The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-08-15
UTICA PARK RACES.
Second Day Of the Meeting Rainy Weather and
Heavy Course Flora Bell Wins the 2:27
Purse-The Three-Minute Trot Won
by Wallace in 2:A-Postpone-
ment Of Third Race.

ment Of Third Race.
UTICA, N. Y, August IA, 1872.
This is the second day Of the first meeting of this
trotting course. The day proved very bad, rainy,
aud the course muddy. The sun shone an hour to
let the people get to the course and they went in
large numbers, for there were as many as 5000
or 5000 present. 1t rained all the afternoon,
and the track was muddy and heavy, and half the
heats were trotted in the rain.
THE FIRST RACE
Of the day was for the 2:27 class. The entries
were :-Champlin's North Star Mambrino Mace's
Sleepy John, LOvetts Lula, Kremer's Dennis Car
penter's Dauntless, Fergus0ns J. II. Burke, Doris
Grand Duchess, Smiths Flora, Bell, Wade's Red
Cloud, ROden's George. OF these Burke Is dead |;
Mambrino and Red ClOnd did not appear.
First Heat.-The betting was at 4 to 8 on
Sleepy John; Lulu second choice, ut s to /
against her. There was delay on account OF the
rain until four O'Clock. Theyithen got oil, and on
the turn settled to place on 1t. Flora Bell came
into the front, and the backstretch got clear Of
her rivals, and going on strongly In the mud was
not caught, and, increasing her lead all through,
came home first By six lengths, in 2:2Sl-a Capital
heat for the condition Of the track There was
much change Of place with the rest, but Mace
." Second HsailN4fhIs tine made was so good, and
Flora Bell won 30 easily that the field advanced,
while Lulu, from choice. dropped into It, John
choice When oil Eloffa TBeil fed Lulu ~ second assd
Dau4tess third, John last. No change to the
broke ana let Lulu to the front, who, making
burst got away from the crowd ten lengths Flora
dropping into the ruck, but she soon righted her.
self and got ut work, and at once came to second
place and at the halfme line in ~. Around the
turn she gained rapidly and was only away
into the stretch she made play for Lulu and caught
her at mid-stretch, Tapped and passed her in a
dart and left her, going home four lengths first,
Lulu second, John third and the Others scattered.
Third Hedt.-Betting now was 125 on Flora to 3
on the field: The send-or was level, with Flora
first and John second. On the turn John broke
and Dauntless got second place, and so they
passed the quarter pole In thirtyeig seconds on
the stretch John recovered second place and Dennis
went third: but there was no change, Flora doing
the half mile In ! 10 and winning easily by six
lengths John broke near home. Time, 2:27h.
SUMMARY.
UTICA PARK August IA, 1s72.-Purse OF 81, 900 for
horses that never beat 227; $500 to the nrst
$500 to the fourth Mile heats three in i've, In har-
ness.
d. Mace entered b. g. Sleepy John. .........2 2
]. Lowell entered b. m. Lulu. ..............
A. H. Dore entered b. M. Grand Duchess. 4
j. Kremer entered b. g. Dennis. ............ 4dis
M. Roden entered b. q. George. .............7 DIR.
THE THREE MINUTE PURSE.
The second race was the three minute One
lace Boards Brown Bashaw, Stetson's Roam Jack,
Miners LightfOOt.
Gomez was the favorite at even against the
field. The track had grown worse.
First Heat-Walace led as the lot got away, but
Jack sOon by run, took first place, when he
leaving the crowd, got second at the quarter in
forty three seconds. brush on the stretch sent
Lghtfoot to lead at the halfmie pole in :22. and
tn ant
to the rear the brush lasting on to the turn. Light
foot first, Bashaw next, Wallace thrd-al on a lap
others a length. and led that to the three.quarter
pole but there he gave back and Bashaw fronted.
Still it was close. At the distance Lghtfoot broke,
foot second, Wallace third. Time. 2:41h.
Second Hedt.-Bettng still on Gomez as favorite
at even against the field. The orsend gave Jack
first place, Wallace second. On the turn Wallace
came out front and Gomez went second; they
passed the quarter in 4Oh. Here Mghtfoot moved
TO third place and Wallace led length at the half
mile pole, in 10 Wallace had got away from all
the Others four lengths while Lightfoot was gaining
and caught and he and Waace
made the head OF the turn Bashaw then broke
and Wallace with Lightfoot lap on to the home !;
Third Heat.-walace favorite; he got away with
the lead, Lightfoot next. At the quarter the same
foot went to the lead and kept It on to the
half In 2l when breaking, he fell or to last point.
and Wallace again, fronting home easily with
Time 245k.
Fourth Hedt.-On advice OF the owner OF Bashaw,
the driver was changed and ROden put up to drive.
Wallace was favorite until the change OF drivers,
but then Bashaw led the betting. The heat was
mere play for Wallace, for he led OF, led through
and won at ease In FAB.
The following Is the
| SUMMARY.
SAME DAY.-Purse, $4,000, Tor horses that never
beat three minutes. 800 to the first horse 1850
| to the second $3.50 to the third and $500 to the
fourth: Mile heats best three in five in harness. :,
Q. $. Green entered g. g. Wallace. / I
ID. Beard entered br 9. Brown Bashaw... 2
| y. Stetson entered +. 9. Roam Jack. ......4 8
w. A. Millner entered s. <. Lightf0ot..... dis.
| ID. J. Bowen entered b. Y. Gomez. dis
Time OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The race for 2:35 horses was commenced and one
| heat tr0tted OF 1t, which was won by Kburn Jim
| in 2:29h, Jim evidently not going forit.