The New York herald., 1872-10-23
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Wind-Up. Of the Fall Trot-
ting Meeting.
The Postponed "Free-For-An Purse" at Laa
Decided-Gaxelle the Winner-An
Interesting Fifth Heat

The postponed "freefor-al purse" at the Pros
pcct Park Fair Grounds on Monday evening was
decided yesterday morning 1t will be remem.
bered that darkness prevented its being finished,
and at the time Joseph Harker's bay mare Gazelle
had won two heats William II. Humphreys chest.
nut gclding Judge Fullerton, one heat. and that
these two very speedy trotters had made s.deaA
heatn The race iOr weeks had excited much
speculation and great interest there probably be.
ing more money in the pool box on the event than
had ever before been for many years thus invested.
Eleven O'Clock was an early hour to renew the
contest but long before that time there were four
or five hundred people at the course anxious for
decision. The majority OF these were those
who had large sums pending and they
wished to know what would be their fate The
judges, Messrs. Simeon Hoagland, Nicholas Van
Brunt and Major Morton, were on the stand and
rang the bell quarter Of an hour before the time
OF starting. and the contestants promptly obeyed
the summons. Gazelle was still the favOrte, and u
few pools sold at moderate sums The
owners OF both her and Fullerton were the track
or club house grounds, and It win not be amiss to
though Mr.. Humphreys was the more demonstra-
tive and appeared to believe his magnificent geld
ing invincibe. Gazelle won the fifth heat, thus
finishing the race and winding up the Fall meeting
at the Prospect Park Fair Grounds The following
are the details OF the heat and the complete sum
marry
rim Heas-Fullerton was first on the track,
then came Palmer. GaZelle, and ROSalind last They
got away on very even terms at the third attempt
but fifty yards from the judges stand Fullerton LEFT
his feet badly, and before he could be caught had
taken third place. On the turn GaZelle and Palmer
were head and head, rattllng along at q terrific
pace two lengths In advance of Fullerton, who was
one length ahead of Rosalind. At the quarter p0le
in thirty-iye and quarter seconds Palmer drew
ahead Of Gazelle neck, Rosalind third one length
tn front OF Fullerton, who had now become com.
paratively steady. Cries OF "Fuerton's g0nel"
were heard upon every side. Along the backstretch
there was the most beautiful struggle between
long distance, but the pace was too hot for
Palmer, and having shot his bolt, Gazelle dashed
~ % 1a o Palmer PSs %So en9s IN
OF Fullerton, with Rosand two lengths In the rear.
Now Fullerton, urged by his driver, went for
neck and neck, when Palmer gradually gave up the
struggle, and the horses passed the three-quarter
pole with Gazelle at the post OF honor by two
lengths Fullerton second, four lengths in advance
lind From this point Fullerton made the greatest
effort, in response to his driver, to catch the
opened the gap and. coming along in handsome
style, passed under the wire winner of the heat by
four lengths; Fullerton was one length in advance
of Palmer, who broke on the stretch and Rosalind
ended one OF the most determinedly contested
races Of the season.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, L. l., Oct. 81 and
% 1S72-Purse $4,000; free for all, barring Ameri-
can Girl; ST. 700 to first, 100 to second, $500 to
third and $500 to fourth horse mile heats, best
three in five, in harness. Judges-Simeon HOag-
land, Nicholas Van Brunt and Major Morton.
Joseph Harker's b. m. Gazelle John
W. H. Humphreys CHI. g. Judge Fuller
ton BENJAMIN Mace) )................2 2.Ol
Erastus Corning's br. g. George Pal
mer dan Mace) 49,. ............... B
Fl. N. Smiths b. m. ROsaltnd Nv. II.
D0ble) ..........................4 4
John Merrill's blk. g. Camors. .......... DIR.