The New York herald., 1875-11-20
FLEETWOOD PARK.

T1IRRR CAPITAL TRoTTINd coNTEsTs-LADY
WOODS AND BAY JACK THE wINEERs-THE
THIRD RACE UNFINISHED.
Notwithstanding the heavy rain Of the night before
the track at Fleetwood Park yesterday afternoon
considered good enough o. and three
started two Of which finished and four heats OF
the other closely contested Darkness put end
Y the sports for the day The postponed viii DC
finished this afternoon.
The arst q match between John Murphy's
bay geldng Bay Jack, and John splan's bay golding
Frank Reese mile heats best three Ia I've under the
saddle the horses ridaen by Murphy and Span, than
whom two better horsemen hard to 1nd Five heats
required to decide the race Bay Jack, however,
won the match by accident, Frank Reese having cast
a shoe while leading several lengths the deciding
heat The result served those who had the manage
ment Of Frank Reese quite right, had they com
menced to the race at the beginning instead Of
throwing the nrs second heats the horse probably
would have won IN three straight heats he evidently
had a great deal more speed than Bay Jack As was
Frank Reese amed himself in the race, and casting
shoe the fifth heat the accident gave the race 10 his
an ntagonist The betting Frank Reese TO l
before the start and after the first heat the
throwing Of this heat apparent not to be
seen by every present Even after the second
heat which Say Jack also won and at the
the latter was still the favorte for time
Frank the third heat in gallant style
but pulled up that few thought possible that
he could another heat and his owner was advised
by several well-informed horsemen to withdraw the
horse he endangerng his future usefulness by
continuing the race. Frank Reese, Notwithstanding his
injuries started for the fourth heat this he
quite easily; but again he pulled up very lame
The betting then set in in favor Of Bay Jack, it
thought impossible for Frank Reese Notwithstanding
unainching gameness that he had exhibited to 20
through another heat. Bay Jack the favorte at
two to Frank Reese took the lead with the word
on the nth heat, and dashed away nom Bay
Jack at a rapid rate and at the quarter
pole was six lengths in front and going along the
lower turn he still half a dozen lengths the
best OF IL at the half mile pole soon afterward how
ever, be grabbed himself a shoe, and broke up
badly, and that the last Of him John Splan then
stopped him and logged leisurely home nearly a
quarter Of a mile behind John Murphy and Bay Jack
The race very exciting throughout and as
the owner OF Frank Reese not satisfied with the
the horses
The second race was match between Charles Dick.
erman's brown Lady Woods and G. Minett's
chestnut geldng Break Day, mile heats, best three
in i've, in harness. There little, If any, betting on
this affair The race Vas won in three straight heats
by Lady Woods.
The third event was a trot for a purse mile heats
best three i've wagons, by horses that had
beaten .3S There we're five starters for the money,
comprising Dr. Corneieon's bay geldng Judge Robert
son, W. Weeks bay Kitty Alien, @ Dckerman's
bay mare Carrie ~. II. NJ Ellis bay gelding Jersey
John aud ". Taggerts geiding ST. George Judge
Robertson had the call the betting before the start
Jersey John beng the second choice the field bringing
much as the fayorite Carrie n. the FIRST heat,
Judge Robertson the second Jersey John the third and
Judge Robertson the fourth when, night coming
on, the affair had be postponed until
this afternoon at hali.pa O'Clock. Throughout
the Jersey John showed the most speed but he
seemed 10 be the worst driven horse in the race II
the general impression Of the spectators with
good driver behind him Jersey John yet win the
o-day. A change OF driver should be made by
the Of the horse 10 satisfy those who back
him.
The following arc the summaries
TRoT.
FLEETWOOD PARK, Nov 19 Mach $3.50; mile heats