The New York herald., 1874-09-06

for slas, Botany Bay $780, ana rae other two as
Botany Bay $50. and the hsid SO. The race was
won by Lava. who trailed Botany Bsy for Q mile
anu tnree quarters. then took sides with him I0r
alurlong and afterwards came away ana beat
MN easily. The race was run inst to suit the niy,
than the colt, and his leaving tue race Tor a brush
AZ the unish was all the illy required to win The
on only way to to nave nav beaten her would nave been
and we have our DOUBTS whether it could nave
been done even In that way, as Lava is quite a
good racer at weight and distance. Inc hackers
OF Botany Bay lost heavily, as the colt was the
lavortte the night before the race and early yes
The following are the details Of the running as 1t
came off,
THE FIRST RACE.
The youngsters were started from the three
quarter pole to capital send OF, and they ran
alone together lor hall mile, Nannle McD. lead.
ing meek all & sne WAY When they Teaened s tue
Mamie Med. came to the front and won the race
easily by four lengths In :19. The winner is
very fair proporiOned flly, fifteen hands and
haif high, and sne ran in THIS race in such way
as gave Indications that, barring accidents, she
VIII De very prOntabe animal to her owner.
THE SECOND RACE.
Ftrst Heat.-Auduoon got away with nying
start M ana was soon three lengths In front Of Mate
Mate closed up the daylight between himself and
Audubon. and at the quarter pole was on even
terms with MN and twO lengths In front or Carl
boo. He then showed his head in front OF Audu-
bon and the pair ran along the backstretch, with
pole in this way, ana stuck close together from
there to the tnree-quarter pole. Az that point
head win Audubon until twenty Yards from the
stand. when he cut loose and won by short
length Carboo Was ten lengths away. Time OF
the heat, 1:45x.
Second Hedt-Audubon again had running
start. Mate second, Carlboo close up Going
around the turn Audubon led a length, Mate sec
ond two lengths ahead of Carboo. Tney were in
that position when they passed the quarter pole.
running along the nacKstretch Mate went up, and
as he passed the hali-me pole he had his head in
'front.' Carlboo two lengths behind. The latter
finely down the lower stretch he passed Audubon
and entered the hOmestretch length behind
Mate. Carboo kept in front OF Audubon and won
the second prize. Mate won the heat by eight
lengths, Carooo about the same distance ahead of
Audubon. Time OF the heat, :43I.
THE THIRD RACE.
Botany Bay had the oest OF the send of, Erastus
Corning second, Luttia H., third, Lava fourth.
IN front OF Botany Bav, who was length in ad.
vance of Lava, the latter half length ahead of
time. Running up the bacSstretch Botany Bay
moved up and took sides with Corning, and they
passed It the t nalimiie pole yoked together one
of Luttia The horses had been running
very slowly all the way, and as tney passed
hand-gallop. AT the three-quarter pole Botany
Bay was Two lengths in front OF Lava, the latter
being two lengths in advance OF Erastus Corning,
the latter neck In front OF Lutitia. AS the horses
ran up the h0mestretch they began TO mend their
pace, and as they passed the stand Botany Bay
lengths Ia front OF Corning, who was a neck ahead
OF the brown hlly. A sharper pace was made
| around the upper turn, and at the quarter pole
| Botany Bay was length and half In advance OF
Lava, but 1t was very apparent that the flly was
to orders. Erastus Corning was four lengths
behind be at this point, two lengths IN front
backssretch. and at the nall-mile pole had length
and half the best OF IL, Lava second, three
eshs savce o Ia From she as
mile pole TO the tnree-quarters the running was
much faster than before, and Botany Bay was al
lowed to lead one length and haf all the way to
that point; but the instant he passed the pole
Feeks moved Lava up. and sne soon took sides
with the colt, and they swung into the home
stretch side ana slde The contest then seemed
doubtful, and as the horses passed the drawgate
win. He had the lilly next the rails and seemed
TO be beating her at the distance stand, when, to
giving the f1lly three cuts, she sprang away In an
instant from tine colt and landed under the string
winner by length. Behind Botany Bay, ten
man, lengths in front of Luttia Il. The time Of
the dash was 3:4sk. the first mile having taken
over two minutes in running 1t.
The following are the summaries:-
The First Race.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS, Sept. 5.--Sweep-
stakes. for two-year-Olds; entrance $50, half for
OF any stake at Jerome Park, Monmouth Park or
Saratoga, lbs. extra; three-quarters of q mile
DO DOudnue'S D. !. NduHlc DV imported
bennington, dam Zaidee (Reynods) .......... 1
L. A. Hitchcock's ch. ]. Know, by Daniel Boone,
da" ls'd0re Hill M11I,'1nl Mms' 19ls ;'''''''''.
The Second Race.
PURSE $500, for all ages; entrance money to sec.
Ond and third horses; nile heats.
SrARTERS
NJ. n. Sanford's b. b. Maze by Australian,
dam Matte Gross, years Old, ia lbs.
10 DOnohue's b. C. CarbOO. by Lexington,
dam Alice Jones, years old, 105 lbs. tDar-
]. w. Weldon & Co.'S b. c. Audubon. by Aus
tralian dam Heiress, years old, 108 lbs.
Time, 145A-l :4Slx.
The Third Race.
PURSE $500, for three e-year-olds; entrance money
to second; two miles.
STARTERS.
M. H. Sanfords ch. T. Lava, by Australian, dam
Lavender (Feeks) l
10 Donahue's ch. c. Botany Bay, by Australian,
dam Bonnet tBarbee) Observation-Disclosures.
George Ayres' ch. c. Erastus Corning by Light
Mug, dam Nora Creina tDonahue) ............
L. A. HiLcncOck's Dr. T. Lutitia H., by Second
Daniel Boone, dam Meanness tMiliigan). .... 4