The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-29


FIRST HedL-Tom keeler had the pole and he took
The lead, closely followed 10y OHIO Boy, Mary A.
whitney tlild, Lady Byron fourth, Commodore
NTH. AS soon as the horses lett the score Commo-
dore ana Mary A. whitney broke up and fell behind.
lengths, OHIO Boy second, tour lengths in advance
OF Lazy Byron. the latter being three lengths
ahead OF Commodore, who was eight lengths in
'front.' OF Mary A. whitney. The ume was 81
seconds. When the horses passed the hal-rne
pole Tom keeler was leading one length Ohio Boy
second, two lengths in front OF Lady Byron, the
latter being four lengths in advance OF Commodore,
Mary A. Whitney five lengths further on. Gong TO
the three-quarter pole Tom Keller began to quit,
ana ONO Boy and Lady Byron closed
him The mare trotted steadily, while
ONO Boy left his feet, and she soon took second
suddenly swerved to the inside and came very
nearly upsettng hls sQlky. Lady Byron outasted
Tom keeler second, Commodore third Ohio Boy
fourth, .a Mary Gsa a. W oStd aitn. Time 2a6a.
Keeer second, Lady Byron third Commodora
fourth, Mary A. Whitney nth. AT the quarter
POE w ,a6 ,, was passed 70 80 seconds, Tom
length IN front OF the other three who were side
and SIDE. When Tom keeier reached the half.mle
pole he was four lengths IN advance OF OHIO Boy,
the latter one length IN 'front.' Of Lady Byron MARY
A. whitney fourth and Commodore fifth Gong
to the quarter pole Tom Keller kept IN front, hut
1t required great deal OF persuasion to Keen him
there. He showed the way ali the way around
until fifty yards from the stand when LADY Byron
came up and beat him by a head ar The score :.
Commodore was third, ONO Boy fourth, MARY A.
whitney nth Time Of the heat 2:sl.
on, Tom keeIer. second, Commodore third, Lady
Byron fonrth Mary A. whitney njth. AT the
quarter pole, which was passed in SO seconds, Tom
Keller led five lengths, Ohio Boy second one
length ia advance OF Commodore the latter
being half a length ahead Of Lady Byron
Mary A. Whitney ffth. The latter then
frotted around the other horses, ana was second
at the hali-me pole, Keeler leading four lengths,
In IA; Ohio Boy third, Lady Byron fourth, Com
modore lfth, the latter having broken badly on
the way. At the three-quarter pole Tom was SIX
lengths ahead, Mary A. Whitney second, length
in 'front.' OF Lady Byron, who was two lengths
ahead OF Ohio Boy, the latter being half length In
advance OF Commodore. From that point 70 the
end the excitement occasloned by the struggle
between Lady Byron and Tom Keeler was great.
The mare was at least five lengths behind Tom
when he entered the homestretch, but he was
tiiing badly, and the mare Kept close on him on q
.roi until Tom broke up she then broke. and
dhey both ran until they passed under the wire,
rom being neck In 'front.' Commodore came IN
third, Mary A. whitney fourth, ohio Boy nth.
Time OF the heat 30x.
Fourth HeoL--The start was one OF uncertainty.
one one OF the judges shouted coop while another
rang the bell for the horses 10 come back. Tom
keeer however, went away as rapidly as he could,
ppen'ng gap Of eight lengths 10 the quarter pole,
Lazy Byron second four lengths In front OF Mary
a. "n''nsy' Sop@9qore j9pta, Quo R9x 1tth nis