The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-13
POINT BREEZE PARK.
FIRST DAY or THE FALL TRoTTING MEETING
FLORA WINDSOR AND SENSATION THE WIN
NERs

FIRST DAY or THE FALL TRoTTING MEETING
FLORA WINDSOR AND SENSATION THE WIN
NERs.
PHILADELPHIA Pa, Oct -, 1875
The first day OF the fail trotting meeting at Point
Breeze Park passed on satisfactorily The attendance
though large very fair considering that the
afternoon bleak and cold fresh wind rendering
heavy necessary for protection and comfort
Of the the programme, the favortes were
badly beaten, the winners turning up j. Atkinson's
bay Flora Windsor, in the 23S class, and Daniel
Mace's bay geldng Sensation, in the 220 class The
track not fast the soil having the tendency to ''cup
out' badly horse extended himself to any
degree
THE 2:3s RACE.
First the programme the purse Of So 900 for
horses that beat 1884, mile heats three in dve in
harness; $1,000 the frs $500 the second $500 to
the third and $500 10 the fourth horse. OF nine en-
tries there TO the ]. Atkinsons bay mare
Flora Windsor, A. Pennngtons bay geding Modoc, J.
II. Phillips bay geding Bay Jack John Trout's sorre
gelding 7. d. French, Ben Maces bay marc Countess
and j. H. Godsmith's bay geldng Alley. Before the
start the pools averaged Bay Jack $40 Flora Wind
sor $40; field s32 Bay Jack away with the lead
and kept the half mile pole when Flora shot by
+ him If he standing still, and coming on well in
hand she the heat by four lengths Bay Jack and
the others per summary. The pools averaged
Flora Windsor $50, field ST. The start very
struggling, the iavorte being the and hobblng
when the word given. Bay Jack went to the
front the and until the three quarter pole
reached had it all his way. Then Flora who was
now trotting steadily took with him and forced
him OF his feet the distance stand but Bay Jack
managed to cross the a jump length in ad
vance in 23O4. Before the third heat Bay Jack was
the favorite the field at $40 to $50 but while
they we're scoring Flora was made first choice
selling for 500, while the field brought $50
T. 3. French showed the way to the halt mile pole
when Bay Jack and Flora made a gallant struggle for
the lead Flora at the finish Of the tusse showing half
a length in at the half-miIe pole From this
point home there grand fight for the supremacy
between French, Flora and Alley, which ended with
French shooting under the the winner OF the heat
by head Flora second, length in advance OF Bay
Jack, the others in summary. Before the fourth
heat Bay Jack si had the call in the betting the
largest buyers believing that he would another
such victory as be credited with at Prospect Park
Fair Grounds, Brooklyn, last week He made
celent attempt for the heat but the little mare Flora
had much foot Tor all or them and crossed the
tho winner BY short head French second Modoc
third, Bay Jack fourth, Alley fifth and Countess
sxth-many thinking the latter outside the flag had IL
been dropped The fifth heat also secured by
Flora Windsor, which gave her the racea ereditable
victory, she coughing badly. T. b French takes
second money, Bay Jack third aud Alley fourth.
2.20 PURSE
Second the card the purse OF 90 500 for horses
that beat 900 mile heats three in nve har-
ness 81, $50 to the FIRST 1928 to the second, 1915 to
tho third and $3.50 to the fourth horse. OF seven
entries four came to the score, these being X. b.
Conklyn's bay geding Rarus W. II. Doble's sorrel
mare Ncrea John Spans bay geldng Kansas Chief and
Ben Maccs bay geding Sensation.
First HeaL-Rarus was the iayorite against the field.
At the third trial the word was given with Kansas
Chief tribe the best OF IL, Sensation second Rarus
third and Ncrea last Twenty yards away Nerea len
her feet and did not settle until the quarter pole was