The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-07
TR0TTNG AT BUFFALO.
First Day Of the Seventh Annual Meeting Of
the Buffalo Park.
Katy Golddust Wins the Four-Year-0ld Contest
and Sleepy John the $40, 900 Purse
The 2:4o Race Postponed
Until To-Day.

BUFFALO August O. 1872
To-day is the first day Of the great Buffalo annual
trottng meeting It is the seventh year of It's most
prosperous career and In that time 1t has made it.
self the first trottng point Of the countryindeed,
its very centre. The auspiclous opening OF this
year gives promise OF new laurels and higher fame.
It's honest management, liberality large purses and
high responsibility, make it the fashion Of not only
this fine city, but Of all Western New York, and an
attraction for all the country.
There was large attendance, embracing the very
cite Of thecity. They numbered as many as six or
seven thousand persons, filing the grounds with
gay equipagcs, In which respect Buffalo Is Inferior
to no city in the United States. The day was mag
ni1cent, with warm breezes and balmy atmos-
phere.
Two races were trotted and third begun but
darkness coming OMIT was necessarily postponed
until tomorrow. The winners were L. L. Dorsey's
Katy Golddust, In the four-year olds race, and
Todd Buch's Sleepy John, in the 1927 contest.
Four heats were trOtted in the 2:4O race, when 1t
The Grst race was that of the
For this there were six entries, OF which five
started. They were Katy Goddust, Buzz Rowc's
Tommy Emerson, Tornado ana Maroon GoldduSt.
The latter did not show.
The following Is
BUFFALO PARK, August 0, 1s72-Purse $1,000, for
four-year-olds and under; 5000 to first, $500 to
second 800 third; mile heats, best three in five,
L. L. Dorsey, Jr., entered blk. I. Katy Cold
T. s. Carpenter entered blk. h. Rowe's
George Linderberger entered cb. G.
R. p White entered br. q. buzz. dis.
Q. Lanton entered br. C. Tornado. ...... dis.
Time, 1852 si5-2:32K-234.
: Katie Gold Dust got first money, Tommy second,
The second race was for purse Of $4,000, for
horses that had never beaten 2:27. There were
eleven entries, embracing Lula, North Star Man,
brine, George, Dennis, Dauntless, Garrett, Burke,
Flora Belle, Red Cloud, Sleepy John, Grand
Duchess and Glengary. The last one did not start.
In the betting Red Cloud was the favorite before
the start and Lula second sGnI cnSce'
SANE DAY-Purse $4,000, for horses that had
never beaten 2:27-S5,000 to first 81 800 to second,
$1,000 to third, and $1,000 to fourth; mile heats
best three In five, In harness.
D. j. Mace entered b. z. Sleepy john. ......1
r. M. Smith entered b. m. Flora Belle. 4
T. s. Carpenter entered Dr. g. Dauntless....
M. Roden entered b. g. George. ............ Z
George N. Ferguson entered b. g. james II.
James wade entered b. a. Red Cloud. ...... s S
A. Dore entered b. m. Grand Duchess. ..... 4 8
]. Kremer entered b. m Dennis. ............
Charles Champin entered b. 8. North Star
Time, a:25-2:25-2:25k.
The next race was for 2:4o horses, to which there
were ten entries, seven OF which started They
were Star, Camors, Ashland Pet, Crown Prince,
Grace Mambrno Star and Tom Walker.
The first two heats were won by Grown
declared no heat. Crown Prince was first out, but
the judges were convinced that Camors had been
pulled and the heat thrown away. They ordered
Budd Doble to drive Camors for the fourth heat,
IT was not yet dark, but the race was postponed
until Wednesday,