The New York herald., 1874-11-18
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Two Trotting Contests-Bets Declared
on In the First Race May Bird and
Phil O'Neti the Winners.

Two TrOttiug COnteStS-Bets Declared
or in the First Race May Bird and
Phil O'Neii the Winners.
Two trots were announced to come OF yesterday
afternoon, 'good day and good tracS.n and every.
thing being propitious. a goodly number OF the
'.sterner sexii were in attendance. The nrst trot
represented TO be purse and stake OF $1,000
between the black mares May Bird and Catskill
Girl and Mead Pages bay geding Rarus.
AS as the HERALD reporter entered the
enclosure he heard rumors OF fraud. "a put-up
jop,n that Rarus was to be pulled. May Bird TO
win, the spoiIs 70 be divided. and that there was
stake, but that the horses trotting for the
gate money and what could be made out OF the
pool box. Going at once to the stable Of Rarus
the reporter heard MI. Mead, who has control OF
the horse Rarns, tell gentleman that the horse
had two bad quarter cracks; that the horse would
be likely 10 act unsteaaiy ana ne advised the gen.
tleman NOT TO bet dollar on the horse. Many.
however. who heard the same advice given
repeatedly, persisted in betting on Rarus.
under the belief that the horse was not
as bad OF as his manager tried TO make
out, and they bought pools on Rarus, determined
TO change the driver Of the horse IN case they saw
that ne could but would not win the first heat May
BIRD was great iavorite, selling at long odds
over the neld. After the nrst heat, which was won
by May Bird. rush was made for the judges
stand oy the packers OF Rarus, ana .hey insisted
on having change OF drivers and the appointing
OF the man themselves. The Judges .old them
that they would watch the second heat closely
and If they saw anything TO warrant their chang
ing the driver they would substitute another In
his place. The second neat Went ana Rarus
was the last horse at the nnisa, and then all me
mat john d: Philips shoala m drive ne ne
judges told the crowd that :hey had appointed
driver TO finish the race, which was The power
Hiram Howe TO take Pages place behind Rarus.
rms the crowd protested against, and sad they
aua nei ew any Sns man n,s rs m n 70
and would drive to win. Violence was threatened
the judges ana the horse and there being no po.
judges. thinking discretion was the better part OF
vaor on tnis occasion, declared all bets OF and
The crowd tnen rushed TO the pool box
to get their money out, and the race went on
quietly ana Was won oS Nay 5i'u n er masner tas
not only Prospect Park Grounds. but all other
tracks. should have sufficient police iorce TO put
down any violence that may be threatened III fu-
ture. Gentlemen VIII De .oath TO serve az Judges
without protection hereafter and Respectable
respectable sport tnan such ''purses and stakes
rne second race was a match Tor $780, between
w. s. Tnom's brown gelding PM O'Ne, aud G.
Walkers brown mare Lady Ample; mile heats,
best three AVE- to wagon on. -Four a heats Were
Ing are the details.
The First Race.
First Heat.-May Bird was the favorire over the
field at 3 to q. The start was very even; but soon
after leaving May BIRD went to the front, Catski
Glrl second, karus third. May Bird led 10 the
quarter poie head IN 3SA seconds, Catskiii Girl
the DacKstrelch the black mares went along yoked
until near the hall-mile pole, when May Bird shot
ahead and passed the pole length IN front in
l:I51s, Catskill Girl again yoxea May Bird aud
gong down toward the tnree-quarter pole showed
ner mead % IN mont or an an instant karus IVA was ten
Bird was neck ahead, and coming on carried
Catskill Girl TO break and won the heat by TWO
lengths In 2:30A Rarus was eight lengths be-
hind.
Second Heat-May Bird was then the favorite at
sll0 10 S25 over the field. The start was a good
one. May Bird soon showed In front, Catskill
Girl second Rarus tnird and breaking. Catskiil
Girl led round the turn and showed her head in
front the quarter pole in 3sh seconds, May Bird
second, Rarus falling behind. Going along the
backstretcn CatsKll Girl broke up and 1el on a
l:l5h, a neck in front OF her. She was fifteen
lengths in advance oil Rarus. The was very
the lower stretch and at the three-quarter pole
May Bird was still neck IN advance. From there
managed TO cross the score winner by neck
IN 2:301a. Rarus was fifty yards away.
the o Was
to guide the horse, but this did not suit the mob,
ana then the Judges declared all bets on and the
race to go on. May Bro won the heat Dy neck IN
2:29H, Catskill Girl second Karus hair dozen
lengths oenind. The quarter was passed IN 38
seconds the haiEmile pole In 1:13k. The follow
Ing Isl
SUNNARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS ASSOCIATION-
TROTTING-TUEsDAY, NOV. 17.-Purse and stake
$1,000; mile heats, best three in i've, In har-
ness.
sTARTERS
G. Walkers blk. m. May Bird....- ........1 /
NJ. F. Smiths DIX. IN. Catskiil Girl. .........2 2
Mead Pages b. 3. Rarus. ................
TIME.
quarter. HdU Aile.
First heat............. 1874 1:l5H 2:30A
Second neat........... 3SH 1:l5K 2:30h
Third neat. 3S 1:l3L 2:29h