The New York herald., 1875-08-25
SPRING VALLEY DRIVING PARK.
First Day Of the Summer
Trotting Meeting.
Lady Woods and Judge Robert
son the Winners.
SPRING VALLEY, n. Y, August "a, 1875.

SPRING VALLEY, n. T., August "a, 1875.
The summer trotting meeting Of the Spring Valley
Driving Park was pleasantly inauguraed to-day the at
tendance being very satisfactory and the sport Of in
teresting character. Since the meeting held last
AUTUMN the track has been considerably improved and
tommodous stand erected which proves of great con-
Venience the spectators.
EEAREsr TO THREE MINUTES.
First the programme purse of $50 for
horses trottng nearest three minutes; SIS to the
Rrs $50 the second and SIS the third horse or
fifteen entries thirteen the word these being
John Pinkerton's roam geding ST. George, W.
Harkins' brown Croquet Dr. Cooks gray
Eeldng Gray Knapp, A. Corneson's black
Eeldng Colonel Campbell c. B. Stewards bay gclding
Tommy Warner, J. Aerritt's black gcldng Dancing
Jim, C. CaIrey's brown stallion Turnbul, W. slype's
chestnut geldng Paul, d. B. GoG7s brown mare Lady
Woods, Peter Manees bay gelding Revenge, L. spring
STEMS chestnut gelding Tom PANE p harrngs sorrel
gelding Marshall and William Kennely's roam geldng
Frank Kennedy. Each given three trials, and an
average of these made adjudeing the After
considerable calculation Lady Woods given first
money Colonel Campbell second and Tommy Warner
third premium.
THE 2:3s RACE
Next on the card was purse $3.50 for horses that
never beat 2:3s mile heats best three Ave- in har
nese this $50 the FIRST $40 10 the second and SO
the thru morse seven OF eleven
he word these being John Murphy's brown Katie
Hughes, ]. Ryerson's bay Buestone Maid,
Thomas carrs bay geding Harry Irving A. Corneson's
bay gelding Judge Robertson, J. Pierce's bay
Witch, Peter Manees brown geldng Creedmoor and J.
Penny's bay mare Lucy Penny. The pools averaged
before the start-Field, $50; Robertson $50; Katie
Hughes $50 The sixth attempt they got away well
together but before the quarterpole reached Katie
Hughes drew out from the ruck and at the half mile
two lengths 'front.' Robertson second, creedmoor
third and the rest in bunch three lengths away Katie
continued to maintain the advanced position until with
In fifty yards Of the finish, when she left her leet and
Robertson, coming on at a clipping pace the heat
by half length. Time 24L Katie hughes was second
Creedmoor third Bluestone Maid fourth, Witch 1fth
Harry Irving sixth and Lucy Penny dstanced
Robertson now the favorte two TO the
field The eighth trial they got away, with Katie
Hughes length the best OF it, She
headed though Robertson made it bad for her the
Stretch, but both then going into the she was first TO
settle under the Wire the winner of the heat
by two lengths, in 2:3SA. Robertson was second,
Creedmoor third, Bluestone Maid fourth, Witch nth
the favorte the field $50 10 $50 They
sent away the fourth scoring with Bluestone Maid
leading ono length. With considerable running her
driver managed TO hold this position until the three
quarter pole passed, when Robertson went up TO
her, and they landed under the head and head in
a:42H The judges gave the Judge the heat, placed
Harry Irving second and Katie Hughes third The
balance, which includes Bluestone Maid, Witch and
Creedmoor, disanced for running. Judge Robert
son also captured the fourth heat and the Katie
Hughes won second money and Harry Irving third pre-
MUM.
SUMMARY
SPRING VALLEY DRIVING PARK SPRING VALLEY,
RocKLAND COUNTY, n. Y, August "a lS75-Fmsr DAY
SUMNER TRoTTISG MEETLNG.-Purse Of $780,
for horses trdng nearest TO three minutes harness.
horse. Judges-william L Lawrence, Jacob Polhemus
and John NJ. Verdin