The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-22
MY STIC PARK.
Last Day Of tho Spring Meeting Splendid Tfot-
ting and Good Attendance-The $500
Purse Won by Phil sheridan-carpen-
ter's Suie Carries or the Honors
in the $4,000 Contest.

BOSTON, June 81, 1872.
The fourth and last regular day of the spring
meeting at the Mystic Park was carried to sue
cessful conclusion this afternoon. Mr. Wright, the
proprietor reserved q considerable sum to be Of
fered in purses for the second week OF the Jubilee
season; but the arrangements have not yet been
made. The weather to-day was very warm, the at
tendance excellent and both the races on the card
closely contested
CONTEST FOR THE 81, 800 PURSE
The first race on the card was for purse OF
81, 6OO for horses that have never trotted better
than 2:35, and the field comprised the following
entries:-
Carpenters bay stallion Geo. A. Ham, Carrons
Day gelding Gear. B0wen's black gelding Camors,
Bacon's gray gelding st. Elmo, sargents brown stall
lion Phil Sheridan Hicks brown mare Lady Ellis,
Cundey's bay gelding Anston, Hayes black geld
Ing Black Prince, Doble's brown mare Greenwich
Maid, Willis white mare Fannie, DORIS black mare
Helen, Godsmith's bay stallion Abdalah.
In the pools Sheridan was favorite against the
field, 800 to $50.
FirstsHeat-All the horses came to the stand ex-
cept Abdallah ana Camors and Ellis was awarded
the pole, although In 80 large field that was not
worth anything. The horses struggled up consider
ably and scattered Gar, St. Elmo Hall, Aliston and
Helen being in the frstlot, while Sheridan aad the
others length or 30 in the rear Gear started
Off with Slight lead and Elmo took 1t from him
before the turn was made, and, having got the ad
vance, he put forth so much speed that it became
evident that he meant business, fOrthe heat at any
rate. Sheridan, the favorite, being among the
second lot, was some way in the rear when Elmo
went to the front, but he passed after another
until he reached the fourth place, Hall and Gear
forcing st. Elmo on the homestretch, the latter
winning by q neck, in 2:294.
Second Heat-Gentlemen from New York still ex-
pressed their faith in Sheridan at the pool boxes
and as he had good send-off their confidence In
creased Elmo, Gar Hall and Sheridan had
by Gar, and in an instant surrendered to ST.
Elmo. The latter led to the quarter,
but here sheridan, who had taken second place
were couple OF lengths In the rear, all going well,
but in company that was too fast. Around the
upper turn Sheridan went Tapped with ST. Elmo,
ana just inside the head of the stretch forced the
gray to break, but the latter soon rallied and did
not give 1t up until Sheridan beat him neck, in
Third Reat-Sherdan took lead after st. Elmo
broke, but before he reached the lower turn Black
Prince made an effort for the second place; but
after going In that position halfway up to the
halmile pole, he gave up, being forced or his feet
Gar Helen and ST. Elmo were up in the first section,
with Ellis Fannie and Prince In the rear.
The favorite kept on about his business, and
although he was pressed somewhat on the stretch
by Hall, st. Elmo and Car, Sheridan won by half
length. Time, 2:29h.
Fourth Heat.-Lady Ellis was withdrawn, and Of
the others St. Elmo went Off with slight lead, Gar
second Fannie next, then Sheridan, Helen, Allston
dashed into the second place but the pace too
fast for her, and she broke and fell OF, Sheridan
going next to st. Elmo. Around the upper turn
the latter forced to break and his driver pulled
him wide that he forced Sheridan to the outside
of the track. The latter took lead however, and
won by half length in 2: 3O24, Hall second, Helen
third. The following Is a
SUMMARY.
MYSTIC PARK June q, 1S72.-Purse or 81, 500, for
horses that have beaten 2:35-S1 900 to first.
$500 to second and $500 to third; mile heats best
three in five.