The New York herald., 1876-11-04
TROlTISG AT FLEETWOOD PARK.

MAY BIRD TURK AND PRINCE THE WINNERS
Three trottng contests OF yesterday afternoon
at Fleetwood Park. the FIRST being match for $780,
between G. Walkers black marc May Bird and W. T.
Weeks gray geldns Tanner Boy mile heats, best
three 10 vc under the saddle the second. match be-
tween o. Walkers bay gelding Turk and Ben Wilson s
bay gelding J. H. b., mile heats best three In five, 10
harness, for Sl00 aud the third match TO wagons
for $500. mile heats best three in ve between John
span's spotted celdns Prince and W. Il. Weeks chest
nut Heldnp W. II. Derby. Five heats were troted in
the saddle race, which by May Bird Turk
won The harness trot in three straight heats. and
frince won the wagon race, after interesting con-
test OF four heats
The best race Of the day the dile race, and Il
was one OF the fastest that place. May Bird
trotted the third heat in 2:losX over a heavy track
with Tanner Boy at her heels John Murphy rode
May Bird and w. +. Weeks was on Tanner Boy. Both
OF the horses are tho get oil OF Hamblelonan
mare by George Wilkes and the eeding by Mr Bon
ner's horse Edward Everett Tanner Boy had the call
in the betting previous tho start and after running
tie nrss heat the dds were heavy his favor. The
second heat was Won by the mare, and she
was the lavoritc 10 tho end The following the
tails OF
THE SADDLE rRor
First Heat Tanner Boy was the iavorite at Is to Is
at The start The horses mad send off the first time
OF asAing, May Bird. ON the outside having neck the
around the turn, and at the quarter pole nearly
clear OF May Bird in IS Going to The lower
turn Tanner Boy opened n length OF day light, and,
going rapidly. was lour lengths ahead OF stay Bird
al the hali-mile pole, in 10. Tanner Boy kept
gap open up the bill of the backstretch, aud five
lengths IN front at the thrce-quarlcr pole May Bird
gained on TaDncr BOY on the honestretch but he
well in hand all the way home, winning the heat by
two lengths il 2.22
Second Heat tanner Boy sold for S25. while May
Bird brought only 81 The one, and
Inc horses went around the turn at clipping pace
n Rnur fn ~ n hulf Ia IA
the bes oil It. Wnen the horses reached the quarter
pole Tanner Boy was hall length ahead OF the
Boy Increased his pace, and he broadslde TO
ne spectators he was lcngi ard half ahead. AS
The horses passed the na-mie poe IN l07ls Tanner
Boy was nearly three lengths ahead but May Bird
pressed her SUIT with such consistency that Tanner
Boy, 10 keepout OF her way, broke up and tho mare
closed the daylight before ha recovered. The gray
dashed away IRON May Bird agaln opened gap Of
a lenath; but still the black mare haunted him aud
would not DO shaken OF She at the heels OF Tan
was so persistent that TaDner Boy left his before
reaching the drawgate. ana May Bird homo
winner by half u dozen lengths IN 2.201a.
Third Heat May Bird sold for Si35 and Tanner
Boy Tor $50 Tanner Boy had trae the best Of the
senduG. and in an instant had tho polo; then going
much faster than May Bird, he opened gap of
length TO the quarter pole In 33 seconds. Gong
around the lower turn Tanner Boy made the distance
between himself and Tho mare four lengths, with
which advantage he passed the ham lie mole IN :o7
Climbing the hill Of tho backstretch May Bird closed
up some OF the daylight, and the gray gedlng but
Then tho mare began closing inch by inch, anu she
gradually gained on Tanner Boy until she passed him
thirty yards from tho string, and won by length,
making the mile IN 2:l9a4
Fourth Hcdk-May Bird tho favorilc at 6 to /. The
horses went away head anu head, both irolting level
They made the turn together but May Bird drew away
IRON the gray for moment. The latter soon closed
again, anu they passed the quarter pole May Bird
mad only her neck In front CT Tanner Boy Time, 34h.
The horses trotted as team around the lower
turn, and they passed the halt mile pole the gray
head OF Tanner Boy showed IN the lead. lime, 1OSA.
Going up the hill Tanner Boy outtootcd mare aud
carried her 10 the break the point OF rocks, about
midway to the thrce-quartcr pole Murphy forced the
alter the gray, but she broke again and the Tan
ner Boy was taken in hand and joggod homo a winner
Of the heat in 2231.
Firth Heat Tho defeat May Bird In the proceed.
Ing heat was looked upon as an accident merely and
she still the favorite at two 10 The start was
good and the horses madc tho together very
last, but going to the quarter pole Tanner Boy made
bad break and fell OF provokingy, May Bir passing
The quarter pole halt dozen lensths ahead OF MIN IN
"a seconds. Tho affair then virtually over ms
May Bird cd SIX lengths 10 the hamIe pole in I'LL.
and going steadily the heat easily by four
lengths, in 22oh. The following is
SUMMARY.
FLEETWOOD PARK N. Y.--rRorrING-FRrDAY, No
vembor 8 1576Match $500, best three In live. under
saddle.
g. Walkers bk. m. May Bird. Murphy 2 l al