The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-19
UTICA PARK RACES.
Rain Storm and Small Attendance, but Good
Trotting-Little Longfellow Winner Of tho
First Race, Kate Bennett Winner Of
tho Five-Year-Old Race and
Goldsmith Maid Of tho
Free-for,AN Race.


No day In the history Of the Utica Park. and, in
all probability, no day in the history OF any other
park, ever furnished such weather drizzled upon
the races here to-day. What with rain all through
last week and pleasant Sunday following It was
conndently expected that the rewards OF postpone
ments ana patience were to be received In the
shape OF glorious weather on Monday. The moist
reputation Of Utica on the occasion OF public out
door amusements, however, was not to
be gainsayed. An east wind came down
on the city In the morning, bring
Ing with 1t rain by noon. The rain COM
menced with drizzle to show that 1t meant
to stay, and stay it did during every heat OF
the 2:aS, the aveyear-old and the freefor-a races
The attendance was about one-half what It was on
Saturday. The Grand Stand was full, but then the
rain drove everybody present into the Grand
Stand. The three races mentioned were trotted In
alternate heats. The first race called was That for
23S horses. What little pool selling that was done
during the afternoon was carried on IN the Grand
driven the sellers out OF the pool stands.
IN THE FIRST RACE
FAIR sold for $40 Litte Iongiellow for sI2 zcaaie
Golddust for $40 and the field for $40. The horses
were called IN the rain, started IN the rain and
IN THE FIRST HEAT
they were on with Vanity Fair first, Golddust
on the turn Golddust took first and
Kept 1t to between the half and three:
fOurtn6, with VANITY Fair second AT
the quarter Planter broke, and len back
to sixth, giving Kitty Gilbert third. At the three
fourths Vanity Fair pushed to first and Kitty Gil
bert to second with Little LOngfe!low third. On
the homestretch Bashaw came up and took
second from Kitty Gilbert, who cropped to fifth,
with Little Lon2ielow third and '!hlddust fourth,
the horses coming home in that order.
IN THE SECOND HEAT
Kitty Gilbert and LOnrfel ow nr6t and abreast
at the quarter, with GOiddust second at the hall;
Planter tried to get third, but broke, LongfellOW
taking first, with Gilbert second and G0lddust
IN and
Fair pushed ahead from nth and took econd, the
horses coming home as per summary Longfeuow
winning by length.
at the start the order was, Bashaw, Planter, Long.
fellow, GOddust; ut the quarter, Planter, Bashaw
and GOlddust; AT the three-fourths Planter,
Bashaw, Vanity Fair and Golddust, and on the
hOmestretch as per summary.
In the fourth heat the start of was, Kitty Gilbert,
Bashaw, Planter and GOddust; at the quarter,
Planter, Longellow, Vanity Fair and Kitty Gilbert;
at the hall, Planter, LongIellow and Golddus:; at
were neck ana neck for first, with Bashaw
third and Gilbert fourth. In the last heat the six
horses started nearly abreast, with Planter lead
fellow, Golddust, Planter and Dashaw at the hall,
Longfell0w, GOlddust running, Planter and Vanity
Fair; at the three quarters LOngieow, Vanity
Fair and Bashaw. GA the homestretch LOngfe-
latter leading by neck. The judges gave Long
fellow first money, however. because Of Vanity
Fairs running, IL was presumed, although where
she did the running was not quite apparent. The
decision OF the judges was received with favor by
the mOistened spectators, from the fact that It
ended the race anu did away with crowding an
other heat into the darkness which was near.
SUMMARY.
UTICA PARK August IL, ls73.-Purse of $4,000
for horses that have never beaten 2:3s; 800 to
the rst, $3.50 to the second $3.50 to the third $500