The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-10
QUICK TIME AT ROCHESTER.
FfTORTTES LEFT BhHIND AND KNOX,
NO TUREMKv LOSERS.
Two RattIina Tro,-, ~ Unsuccessful Effort
by Goldsmith Maid to Heat her Hecord, ~
Collision. and 81 Runaway-Thc Casualties.

Collision. aud - Runaway-The Casualties.
ROCHESTER, n Y, Aug. 9.-Thc day has
been nearly perfect for trottng purposes, and
the attendance very large atl fashionable.
Promptly at 2 o'clock the Judges rang the bell
for the flyers. The first event on the card was
the trot of the $3.50 class. OF the fourteen orig
inal entries ten came to the score viz. Hiram
Woodruff Lady Prirthard. Driver. Lysandcr
Boy. Sheridan. Belle Moore. Coiman. Lady Lo-
gan. Versailles Girl. and Jennie lIolton.
FIRST HEAT Sheridan was the fayoritr Mt
$50; Versailles Girl $50; Pritchard. 500 n"ld.
go. They got the word on the seventh trial,
Lady Pritchard who had the pole. having the
beat OF the send off 10y length. She led YER
saillcs Girl and Colman at tho quarter in 80,
sheridan. the favoritc. breaking four lengths in
the rear. On the second and third quarters
Lady Pritchard and Versailles Girl trottcd
nose in front at the half in .lOi,, opened u gap
OF three lengths. came down the h0mo strrtrh at
an Easy gaIt, and took the heat hy two lengths
from llysnndcr Boy in 2:23r Versailles Girl
thlrd. Hiram Woodruff fourth.
SECOND HGAT-N Versailles Girl sold for SO.
field, 500. The heat was not very interesting
until the finish, when Sheridan reached Lady
Prtehards wheel, After an exciting struggle
up the stretch. Lady Pritchard took the hcut 10y
half Il length in 2:23h; sheridan second. Lady
Logan tn rd Lysandcr Boy fourth.
THIRD HEAT Lady pritchard Tor the nrsttime
put in the pocket. Driver. trutiing faust. reached
the quarter in 354. Going down the back stretch
Driver Versailles GlTl and Lady lrIi,.h-
drew away to the front nj the hall
in 1905, On the homcstrei.h Driver
stand he cnllnrcd Lady prltnhnrd but broke
John Murphy landed Lady Richard winner
OF the heat and trot In 2.2i 2, Iysandcr Boy
getting second money. Sheridan third. and
Driver fourth.
After the second heat. Goldsmith Maid with
Rudd Dobl tbrhind her. trotted with a rum uE
horse beside her FOR special purse OF $1,000
and 81 600 added. for three trials to beat her
record Of 2.li, First heat: The Maid passed
the quarter in Ban, half in 40, three quarters
in :45is. milo in 2:l94. Second heut II was
evident that Doblc meant bus mess The Maid
passed the quarter IN 33 y. hall in lu7 o. three
quarters Ia ,1l2s. mile in 2;lG's. Third heat,
Quarter in -. half in l.OJa. tnrce-luartcrs in
The 2:2i trot was the event Of tho day. and a
| heavy amount of money was in the pool box
Nr"oI ther leyon cntrie5 put ~ an arl,aranee
Prospgro, Gomez Mayblrd. slow Go. and Belle
Little Fred amt Matte being drawn The let
INK before ige start stood: Sow g.. 800;
very tedious. On the seventh attempt
Dave, Mgekles. driving Belle. collidcd with
H. Phillips. driving Adelaide. Phil
lips was dashed TO the ground aud tho mare
ran around the course with sulky broken and
dangling at her heels. After running "a quar-
su!ky. and ran three miles. finishing, the
last mile in Just two minutes, Mar
shall Reynolds caught and stopped her
Adelaide was badly hurt her left shoulder had
deep cut and her legs were cut and bruised
She " n not be- NJ to trot again this season. Her
! drivers right side was pardy1ed by the ftll.
/ The excitement having subs il"d the horses
We're brought on the track again. ami got TIA,
| word GA Tie eighteenth trial. Comrc took the
heat N 2:22 PrOspcrO sec, nj. slang third. Belle
fourth.
SECOND lIEAr.-Tho quarter WAS passed In
! 3iii - onds Gomez. fr0su"rn. Bella. and
! Slow Go. on length apart. On the hackstrrtsl
| Gomez. trOtting rapidly. passed the hali-mil,
! pole in lO'i. and on rounding in TIA" home
! stretch Gomez was one length in advance
| From herr TO the finish it was very ilnr -trlg
gle. slow Go making q gallant effort. but Como,
| took IN" heat 10y a neck in 20.
THIED liEAr-Comce sold for 500 against So
| for the field. As they swung into the strctci
Slow Go had reached Comec's side and WI.
hanging 10 him like fly. May birl and Frank
tour lengths behind 1t was a close finish, hu
| Gomez took the heat by half length in 22O
Slow Go taking second money; Prospero third
| Maybird fourth.
The meeting closes to-day with fne pro
| grammr. First Il :he purse OF $500 for 2 ~
| class. for which eleven trottcrs Of note are On
tered Second. the grand free for-all purse %
| s3.0OO-cntrles. Lulu. Smurgler. Hopeful. Full
! lrrton. Nettie. and Lucille tolddust. Onll
| Lucille Golddust and Nettc will start the other
| being drawn.