The New York herald., 1872-09-19
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Second Day Of the Autumn Trot-
ting Meeting.
Three Very Interesting Trotting Races-crown
Prince Wins the 2:28 Purse. Joe Brown
the 2:31 Premium and Eveline the
Match Race-0ood Day, Coed
Track, and Music by
Bernstein's Band.

Bernstein's Band.
The lovely weather yesterday for riding In
duced large numbers Of respectable people to take
the Coney Island road for q drive. The great IN
ducements that were offered ct the Prospect Park
Grounds OF nne trotting led many to turn their
horses heads toward that popular place. and well
were they pleased with the sport that came or
There a very fair crowd at the Fair Grounds
yesterday afternoon, the grand stand aud the club
house balconies presenting gay appearance.
Many elegantly dressed, beautiful. ladies' witnessed
with delight the good trottlng that came or.
Among the members OF the club and others who
were at the grounds we noticed r. b. Jackson and
lady, r. Robinson and lady, william Porter and lady,
Mrs. Judge Van Brunt and family, Mr.. cammeyer,
Mr.. Blake aud family Holmes Van Brunt and lady,
Judge McCue. Mr.. Pettee, Mr.. Chatncld AMI lady,
Joseph Hasker, Mr.. Wood and lady. Mr.. Whitehead
and lady, Mr.. Brodie, MAJOR Morton, Dean Sage
David Bonner. Mr.. McGnl and lady, n. C. Page aud
daughter. s. 3. Blood and lady, Amos d. Higgins,
Dr. Brown and lady, c. y. Lawrence. w. wheatley,
Mr.. utchneld and lady. Chief OF Police Campbell,
Judge Moore and lady, Dr. Andrews ana lady, II. c.
Place and lady, Furmsn Mutt, Mr. Hamilton. Mr..
Wood, g. Austin, r. G. Frost aud lady, Frank Hor-
ton, General Woodward and lady, Mr.. Coyer ana
lady, Mr.. Beckett and ladies, DIR. Cochrane. DIR. Kis
sam, ID. II. Gould and famly-sll Of whom seemed
highly delighted with the trotting that came on
during the afternoon.
Three trotting races came OF during the after.
noon, the nrst being match between Isaac Den
toms bay mare Scotland Maid and william Those's
black Evelne, for $780, mile heats. best three
In Ave, In harness; the second purse for horses
that had never beaten 2:2d, ana he third race was
for horses that bad never beaten 2si, each OF the
purse races being mile heats, best three In ave, 10
harness.
Tne match race between Scotland Maid and Eve.
line was soon settled, but not I'm a satisfactory
manner as many persons who witnessed the
match believe that the affair mot on the
square," The betting was nearly even before the
start; but after Scotland Maid had beaten Evelinc
the first heat IN the most hollow manner Evelne
became the favorite at two To one. and, Scotland
to talk. Having proof that the race was not an
honest one, We have TO believe the driver of Scot
land Maid who says he lost the race by the boot
on the mares hind leg getting loose ana irightcn.
ing her 80 that she would not trot.
The second event tthe FIRST OF regular business
than 2:?6 mile heats best three In i've, harness.
which had four entries comprising W. u.
Maces gedas cray 0~e Eaay a%s JOAN
Murphy's bay geliing Charley Green. Crown
pools for great deal more money than the others
did combined. Gray Eddy won the lrst heat in
gooa style & out 9 ina, NJ dd nna no. a'er G the Odds on
long as any money was laid against him. lie
the second, third and fourth heats.
The third event OF the day, the 2:3l purse, had
for entries j. j. Bowen's bay geldng Gomez, W.
McMahon's bay gelding Coroner X, Daniel n. Jcn-
ter's bay gelding George A. Han, formerly Tom
Moore; Peter Manee's gray geldlng Mercer, NJ.
geling Kansas Chief w. H. Borsi's bay mare Lady
Bacchus, James McKee's bay mare Young thorn
Chic Chief and George 4. Han were wiihdrawn joe
Brown was great iavorte over the iieid, one
hundred to nifty being freely offered on his
heats, but 1t was the opinion OF many persons
that there were horses In the race that could have
beaten him but for the record they would have 70
make and these horses merely went for second
money. We can hardly believe this, however, as
parts of the race he showed great speed. but as
these exhibitions were only spasmodc we will not
believe that ne can beat Joe Brown until we see
him do It, Enigma might have done better n her
driver had managed TO have started on even terms
with the leaders, but as he contented himself with
being last at the send-0n each time We suppose he
made his mind TO play for safety and not run the
risk Of being run into by any Of the others. Ths
Old Bill Whelan gave to drivers In his day :-sYou
can't win by staying behind; - and Jack Bunshy
did not excel ,e Wnean IN wisdom We would advise
vice when he next takes charge OF horse In
race.
The following are the details OF the racing as It
The First Trot.
First Heat-Scotand Maid won the pole. Eve.
of the send-on but breaking soon alter leaving the
stand scotland Maid led one length around the turn
and to the quarter pole, In forty seconds. She
opened length OF daylight on the backsfrctch,
but at the hali-mile pole was not over length and
q half ahead. Time, l:lsA. Going down the lGwer
stretch Scotland Maid be gan TO leave Evellne, aud
when three lengths ahead OF her Eyene broke up
and ran until she shut up the daylight. EyClige
broke again on the homestrctch, and Scotland
Maid came home an easy winner by .our lengths an
2:35.
Second Heat.-Evelinc, Notwithstanding her de-
feat In the first heat, was the iavorite al neatly
two TO one. She was given two lengths the beet
OF the start and she took the pool Immediately
afterwards, and Scotland Maid breaking up lost the
race at once. She was nearly a distance behind at
the quarter pole, and breaking mp afterwards
twice, was beaten l50 yards. Evelne passed the
quarter pole In thirty-eigt seconds, the haifme
pole In :l6i4, and she came home Ia 2:4 when
Scotland Maid came Ia II was discovered that one
OF her boots was loose and the straps were Dap.
ping around her feet. The crowd gathered
around the judges stand before the decision was
rendered and talked pretty loud about fraud, and
1Or some time the losers were very violent and
some talked fight; but when the judges decided
that Evelne had won The and scotland Maid
was distanced they subsded, and that was the
end OF IL. The following isa
SUMMARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Sept. IS-Match
$500; mile heats, best three IN Dve iL harness.
w. ThOrn's blk. III. Evene. ne.........,...........
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