The New York herald., 1872-10-18
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Third Day of the OctO-
ber Meeting.
George Wilkes and Honest Allen the Winners Of
the Team Trot and Commodore the Two-Mile
Heats-Ths 1928 Purse Not Decided.

The Club House balconies at the Prospect Park
Fair Grounds yesterday presented ane appear
ance, Notwithstanding that the weather was rather
raw and disagreeabIe; but the trottng was so In
teresting that the ladies kept their seats and en-
joyed the sport until 1t was postponed on account
OF darkness. Among the many who were there we
recognized Charles Backman, Major MoretOn, N.
Van Brunt, Mrs. Judge Van Brunt, Mr.. Richard
Hall and lady Mr.. and Mrs. z. o. Reed. Adr. Bond
Mr.. Hoagland Mr.. Humphreys, Captain Tibo and
lady, Amos Robins, W. Langley and ladies' Samuel
Murphy and lady, Mr.. Ohatheld and lady, D. H.
Gould and family, J. Harvey and family, D. H. Stars
and family. william Barrie and family, Furman Mutt
and family Commodore Dodge and family, General
McCue and family, Mr.. Bakeley and family, Robert
Fletcher and family, General Sanford Mr.. Sayres,
Joseph I. Smith and Professor Thomas Jones, who
were all highly pleased with what they witnessed.
Two very fine trots came or besides the conclud-
ing heat OF the double team trot that was COM
menced the day before, which was the first busi-
ness of the day. This race was won by wilkes and
Honest Allen.
The next event was for purse OF $1,000. for
horses that have never beaten 2:s5, two miles and
repeat, for which there were five entries consist
ing OF W. Weliington's brown geding wellington,
James McKee's bay mare Young Thorn, Frank
Loomis' s0rrel gelding Constitution, c. s. Green's
sOrrel geldlng Wallace and w. @. Trimble's bay
gelding Commodore The latter was the favorite
In the pool sales, selling for $205, while Young
Thorn brought $780, Constitution $40 and yelling
ton $40. Wallace was withdrawn. Commodore
won very easy race in capital time. He Is q
splendid trotter, OF great endurance, with high
rate OF speed. He Is q Hambletonian. we believe.
The third contest was for q purse Of ST. 200 for
horses that have never beaten 2:28 mile heats,
best three in five, in harness. the purse to be di.
n inNN 4, -
the second 5000 and the third 5000. The entries
were J. s. Parke's bay stallion Dauntess, D.
Pffer's chestnut mare Grace Bertram, J. w.
Briggs bay mare Lady Ross, Frank Ellis bay mare
Nettie, I. @. Chase's gray gelding Doubtful,
and J. J. Bowen's gray gelding Ben Flagler.
Ben Flagler was first choice In the pools, DauRt-
less second, the others being sold In bunch as
the field as follows Before the start, Ben Flagler,
$500; Dauntless, $225; the field, 500. After the
first heat, Dauntless sold for $3.50, Ben Flagler,
$3.50; the Held 500. After the second heat Ben
Flagler sold for $3.50. Dauntless for $780, the field,
$170; Nette, the winner OF the second heat, in the
field. Ben Flagler won the third heat and he sold
then against the field at two to 0ne The race was
w - %
other events OF the day to come or at the ap-
pointed time.
The following are the details OF the sport as it
THE TEAM TROT.
FO0fJn HeG1.-WllkeS ana honest Allen were the
favOrtes at 100 to 30 The teams scored dozen
times before they got away and soon after leaving
the score the black team broke up and fell back,
while the stations went on, Wilkes running and
pacing at intervals. At the quarter pole Wilkes
and Honest Alien were dozen lengths In front.
wilkes still pacing. The black team broke up on
the bacKstretch and came to o stand still. They
were fifteen lengths behind at the half-mile pole.
Then, as the stations passed down the lower
stretch, Wilkes and Allen stopped, and before
they began trottlng again the black team were at
their wheels. fine race then took place from the
winning the race bya length. The time to the
quarter pole was forty and three-quarter seconds,
to the halfme pole 40 and the mile 2:43h The
following Is Q full
SUMMARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Oct. 16 and IT,
Purse $1,000 for double teams; $3.50 to the first
horse, 5000 to the second, $3.50 to the third.
w. H. BOrst's br. 8. George Wilkes and
ch. s. Honest Allen. ............1
d. Mace's blk. g. PlimtOn and blk g.
Darkness. ....................
Ben Daniel's b. q. w. B. whitman and
Commodore Mutt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. dis.
w. II. Jarvis gr. &. Doubtful and gr. m.
sea roam. Or.
j. H. Phillips blk. m Eveline and blk. 9.
w, III. RpleY. DIR.