The New York herald., 1874-09-11
THE BUFFALO RACES.
Closing Day OF the Inaugural Running
Meeting-Probably Fatal Accident I'm
the Hurdle Race-The Fastest Cup
Time on Record.

Time on Record.
BUFFALO. Sept. 10. 1874.
The inaugural running meeting at Buffalo Park
closed to-day with a larger attendance than on
any previous day and splendid sport.
THE FIRST RACE
to-day was handicap hurdle race for purse OF
$780, with 500 to second horse; two miles, over
eight hurdles. The entries for this race were
made Tuesday. the weights being declared we'd
nesday. six horses were nominated and four
started, Mitchell and George West being drawn.
THE POOLS
Carney sold for $780, Major Macon $50, Helen Ben
nett $3l ana Granger S23
The horses got fine start, Ganney inside,
Granger second position, Macon third ard Bennett
last All four cleared the first hurdle handsomely.
Granger slightly In advance. The second. third
and fourth hurdles were cleared In the same
order The second mile was exciting. Helen
Bennett, who had the lead. stumbled and fell over
the fifth hurdle. throwing the rider Andrew
Mclaughlin, and rolling over him. She started up
and was caught near the entrance. Mclaughlin was
picked up lnsensibe and carried on He Is PROBABLY
fatally injured. lne otner horses continued around,
clearing the remaining hurdles handsomely.
On the three.quarter stretch Macon and Gafrney
came down together under whip and Granger two
lengths behind. Macon and Garney came in neck
and neck, with Granger half u length or 80 be.
hind' Macon winning In 4:ol.
SUMMARY.
FIRST RACE.-Handlcap hurdle race; purse of
5000; SloO TO second horse; two miles, over eight
O'Nei lannon's ch. c. Major Macon. years
by War Dance out OF Mary Case, LAB lbs. ...... l
d. Gaa,ney's b. & g. Carney, years, by julius out
D. McDaniei's Dr. 2. Granger aged, by imported
:. Aysgarth dam by Charley Ball, 130 lbs. ...... 8
M; smiths ca. !; helen bennett: years, by u.
Time, 4:Ol.
THE SECOND RACE
was q sweepstakes Tor twO-year-O -Olds. Three
nominations were made, and one-McDaniel's
Matte A-was drawn. Enlster and Volcano
was the avore in the POI pools. @ The ' horses s got
good start, Volcano taking the lead before reach
ing tne Iss ns turn At the quarter pole Enster
widened the gap and ran splendidy throughout,
beating his antagonist by ten lengths in l AT.
SUMMARY.
SECOND RACE-SweepstaKes for two.year- -olds,
500 each, half forfeit, with 5000 added, second
mile.
Of iodine. by imp sovereign. loo lbs. .a ~.
struggled Co.'s g. c. Enlster. by Enquirer.
out OF Crownlet, By Australian, 100 ibs....... .
THE THIRD RACE
was for the Bu1alo Cup, $1,000 added to sweep
stakes OF 500 each; two miles and hall. Four
horses were nominated and three started, Madge
being drawn. The horses started al the hal..me
pole in good style, Wandeier on the inside, with
Katie Pease second and Lizzie Lucas on the out
side. The latter took the lead, hut Wanderer, who
did splendidiy socn got ahead and maintained the
ground rapidly and the contest became hot be.
tween Katie Pease and Lizzie Lucas. Katie Pease.
astonished her hackers by winning the race In the
remarkaole time oI 4:2s1, the fastest cup time on
record by SIX seconds.
SUMMARY.
THIRD RACE.-BunalO Cup Of $1,000, added to
sweepstakes Of 500 each, half forfeit second
horse to receive 5000 out OF the STAKES; winner OF
Westchester Cup lbs. extra; Monmouth or sara.
toga Cup, lbs extra; OF any two Of tine above,
lbs extra; two and Il half miles.
A. Cages Cl l.. Katie PoaSe ! wears. DV Plan4f
out of Minnie Mansfield, los lbs. ............ /
). Donahus's gr: T. Llzzle Lucas years. Dy
George Rice's ch: h. Wanderer, 8 years. by Lex
ington, out OF Coralby VandaI. 1ls los....... 8
THE FOURTH RACE
and last OF the day was Tor purse OF $500, for all
but only tour horses started Granger and chestnut
nlly being drawn. Culpepper. Spendrltt, Larry
Hart and Josie B. started In the order named At
the quarter pole Josie b. led by two lengths
Spendrllt second and the other two tapping.
Al the hail pole the same positions were
Larry Hart. Between the half mile pole and the
home stretch Cupepper settled down to work and
passed under the string hall a length ahead Of
spendrlft, Josie b. third and Larry Hart Iour tn.
In the second heat the rider Of Spendrift was
properly ridden. A good start was enected. At
ine Quarter pole Culpepper led BY a length, with
Larry Hart second and Speudriit third. The lat
pole. settled aown and took first and M second
lengths ahead. At the three-Quarrer pole the
iaVOrite was naf length ahead Of Larry Hart,
who was in turn half length anead OF Culpepper,
with Josie B. Ionrtn. In these positions the horses
passed under the strlng. Spendrllt had, no wever,
wldened the gap to tour lengths, while Larry Hart
was neck ahead OF Culpepper, who was six
lengths anead OF Josie B. Time. l:44k.
In the tnlrd heat spendrits sold as the favorite
sol For some reason OF other Larry Hart and
josie 3. were drawn leaving only Culpepper to
compete with the levorite. The norses got on well
together ana at the quarter Spendriic was Q
length ahead. On the b0ckstvetcb he increased
the distance to tive lengths, and came In three
and halt lengths ahead Vi Cupepper. Time. 1.A7.
Summary
FOURTH RAcx.-PurSe $500. Tor all ages; $3.50 to
nrst $500 to second and $50 to third horse maid.
ems allowed lbs. winner or mile heat on drsE day
to carry D lbs. extra. Mile heats.
T. W. oimson'R b. G, Spendrtlt, years.
hy Bonnie Scotland, dam BY Wagner, 1os
q. 0atfney's b. G. Culpepper, 8 years, BY
Revolver. out or Gentle Annie, o5 lbs. ....
william Jen nings' b. c. Larry Hart, 9yeara
BY Planet, out or Nora, BY Imperial Sow.
- ereiRn 20 IDS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES DR.
D. Mcpanieps pr. T. Josie b.. years, by As.
terotd, out OF Canary Bird. ...............S 8 dr.
Tlme-F,rst mile. 1A4k; second mile, 1iAAk;
third mile, l:A7.
BEACON PARK RACES.