The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-13
Grand Attendance and Unpleasant
Weather.
Stewart MalOney the Winner Of the 1884
Purse and GlOster the 2:27 Race.


Of the racing.
THE 2:34 PURSE
The amusement commenced with the purse OF
$4,000, for horses that never trOtted better than
234; mile heats, best three in five, In harness. En-
tered for this were Alexander Patterson's brown
stallion Manhattan, Dan Mace's chestnut stallion
Fearnaught, Jr.; p. Dooley's bay gelding Arthur,
II. p. Whites bay mare Idol Girl David Boards
brown stallion Brown Bashaw, Ben Wade's roam
gelding Waiter, l.. l.. Dorsey, Jr.s, Zilcadie Gold
Dust, Dan Pliers bay geding Barney Kelley, M.
Goodwins bay gelding stewart Maloney aud
Graves Loomis' bay gedng Bay Henry or these
Fearnaught, Jr., Arthur and Walter were drawn.
First Heat.--Man haitian obtained the bes. of the
send OF, but going round the first turn Bay Henry
went half length ahead. These then went OF
their feet, Manhattan outrunning Henry who
fell in the rear Barney Kelley being second at the
quarterpole and Maloney third. Manhattan's
time was thirty-eght and half seconds.
Down the backstretch Manhattan went
INTO the air, and Bay Henry followed HIM
In breaking, and they passed the halEmie
pole In 1:l7, Manhattan four lengths in front Of
Kelly, who had lost his place, but again went sec
ond, Stewart Maloney third by half length. Man.
haitian ran more or less Of the distance from that
point to the score, passing the threequarter pole
a length ahead OF Stewart Maloney, who
were placed by the judges at the score Kelley
first, Brown Bashaw second, Stewart Maloney
third, Idol Girl fourth, Bay Henry nth, Zicadie
Golddust sixth, Manhattan seventh. Time, 49,
Second Heat-KeIey went away length ahead
OF Maloney, Zilcadic Golddust third. At the
quarter pole in 80 seconds, Kelly was half length
ahead Of Maloney, Zlcadie Golddust third and
breaking up badly, giving his place to Henry, who
was third at the half mile In III. Going to the
threc-quarter pole Kelley and Maloney were neck
and neck three lengths ahead OF Henry, the others in
the rear and badly strung out. Coming up the
stretch Kelly went of his feet and fell back TO
sixth place, Maloney taking the lead and crossing
the score winner Of the heat, Bay Henry second,
Brown Bashaw third, Zilcadie GOlddust fourth,
Idol tiirl Gith Barney Kelley sixth and Manhattan
Third Heot-Kely got the best of the send-ofY,
but Maloney soon went TO the front, and passed
Henry were length apart at the quarter pOle in
37A seconds, with gap OF two lengths between
the she Ise u Rss BY Ms0 %s
two and "a half lengths anead OF Brown
Bashaw. Time, ile At the three, quarter pole
the same positions were maintained, but altered
crossed two lengths ahead Of barney Kelley, Brown
dast % dc c sqs szt Timer
Fourth Hedt-The word Ego" was given and then
the bell rang to call the horses back. The last 10
get Oh at once Obeyed the summons, but the
others only came back from the quarter pole after
three calls and apparently after some consulta-
ton among the drivers. Another start was OBJ
by the quarter in thirty nine and Q
quarter seconds, three lengths ahead OF
Barney Kelley, who was two lengths ahead OF
Brown Bashaw. The latter then fell back and gave
his place to Idol Girl, who was second, and Kelly
third at the nasmIe pole, In :lek. Al the three
quarter pole Maloney vas three lengths ahead OF
Idol Girl, who was two lengths ahead OF Bay Henry.
Coming up the stretch Henry got the best OF the
Girl who idled away her time, and they crossed
the score-Maloney first, four lengths In advance,
Bay Henry second, Idol Girl third, Kelly fourth,
Zilcadie NTH and Bashaw sixth. Time, 2:37.
SUMMARY.
UTICA PARK, UTICA, N. Y, August IL, 1s7a-Pursc
OF $4,000, for horses that never beat 2:3s; mile
heats best three In five, IN harness; $4,000 70 the
first, f1,QQQ 10 the second, $500 to the third aud
$500 TO the fourth horse.
N. Go6dwin's b. g. Stewart Maloney.... ]
Dan Pfeiier's b. g. Barney Keey........ 2 4
David Boards br. 8. Brown Bashaw...... o
Graves h LOOMS b. 3. Bay henry...... 2 4 2
II. I. Whites b. m. Idol Girl ..............4 o