The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-05
BEACON PARK.
First Day Of the Spring Trot-
ting Meeting.
Fine J Attendance Phil Sheridan the
Winner Of the 2:35 Purse.

n BOSTON, June 4 1872.
The nrst Of the spring trotting meetings to be
held In New England this season was begun at the
Beacon Park this afternoon In the presence OF quite
large number Of spectators. The entries for the
various purses comprise some wen known horses,
ard among therentlemen upon the quarter stretch
were many nom New York and more distant places.
There was but one race ON the card, that being for
horses that never beat 2s36, and the greenbacks
ofrered amounted to $500. The entries were Saw
yers chestnut gelding Royal Mike, Sargent's brown
Stallion Phil Sheridan, Bigiey's chestnut mare
Fanny, Cudney's bay geding Allston, Browns gray
geldmg Bristol Bill. Hayes black gelding Black
Prince Becklers bay geiding Charles Dickens,
BrocR's sorrel mare Josephine and Goldsmith's
bay stallion Abdallah. The last three did not start,
fact that made the transactions ut the pool box
lively, although Sheridan had shown fast time both
here and In Potsdam, nom which place he halls.
Sheridan was the fa~ofite, Bill second choice, the
balance In the field.
First Heat-On getting the word Fanny went 70
the front and Black Prince to the rear-the latter
4 breaking badly, ana at once losing oil chance to
i get even place in the summary. At the quarter
! pole Fanny had two lengths the best OF IL in.the
excellent time OF s5,s seconds, but Bill wasgrad-
uay drawing up to her. the pace was too WEAK iSr
Ing to the half in :l6K, Sheridan taking second
place. Alston and Mike two or three lengths In the
rear. On the last quarter Sheridan was forced well
| who broke Just inside the distance and did not be-
come settled until he had crossed the score beating
| Sheridan half length, but the heat was given to
/ the latter In 2:3l u. Prince distanced.
| Second Hedt-The odds were three and four to
| enc on Sheridan, and the showing made by Bill
| gave him friends to take the odds. very good
start was made the third trial. FANNY taking the
lead they went around the turn, Allst0n In the
second place, Sheridan third, then Bill and Mike In
| the rear. Sheridan tr0tted well, and before the
quarter reached had his nose to Fanny's wheel,
the time being thirty-six seconds Up the straight
side Sheridan continued to force the pace, and
| gradually got on even terms with the chestnut
mare The latter INDUCED In slight break, but
| they passed the half with no daylight between
them In :18. Bristol was third length away, and
about that distance separated Allston and Mike.
| The race home between Sheridan and Fanny was
| an excellent one but the mare was forced to O
| break, the stallion beating her half q length In
| 2:34x, Bill second, Mike third, Alston fourth.
| Third HedL-On getting the word Royal Mike
| went to the front at the frst followed by Bill,
Fanny, Sheridan and Allston, In the ,order named.
Mike led length at the quarter pole, in thrty-six
and half seconds; Sheridan second, having passed
the mare and Bristol Bill white making the turn.
| and had half length the best OF 1t at that point,
| In 1:15H. Entering the last half he shook the
others OF, and opened length or two Of daylight
| between them, the other three well together and
! Alston in the rear. The race home was well con-
tested by Bill Mike and Sheridan, the latter win
ming by an open length, In 2:36h. The following Is
SUMMARY.
BEACON PARK BOSTON, MAss.-SPRING TRoT
| TING MEETING.-FIRsT DAY, June 4, 1S72.-Purse
$500, for horses that never beat 2:35; mile heats,
best three In five In harness; $500 to first, $3.50 to