The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-13
BEACON PARK.
Fourth Day Of the Spring Meeting-Warm
Weather and Fine Trotting Contest for the
Purse for Horses to Road Wagons-Fanny
the Winner-Czar Takes the ESQ Purse.

BosroN, June IL, 1872.
The spring meeting Of the Beacon Park Club was
continued at that park to-day. The day was the
Swarmest Of the season and the attendance quite
llarge-large numbers availing themselves Of the
opportunity to get out into the country to enjoy the
bright sun, and at the same time witness the trials
OF speed that were upon the cad.
THE FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PURSE
The first race was for purse OF $500, for horses
= to road wagons mile heats, best three in i've, and
for this the following entries were made :-Sawyer's
Ebay gelding Royal Mike, Worcester's bay mare
y Madawaska Maid, Webber's bay stallion Lambert
Boy, Bglers chestnut mare Fanny Mersham,s bay
geding Sheppard Knap2, Beckler's bay mare Lady
! Morris and Brooks sorrel mare Josephine. Tho
last two did not start and among the others Knapp
was avorite In the pools At the start the betting
changed to the Maid and Fanny.
First Heat.-ln the first heat Fanny had the pole,
Mike second Knapp third and the Maid outside: On
Ggetting the word Fanny went to the front, but the
Maid soon got terms with her, and directly
after took the leading place Knapp and Mike kept
well together the latter doing some bad breaking
The Maid kept on about her business and won the
heat easily in 1854, Fanny second, Knapp third
3 Second Heot-tn the second heat the Maiu soon
Sput herself at the front, closely followed by Fanny
the other two in the rear. These two mares had
! the battle all to Themselves the Maid Out-foOting
her opponent and winning in 1896.
/ Third Heat.-The betting had taken lively turn
4 from Knapp to the Mald and an excellent start
1was obtained. Knapp began to get his work In rs
he appros ched the hafmile pole, but although he
+ was closely pressed by Fanny he won the heat,
d with the Maid second. Time 35. Another change
at the pool box the hackers of Knapp taking fresh
courage.
d Fourth Hedt.-Ths heat was holly contested by
the Maid and Fanny, Knapp not doing go well AZ
Ehls friends could have wished The Maid lea into
the stretch, but here she broke advantage that
( was quickly taken by Fanny. who put on good
rate Of speed, aud won BY half length In 2:ssH
Fyfyh Heat-In the fifth heat the Maid had the
best OF 1t TIL the threc-qnarter pole was reached,
when Royal Mike dashed In for the lead, which no
Z took and held to the wire, winning In 2:4OA. It
4 was even now considered anybodys race and pools
drought good figures the Maid having slight call.
4 The last two heats were won by Fanny after
: hard struggle with the Maid and Mike, who trotted
Remarkably well, but who appeared not to have the
Hbottom that FANNY showed. Knapp was dstanced
= in the last heat the race, taken as whole, was
one OF the best contested ever trOtted here. The
following is
SUMMARY.
y BEACON PARK, June 12.-Purse OF $500, for all
horses, to road wagons $3.50 to the first, $3.50 TO
81 the second 500 to the third.
MD. Bigeiy entered CHI m. Fanny.
4 A. w. Worcester entered b. III.
n Madawaska Maid. ............ l l
HJ. A. Sawyer entered b. h. Royal
a Mike. ......................... 4 3
~ B. Mershcn entered b. e. Shep-
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