The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-26
TROTTING AT POUGHKEEPSIE.
Second Annual Summer Meeting Of the Hudson
River Park Association
TWO INTERESTING TROTS
Great Eastern and Ravus the
Winners.


ToU6hAkkPslE, august 70, 1910
Tho attendance al the track this afternoon was in
great contrast to the immense tLrong OF yesterday,
there being one-ourth the number present, and
still it was considered good and paying crowd. This
the last day OF the meeting, and everything and
every person seemed 10 have . get away appearance
except the drivers OF the horses the track. These
gentlemen, MS usual practised their annoying method
Of scoring time after time without any other object
than to the judges and the spectators The races,
however, were finished at seasonabie hour,
giving strangers opportunity of Retung away
by the evenings trains to their homes. Tho
present meeting has been of great profit the
ISOLATION, and has passed of as well could have
been expected, few mistakes having been made by the
drivers arc carried 10 tho Board OF
Appeals from here
Two trotting contests OF, tho first being be.
tween horses that have beaten 90 for purse
Of 81 500; 200 10 the rst $625 to the second 1915
TO the third and $3.50 the fourth horse mile heats,
best three in five; IN harness. There fifteen
tries for the purse, but only five to the post.
These were J. II. Phillips bay Ella Madden,
81 Goodin's gray gelding Gray Chief, A. j. Feeks'
bay gelding Great Eastern A. D. DeHart's brown
Hannah D. and Alden Godsmith's brown gcldng Bate
The horses that withdrawn Rosewood,
Phil Sheridan, Jack Draper. Abe Edgington Enigma,
Lew Ives, Nellie Walton and Mazo Manic. Great East
the favorite the field at four to pro-
vious to the start He won easily in three straight
heats
The second trot for purse OF So 00O for horses
that have beaten 30 81. 500 the FIRST $3.50
the second $3.50 third and $500 to the fourth
horse mile heats, best three in nve In harness
For this event there but two starters
comprising Budd Dobe's bay marc Clemen-
tine and r. B. Conoklng's bay gcdlng Ravus.
| Susie and May Queen were also entered, but did not
ID
start, and after being beaten the first heat he
greater favorits than before selling for $780, Cemen-
tine $40, the spectators being under the impression
that Splan gave Budd Dobe the heat a compliment
Ravus the second heat by a length. and then the
betting ceased as considered certainty for tho
| geldlng to win. He the third and fourth with
"hands down."
THE FIRST rRor
FIRST Hedt-Hnnnah D. had the best OF tho send OF
after scorngs, Bateman second Ella Madden third
Great Eastern fourth Gray Chief fifth At the quarter
pole, which passed in 36k seconds Hannah ID. led
two lengths Great Eastern second lengths front
Of Ella Madden, the latter length IN front of Bate
man, who had broken up the turn, Gray Chief fifty
yards away and entirely out Of the race Hannah D.
| kept the lead down the backstretch, aud
latter lengths IN advance OF Ella Madden, the others
before given. Time, 10. On the lower turn Great
Eastern made fine burst OF speed and quickly passed
Hannah D., and then coming steadily, the heat
! by two lengths, Hannah d. second three lengths in
front OF Ella Madden the latter hall length ahead of
Cray Chief, VINO was seventy yards away Time OF the
heat, 2:22
Second Heat--No betting against Great Eastern.
Bateman had the best of the start, Hannah d. second
but she broke the word was given; Great
Eastern third, Ella Madden fourth, Gray Chief nfth
but he too soon aftcrward broke up and away be-
hind. Great Eastern TOOK the lead the upper
| turn and five lengths IN front at the quarter
pole in thrty-seven seconds, Bateman second a neck
in front of Ella Madden, but he broke up immediately
alter passing that point. Hannah d. fourth, eight
lengths in advance of Gray Chief Going down tho
backstretch Great Eastern made the distance between
himself and Ella Madden six lengths, passing the half
| milo pole in 12, Hannah ID. was third, Batemnn
fourth, fifty yards ahead OF the gray. Great Eastern
roted steadily and apparently very easily the nish
lengths Ella Madden second, four lengths In front o
Bateman the latter six lengths ahead OF Hannah ID.
GRAY Chefjust inside the distance pole.
THIRD Hedt-Hannah ID. was first away, Bateman
Tapped on each other Gray Chief far behind break
Great Eastern took the lead on the turn and
length in front at the quarter poe-time, 81 u
onds-Hannah d. second reck in advance OF Ella
Madden, the latter lengths IN front of Baternan
who forty yards in front Of Gray Chief Great
Eastern tro,ted away from the down the back
stretch, and two lengths clear OF them at the half
mile POLE they being head and head at that point. Time
l:125,. Batcman two lengths behind the
and distance in front OF Gray Chief Great Eastern
increased the daylight the lower turn, but as he
came into tho homestretch he taken in hand and
he home a winner by three lengths. Ella Madden
second six lengths in advance OF Bateman, who was
two lengths in front of Hannah d., Gray Chief dis
tanced Time of the heat, 224 Ella MADDEN won sec.
ond money, Hannah d. third, Bateman fourth The
following is a summary:-
FIRST rRor
PURSE So 50O for horses that have not trottcd better
than 26 81 $50 the FIRST S625 to the second 1915
to the third. $3.50 the fourth mile heats, best three
| in five, IN harness.
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