, 1873-06-02
THE TURF.

i, New YonR, May 31:-Flootwood Park WAS
crowded with people this afternoon to witness
tho groat raco between American Girl, trottint,
ladies' woro present. rho Girl was the favorite
by long odds. Promptly at 8 o'clock tho boil
rang, and both horaes camc to tho stand IN tn tine
condition, American Girl winning the p9le: Ihe Inc
just past tho stand the marc edged up behind and
ut tho quarter was longth and d half ahead.
sha hold tho advantage until the half mile Was
passed, when tho goiding strained point and
ing tho th1ee-quarter poles nearly neck and
mock, but, coming down the home-atretoh, the
marc took tho load, and wont past tho judges
stand half ,s, length ahead, winning tue heat
o'sss Second MsaeTho judges shouted Ego" at
the first start, both horsos passing under tho
wire nearly eyon, but Harry broke badly before
roaching tho quartor pole, whilc' American airl
trottod finely, loading him several rods, and had
won tho hoat before pasBing tho half-mile polo.
The horao then gained lttle but 1t WIS no use.
The marc came down tho home-Httotoh trotting
easily, and won tho heat without effort III
Third Heat-A splendid start Was secured With
Harry lending, hut American Girl passed him
Just beyond tho turn, and showed fully two
lengths ahead, but It did not last long, At tho
end Of tho hoquartor,Btrotoh tho horse's nose j. WAS vas
| until past tho half-nltle station, when he made
splondid spurt, aud. shooting past the mare,
took tho lead down tho homo;atretch
The mare g showed aggl,sa aaghs.a and md aaw LEV
il possiblo.. Crawford put on tho whip, and the
horse answered to tho call nobly. On they
came, each Btraining every nerye, while neoks
| wero stretched and chcors began to 50 up from
shot under. tho wire loading American Girl by q
| longth, and winning tho heat in 2:2111, tho en-
thusiaam was intonse., Betting GO to IL on
American Girl Harrys friends began to hone 1 !; I.
money freely. It was as fronly takcn.
Fourth Heat-Doth horsoB came up compare,
| tivoly fast and showing hut little fatigue. It
took aomo ti1no to get them fairly started, but at
10 pole, and at tho qqartor pole led American
Girl by threo lengths Harry held his adyantaEo
we'll up to the ha!f-mile truck, whom hts oppo-
| nont logan slowly but surely to close up the
the horse again edged ahead ABOUT two lengths,
going splondidly and doing his leVel beat.
! Hound tic turn and down the home strctch they
came, A1noricau Girl gaining at every Stride.
and tho marc ,ras only ono length bollind. 4
little further on and tho distance was decreased
by. half length. Crawford began to to
Sss ss hS HSe T1i9 d slowly eMt forged was ansaa
showing hor speed in splendid style, md Of lant
went past the stand half length ahead, amid
tho clieora Of the. crowd nnl shouts Of "sho
wins!,' "sho wIusn Time, 2:2G11' ,u.no ,,,,,o,,
|
tho impression that tho lsorze Ind won it, and
not until tho judges publicly declared the result
from tho STAND would thoy bolioyc otherwise.
| Tho Hecontl race botwoon Mollio aud TopBy for
$500, to wagons, catch ,wcight8, served to III
up tic gap III tila leading oycnt Of tho dny. Mol
| l,o won tho first hoat in q close contest, il,
2:3S11. Iu tho SECOND loat slo brolo badly
when lust past tho judges Btand, and Topsy 1ed
l,or cloar around tho trac' long distance ahead.
| Timo, 1:37I. Tho third lleat was repetition
Of tho for1nor, Molly breaking again very badly
aud losing tho raco heforo tho quarter polo was
passed. lime, 238iG. Tie fourth heat was
fiko tH predecessor in NIL respects, Molly fought
brayoiy, anl aftor hnr frat break trotteN hpen'
tidly, but 1t was evident that bad handling WIS
| losing llor tho race. Topsy canlo III r11s nAond
winning tho heat III 2:SsM. :.
New fonK, May 31.-Tle trot between A'norl,
can Girl and l[Rrry attracted . large crowd C
Fleetwood Park today. American Girl, whtcl
way tho fayorlto at olds Of 100 to 60, was tue
winner, rs followB:
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NASHVILLE, Tenu., May 31.-Tlls Was tho :e
lust day Of tho mqotlng. In tho purso for a'it
| horaoB: ,
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geoona raco for 2:89 horses:
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