The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-23
FLEETWOOD PARK,
Second Day Of the Spring
Meeting.
Fine Trotting, an Elegant Attend
ance and Delightful Weather.
Grace Bertram the Winner Of the 2S4 Pursa and
Judge Fullerton the 22S Contest


Judge Fullerton the 2:25 Contest
The grounds Of Fleetwood were splendidly aea
yesterday afternoon by the lovers OF turf sports-
and the club house and grand stand presented n
magnificent appearance. The trotting consisted OF
two contests for the regular purses, the 2:SA ana
225 events, and the enthusiasm caused by old
veterans was never excelled.
The Trotting.
The track was In capital condition, and the trot>
ting In point of speed, yas very satisfactory. Two
races came OIL, the first being for purse OF ST. 200
for horses that had never beaten 234; 800 to the
first $500 to the second and 5000 to the third horse:
mile heats, best three in 1ve In harness For this
event there were eight entries six Of which came
to the post. These were the chestnut mare Grace
Bertram, dun gelding q. l.. Fox, black gedng Eight
Bells, gray geldlng Gray Eddie, black gelding
Camors, and gray geding st. Elmo Grace
Bertram was the favorite over the ned.
She won the race In three straight
heats In capital style. There was great complaint
about the manner in which Camors was driven and
charges were made to the judges that the horse
was not allowed to do his best. The judges how
ever, dismissed the complaints, they being unable
to detect anything wrong in the management Of
the horse
The second race was for horses that had never
beaten 225, the purse being $4,000; 500 to go to
the first horse, 5000 to the second $500 to the hrd
mile heats, best three IN ilye in harness There
WE'RE s ae ey al ss ess
bay bay stallion ' ". Il. Allen, gray ~ mare 1;
Sea Foam and sorrel stallion Byron. Judge Fuller
He won the first, third ana fourth heats, the Sec
ond being taken by W. II. Allen. Great fears were
the horse would have to beat 20 to win, but the
other horses were not as good was anticipated.
w. II. Allen won the second heat by scratch. Judge
Fullerton broke up In the heat, and Mace did not
force the horse until he came into the homestretch,
when the distance was too short for the horse and
w. H. Allen won the heat by half length. The
following the details OF the sports Of the day.
THE FIRST TRoT.
First Heat-Gray Eddie had the lead, Eight Bells
second ST Elmo third, CamOrs fourth, Grace Ber-
tram fifth, G. L. Fox sixth. The horses went In
this way around the turn, but when they reached
and quarter Gray Eddie still In front, Eight
Bells second Grace Bcrtram third, Camors fourth
mi mile pole Grace Bertam was rst canors second
st. Elmo third, Eight Bells fourth, Gray Eddie
s ef damcrs s dG s ana
quarter Pols Grace Bertra% second ,, Gray
G. l.. Fox SIXTH CamOrs fell Off coming up the
homestretch, and Grace Bertram won the heat by
a length, Camors second Eight Bells third, Gray
Eddie fourth, st. Elmo afth G. L. Fox sixth. Time,
2:32A.
second Heat-The horses were started on very
even terms, and us they passed around the turn ST.
Elmo led, Grace Bertram second G. /. Fox third,
Gray Eddie fourth, Eight Bells fifth, CamoIs sixth
". IL.
thrty.seven and nalf seconds; Grace Bertr9m
second ST. Elmo third, Gray Eddie fourth,
Eight Bells NTH Gamers far behind On On
front, and led four lengths to the halfme pole, In
1:13H, st. Elmo second G. L. Fox third, Gray Eddie
fourth Eight Bells NTH, Camors SIXTH Grace Der:
tram kept the gap open up the backstrech, and
was five lengths ahead at the three-quarter pole,
G. L. Fox second ST. Elmo third, Gray Eddie fourth,
Eight Bells fifth, with Camors at his wheel. Grace
Bertram came finely up the homestretch and won
the heat by eight lengths G. L. Fox second, halfa
~ fvhn holt n
front Of Gray Eddie, the latter being four lengths IN
advance of Eight Bells, who was one length in
front OF Camors. Time, $3.50.
