The New York herald., 1876-10-17
TROTTING AT MYSTIC PARK.

sMUGGLRR DIsTANCED IN CONTEST WITH
GREAT EAsTKRN-CoMRE WINNER IN A YnEE
10 ALL TRoT.
Bosroy, Oct. 16, ls76
Tho frst Of the three trots arranged between the
we'll known brown stallion Smugglcr and the brown
geding Great Eastern took place at Mystic Park this
afternoon the presence OF about three thousand per-
sons considerable portion OF those ip attendance
in carriages and each side Of the track along the
hoesretch from the distance pole down to the judges
stand was lined with vehicles The wind blew slrong
and cold from the west, and majority OF the visitors
sought the shelter Afforded by the grand stand but
the track In very lair order although fast time
out OF the question In consequence Of tho mud.
Besides the great match purse OF $500 was given by
the proprietor u the track, and for this six horses,
the fastest in this vicinity, entered and all
conended, that sport enough promised for the
day.
The first called was tho match, and as tho two
horses camc on the track TOR short exercise they
much applauded. large number Of pools were
sold before the start which Smugger brought at the
rate OF $40 to $50 for Great Eastern and the admirers
Of the stallion felt perfect confidence he must win In
deed, many seemed 10 think that rs the winner wns 10
take the gate money, 1t wns prearranged as 10 which
should win, ana OF course they asserted this
Smuggler; but tho result was rather u sumner TO
them, and 1t IL very likely, II they are present on FRI
day next when the second The series taxes
place, they Will be better informed from experience
Soon after haif-past two O'Clock r. NJ the horses be
gan tor the nrst heat. Smuggler having tho
polc and after one failure they got the word, with
Smuggler trifo In advance At the first turn the big
geldng was his wheel, and 80 they rounded the
turn but before reaching the quarter pole Great East
ern broke anc Smugger passed the quarter In 34s
onds with lend OF four lengths AS Great East
ern got settled down he TO close the gap tut
at the hali-me pole, in l:o9,s smueeler was three
lengths in front of him, and so they continued
until entering the homestrctch, wnen Great Eastern
pushed forward. Hc could not, howsver, come up
to the stallion, who won quite easily by couple Of
lengths IN 2:2a
In the second heat Great Eastern nearly length
before tho stallion when they got the send-on and he
made most OF this advantage by taking tho polo be-
fore he got TO the first turn In rounding which Snug
ger made one ofh worst breaks and had to be pulled
10 a slandstil almost before he could strike trot
again. In the meanhme Great Eastern had got full
distance away from him and apparently trotting
easily. On reaching the half-mile pole In lilo,
reck, who driving the big gedine looked back to
where Smuggler was, and It seemed as though he
thought beet drive for distance but before he
made tho OF the track he changed his mind
aud let his horse 90, while smuggler on passing the
change in the space between the until smugger
reached tho threequarter pole, when he again broke.
This time he caught quickly, but then went SO un-
pletely out and Great Eastern won in 224, Smugger
being declared dis,snccd Tho following is a sum
MYSTIC PARK, MONDAY. OcE 10, 1s7e.-Match for
cato money. Mile heats, three IN nvo, in harness.
H. 8. Russell's br . Smugeer. dis
Quarter Halt Atte.
First heat. t............... 34Z l:O9 Z:23
Second heat. % llu Z.z4ta
The trot for the $500 purse was hnc contest and
good deal OF money was invested the result, May
Bird selling strong avorie In the pools carly In the
afternoon but, after the first heat Gomez had slight
call thrce OF the otberR The contestants were
Hannah D., Bella May Bird. Bonner, Gomez
and ANNE Collins, aud In this order they
drew positions the nrst heat Bella
got the lead around tho and passed the quarter
pole with a load of three lengths, Comee being secord
and tho others half dozen lengths behind, oil in
bunch. The positions not materially changed 10 the
half mile pole but going around the third turn Bella
broke then again after passing the threcquarter pole
q third time getting into the homcstretch, but she
mother gained lost by these and grand race homo
took place between her and Conee tho latter winning
tho WIRE by neck.
The second heat precisely similar to tho first to
the backstrech, but on getting into this Gomez wont
up the wheel Of Bcllas sulkey, and caused her to
break, when Gomez took slight lcad which he Kept
10 the close OF the heat winning by half length
After the word given for the third heat haybird
the lead which she got before she passed tho
Hannah d. only length behind him. These three kept
took the lead and Bella took tho place of Hannah d.,
who fell to the rear and they homo, Gomez,
who was splendidiy driven by Golden, winning by an
open length.
Appended is summary
sAMg DAY AND TRACK Purse $780, milo heats, three
IN nve harness $3.50 TO rst $l25 to second. $75 TO
third, $50 TO fourth.
w. w. Comccs b. <. Gomez. l l l
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