The New York herald., 1874-10-23
TR0TTING. AT P0UGHKEEps1E

An Immense Conoourse OF People-Two
Intorosting Contests-Catskiu Girl and
Tom Keeler tho Winners.
An immense number Of people assembled at the
Fair Grounds of the Hudson River and Driving
Park Association yesterday TO inspect the objects
Of interest there on exhibition, and also witness
she trotting that was announced to take place
during the afternoon. Two events were on the
card; the frst between horses that had never
trotted better than 2:50, and the second between
horses OF the 2:27 claas. In the frst race i've
started. These were George W. Loud's black
mare Catskill GIRL A. G. FEELS bay gelding
George r. Smith, F. J. Nodine's bay gelding
Hampton, Edwin Thorne's bay stallion Wild Oats
and J. U. Conknn's chestnut geldtng J. b. Weeks.
Catsktn Girl was great favortte before the START
selling In the pools for moro than all the others
combined. After the nrst heat IL was dtfacult to
get dollar against her winning. Sne won the
race in three straight heats, @. r. Smith securing
second premium, Hampton she third and Wild
Oats the fourth. 4s.
In the second trot there were nve starters COM
prlsng George s. Petty's bay gelding Tom Keeler,
W. E. Weeks gray gelding Tanner Boy, Isaac
Woodrun's gray gelding Royal George, George N.
Ferguson brown gelding Frank Ferguson and
Charles Cnamplln's brown mare Lydia Pcton.
Tom Keeler and Tanner Boy sold for even money
IN the pools before the start, the neld being the
next choice. Tom Keller won the race with great
second money, Royal George the third premium n
aud Frank Ferguson. the fourth.
The track was in splendid condition and the
details ofthe sport as II came on:-
THE FIRST TROT. @ NYaH9i
neld. q F. smith was away frss. cstsk,li skill Girl sui
second, J. II. Weeks third, Wild Oats fourth
IN % ae Ss smss yhs
Uatskin Girl second, two lengths In 'front.' OF wild
oats, who was two lengths IN advance Of Hamp-
Girl passed Smith on the backstFetch. and was two
lengths ahead ct the halfmile pole IN :1o. she
o. snS ss a sy I've
vance OF Wild Oats Weeks NTH. Time Of the heat
Second Heak- -Catskin Girl great isvortse over
the neld. She was % away arst Smith second.
Smith went to the front on the upper turn and
led two lengths TO the quarter pole In 89K seconds,
Catskil Girl second. ive lengths in front Of wild
Oats. the latter TOUR lengths IN advance OF hamp-
ton. Weeks nfth. At the half-mile pole Smith LED
three lengths, Oatskill second, Hampton third,
Smith broke up badly On the lower turn and Cats
fin Girl passed him. an and DC coming on steadily won
sne ssa ss o hsass wSo sss
lengths IN 'front.' OF Wild Oats, Weeks distanced-
Si TNird Heas-wild oats was away frst George r.
Smith second Oatskil Grl THIRD Hampton fourth.
Smith went TO the front on the upper turn and
catsSil Ca olTl second, Hampton third, v wiid % oats
fourth. Smith was four lengths In 'front.' OF the
mare at the half-lnile pole In l:le. but when on
the lower turn ne broke up, and making several
won the heat and race by four lengths In 2:34X,
Smith second, Hampton third. Wild Oats fourth.
Smith won second money Hampton third, Wild
oats fourth prize. The folowingts Is .
HUDSON RIVER AGRICULTURAL AND DRIVING PARK
ASSOCIATION. Oct. 2-Purse $500, for horses that
never trosted better than $50; $375 TO the first,
$22s 70 the second, $126 to the third, SIS to the
fourth. n