The New York herald., 1874-09-23
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
First Day of the Fall TrottIng
Meeting.
TWO EXCITING CONTESTS.
Arthur and Vanity Fair the
Winners.

The fall meeting OF the Prospect Park Grounds
Association was inaugurated yesterday with two
very interesting trotting events, the first being
between horses that had never beaten three min
utes, and the second between horses that had
never trotted better than 2:3l There were
twenty-one entries and ten starters for the FIRST
trot, and nine entries and i've starters for the
other. There were five heats in each race, which
were very closely contested. The track was In
admirable order, and the weather very pleasant.
The attendance was not as large as 1t should have
been for sucn fine sport as was on the card. The
following are the details Of the trotting:-
THE FIRST TROT.
First HedL-BeiOre the start the field was the
lavorlte over r. J. Stevens, Cheston and Arthur.
When the word was given Andrew had the lead,
Henry Miller, Jr., second, Tidy third, the
others as close together as 1t was possible
for them to be in safety, and they went
on at very fair pace. At the quarter
pole, which was passed in 404 seconds.
Tidy was leading three lengths, Andrew second,
New Dorp third, henry Miller, Jr., fourth, T. J.
Stevens fifth. Cheston sixth, Arthur seventh,
Hampton eighth, Lucy ninth and Maria tenth.
Tidy kept the lead with gap OF four lengths open,
to the half mile pole; Andrew second, New Dorp
third, Stevens fourth, ChestOn filth, Henry Miller
sixth, Hampton seventh and the others far behind.
Time, 30. Stevens trotted very fast along the
lower stretch. and was at Tidy's wheel at the
three.quarter pole, Andrew third, ana these three
coming on they made an interesting heat of 1t.
Tidy won the heat by half length, j. Stevens
second, head In front Of Andrew; Cheston fourth,
Hampton fifth, Henry Miller, Jr., sixth, Arthur
seventh, New DOrp eighth, Maria ninth and Lucy
distanced. Time OF the heat 2:43H.
Second Heat.-Tidy was a great avorte Henry
Miller, Jr., was first away, Cheston second, Ste
vens third, Tidy fourth, the others following.
Tidy soon went to the front, followed closely by
Stevens, and at the quarter pole she led half
length In forty seconds Stevens second, six
lengths in advance OF Arthur, who was q neck IN
front OF Cheston, New Dorp fifth, the others trail
ing. Tidy was a length ahead at the half-mile
II @ Two Nv Lengths ahead
the latter SIX lengths In advance OF Andrew, the
others out OF the race. At the three. pole
Tidy LED hall length, Chester second, length in
front OF Arthur, Stevens fourth Arthur then
came with a rush and won the heat by three
who broke up stevens fourth, Hampton nth, An
drew sixth, Maria seventh, Henry Miller eighth.
New Dorp distanced. Time, 2:39.
Third Heat-Arthur was the tavorite, Tidy the
second choice. Maria had the lead, Miller second,
Cheston third, Stevens fourth Arthur fifth, tidy
pole, which was passed in Al seconds Cheston
was leading, Miller second, Stevens third. Tidy
AnTev @ AaWpn sx na sas
way along the backstretch and was two lengths
IN front az the hall.nile pole in :1ss Tidy second,
hopelessly behind. Tidy and Cheston made
beautiful race along the lower stretch, ana the
roam mare showed her head in front at the three
quarter pole. They came into the homestretch
SIDE and side, but at the drawgate Tidy lett her
feet and ChestOn came on and won the heat by q
length Tidy 1Our lengths in front OF Andrew,
Stevens filth, Maria sixth, Henry Miller seventh,
Hampton eighth. Time, 2:4uH.
neld. T. j. Stevens was first away, Maria second,
Andrew third, TIDY fourth. Cheston nth, Arthur
eighth. AT the quarter pole, which was passed in
Cheston, stevens third. Arthur fourth, Andrew
eighth, Going to the hali-mile pole Cheston led
neck. Tidy second, Maria third, Arthur fourth,
ean m sixth sos aans ans
the lower stretcn Arthur came with rush,
and at the tnree.quarter pole was on a even terms
lead, and. coming on steadily, won the neat by
length, Cheston second, but he was put last for
was given second place, Hampton third, tidy
Iourth. Maria fifth, Miller Jr., sixth; Stevens
seventh and Cheston eighth Time OF the heat,
FUth Heat-Andrew, T. J. Stevens and Henry
Miller, Jr., were then allowed to be Withdrawn.
Tioy second, Arthur third, Cheston fourth, Hamp.
ton fifth. At the quarter pole, which was passed
In 80 seconds, Arthur was leading four lengths,
ndy second, SIX lengths ahead OF ChestOn, who
vas two lengths in advance OF Hampton. Maria
bringing up the rear. Arthur was two lengths in
ieisureiy and won the heat and race by length
Hampton second. neck IN front OF Cheston tidy
fourth, Maria filth. Time OF the heat 1884. Ar
thur non the first premium, Tidy the second,
Chest0n the third.
The following is
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUND AssoCIATIoN-FIRsr
FALL MEErING-FIRsr DAY, September 22-Purse
$780, 1or horses that have never beaten three MN
utes; $500 to the frst $3.50 to the second and $50
to the third mile heats, best three in nve, IN har
ness.