The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-03

At the opening OF the pool sales Xxi was taken
for first choice, but IL was not long before he was
dropped and Snow Bah was made the Iavorite,
with sir knight OF second choice, the others being
sod IN bunch as the field, the latter bringing
about as many dollars as the TWO avorites Sales
went on III this way until after the first heat,
which was won by Penooscot, but given 70 Hea-
by many and many purchases made. XXI won
the third heat aud a rush was made to get on him,
much as fve TO one was laid on MIN before the
race was over. He won the three last heats and
his oac&ers ''scoopcd the poo poo box"
First Heat.-Penobscot was away first, Constitu-
ton second. snow Ball third, SIR Knight fourth,
Berkshire Boy filth, Heatherbloom sixth, Ki-ki
seventh. At the quarter pole Constitution led
Tour lengths, SIR Knight second, Penobscot third,
Heatherbloom iourtn, Ki-ki NTH, Berkshire Boy
sixth, snow Ball seventh At the hall-mile pole.
by iar, square trotting Penobscot led two lengths,
Conslitutlon second, two lengths ahead OF Heather
sixth, snow BAH seventh, far away In the rear.
Penobscot opened wide gap down the lower
quarter pole, Constitution second Heather
bloom third, XIX fourth, Berkshire Boy
seventh. Penobscot came on steadily and landed
eight lengths ahead OF Heatherbloom who was one
length in front OF * ri, Constitution fourth Berk-
shire Boy fifth, Sir Knight sixth, Snowbe Il seventh
The judges took away the heat from Penopscot for
running around the first turn. THIS he may have
done IN the crowd Of horses, but it is quite true
that he never made o skip nor break from the
hal1-mie pole to the score, where ne beat the
others over eight lengths. OF course no time
could be gwen TO the one 10 whom the heat was
given, and Penobscot was placed seventh winch,
70 say the least, was very severe punishment FOR
slight offence.
Second Hert.-Constitution was away first
Penobscot second, Sir Knight third. Heatherbloom
fourtn, ki-Il nth, Berkshire Boy sixth, SNOWFALL
seventh. AT the quarter pole, which was passed
IN 34h seconds, Constitution led TWO
lengths, Berkshire Boy second, Sir Knight
third, Heatheroloom fourth, Penobscot fifth, XXI
sixth. SNOWFALL seventh, long way behind the
others. AT the halfmlle pole, which was
passed in LIZ, Berkshire Boy led two
lengths, Sir Knight second, one length in front
OF PenoDscot, Constitution fourth, XXI dfth
Heathcrbloom sixth, Snowfall being entirely out
OF the race. Berkshire Boy kept In front to the
end, winning the heat by q length, Sir Knight
second, Penobscot third, Heatherbloom fourth
Constitution fifth, XII HI sixth, SNOWFALL distanced
lime, 2.J2.
THIRD Hedt.--Kiki took the lead, Berkshire Boy
second Penobscot third, Sir Knight fourth, HEATH
erbloom NTH, constitution sixth. XIII led around
the turn ana was IN front ut the quarter pole in
gs seconds. STR knight second, Penobscot
third Berkshire Boy fourth heatnerboom nth,
Constitution sixth. Az the halInile pole Penob-
scot showed IN lront-tim l:l4<-klAl second, Sir
Knight third, Berkshire Boy fourth, ileasncrbloom
NTH. constitution SIXTH XXI went 70 Inc lore on
the lower stretch, and keeping In 'front.' althougn
be was closely pressed by Sir knight hikl won tne
heat by halt length, Sir knight secohd elRnt
lengths In advance OF Penobscot, VINO was ABOUT
The same distance ahead oi HeatherDl0om beIA-
shire Boy fifth, Constitution sixth. Time OF the
heat, 2:2S.
toarlh Haat -Heatherbloom had the best Of the