Third Heat.-Eight Bells had the best of the send
or and led around the turn, st. Elmo second, G. L.
Fox third, Grace Bertram fourth, Gray Eddie fifth,
CamOrs sixth. At the quarter pole g. l.. Fox was
first, st. Elmo second Eight Bells third, Grace Der.
tram fourth, Gray Eddie NTH, Camors sixth. The
time was thirty seconds At the hall. mile pole
G. l.. Fox still led St. Elmo second, Grace Bertram
thta Ent BeS n Sa9 Se n Gfay Gaas
Bertram Went to the front. leading Couple Of
lengths at the three-quarter pole, and coming up
the homestretch steadily won the heat 10y two
lengths, st. Elmo second CamOrs third, Gray Eddie
fourth, G. L. Fox fifth, Eight Bells SIXTH Time,
2:3U4. ..e
The following Isl s,
FLEETWOOD PARK, May 22.-Purse $1,000, for
horses that have never beaten 2:34; 500 to the
first $500 to the second and $500 to the third horses
mile heats, best three in five, in harness.
d. phfer entered oh. IN. Grace Bertram. l
Md nn@s entered sntsraa g;t s.;
". i. Weeks entered blk 6. Eight Bells. els.
George Ellis entered 9. g. Gray Eddie. ....4
A. Patterson entered br. nj. Brown Kitty. DIR.
J. Dugrey, Jr, entered br. m. Fanny Lambert dr..
Quarter. HoU Me.
Second heat............ 311 1:13H 2:3O
THE SECOND TROT.
First Hedt.-The horses mad a very good start,
with the exception OF Judge Fullerton, who was
four or five lengths behind. w. II. Allen took the
lead at the turn, Byron second Huntress third Sea
Foam fourth, Judge Fullerton flfth. At the quarter
pole w. II. Allen had two lengths, Byron second,
one length in front OF Judge Fullerton, Huntress
fourth, Sea Foam nth. Going along the lower
half length at the hafnile pole, w. II. Allen sec
ond, Byron third Huntress fourth, Sea Foam still
In the rear Going up the backstretch Judge Full
preached the threc-qnarter pole he was taken In
hand and came steadily and lelsurely on from there
second, W. II. Allen third, Byron fourth Sea Foam
fth. Time to the qnarter-pole, thirty-six seconds;
second Heaiiuntress lad the best Of the start.
Fullerton second w. II. Allen third, Byron fourth,
Sea Foam fith and they passed around the turn In
ress led one length, W. II. Allen second one
length ahead OF Byron, who was one length In adj
the way there, Sea Foam fifth. Time thirty six
seconds. Going around the lower turn W. II. Al
third, Sea Foam fourth and Byron NTH. They
II i'll; W: II. Allen kept the lead up
the backstretch, the others following In the
manner described above. Az they entered tho
homestretch Judge Fullerton made effort to
win the heat but was unsuccessful, as w. H. Allen
beat him to the score by half length. Huntress
good third, Sea Foam fourth, Byron NTH. Time,
2:25L.
THIRD Heat.-W. II. Allen was first away, Hun
tress second, Judge Fullerton third, Sea Foam
fourth. Going along the turn to the quarter
pole Judge Fullerton was In the pocket until w.
ii. Allen broke up, when Fullerton took
second place, Huntress running in front OF
him to the quarter pole, which was
passed in thrty-sx seconds. Iuntress broke up
and ran in 'front.' Of Judge Fullerton around tho
lower turn, and was length In front Of him at the
half-mlle POLE In l IL. w. II. Allen and Sea Foam
were far behind. Fullerton lay close up to
Huntress up the backstretch, Notwithstanding her
running and stad there until he got into the
homestret ch, when he passed her and won the heat
by length. The judges put IIunress fourth In tho
heat for running This arrangement made Sea
Foam second and w. II. Allen third. Time, 2:27