The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-07

Opening Day OF the Spring Trotting
Campaign-ROse May the Winner Of
the 1855 Purse.
TIRE spring trotting campaign at Deerfoot Park
was legitimately inaugurated yesterday, after two
postponements because OF unpropirious weather,
BY the purse OF 800 for horses that had never
beaten so. The conditlonsxTere mile heats, best
rnree In Ave. In harness. and entered for the event
were Robert DunhaE's sorrel gelding Charles =.
sCooney Blakeley & Co.'s bay mare Love, Mr.. Brun-
nasar's bay mare Rose May, Henry Wlliams,sor-
rel geldng Major ana J. H. Philips sorrel geidng
Saerla Although it was quite chilly the attend
ance at the PARK was very satisfactory. The
track under the manipulation OF Mr.. Mcmahon,
was ia excellent condition, all circum-
stances considered and the race, which re-
aured five keats TO decide 1t, was so full OF
changes that 1t became very interesting as it pro-
cressed Al five horses entered appeared at the
score on time, and before the start the mare Love
was the farorte in the pools $50 20 $40 over the
field he betting at these rates being very spir
itea At.he second attempt they got away for the
lirst neat on even terms, but before the quarter
pole was reached Love, the faverte, went into the
air, ana before she became level Major had gone
to the post OF honor and won the heat handy in
2:5l: sheriff second, Rose May third and Love
fourth. Cooney was left outside the nag There
was now q revolution In the betting, MAJOR oec0m-
third trial they got away and when the nalrmile
pole was reached 1t was evident that Rose May
had steam enough TO land the winner
oil the heat, when she ana without
much effort 2:54, Love second, sheriff third and
Major fourth. the latter having acted very badly
AGAIN the BUYERS sought the pool box ana Rose
came into favor, selling as nrst choice over the
field $40 10 sI4 After our attempts they got the
word for the third heat all troJting squarely
Going around the turn Denton, who was driving
LOVE ran into Majors suky ana pushed the horse
40 Jar en- the side of the track that he lost his
positiop and sent him into the air, which caused
pole way around the turn Phillips allowed
Suerin to run, and 1t hardly saying
too much that the geldlng would have finished the
mile That style Il he had not stopped from sheer
exhaustion. They passed under the string, Love
first, Rose May second. Major third and Sheriff
fourth. After due consultation the judges took
the heat away from Love and gave IL TO Major,
placed Rose May second and distanced Sheriff,
The mile was made by Love in 2:5l, but does not
stand as a record. Rose May was now a stronger
favorte than ever and the result repaid literally
her hackers In their confidence OF her Abilities as
she won the fourth heat IN style in 2:47 The fifth
and last heat was also won by her. thus giving her
the race. Time, $50. Major takes second and
Love third money.
SUMMARY
DEERFooT PARK, NEAR BROOKLYN, L. l., MAY
6.-Trotting-Purse OF 500, horses that
peat 1855, mile heats, best three In five, in
harness; $50 the first, $50 to second and SO 10
the third horse. Judges-Rlchard Atkins Robert
Brassell and James White.
Mr.. Brannagan's b. m. Rose May
Henry Williams s. g. Major WiI-
Bakeey 1 Co.'s b. m. Love IL Dem
J. Il. Philips s. g. sherlr (Phlps)... 2 dis.
Robert Dunham's s. g. Charles Z.
CoOney (Cooney) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. dis.