The New York herald., 1874-07-11
DEERFOOT PARK.


Meeting-Uncle Bill the Winner Of the
3.1O Pursc-Thc Team Race Postponed
After Five Heats-Excitement ON the
Track.
The fourth day of the summer trottlng meeting
at Deerloot Park was full OF incident and excite
ment, so as to make the occasion memorable
one. The attendance was very fair and the track,
though dusty at the commencement of the amuse-
ment, was in good condition. Two events were
set down on the programme, these being, first,
purse OF $780, for horses that never beat
$40; mile heats; best three In nve, in harness;
$iz6 to the first, sos to the second and $50 to the
third horse. OF the fourteen entries five came to
the post-Ge0rge jones' bay mare Lady Blanch,
Asa Wilson's bay gelding Uncle Bill, J. Water
sons brown stallion Doubtful, J. Fl. Goldsmlth's
brown gelding Bateman and E. s. Hall's sorrel
mare Gusse. Owing to Uncle Bills performance
the previous day he was the favorite IN the pools.
selling, in the majority Of them, for as
much money as all the rest. Occasion
ally some enthusiastic supporter Of Lady Blanch,
who remembered that she had captured In slash
ing style the three-minute purse the first day OF
the meeting sent her to the front In the betting;
and, when not there, sne had second place, and
the rest in the field, with Gussie In two or three
instances, being taken in place OF Blanch. Uncle
Bill won the first heat handily in 2:41, but was
beaten in the second by Gussie In 24O, Ward,
the driver Of Bill, playing q few points that
might nave resulted disastrousy for him had 1t
not been for an excitement then raging among
the spectators consequent upon decision by
the judges in the first heat OF the team race, which
was sandwiched with the other. Roden was then
put behind Uncle Bill by his owner, and he went
on and won the next two heats and the race
Gussie took second money, and Bateman third
premium.
Tue second contest was for teams that, single,
vded that sis sis went to the ssS to The
Ond and SO to the third horse. OF the entries
three teams appeared-Wm. s. Thom's brown gel
ding Phil O'Neil, Jr. and black geldiDg Ink Alex
Patterson's bay gelding Listner and black gelding
Adonis and Peter Manee's sorrel gelding Warsaw
sHe
about about -, SIS to, TO $50 against ,, the % ne!d s
given, with Phil ONeil ana mate leading, Bessie B..
and mate second and Listner and mate last. But q
rod from the score Adonis left his ieet and Pat
lengths, while Bessie b. and mate went to the
'front.' and at the quarter had nve lengths the best
a ,s pd Of e heat Sv
lengths, Phil O'Neil and mate second and Listner
and Mate third. The latter team never headed
either OF the others, and in the mile Adonis broke
four or i've times, but in every instance Patterson
took them In hand and steadied them as well as
practicable. The judges consulted some time
before rendering their decision, and then Mr.. Nc.
Cord spoke IN such low tones tnat but few heard
and Understood that with giving 1.-THE heat TO
Adonis for runnina.s This seemed incredibe,
and but few believed It, but being assured
OF the fact there ensued an excitement seldom
cqualled on the race track. Scores protested
against the erroneous decision, and boldly charged
the judges with being interested In the pool bOx''
and ''robbing honest people Of their money" In
the midst Of the trouble Mr.. Mcmahon, the pro-
prietor, came upon the scene, and, learning the
facts, told Messrs. McCord and Dixon, the two
judges who insisted upon the decision given and
against Mr. POSTS (the thiYd judae) protest. that
they were wrong, and that such work should not
TOLERATED. HereUnOn
Post left the stand, after publicly stating
that he did not agree with his associates In the
matter. Then Mr.. Mcmahon politely requested
the position, and they did 80, amid the groans Of
the assembled. Mr.. McMahon then reinstat ted
Lstuer and mate, asked Mr.. Post again to the
stand, and, selecting Mr. Edward Samms as the
second Judge made up the quota by acting him
SELF LIE also decided that all nools sold on