The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-06-25
FLEETWOOD PARK.
FIRST DAY OF THE JUNE TRoTrING MEETING

FIRST DAY OF THE JUNE TRoTTING MEETING
ALEcK. AND CLOVER THE WINNERS
The regular June roting meeting At Fleetwood Park
successfully inauguratsd yesterday. Ono incident
OF note the absence Of pool selling For years the
pool seller and the betting fraternity have occupied tho
lower portion OF the grand stand days. but Mr.
Barnard the President Of the Park, dceming the
arrangement Objectionable, ordered tho discontinue
Of the business there 1t that particular spot He,
however, provided another place for the auctioneer
and his clerks Just above and the side Of tho grand
stand. The betting men. or rather some Of them.
objected TO any innovation in this respect and refused
to buy pools unless tho auconeer returned to his old
location To this end they sent to tho
President, apprislng him Of their determination.
Mr. Barnard politely refused to follow in the
old rut, saying that tho new pool stand was
pleasantly located, and that tho selling and
buying must be dono there not at all The result
was that there was betting and before the first
the auctloncer shut up his book aud box and
left the track Mr. Barnard feels that tho change
demanded by the visitors TO tho park tho majority of
whom 60 there the tro,tng and not to speculate,
and he sanguine that the public will bear him out in
his decision.
There were two events on the card the nrst being
purse of $500 for horses that mover beat 2:5O mile
heats three in i've, In harness. OF twelve entries ten
came 10 the score, these being D. r. GhDcrts sorrei
marc Lucine Thomas O'Conner's bay gclding Jim
Ma1h John Murpby's black gclding Aleck John Lam
gans chestnut geding Major Lambert o. 5. Bailey sor
rel marc Sarah, James N Chander's mare Leo. j.
H. Haywards bay geldng Little Mary j. T. jarvis black
mare Jennie. Benjamin Mace's bay geldng Vermont
and !. A. Denton's bay gcldng J. NJ. Oakley. Alcck
won the race in three straight heats Vermont took
second and Oakley third money. Major Lambert
dstanced in the second heat for running but for
unaccountabe reason he allowed TO start in the
third heat where he finished fourth
Second on the card was purse OF 5000, for horses
that trotted better than "a, conditions
the irst event. The eight entries responded the
call OF tho judges, these being John Murphy's gray
geldng Steve MAXWELL Chester simmons bay gclding
Cheston, f. Dunham's chestnut geding Silver Tail,
Thomas Cranes gclding ST George, Richard
Pensions bay gelding Stctto. I. G. Barden's gray
mare Bessie, NJ H. Whpplc's black gcldng New
Brook aud w. +. Weeks bay gcding Clover. The lat
ter won tho three straight heats ana seemingly
without effort He went away from the field at the
word and was never headed during the Steve
Maxwell took second money aud the judges awarded
third premium Stiletto 1t should have been given
10 SILVER Taxi as he stands better on the record
SUMMARY.
FLEETWOOD PARK, New YORK. JUNE "a 1876
FIRST Day or THE JUNE TRoTTING MEETING. Purse
No l, OF $780, for horses that never beat $50; mile
heats three five, in harness; 5000 to the hrst $3.50
IN me SECOND and $50 TO the third horse