The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-10
BUFFALO PARK.
Kate Bennett the Winner Of the Purse for
Fiye-Year-O dds and Under, Goldsmith
Maid the Free for All Contestant
Clementine the $40 Race.

BUFFALO, N. Y, August g. 1873.
The DAY opened finely with white fieecy clouds
in the, sky and full attendance, compared with
other days.
THE COLT RACE.
The sports commenced with purse of 81, 500 for
fve-yearods and under, mile heats, best three in
five, in harness; 5000 to the first, $3.50 to the
second and $3.50 to the third. Entered for this
were A. c. Wallace's bay stallion Ned Wallace, s.
p. DOrsey's chestnut colt Emerson Gold Dust, L. L.
Dorsey, Jr.'s gray FLY Fleety Gold Dust and James
Wilson'S roam marc Kate Bennett or these Elmer
son Gold Dust was withdrawn.
First Hedt.-Ned Wallace had the pole, but
Fleety Goddust went to the front, leading Wallace
length, the latter three lengths ahead Of Kate
Bennett, at the quarter, in 35k seconds. On the
backstretch Bennett was two lengths behind, and
at the half mile, made in IA, Fleety was ahead
three lengths, Kate Bennett second length ahead
Of Wallace. At the three-quarters Feety was three
lengths ahead Of Kate Bennett, the latter five
lengths ahead OF Wallace. Up the homestretch
Kate Bennett went to the front and Fleety fell to
the rear. Kate crossed the score four lengths
ahead Of Wallace, who was two lengths ahead Of
FeetY Golddust. Time 2:311.
Second Heat-Wallace got away half length in
advance Of Feety Gold Dust who went into the air.
Kate Bennett also broke on the turn and fell to
the rear. At the quarter POLE in 35x seconds
lengths away. At the half mile, passed in 1:15h,
Wallace was length ahead Of Fleety Gold Dust
and Kate Bennett three lengths behind. Leaving
this point Gold Dust went to the front, but Wal
lace had his nose at Fleety's wheel, with Bennett
two lengths In the rear. At the threequarters the
struggle was excitting the three contestants being
Kate Bennett passed to the front and passed the
score five lengths ahead of Wallace, who was two
lengths ahead OF Fleety Gold Dust. Time, 2:34k.
Third Hedt-Wallace was length in advance
when the "go' was given, Fleety second, and Kate
seconds, Fleety was first length ahead of Wal
lace, who was two lengths ahead OF Kate Bennett.
group, and at the halfmile which they went by in
I:16A they were at each others wheel, Kate
first, Wallace second and fleety In the rear.
Kate Bennett went under the wire winner OF the
heat and race by five lengths. Wallace second
and Fleety barely saving her distance. Time, 2SlX.
BUFFALO PARK, BUFFALO, N. Y, August O. 1873
FOURTH AND LAST DAY OF THE ANNUAL TR0rTING
der; mile heats, best three in i've in harness 5000
to the first, $3.50 to the second and $3.50 to the
James Wilson'S r. m. Kate Bennett ......... II
A. c. Walace's b. s. Ned Wallace. ......... 2 2 2
l. l. Dorsey, Jr.'s, or. filly Fleety Gold Dust 8
s. p. D0rsey's ch. c. Emerson Gold Dust. DIR.
quarter Hail. Mile
f SSiS Ssss'': * * 5asS s s:sS
FREE FOR ALL PURSE.
$500; mile heats, best three in five, in harness.
$4,000 to the first $4,000 to the second and $500
lrving's bay gelding Jim Irving, Dan Pliers bay
mare American Girl, Budd DOble's bay mare Gold
smith nn Maid Maid O. A: aickoks bay mare Lucy and
ton: Lucy and Fullerton were drawn.
First i, Heat-American Girl got away first Gold
Quarter seconds, the Maid four lengths ahead Of
two lengths in advance. AT the three quarters
Irving was running to save his distance. Up the
and really enthusiastic struggle, during which
the Maid went into the air in her peculiar
nothing. and coming on at clipping pace she went
under the wire the winner, beating the Girl three
quarters OF length. Irving ran in and was dis
Second Reat.-The Maid and Girl went or
together, the former leading three lengths at the
quarter pole In thirty-three and half seconds and
she kept the same distance ahead OF the Girl ali
around the track, passing the halfmile in 700,
Third Heat-The Maid got away two lengths the
best OF the word. On the turn she twice left her
feet, and stil again at the quarter pole; but she
soon became settled, but only for an instant az
again for the fourth time, she went into the ar on
the backstretch. She was three lengths in trout
went under the wire winner Of the heat and race
IN 2:23h The quarter was made in thirty-fve sec
onds and the half in ! 10.
SUMMARY
SAME DAY.-Purse OF $500; free for all horses;
mile heats best three in five, in harness. 600 TO
the first, $1,000 TO the second and 81, 500 to the
third
Budd Dobles b. m. Goldsmith Maid. 1
Dan Pliers b. m American Girl. ......,..2 2
John ". lrving's b. g. John Irving. ......... dis
". a. Hlcok's d. H. Lucy. DIR.
Dan mace Gu. X. Judge Fullerton. .......... DIR.
quarter. Hdy Mite
FIRST neat. ."...... 1874 1:09 2:2Oh
second heat....... 33H 1:09 2:DB
IMrd heat.......... 35 ITO 2:23H
THE 2:40 CONTEST.
This purse of $4,000 brought the meeting to a
close. 1t mad twelve entries and OF these seven
came for the word, these being J. w. Myers brown
geding Vanity Fair, John w. Wright's chestnut
gedlng Planter, John S. Stevenson's bay stallion
Wnie Goddust G. Leggatt's bay stallion Nam.
nIho star, John Harris sorrel geloing Little Long
Ienow, Graves Looms' bay mare CIementine and
L. L. Dorsey, Jr g chestnut colt Zilcadle Golddust
:, fWst Hedt-Zilcadie Golddust had the lead, two
enelns anead Oh Clementine, VINO was half length
anead OF Planter At the quarter pole, passed IN
~ ~ seconds ZlIcadie broke and fell back, giving
A f,o hail