The New York herald., 1875-10-09
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
SECOND DAY OF THE FALL TRoTTING MEETING
BAY JACK, SIR WILLIAM WALLACE AND BAR
NEY KELLY THE WINNERS

SECOND DAY OF THE FALL TRoTTING MEETING
BAY JACK, SIR WILLIAM WALLACE AND BAR
NEY KELLY THE WINNERS.
About 900 persons assembled at the Prospect Park
Fair Grounds yesterday TO witness the decision the
events on the for the second day of the fall trot
ting meeting. These three in number:-1he do
Gliding heat of the postponed 240 contest and the 233
and 2:26 purses on the regular programme The club
house balconies contained large number Of ladies'
who sat conentcdly throughout the afternoon The
track not fast
POSTPONED 40 RACE
First TO be called was the postponed 'forty' race
On Monday last four heats were trotted the first and
third falling the chestnut geldng 7. B. French and
the second and fourth to the bay geldng Bay Jack,
when darkness put a stop to the proceedings Bad
weather and Jerome Park caused it to be carried
until yesterday when but three horses responded to
the call OF the judges. These I. B. French Mac
and Bay jack the others being drawn The latter was
the favorte, the pools averagng:-Bay Jack, 500; T
b. French, $50; Mac, $1s. Bay Jack acted very badly
and 1t required a dozen scorings before the
word was given By this time most Of the steam had
taken Of his competitors and Bay Jack went
on and the heat and race without trouble Second
money awarded French and the third to Mac
2:33
The 'thirtythree" purse of $4o0 was first on the
regular programme. 1t had ten entries six of which
came to score these being John Prouts bay geding
Sir William Wallace John Murphy's bay Pauline,
William Lovels sorrel geldng Clifton J. H. Phillips
bay geldng Tip Allen Briggs & Ross gray gelding
Marshall and II. w. Howes bay Fanny Sprague.
Before the Sir William Wallace the favorHe
an average pool beng:-Wallace $780, Pauline, $4l /;
Fanny Sprague, $14 field S.. Clifton won the first
heat and Pauline the second yet Wallace still had the
call in the betting three His position of third
in both the heats did not warrant this confidence in his
abilities win; but then many thought he would 'go
to the front" in short time and he did as Trout
pleased TO let him step out In the third heat which he
captured with hands down. He repeated this perform
ancc in the fourth and fifth heats which gave him the
third.
THE 226 CONTEST.
The amusement of the day wound up with the purse
OF 81 900 for ''twcny-sx horses three of which out
Of six entries responded to the bell These were
William Lovelps bay gelding Barney Kelly, J. H.
Carson's bay Kitty ID. Before the start the pools
averaged:-Kely, $75; Madden $43, Kitty SIS Kitty
d. captured the first heat, when Ella made the
choice bringing almost two to both the others
Barney Kelly credited himself with the second and
third heats when he brought much again his OPP
ponents Ella Madden the fourth heat but Kelly
still remained the favorite three to one. This cont,
dence justified, he the fifth heat in capital
STYLE which gave him the race. Second and third
moneys were divided between Kitty d. and Ella
Madden.
SUMMARY.
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS NEAR BROOKLYN l.
L. Oct 4 and s. 1S75.-First and Second DAYS of the
Fall Trottng Meeting-Purse No. l. of $400 for horses
that beat 2:40 mile heats, three in five, In har
ness $3.50 TO the FIRST 500 to the second and $50
the third horse entrance ten cent of purse, which
closed with nineteen entries.
NOTE.-EOur heats trOtted on the 4th.