The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-05-28
DEERFOOT PARK.

Second and Last Day of the Trainers
and Drivers Trotting Meeting-Inter-
csting Exhibitions of Speed-Slippery
Dick, Brown Kitty and Alice Brown
the Winners.
The second and last day OF the trotting meeting
at Deerfoot Park gotten up by the trainers and
drivers for the benefit OF their protective associa
tion very successful, both in the matter OF at
tendance and character Of amusement offered
Three events were on the programme, the first
being between the horses in class No. 9, which EN-.
braced fourteen entries, but emily four to the
score, yet the contest was OF such an exciting ma
ture az to afford the greatest eradication to the
spectators and the betting fraternity These were
william Thorn's bay gelding Slippery Dick.
W. E. Weeks chestnut geding sam Nolan,
Daniel Mace's chestnut mare washburn Maid and
Dr. Heard's gray mare Butterfly Before the start
Slippery Dick evidently had the confidence OF the
pool buyers, as he was the favorte over the field
$50 to 500 He was beaten In the first heat, Sam
Nolan winning 1t by length in 2:46 when the
majority Of the spectators left Slippery and pinned
their faith to SAM but, like sporting matters gen
orally they were again ''al at sea" when Slippery
went TO the front, and won the second heat by two
lengths in 2:3Ts4. There was division OF opinion
to slippery the result proving that those holding
steadastly to their faith IN the latter's ability 10
pull through the contest VIGOROUSLY were correct
slippery stuck to his business, and winning the
third and fourth heats, was accorded the race.
The second event. under the saddle, contest so
seldom taking place nowadays as to be peculiarly
interesting, had seven entries, oil which Ave came
on the track. These were q. n. Ferguson's chest
nut geldng James X. Polk formerly Cloudman)
Alexander Patterson's brown mare Brown Kitty
William McMahon's bay gelding Coroner X, NJ. w
oicotts gray gelding Boy Lewis and j. II. Pull
Ups pay gelding Mystic. Before the start, James
n. Polk, who was sore from his performance the
DAY before, and would not ''strike trot,r despite
Tue exertlons OF both Ferguson and Dan Mace, WHO
successfully mounted the 'pigskn" and gave him
litue exercise, was withdrawn leaving but four in
the neld. The race proved to be brilliant and
closely contested Johnny Murphy rode Brown
Kitty, Charles Green Coroner X, W. T. Weeks Bolly
Lewis ana one OF the Phillips family Mystic In the
hrst pools Brown Kitty was the favorite but Coro-
ner n, going OF with vim, and winning the
heat was made the choice. Then Brown
Kitty scored the second heat which made
her still greater favorite and Repeating her sue.
cessful performance in the third heat II was re.
garded she could not lose. But Kitty was little
tired and when the word was given for the fourth
heat Corsner X. evidently meant mischief which
proved to be the case, ~ after most exciting
amid universal applause. Brown Kitty and the
play, ana the betting men. ever anxious to turn
an honest penny made the Coroner a fayor,te AT
the rate OF $40 to s12. Belly Lewis was allowed TO
withdraw. For the fifth and deciding heat both
came for the work the first attenn' tnA'- -'"ers