The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-05-26
FLEETWOOD PARK.
Winding Up the Spring Trot-
ting Meeting.
Fine Assemblage and Pleasing
Events.
lbdallah the Winner of the 2:4S Race and
st. Elmo the $500 Purse.

The spring meeting at FleetWoou rarA anu 1ns
first regular trotting reunion In the North dissoved
last evening In a state OF much pleasantness. AS
everything that is bright and otherwise must fade
NJ last, there is sound philosophy in enjoying the
FORMER to the end and doubtless this thought was
uppermost In the minds OF the grand crowd that
left the city yesterday, ourneying along the lovely
drives OF Central Park to be present at this dis
solution. beautiful spring day spreads its gentle
wings over Fleetwood, and heartily every one
enjoyed the scene. There were many fair faces on
the Grand Stand, and the vehicles in
the leld-because there was no more room
under the ample sheds-were very numer-
Gus. On the club house balcony there was
such a large representation OF Gotham's pleasing
daughters, with their bright eyes and pnk-sunused
cheeks the thought more than once was uppermost
In the mind that 1t would be jolly If FIeetwood's
charming patrons could be at every trotting meet
Ing In the land.
At the end OF every meeting the stable boys and
the rubbers have sort Of short vacation, and
these knowing lads, white and black, swarm about
the betting men and under the shadow Of the Grand
Stand, venting aloud their opinions and yesterday
was not an exception. They are an amusing lot Of
tough characters, and occasionally vigorous de-
annexation Of one more of the competing ami
mails Is absurd that the bystanders catch the in
lection and forget for the instant what they went
TO see.
At length after the voice OF the pool seller had
ceased, after all the trotting had to an end,
an the enthusiasm was no more and the judges had
given their last decision and chaked the figures on
the swinging blackboard, sigh burst from the
throng-the realization that the meeting was one
Of the things of the past Then back the city was
the words for II Fleetwood died for the time yester
day Prospect Park Fair Grounds opened its gates
to the trOtting community on Tuesday, and the
sporting world wags.. In a crowd the Grand
ISLANDERS sought their carriages, and it
the club house and proud horses took that throng
OF fair faces away. Even Van Colt, Van Ness and
Van Slice left the scene, and the very peanut boy
and the banana man followed in their tracks, and
last of ALL the darkies who had watered and held
horses during the week and the quaint little fellow
pretty place was left to its keepers, but the thou
sands who had gone a away carried with them
the spring trOtting meeting
The Trotting.
The track was In good condition. The events OF
the day were the purses Nos. and g. the first being
for horses that had never beaten 24S-$35O to first
$50 to second and 500 to third-me heats, best
three In flve in harness. For this there came to the
score Alden Goldsmith's bay stallion Abdallah, W.
e. Weeks bay mare Susie Clay, J. J. Bowen's bay
gelding Cornee, and Alexander Patterson's black
mare Lady Roe Abdallah won the race In three
straight heats.
The closing event was for a purse Of $500; mile
heats best three in five, in harness; $3.50 to FIRST
$3.50 to second and 500 to third horse. In this
were entered P. Manee's gray gelding st. Elmo,
Colonel Dickeys dun gelding G. L. Fox and w. f.
Weeks black gelding Eight Bells. st. Elmo secured
the victory after four heats had been trotted.
THE FIRST TROT.
First Heat.-Susie Clay was first away, Abdallah
second, Lady Roe third, Cornee fourth. Abdallah
soon went to the 'front.' and led three lengths to the
thlrtV-Seyeu
Susie Clay second, two lengths In front OF Lady
Vino tho ph tnrn daab openea Wide
and was half dozen lengths in front of Susie Clay
who was two lengths in advance OF Lady Roe, the
latter being one length ahead OF COrnee. Time,
I:13H. Cornee broke up badly on the backstretch,
and would have been distanced but that Abdallah
over the score, winning the heat In 2:3s; Susie
Clay second, Lady Roe third and COrnee
fourth. Time OF the heat, 1885,
second Hedt.-Abdallah was the fovorite at about
ten to one the field. Lady Roe had the lead
at the start, Susie Clay second At the quarter
pole Abdallah led two lengths, Susie Clay second,
two lengths ahead OF Lady Roe, who was one length
In 'front.' Of Cornee. Time, thirty-seven and a
quarter seconds. Abdallah moved away from the
others on the lower turn, and was four lengths in
front at the hafmile pole, In l54, the others fol-
lowing two lengths apart in the order given above.
Going up the backstretch Cornee trotted up and
passed Lady Roe, but was then pulled back to the
rear again. Abdaah trotted steadily and lelsurey
mp the homestretch and won the heat by length,
Susie Clay second, half dozen lengths ahead Of
Lady Roe. Time OF the heat 1888.
Third Heat-The horses had very good start,
but Susie soon stopped until the others were
several lengths away Cornee second, Lady Roe
third. Abdallah led ten lengths to the quarter
pole, Cornee second, four lengths ahead OF Lady
Roe, who was three lengths In advance of Susie
Clay. Time, thirty-seven and quarter seconds.
Abdalah was fifty yards in front at the halfme
POLE In rs. and logged home from there, making
the heat In 2:43A. Lady Roe was second six
lengths ahead OF Susie Clay, Cornee fourth. The
following Is a
FLEETWOOD PARK, May 25.-Purse 5000 for horses
that had never beaten PAS; $3.50 to the first, $50
to the second and 800 to the third horse; mile
heats, best three in five, in harness.
A. Goldsmith entered b. s. Abdalah........ 1 !
w. Il. Weeks entered b. m. Susie Clay.......
A. Patterson entered blk. m. Lady Roe
]. J. Bowen entered b. g. Cornee. ..........4
@. H. Martin entered br. g. Joe Parker. DIR.
8. N. Ferguson entered blk. IN. Sweetmeat. DIR.
quarter. H1E Mile.
First heat :............ 81A llsh 235
Second heat 87h 1854 2ss
THE SECOND TRoT.
First Hedt.-Eight Bells had the best OF the send
of, G. l.. Fox second, st. Elmo third Going around
the turn Eight Bells led one length st. Elmo sec
ond eight lengths ahead OF G.. L. Fox, who had
broken up badly. At the quarter POLE which was
passed In thrty-eight seconds st. Elmo was Sec
lower turn st. Elmo took sides with Eight Bells and
thed passed HIM and led to the hafmile pole two
lengths In 10, the others before. Going up the
hill on the backstretch Fox trotted fast and soon
overlook and passed Eight Bells, and then made
play for St Elmo. beautiful struggle terminated
with st. Elmo winning the heat by half length.
Eight Bells was six lengths behind. Time OF the
Second Heat-The horses had good start, and in
going around the turn ST. Elmo led one length g. l..
Fox second two lengths In advance or Eight Bells.
Fox then broke up badly and was ten entghs behind
when st. Elmo passed the quarter pole, IN thirty
eight seconds. AT the halfmile pole St Elmo was
three lengths In front of Eight Bells, the latter three
lengths ahead OF G. l.. Fox. Time l6h. Fox
trotted steadily up the backstretch and overlook