The New York herald., 1873-05-16
DEERFOOT PARK.

Oh the IrOttin& SeaSOn-IWO
Spirited Contests-Lady Annie and
Colonel the Winncrs-A Good t'Scnd
on" for the Trainers and Drivers
Association.
The season OF trOtting agreeable TO announce
ment, was duly opened yesterday at Deerfoot Park
uormerly Halls Track, on the Coney Island road,
with two events. These were purses given by the
new management, the first being OF S20o for horses
that had never beaten 240 and the second OF 500,
for those that never beat three minutes. Entered
for the former were Isaac Pauling's bay mare Belle
of Orange, Daniel Maces sorre mare Alice Brown,
DIR. Heards gray mare Butterfly, Peter Mance's
bay stallion Captain Allen, S. McNamaras bay
gelding Memo, Pierce Hayden's bay mare Lady
Annie, William Toms bay geldng Slippery Dick
and Daniel Pffer's gray mare Kitty. or these
Alice Brown, Slippery Dick, Butterfly and Lady
Annie came to the score
In the three-minute purse there were entered J.
Dentons bay gelding Unexpected, J. w. Philips
brown mare Josephine, J. w. COnlon's bay gelding
Bob Barry f. Loomis black gelding Paddy Dooley,
S. Hayes black gelding American Clipper, Isaac
Pauling's black gelding Willie Knox, J. f. jarvis
gray geldng Blue Dick, George Wright's bay geld
ing Colonel, Daniel Maces black gelding Young
Flingham and John Martins bay gelding Modoc.
From this field Bob Barry, American Clipper, Mo-
doc and Willie Knox were withdrawn.
circumstances and, as the result proved, the
sport was OF an extremely satisfactory character
The management having adopted the new amend
ments OF the Trainers and Drivers Association to
the National Associations rules, much interest
was manifested as to the success or nonsuccess OF
the attempt. As II proved, everything worked
very harmoniousy, nothing i'll natured being ex-
pressed by any one OF the large number on the
ground The judges OF the day were Messrs. Isaiah
Rynders, G. f. Johnson and II. Y. storms. Before
| the sport commenced Captain Rynders cautioned
the drivers In the matter OF the rules under which
they were to contend for the purses; but, while
enlightcning them in the premises advised that
the dinicuty between the drivers and ASSOCIATIONS
was not OF his seeking.
THE 2:4O PURSE.
In the pools before the start Alice Brown was the
favorite, to ], and, after she had won the first
heat, 20 to was offered without takers the bet
she would prove the victor. But the second heat,
near the quarter-pole, Alice cast a shoe and then
went into the air, running the balance OF the mile,
for when she was distanccd by the Judges much
to the modification and loss OF those who had
taken ner az avorte, m nne es second neat was won
went to the front in the pools, her driver being
placed by Hiram Howe and as she scored this
| heat, trotting very steadily throughout, was ac-
ccpted "a the probable winner, and long odds were
offered on her. She did not disappoint her friends
as she won the fourth and fifth heats with ease
amid much cheering, taking first money. slippery
Dick was awarded the second premiHri and Butter
THE THREE MINUTE TRoT
George Wright's bay gelding Colonel was the IA
vorte for the race and won II in three straight
heaJs though the friends of Young FilIingham and
Paddy DoOley were numerous, and Invested good
deal OF money on them. In the third heat the first
application OF that rule adopted by the Drivers Asso
clation whereby after three sc0rings and the word
is not given, horse OF average speed must be se-
lected, and all the rest come 70 the score In his
company, was made, and found to work admirably
Unexpected was the selected horse and Obeying
the mandate Of the Judge the contestants got away
in fine style. Young Filingham won second money
and Paddy D0oley saved his entrance. The track
was IN fine condition.
SUMMARIES.
DEERFOOT PARK, i. l., MAY l5 1873.-Purse 900,
for horses that never beat 2:40. Mile heats; best
three in five, in harness; 1925 to the first, $50
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