The New York herald., 1874-09-16


or the above Strideaway died during the latter
part Of May, and the owner OF sam Purdy dying in
June rendered his entry void. This left fourteen,
and Just onehalf came to the track this afternoon.
one OF when, Thomas Jefferson, was drawn before
the start. There was a great deal of pool selling
on the race the average OF the sales last evening
and to-day being as iollows:-
Mambrino Gt...... $3.50 Thomas Jefferson. $55
Smuggler ......... 20 The field, ........ so
The judges were Messrs Otho Hamilton and Sam
Emerson, OF this city, and George W. Oakley, Of
Brooklyn
The race was won In three straight heats by
Colonel Russelps Smuggler, Phil Sheridan second,
II. w. Genet third ann Commonwealth fourth, the
'aySrle. Mamerano Gilt being nG"nefe re- ers+ ,o,,
mile IN any OF the three heats and trotted the
tnlrd in 2:2O 1.-THE fastest stallion time on record)
with the utmost ease. The following Is deScrlp-
tlon OF
THE RACE.
First Heut.-Mambrno Gilt won the POLE Snug
gler second, Pun sheridan third h. W. Genet
fourth, Vermont Abdaliah hith and Commonw ealth
vepV GH the Good d seeSe he @ at
there began contest ior the lead be-
Gift and thew tse Th tsrs @
showed in front hall length with smuggler Sec
ond, Vermont Abdallah l"o lengths IN the rear,
| length, they being that distance in the rear OF
Sheridan. Gong round the turn Smugger hung
pole pole, which t was made in s7h seconds Coming
| up the straight Snugger began to slraghten nim-
self out, and before the half mile was reached was
on even terms with Gift and at the hall mile led
length, in l:111a. sheridan and the others were
well MP, but the heat was confined to the other
two. Smugger came away and won by four
| lengths In 2:23; sheridan second, Cilt third,
Genet fourth, commonwealth nth ana Abdallah
last.
second Heot-In the betting smuggler was a
favorite at 10 to 60 Tor the field. on the second
trial the horses were sent away, and Sheridan at
once put on burst OF speed which sent him TO
the front. He was followed by Gilt, smuggler,
Nj n..n9 nalt md 10 N DIV
named. The pace was very good one around
the turn, sheridan keeping his lead good to the
and fell away to the third place smuggier begin
ming 10 get down to his work on the backstretch,
last was he gong that before Sheridan
reached the hall, in l:ll9.. he was at
his. his wheel The excitement was at Iever
his long stride, aud Just alter the naf was passed
lie went to the front. From that 1t was all over
with the others for the heat and on the home
stret ch Sheridan, Commonwealth and Genet had
IT Tor the secono place, which was won by Sherl-
Dan, smuggler winning the heat by lour lengths
In 2:23.
7hird Heat-There was rush to the pool stand,
but there was little chance to get even for the
packers OF GIFT. Smuggler was the iavorite at 1OC
10 30, ana there we're not many inclined Tor bust
ness at these rates. On the fourth trial the word
was given Tor good start, ali coming up on even
terms with the exception OF Abdallah, and
sheridan, as In the previous heats put in a
second place. The latter soon broke and Snug
9ier went IN next to sheridan, who led length to
|
took the third place, Gilt fourth. After settling to
his work Commonwealth came next, with Abdal
! lah In the rear. on entering the second quarter
| Smugger steadily ouJtrotted Sheridan and at the
hall was TWO open lengths ahead IN :1lH From
this point home it was the same as in the Other
heats Smuggler having 1t all ms own way. Down
the homcstretcn Genet trotted very fast ana heat
Commonwealth ont Tor second place, GIT fourth
| Sheridan fifth, Abdaah outside the nag Time
| 2:20.
The following is
| SUMMARY.
! MYSTIC PARK, Sept. lj.-Purse $4,000. open
to al stations; $4,000 to first $4,000 to second
$4,000 to third 900 20 fourth, ana a gold media
TO each horse winning a premium; mile heats
| best three in five, In harness.
| STARTERS.
| II. ;. Russell's b. a. Smugger.
II. Dalzelle's br s. Phil Sheridan.