The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-10-17
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Second Day of the Au-
tumn Meeting.
Gomez Wins the ESQ Purse-The Double
Team Tr0t To BE Decided To-Day.

Trotting meetings do not appear to be 80 p0pu-
lar In these days as they were some seven eight
years ago, when all the fashionables OF New York
and the sister city were In the habit or mastering
in great force at all the principal trotting events
in the neighbOrho0d. Driving out yesterday
through Prospect Park to witness the second days
trotting Of the Autumn meeting. there did not APP
pear to be many bearing us company, as the roads
were, comparatively speaking deserted. Tue
weather was pleasant with the exception OF
sharp westerly wind that was rolling up clouds OF
dust, which swept along the smooth roads like
whirlwind.
On the track the dust was in full swing and
having high old time, filing the mouths, eyes and
ears of the spectators who were deposting their
greenbacks in Johnson's bank. Marshall was
doing the talking, and although he caught mouth
full every now and then that would choke any
ordinary Christian, still he managed to articuate
with sufficient dstinctness '.Bruno sold for 500;
how much for the field ~ The old sports were
rather shy OF putting up yesterday. and watched
each other in a kind OF nervous manner, and the
field was evidently not In much favor, as it did not
fetch more than $780, and appeared to be patronized
by the outside gang that are always to be seen at
every race meeting In the neighborhood OF the
city Standing by one Of these gentlemen yester-
day overheard the following conversations
again. He must mean business this time and Wen
see his horse 60"
''Oh! that's played out. He fooled me with that
trick at Fleetwood. One OF his gang bought the
field and he bought his own. l would not put q
dollar on anything he drives"
BY and by fresh faces began to arrive and the
quarter stretch presented alittle lively appear
ance. Turnbull was there standing talking to Lew
Pettee, and walking about among the crowd were
Jake Somerlndyke, Bill Lowell, Billy Shaw, John
O'Donnell, Conner Of Kentucky, Steele OF Phila-
delphia, Hunt Backman, C0e of the Spingler
House, Sim Hoagland, Harker, Woodward and
other well-known tr0tting men.
Leaving the money market for a few minutes, I
walked out on the track in the direction of the
Club House, just as the favorite Bruno trotted
leisurely by with mis- coat as fine as silk and In
magnificent condition. The balcony of the Club
House was already tolerably filed, and the ladies
had fair representation. They did not appear to
take very much interest in the trotting, however,
running horses were much Better un especially
those nice steeple chases where the men fell on"
Among those on the club house balconies
Gould and lady, Mr.. st. John and lady, Mr.. Jackson
and lady, Mr.. A. N. Bliss and lady, Dr.. Thomas
w. Lawrence and family, Mr.. George Powers and
family, Mr.. Robert Robinson and family Mr. White.
head and lady mr. Blood and LADY MT Boome ,a and
Mr. ". NJ. Parks and lady, Mr.. James Weaver and
lady, Mr.. James Grant and lady, Mr.. McManus and
lady, Mr.. G. W. Blake and lady, Mr.. Filter and
lady, Mr.. Mundy. and lady, Mr.. F: 7.
Whitney and family, Mr.: and Mrs. Harker, Mr. =.
o. Reed and family, Mr.. Van BrunJ and family Mr..
Spader and family, Mr.. A. D. Hall and family, Mr..
J; Foster and family. Mr.. Robert Fletcher and lady,
David Stone and family, Mayor Kabfeisch, Com
modore Vanderbilt Messrs. Corey, 9. Powery, ".
9. Austen, Horton, 9 s. Williamson, General
simmons, Lampheir, Monroe Taylor, J. w. Rogers,
J. p. Morton, J. s. Jacobs and Others
The horses were long time scoring
vorite, Bruno, won the first heat with
ease, the three succeeding ones were car
ried OF by Gomez, much to the astonishment or
the knowing ones. The double team race was not
finished, darkness set in after three heats had
been trotted, two OF which fell to Wilkes and Hon.
est Allen. while Dan Mace won the other with his
team OF Blacks The following is q summary Of the
trotting:-
THE TROTTING.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GR0UNDs.-Purse 81, 900 for
horses that had never beaten 230 mile heats, best
three in five, In harness; $3.50 to first $500 to the
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