The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-26

Splendid Trotting Between Goldsmith Maid and
Judge Fullerton-The Maid Carries
or the Honors in the $4,000
Race with Ease.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 25, 1879.
The hotels OF this city during the last few days
In anticipation OF the great Masonic gathering
have been crowded to their utmost capacity, so
that to-day the majority, leaving their wives and
daughters to pine upon the balconies, turned ont
In full force at Point Breeze. Not even on
the interesting day upon which the fall meeting
closed was there larger concourse present, nor
were the races then any more brilliant and ex-
citing than they have been this afternoon.
THE FIRST RACE
kas for a purse OF $500, mile heats best three in
Ave IN harness. $500 to the first horse $50 to the
second and $50 to the third.
The following horses were entered for the con-
Gest;-W. H. Doble's gray gelding SNOWFALL, M.
Goodwns bay gelding Honest Billy and Budd
Doble's chestnut mare Nellie. By miserable
train belonging to the Pennsylvania Railroad, ad-
vertised as first class, about Thousand people
were kept midway upon the track, among dismal
brick kilns. while the first heat OF this race was
being trotted. Indeed, so frequent and long were
these delays that it actually took this train over
one hour to travel a distance OF four miles. The
horses-two of which were great local favorites-
were exceedingly wen matched. ana there were
moments in every heat attended Win intense III
terest and excitement.
The following is
THE Summary
w. H. DOble names W. z. SNOWFALL. l 1 l
M. Goodwin names b. g. Honest Billy.
Brdd Dobe names c. m. Nellie. ......... 2
Time, 2:3lA-2 33A-2:34-2:33
Quarter Han Mile. +,
First neat .............. ~ LILY 2:3lM
Second heat............ 3oz l:l9 2:33A
Third neat ............ 81 3d. 1Is 2:sa
THE SECOND RACE
for purse of $4,000, mile heats, best three in
FIVE, in harness; $4,000 TO the first and $1,000 to
For this race were entered Budd Doble's bay
mare Goldsmith Maid and Dan Maces sorrel geld
FIRST Heat-The two were OF at the sixth scoring,
Fullerton having the advantage by about one
yards away from home but gaming them quickly,
she Tapped Fullerton and passed the quarter.poe
in "a y seconds about half length ahead. AS the
two dashed on to the halfpoe Fullerton was lett two
lengths In the rear while the Maid passed it in
1:lo. Then Fullerton began to show his strength
the bay mare reducing d@ the distance
greatly and gaining the cheers OF all his friends.
pole, and showed her strongest power on her way
home. Fullerton, trOtting in magnificent style,
closed upon the Maid, aud threw her of her feet.
1t was but SKIP or two, however, for she recov-
cred in moment, left Fullerton IN the rear
ing the score fully four lengths ahead, and winning
Second Heat.-The horses passed the score neck
and neck, but the Maid steadily pushed ahead,
SECONDS, with Fullerton following holly On
behind. Down to the half-mile stake Fullerton
gained upon the mare who reached the pole in
1:l1l4, only half a length ahead. The Maid shook
her mead as II in defiance, dashed madly onward,
and at the threequarter pole Fullerton had lost far
more than he had gained. and was all Of two
lengths behind. No sooner Was she lengJhening
her vantage ground than she went up in the air
badly, and Fullerton, SEEING the opportunity few
up closely beside her in q moment Then the Maid
caught her feet dashed forward splendily, and won
the heat in 2:22h, the Judge being only two lengths
In the rear.
Third Rehabilitation lead by half a length over
the score, when the Maid made one OF her peculiar
skps and dashed beside him, tapping him neck and
neck. Fullerton held his own handsomely, and as
ne began creeping ahead the Maid lost her feet
again, speedily gained them as before, and passed
the quarter in 3sA seconds, not quite length in
advance. Fullerton pressed up beside her,
closed upon her, Tapped her neck and
neck, and both made the half together in :16. No
sooner is the hail reached than the Maid, slowly
gaining, leads him by hall length, and in the
contest to the three-quarter pole neither gained
the advantage OF an inch. On the way home the
little bay mare new up In the air, Fullerton gained
upon her, almost reached her, when away she flew
ike the wind, wildly shaking her head and doing
her work in her best possible style, until she leaves
Fullerton so very lar behind her that she passes
the score at a very moderate pace, thus winning
both the heat and the race III 223A.