The New York herald., 1875-08-26
HAMPDEN PARK RACES.

EIRsT RACE, FOR THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS
WON BY BAY ADRIAIDE-sEcoND RACE, FOR
FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS, WON BY HOPEFUL
THIRD RACE By ORIENT.
SPRINGBIELD, Mass, August 25 1875
The finest OF summer weather seems TO favor the
Springfield races The heavy rains served to lay
the dust and cool the atmosphere the elements OF
nature all 10 combine now in furnishing some of
the choicest days that have favored the Connecticut
valley during the whole summer season
The attendance to-day more than double that Of
yesterday The grand stands, Of which there two
Epacous ones, well filed and around tho track
we're miscellaneous throng and multitude Of vehicles
almost bewildering in numbers The grand stands are
most eIaborately and tastefuly decorated and the
sceno altogether is OF spendor and attractive
ness One Of Boston's famous bands-now Browns but
once Gilmoresfurnishes superb during the weary
intervals between heats and there other provisions
equally thoughtful for the incidental entertainment of
the visiting thousands The track itself is in excellent
condition, and the followers Of the turf speak of it
rs the best they have encountered during the season.
THR RACING.
AS was to be expected the all uncommonly
interesting In the grand stands, where nearly all tho
filed, the crowds watched with anxious
hearts and straning eyes every step and skip Of the
feet animals they shot round the course and the
victors we're invariably greeted with round Of enthu
Biastc paudits
rHx 2:29 CLASS
made the finest trottng Of the second day, and the
horses proposing made their appearance in front
OF the grand stand after the commencement OF the
concert The purse Tor this class OF horses $ 600
one half Of which the award for success quarter
for the honor Of being second and $3.50 divided between
The third and fourth horses the fourth receiving return
OF his entrance money only There for
the race as folows:-John Trout Boston, brown mare
Jean lngelow; W. II. Crawford brown Annie Col
linsj j. H. Phillips. New York. bay mare Bay Adelaide;
a D. Feek, Syracuse, n. T., chestnut geldng Bonner
Pike h Bowen, Haverhill H.. bay geldng Young
kattler; r. q Robinson Springfield, gelding Alton
Boy; q. = Taylor Springfield bay relding h. C. Robin
son; Alden Goldsmith, Blooming Grove bay mare Efiie
Deans J., Dougrey Jr., Mechanicsylle gray golding
Ben smith; horrel Hgbe Canton, III bay geding
Little Fred Of these horses Young Rather Alton Boy
and Z. z. Robinson were drawn, and only the other
seven started
The FIRST heat was by Little Fred in 227 The
second heat was won by Adelaide in 2.23b The third
heat by Adelaide In 222h The fourth heat
brought Bonner TO the wire In 223 The fifth heat was
gained by Adelaide In 2231s, and she took the race
2 20 RACE
The trotting in this class was for n purse OF 81 0oo
81 600 TO the rst 81 900 TO the second $500 10 the
third and $4O0 TO the fourth The entries we're as fol
lows.-John Splan, New York, b. & Kansas Chief red
and green Ben Mace, New York < < Hopeful gray
aud blue; W. H. Doble, Philadelphia, b. M Lady Maud
gray
All three OF the horses started and when the word was
given Hopeful took the first place and kept IL well until
heat by Hopeful in 224h, and he won tho
third heat and the race in 20 Kansas Chief dis
ianced Hopeful BY the result got the first and th
money and Maud the second
TIE 2:31 CLASS.
IL was nearly six o'clock bafora the marrhals an