The New York herald., 1873-09-10
POINT BREEZE PARK.
First Day of the Fall Trot-
ting Meeting.
FINE WEATHER AND GRAND ATTENDANCE.
Mary A. Whitney the Winner of the 2:3O
Furse and SNOWFALL the
$50 Contest.


for the first time in several months, and for an
hour or so every man who came in seemed to
shake every other mans hand. The meeting this
afternoon, therefore, was not only one OF sport,
but also one OF reunion, and Point Breeze never
saw merrier gathering. The track waSin superb
condition, the horses in fine trim, and the feminine
portion OF humanity, always eager to grasp the
nrst opportunity for displaying their latest fall
costumes were numerously represented and
seemed TO regard the preliminaries with precisely
the same interest rs the men. The only unpleasant
features about the meeting are the clouded brains
OF the reporters as they seek for mathemat-
Cal figure constructed similar to the course
They mentally reviewed their earlier geo.
metrcal education in vain, for neither
Euclid nor trigonometry contains anything
that is at all like it. The course Is not round, tr
angular, sugaroaf or straight away. 1t IS like no
other in the country and this year is so well
graded and improved that 1t is scarcely like ITSELF
and then the color caps Of the drivers moved here
and there among the crowd. The gong sounded
at the Judges stand, the track was cleared and the
horses were ready.
THE 2:3o RACE.
The first contest was for purse Of 81, 00O for
horses that never beat $3.50; mile heats. best three
in five, in harness; $1,100 to the first, 5000 to the
second and $500 to the third horse. Entered for
this were M. Goodin's bay gelding Honest Billy, T.
K. Leavitt's sorrel eelding Star, M. l.. Carrol's
brown geldng winthrop Morrell, Jr. ; Mr.. Mead's
chestnut mare Nellie, j. H. Phillips gray gelding
Jack Draper James Dongrey's gray gelding Ed
Eaton and Peter Manee's bay mare Mary A.
Whitney
First Heat-The horses were sent or at the first
scoring, and at the quarter pole their relative po-
sitions were Mary A. Whitney ahead, making the
distance in 36a1 seconds, followed closely by Jack
Draper, Honest Billy, Nellie, Eaton, Star, and Nor.
rell, Jr In approaching the hali-mile pole, Mary
Billy, Draper, Nellie, Eaton, Star and MOrrell in
the order named. Billy then put on more steam
and took sides with Whitney. They passed the three
Nellie, Draper, sgar and Morrell. The excitement
others when Eaton not only gained his former po.
stion, but finally went under the wire winner
Of the heat, with Whitney second, MOrrell third,
Draper fourth, Billy sixth and Star seventh.
Second HeaL-whitney had all the advantage of
the start, but Star reached the quarter pole n ad-
exciting contest that the Park has seen for long
time. The horses were bunched and Whitney made
broke up beside her and crossed the score neck
ahead, winning the neat; Whitney second, Star
third. Nellie fourth, Draper fifth, Morrel sixth and
Ti.i,a HeaI-Biiiy had the best Of the sendofr,
but at the quarter pole Whitney lead in 37k sec.
onds, with Morrel Nellie, Draper, Eaton, Star and
Billy in the rear. At the half pole Whitney still
lead, with Morrcll Nellie, Eaton Draper, Star and
Billy behind her. and she held this position through
out coming home in 2:3o, with Morrell only neck
or so in the rear. Here intense excitement pre-
vailed for every one imagined that as Eaton had
the first two heats so easily he would find no
DIFFICULTY in winning Tie third.
Fourth HeGt.--Whitney was in advance at the
quarter pole and at the hail. but while nearing the
quarter pole she went into the air and fell to
fourth position. Still, as they were coming home
size gained her ground gradually, rasseg TWO % hec
leaders, Tapped MOrreli neck and neck and beat
him over the score amid the widest enthusiasm,
thus winning two heats, and making the latter in
2:S2A, Morrel second, Billy third. Eaton fourth,
Star fifth, Nellie SIXTH Draper had been with
drawn. The excitement now was intense. Whit
ney now became the pet at long odds, and all were
on tptoe for the decisive struggle.
Fytth heat-Whitney was ahead at the quarter
pole and after her come Star, Eaton, Billy Morrell
and Nellie. Whitney held her own past the half
and threequarter poles, coming home fully length
ahead OF the Others and winning the heat and the
race amid round of cheers in 2:31.
SUMMARY.
POINT BREEZE PARK, PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Sep
tember 0, 1S73-Frst day OF the fail trOtting meet
ing.-Purse 81 OO0 for horses that never beat 2:3O,
mile heats. best three in five, in harness; $100 to
the drst $500 to the second and $500 to the third
horse.
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