was 'so' all last year. lie seems to he Ia con.
dition now, ami will be trained ana rotted In some
Of the purses the coming season. He has record
OF 2:4O.
The horses OF Mr. Thomas p. Wallace win this sea.
son quarter In the same stables ut Fleetwood, as
last year.
Mr.. John ii. Harbeck. Jr., is driving on the road.
among others, bay mare and brown mare which
command attention They are very stylish ana have
much speed.
The season Of 1872 will be inaugurated at Fleet.
wood on the 10Th instant, where there VIII be
trot for purse and sweepstakes between Lady
Lowell, Butcher Maid, Sally aud sorrel horse not
unknown to fame. owners will drive.
Mr.. John Y. Sares owns q pair Of fine gray horses
which can move at clipping gait, ana arc Of ane
size and action. They are generally used before
PARK phaeton, but being good road horses, before
light wagon can ''show the way" to many.
The management Of Fleetwood Park Association
ana Prospect Park Fair Grounds have decided upon
the purses for their spring trottlng meeting. they
have acted In conjunction ana produced programmes
alike, these being as f0llows:-
Three minute purse, $500; $3.50 10 first, $50 to
second, and 500 TO third horse.
2:31 purse, $1,000; 5000 to first, $500 to second,
and $500 10 lnlrd horse.
234 purse, ST. 200; $500 to hrst 5000 10 second,
and $500 to third horse.
1926 purse, So 500; 81, 500 to first, $500 to second
and $500 to third horse.
2:39 purse $1,000; 5000 to lrst $3.50 to second,
ana $3.50 to third horse.
227 purse, ST. TOO; 81, 900 to first $3.50 to second,
and $3.50 to third horse.
2:ls purse. seoo $3.50 to first, $3.50 to second. and
$100 to third horse
Free for all 81 5Oo 81, 500 to first, 5000 to second
and $500 to third horse.
Fleetwood claims May 2 %. 23 and 25 for It's meet
ing, and Prospect Park Is set down for May 2s 30,
30 and 81.
Mr.. william Fl. Van Colt has been appointed SUI
perintendent OF Fleetwood Park.