Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-09-12
THE TURF.
Prospect Park Association.
The Most Exciting Races on Record.
Tbree Desd Keats i'm One Race.

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Three Dead Heats I'm One Race.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE Herald fur
nishes the following: The second day Of
the fall meeting of Prospect Park Fair
Ground Association was one of the most
remar able events in the annels OF the
American turf. The most prominent sport
ingmen declared there never was such
racing on any other course in the world.
The first race was for q purse Of S4OO, all
ages, mile aud three.quaIters. For this
event were entered Cotfee's Lightning colt,
Chickabiddy, Utica, Benjamin and Matt
Jordan. Benz amin and Matt Jordan mad
q dead heat, and the trial between them
for the purse passed over until other events
on the card came of, when they were called
upon to decide the matter and they had an
o,har run. The judges again declared the
affair dead heat. The third heat was de-
clared dead and the horses obliged to con-
tend again. Benjamin finally won the best
and most closely contested race that ever
took place in this country. Time, 3:ll,
3:183a, 9:16, 3:19a.
The second race, purse of $500, all ages,
two mile heats, the following entered: WI
LACE Blacksmith, Warlike, Maid Of Orange,
|
| first heat, it was supposed dead hea, had
been made by Mildew, Warlike and WALLACE
| Blacksmith, with Lizzie Lucas about neck
behind. The Judges finally decided it was
won by Mildew in 4:349. VIII ge Black
smith won the second heat by length, thus
winning the heat and race by distancing the
winner of the first heat, as under the rule
all other horses had to go to the stable.
Third race, selling race ior all ages, Il
miles, purse S400. the following entered:
Wheatley, Hattie O'Neil, Camden and Liv-
erpool. The first was dead heat between
O'Neil and Wheatley in 2:133. They ran
the dead heat of, Wheatley winning easily,
by three lengths, in 2:l5. This is the first
time, says the Herald, in the history OF
racing, Of two horses making three dead
heats In dash.
Fourth Day at Lexington.
LEXINGTON, KY, Sept. 1.-THE races
over the Ass 1ciation c. urse to-day were
well attended. The hurdle race was COM
parative failure. Cadwallader lost the race
BY foul rider.
SUMMARY.
The first race was hurdle, two miles over
eight hurdles.
Buford's Charley Kavansugh by Emery's
| Lexington ..s.ss..'..'s. '''ss'''s l
McGrath's Lucy jackson. ............. 2
McIntYre's Fanny Jane. .............. 8
Time, 3:553.
The second rsce was selling race, mie
heats, for purse of $3.50.
McIntyre's b. c., three year old by
Asteroid.. -. .................2 !
Robinson's Florence J...........3 2 @
Grinstesd's ca. !. by Lightning. 2
Time, 1:i7, 1:48 an 1884.
Point Breeze TrOttiBE Association.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-THE fall
meeting of Point Breeze Park Trotters As
ISOLATION closed this afGerno n. The IN.
finished race of yesterday resulted in favor
Of Star, in 2:30a Lady Emma second
Stewart Mallory third.
: The two clio ing contests, one for horse;
Of the 2:24 class, for a purse OF 1000 dol
lars, open to all. The first race was woT
by Crown Prince in three straight heats
Time 2:27i, 2:26s, and 2:26i Thos Jeff'r,
son second and Ben Fiagler third.
In the second race Goldsmith Maid WoI
in three straight heats, Gloster second SEN
sation third. Time 2:22, 2:25a, 2:24.