The New York herald., 1874-12-03
DEERFOOT PARK.

The Bay Gelding Boy, to Wagon, Beats
the Brown Gelding Phil O'Neil, Jr., in
Harness.
match purporting to be for $1,000 but in
reality for only one-tenth Of that amount, came of
yesterday afternoon between H. Waterson's bay
geding Boy, to wagon, and r. Goodwin, Jr.'s
brown geldIng Phil O'Neil, Jr., IN harness, mile
heats, best three In ave. About $50 persons as
semDled to witness the contest between these
two well known horses, which is a fair attendance
considering the lateness OF the season. The track
was very bad, the frost having been liz the ground
and then thawing, rendering 1t muddy and sticky.
Four heats were required to decide the event,
the Boy winning the first, third and fourth.
First Hedt.-The betting was even. The Boy
won the pole, the worst position, owing to the
mud. A fair start was effected the nrst attempt
but ONel leaving his feet on the turn the Boy mad
the best Of 1t by two lengths at the quarter pole,
in 43h seconds He held his lead to the nalf mile,
in :25H, when, the mud and the wagon beginning
to tell their story. O'Neil shut up the daylight to
one length at the three quarters, from which point
they had it nip and tuck all the way home, the
Boy passing under the wire the winner Of the hea
by half length. Time. 2:5lA. O'Nel broke three
% Second Heas-fhe Boy selling for $50, O'Nell $40.
They got the word the irst trial, with the Boy .
IN Here he
went into the air Tor an instant, but old his work
remarkably well, considering the track and the
welgnt behind him yet he was tiring, and ONei.
big, strong animal as he is was gradually lessen
ing the distance between them, so that wnen they
swung into the stretch the Boy was but half q
length In advance, and leaving his leet a. the dis
tanCe stand and again near the score, Phil ONet
beat him out head IN 2A9, amid considerable APP
plauBe.
Third Heat-The Boy still the choice, $40 to So.
At the second venture the word was gwen with
the Boy half length In 'front.' On the turn ne
opened the gap to two lengths. Increased II to
three at the quarter, IN AZ seconds, but
down the stretch the nrSt time O'Neil was closing
oAe and q half lengths at the front. In :23k.
From this home there was q hard fought fight, IL
looking Tor time as II the big horse would beat
the little animal, but ONeil went into the air as
they came into straight work and repeated 1t near
score where the Boy beat nim out under the
Fourth Heat-TheT got away well together at
the first asking, anC at the quarter pole the Boy
was one length in aivance, in A seconds. At the
half in 1:27, the distance between them was re-
duced to half a lenah; yet, from this point, the
sending him along With great care, he won the
heat Dy half length, and the race. Time. 2:51A.
There were many Onthe track who thought that
O'Ne should not have been beaten under the
circumstances and ns owner, feeling that he
1ies, invited Mr.. watGson to repeat the race at
Fleetwood Park on Monday next, or the first fair
DAY thereafter, whichwas agreed to.
DEERFOOT PARK. ARKvILLE, L. J., Dec 2,
1874 Match OF 500. nie heats, best three in ave
II. Waterson's b. g. Bot to wagon (Plim-
ley and Manee) ...... ..I......:.........
r. GOODWIN, Jr.'s br. q Phil O'Nen Jr.,
In harness CThoms) .i................