The New York herald., 1875-09-12
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
Closing Day Of the Third Annual
Race Meeting.
FOUR INTERESTING RACES.
Canboo, Burgoo. Century and MoIIe
Daring the Winners.

The Prospect Park running meeting finished yeser
day with good days sport and the managers must
have been grahed by the liberal patronage they
accorded by the public. The weather could not have
been better and the fresh air and balmy attracted
large gathering OF the fair 10 the grand stand and
club house balcony The majority OF the spectators
came out on the steam cars while others enjoyed a
drive through Prospect Park which could not have
shown to better advantage, with its bright foliage
slightly tinged with autumnal brown The quar-
her stretch commenced Ill shortly after two r. NJ,
and shortly aferward the pool seller got TO work and
Aid quite lively business the hurdle race Coronot
made the favorite and poor Carboo had for short
lime occupy third position with the tickle public
The knowing whispered mysteriously that Busy
Bee good thing. The hurdle race was started
llose time and resulted in pretty finish between
Coronet and Cariboo, the latter winning by about
length. Speculation now became quite lively and
Ida Wells was made hot avorite for the selling
race with Burgoo and Mollie Darling in demand
The good thing again upset Burgoo
easily and brought the hackers OF the favorite
10 grief grand plunge was then made
Carver in the mile heat handicap, and Jack Trigg
and Century we're sold second and third choice.
Carver delighted his hackers by winning the first heat
with comparative ease, but when Century carried or
the second there another rush for the pool box and
several thousands put up at evens between the
two. The last heat very exciting and victory fell
~ Century much to the delight OF the helders The
sport concluded with dash OF milo and an eighth
between Scratch, Burgoo, Ida Wells, Mole
Darling, Camden and Long Branch Scratch made
hot fvorite but 10 the astonshment of all the clever
Molie Darling easily. The horses had hardly
passed the post before there general rush for the
ears, and in twenty minutes the track deserted
Coming home everybody talking about Molle
Darling and gentleman, who Of the for
sixteen that bought her in the French pools said
he only took It because the brought TO mind
song that his girl used to sing 1t fortunate
mcmbrance, each ticket paid Sl7l. The railroad
rangements pretty good, there plenty Of
cars, and everybody got home in good season
RACING,
The track in first condition and the weather
cool and pleasant -Four events on the card the
hrst a handicap hurdle of two miles eight
brush fences the second selling of mile an
eighth the third handicap for all ages, mile heats
and The fourth dash of 4 mile and eghth-a hand
Four horses started for the hurdle race These were
George Longstas bay horse Coronet carrying 155 lbs
Joe Donahue's bay horse Cariboo, $50 lbs; l. A
Hitchcocks chestnut colt Busy Bee, 132 lbs, and VI.
Byrnes Censor hly l3O lbs Coronet was the iayorte
however by Cariboo after very close struggle, the
nve pounds advantage that Carboo had doubt being
the cause. When these horses on Tuesday last
they at even weights, and Coronet the
The second event was selling race, which had dive
starters. These were ID. McCanns bay colt Burgoo
years old, carrying SO lbs John Cotiees brown lilly
Ida Welles old, So lbs l.. A. Htchcock's bay
nly Molle Darling years old, SIS lbs NJ. Byrnes'
chestnut horse Camden, aged, 9S lbs f. X Bingham's
chestnut horse Long Branch years old 9S lbs. Ida
Wolles great favore, Burgoo the second choice.
The latter won capital race, Camden being second,
the favorite third
The third race was handicap mile heats which had
nve starters. These John Conees black horse b.
+. Carver, years old carrying los lbs. j. r. Wilson
Co.'S bay colt Jack Twigg, years old 81 lbs l. A.
Hitchcock's chestnut colt Century, years old gS lbs
j. Stearn's gray geldng Frank 5 years old 90 lbs
and j. W. Weldon Jr. IS chestnut colt Warfare years
old T5 lbs. b. F. Carver the favorite before the
start and after winning the first heat he sold
over the field He beaten the second heat by
Century and then the betting became between the
horses just before they started tor the third heat Cen
tury the
The fourth race was made up between the heats Of
the previous one it being for purse of $3.50 mile
and eighth. The horses handicapped fol-
lows:Jo Donahues bay colt Scratch, years old with
ll2 lbs L. A. Hitchcocks bay flly Mollie Darling,
years old, IS lbs f. X. Binghams chestnut horse Long
Branch years old, s5 lbs. NJ Byrnes' chestnut orse
Camden, aged, sS lbs d. McCann's bay colt Burgoo,
years old 100 lbs and John Cohec's bay lly Ida Wees
II lbs. Scratch was the favOrite Burgoo the second
choice. fielder, Molie Darling, the race Camden
and Scratch making dead heat for second place So
little Mole Darling thought OF in the Paris Autuels
that only sixteen tickets purchased her and
these paid the lucky holders $l7l 80 each
The following the details OF the racing it
Off
rue FIRST RACE
HANDICAP HrEoIE RACE, two miles. Purse $500.
Closed with eleven entries.
STARTERS
10 Donahue's B. h cariboo, by Lexington dam Alice
Jones years old $50 lbs. Nancy. ............. l
George Longsiafl-s b. IA. COronet by Jonesboro, dam
Garland, years old l55 lbs. lMdgeleyl. l.........
l. A. Htchcock's ch Busy Bee, by War Dance,
dam Laura Splman, years old, 1872 lbs. Henry. 3
NJ Byrnes ch. f. by Censor dam unknown 4 years
old, lso lbs McCartyj. ..:.::................... 4