The New York herald., 1872-10-19
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Ben FlagIer the Winner of the TrOt
Unfinished on Thursday.
The Colt Stakes and the Free-ior-Au Parse Te
De Trotted on Monday.

the Prospect Park Fair Grounds were In cOnclave
at the rooms OF the Club In Brooklyn with tho rain
FACTORING against their windows, discussing the
question about postponemeat OF tho last days
trets2 the drivers OF the horses engaged In the un
finished trot OF the day before wero harnessing
their animals and getting ready 70 warm up for The
settlement OF their race, tho track being In good
order and no rain falling. The drivers brought
their horses on the track, gave them . few turns
around the course, then blanketed their beauties
and began TO inquire where che judges we're
who were 70 decide the race. After waiting nearly
an hour an agent arrived from Brooklyn stating
that the trotting had been postponed until Mondav.
Thisinteiligence threw greater damper over those
Interested In tho postponed trot than all the rain
that had dropped on them during the morning;
for be IL understood that while the rain fell fast In
Brooklyn very little descended In the vicinity or
Coney Island, and the track was In as good condt-
ti0n to trot It the day before, az the time
made by tho horses when they did trot will fully
prove.
Announcements were sent to all the principal
places In New York and Brooklyn Of the postpone
ment, and then few OF the executive committee
OF the association repaired to the track WHERE to
their astonishment they found the drivers and
owners OF the horses of the postponed race clam
0rous for start. The committee at once agreed
to let the race 60 on, and appointed new judges,
those who served the day before not coming to the
grounds. Messrs. Morton, OOnlev and Van Brunt
were appointed TO judge the affair, and more
satisfactory trio never appeared In a stand. 1t
would be well, indeed, for the interests Of the
trotting turf IL these gentlemen could be induced
to serve In this capacity more frequently.
The attendants ct the Fair Grounds were made
up principally OF persons who had money In the
pool-box from the day before, and were anxious to
,a 1ncor
the result The sky was overcast, but the rain
kept Off until the trot began. All the horses up
peared in good condition, ana their drivers seemed
to be satisfied with them while scoring. The
hackers Of Ben Flagler were very confident Of him,
and laid their money out freely at odds, while the
Philadelphians were very willing to back Nette at
the odds given. The struggle In the first heat
exciting and close that was ever seen. The horses
were yoked nearly all the way. The second heat
Ing the score, and had o greater gap to make up
than was possible for her. Flagler won the race
The following are the details Of
Fourth He1t.-Lady Ross was first away, Daunt-
less second, Nettle thiro, Ben Fagler fourth Grace
Betram nth. Dauntless and Lady Ross both broke
up on the upper turn and at the quarter pole Ben
Fagler led head In thrty-seven and half seconds,
Bertram, s % the latter being ive lengths ahead Of
Dauntess, who was two lengths In front OF Lady
Ross. The latter broke again badly and fell far In
in :isH, Ben Flagler still showed his head in ad-
vance ofNette, the two having taken step for step
all along the backstretch. Grace Bertram was six
lengths behind three lengths In front Of Dauntless,
| who was ten lengths ahead of Lady Ross. Going
along the lower stretch Nettie worked TO the 'front.'
length in advance OF Ben Fagler, the latter being
SIX lengths in advance OF Grace Ber,
paunes fSs Sh0 tne was sttor being sn twelve lengths
ahead OF Lady Ross. Ben Flagler having the inside
| became even terms with Nertie when they got
/ in N most
| gle Ben Flagler won the heat by short length,
Nettie second ten lengths advance O. Danntless
latter ten lengths IN 'front.' OF Lady Ross. Time OF
'-F FyTn Heat3The betting was over, no one then
wishing to lay dollar against Flagler. Dauntless
had tri1e the best OF the send-oi, Lady Ross Sec
Grace Bertram fourth and Ben Flagler nth. The
latter trotted very fast after leaving the score,
and would not allow Dauntless to take the pole
from him. At the quarter pole Dauntless led q
head Ben Nagler second, half q length in front Of
Lady Ross, who was half length in ad-
lengths length : ahead Of Nettle. The time to this
point was thirty Sc seconds: DaSnsiess II tr9t ,S
IsIs pos I Of BEN sssr
the latter being one length In front Of Grace Ber-
tram, who was half length ahead Of Lady Ross,
! the latter neck In front OF Nettle. Time 1:l4x.
and Flagler was unable to pass him. At the three
Flager second. half a length ahead Of Nettle, who
had been doing some remarkably fast trotting after
leaving the hafmlle pole. Tne later was iengtn
and half ahead of Grace Bertram, who was four
lengths In front Of Lady Ross. The horses entered
/ the homestretch in the order given, and when they
/ got into straight work the very tine contest was
continued until the horses passed under the string,
Ben Fagler winning the race by three-quarters OF
length Dauntless second, four lengths In 'front.' OF
Nettie, who was q neck in advance Of Grace Ber.
tram, the latter being SIX lengths ahead Of Lady
Ross. The time OF the heat was 2:27k. ha5
The following is q full summary OF the afiair:--
| Ef a@43 Hf SUMMARY. 5 UMaN
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Oct II and 49,
Purse $1,000, for horses that have never beaten
2:2s; $7O0 to the rst $500 to the second and $2O(
to third horse; mile heats; best three in Ave, ir
harness. a "a srrs. -. i! ..s.a .T*- z - -
J. J. Bowen's g. g. Ben Flagler.. ...". u
Frank Ellis b. m. Nettle. ............. 8 l
I, 8. Parks b. 8. Dauntless. ...........0 2 s 8
D. Pfler's ch. m Grace Bertram...... Z 4 4
J. w. Briggs b. m. Lady Ross .........4 s s
L. G. Chase's g. g. Doubtful ........., DR..
| First heat. ............. % 1:16 2:2S
| second heat. ........... 30 1I4n 2:27