The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-24
FLEETWOOD PARK.
Large Gathering OF People Disguised
with the Tr0tttng OF Goldamith Maid
IuAU~ EullerfOn.

Large Gathering OF People Disguised
with the Tr0tting OF Goldamith Maid
and Judge Fullerton.
II was estimated by persons who have had ex-
perience In calculating the numbers In large
bodies OF people assembled that between 5000
and 1000 were within the enclosure at Fleetwood
PARK yesterday afternoon, Notwithstanding the
scorching heat OF tue sun and the dusty roads
leading thereto. Nine-tenths or more OF this num-
Der lett the grounds sgusted with the contest
between Goldsmith Maid and Judge Fullerton,
and It will be long time before the majority OF
them will again be induced TO attend trottlng
track when like contest Is on the card.
"Trotting is declning,n is a common remark In
certain circles nowadays, ana IL is a wonder that
1t Is not more common; for an honest trotting
contest on any OF our tracks s the exception
rather tnan the rule; and 1t will not be long, II a
radical change does not soon take place, before the
tracks will be entirely given over to the pool box
and Its adherents.
Goldsmith Maid has record Of 2:16A and yester.
day the best that she was allowed to do was 226,
227h, 2:23 ana to witness this performance 50
was charged for admittance to the track Judge
Fullerton trotted to this hal-mile pole in the first
heat in :0oA and was 80 from tina. point to the
stand, yet the horse was made to do worse In the
second heat and very little better In the third 1t
is the intention OF the owners to trave! Goldsmith
Maid and Judge Fullerton from now until
the snow falls. all over the country, dividing
large purses and netting the people TO buy
pools them, was the case yesterday. But as
long as the present system Of hippodroming is en-
couraged by the proprLetors of tracks just so long
VIII disappointments and vexations be met with
by the admirers OF the trotting horse IL is esti-
mated that Goldsmith Maid and Judge Fullerton
have engagements amounting to 100000 to trot
Tor during the summer and yesterday was bad
beginning.
Leaving the matter to be more fully discussed
and ventilated by those who considered them
selves duped yesterday we give the details OF the
tr0tt,ng AS IL came Off
The First Trot.
FLEETWOOD PARK JUNE 23-IRoTTING.-Purse
$4,000 free ior all, mile heats, best three IN i've,
In harness.
Budd Doble's b. NJ. Goldsmith Maid.......
Dan Mace's en-. 6. Judge fullerton.
quarter. HAIR me-.
Second Heat 81 1:o7h 2:27H
Third Heat. .......-....... SSN l:o7 2:2s
Before the start Goldsmith Maid was the favortte
at to l. and after the first heat Ito !. There was
no be ttng si.er that as was palpsOe to all that
THE RACE.
First Heat-Jndge Fullerton had length the
best OF the start and went around the turn and
Judge Fullerton was half length ahead
| OF Goldsmith Maid when he passed that
| point, In S3K seconds. Going around the
lower turn Goldsmith Maid broke up and fell OF
| two lengths. She closed again as she approached
the hali-mie POLE and had her head at the Judges
| wheel as he passed the hall-mlle pole in 06k.
| Going up the hill OF the backstretch the mare
| passed Judge Fullerton when, they both slackened
their speed and Jogged home, the mare leading BY
eighty yards, IN 226. This was SO disgusting to
| the multitude that Kisses were freely given from
the stand by some, while others looked on IN mute
| astOnishment.
| Second Hedt-The horses had very even start
| and went to the turn SIDE and side. Then Gold
| smith Maid drew away and LED two lengths to the
| the quarter pole IN SO seconds. Goldsmith
Maid opened the gap TO six lengths to the half
| mile pole In l07h. Going up the hill Judge Fuller
| ton broke up twice aha continued up until he was
| inside the drawgate. Then Goldsmith Maid was
| pulled up and logged home In 227h. Numbers
| were 50 disguised that they left the track with
| the determination OF never attending again when
! these celebrated trotters were announced to con-
| tend.
! Tnard Heat-Godsmlth Maid broke up soon after
! the word was given, but sne did not lose any
| ground by the change OF gait. She trotted head
and head with Judge Fullerton, when she recov-
cred, to the quarter pole IN 3Sk seconds and beat
| him three lengths TO the hafmile pole in :O7.
Gong up the backstretCh there was three lengths
/ between them, which continued to the end. Gold
/ smith Maid won the heat In 2:2a
| Many old horsemen discussed the AFFAIR after It
arrive at was that either Judge Fullerton had
been "tampered withn or he was pulled to lose
the race.
The Second TrOt.
SAME DAY.-Purse $500, for horses that had
never beaten 2:3l; $3.50 to the first, $50 to the
second, 800 to the third horse; mile heats, best
three IN five, in harness.