The New York herald., 1874-09-26
BETTING BEFORE THE START.

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favorlte against the field at even money.
After the second neat Fleetv was great iavor-
tie; but oeing beaten the fourth heat, Sensation
haI tue call at B to i:
First Heat.-Pleety GolddusI took the lead with
the word Sensation second, Huntress close up.
Going around the upper turn Fleety drew away
from the others and was four lengths in front OF
Sensation at the quarter pole, the latter being TWO
ens this ahead OF Huntress. Time, 35A seconds.
Gong along the backstretch Feety opened the gap
to Ave lengths and huntress, breaking up, ell
several lengths behind. At the hali-mlle pole
F.eety led Bye lengths, in Ill. Going along the
lower turn sensation shut up some OF the daylight
and was three lengths behind Fieety at the three
quarter pole Huntress fifty wards behind. Feety
came on steadity and won the heat by TWO lengths
in 2:23 Sensation second. Huntress seventy yards
be htnd
Second Heat-Fleety Golddust had the best OF
the start Sensation second, Huntress wen up:
Fleety kept In front around the upper turn aud
PASSED the quarter pole IN 80 seconds, TWO lengths
In lront or sensation, who was tour lengths IN al.
vance o Huntress. Fleety increased the daynght
on the way 10 the hall mile poe, and as she passed
that pont she was three lengths IN front OF Sensa
tion, the latter elgnt lengths ahead OF Hun'ress
Time. l:ooA Gong along the lower stretch SEN
sation closed on Fleety, and at the three-quarter
pole was at her hanks. She kept him there as
they swung into the nOmestretch, and alter very
exciting struggle Fleety Goddust won the heat by
length in 2:23 Huntress was dozen lengths
behind.
second, Fieety G0lddust close up FeeJy trotted
TO the 'front.' on the turn and led one length 10 the
quarter pole IN 34A seconds sensation second, two
lengths anead OF Huntress Feety and sensation
trotted without daylight between them TO the nali-
mile pole IN :0a, the mare leading length, Hunt
Tess tour iengtus behind. Gong along the lower
stretcn Sensation broke up and ran alongside OF
the mare Tor some distance. When he recovered
his trOt he was four lengths behind her, but being
refreshed by the break ana run, he closed rapidly
on Fleety and beat her TO the score lew inches.
The time O the heat was 2:23h. Huntress was
| several lengths benind.
Fourth Hedt-Sensation now became the
fav0rite at the long Ouds OF 500 TO $50 sensation
was away nrst, HuntreSs second, fleety God
dust close up. Sensation led length and hall
at the quarter pole, IN 3Sh seconds, Auntress
second, three lengths in 'front.' OF Feety. AT the
Ia fmlie pole Sensation led three quarters OF q
length, Huntress second, eight lengths III 'front.' o.
Fieety. Time, 1:15h. Sensation kept in iron'
and won the heat easily by hall length; Hunt
ress second, but distahced Tor running through
out the heat. Fleety Goddust was dozen
lengths benInd, having LAID up r a fresh start.
FUth HeaL-SensatlOn and Fleety G0lddust hac
now the race TO themselves, the former the lavor
| ite at to l. The horses had an even start
but Fieety showed IN front as sne made the turn
and at the quarter pole she was length ahead IL
80, seconds Gong up the 0ackstretcn she drew
away from Sensation, and at the hali'miie poll
she mad two lengths and hall the best OF II II
! 1:l0 At the three.quarter pole Fieety was tw'
lengths IN 'front.', and she won the heat aud rae
| bv a length IN 2:25A. Fleety GOlddusr won tn
/ first and third premiums.
And the first all trotting meeting came to close