The New York herald., 1877-08-29

last. and had enc field OF sevsn entries including
! ALLEY, honest Harry, Richard. votaire aud Amy b.
voltarc was ths iavorite aud Richard second choice
81 close lgurcs At the lockeyng IN scorlng
and con,,ausa up,s a., aor .n race wa, ey,asss
brought up four oil the drivers with snort
urn dining each Of them rno eject OF this gra,-
Tying 10 the spectators tor the horses warranted tho
word. aud scoring the next time. voltairc secured
lead TO the quarter. but yielded IT later to
Tom kecicr by couple Of lengths The stall
iou's driver urging him tnne tho Two
changed places, voiaire closing the gap BY good
square trotting which provoked burst oil applause
from the spec.ators and hnaiIy securing sale lead
Planter went for him unsuccessiully aud holding his
speed to the wire. The stallion took the hoxs bys
full length aud half Ia 22i amid enthusiastic ap
piauso from the grant stand Honest Harry was
second, Alley third and Richard, the pool iavorl,c,
In the second heat voItaire used his advantage Of
the pole. ou. Goldsmith pushed Alley TO his speed
The relative positions wore held TO the hall, whom
vol.airc made a gallant spurt on the backstrctch,
Tapped the bay, tho turn near the stables both
could have boon covered by blanket. Honest Harry
third and tho othors strung out far 20 tho On
fore good was pushed on hts feet, Tell back tnird,
and Honest Harry, making desperate push, passed
Alley and wen. apds, .ns WIRE winner oy yo couple
Tom Kcclcr nth
aorc trouble in scoring occurred ia tho third heat.
resulting the drivers Of Alloy and Volssiro get.
ting lined. Tho send.or was bad ono. harry aud
Alley neck aud neck in rounding tho turn, and
passed pas % BY Volta voissirs' % Who mado push for the
lead but could not capture II. Neal
pockc, aud in clearing nimsclf shattered votairei
wheel Then soiug Tree shot 0y Harry and took tht
heat by haif length rne heat was gwen 70 hones'
Harry however. Alley being set back, voaire second
Planter third Time 225. At tho close Of this heal
Amy b. was drawn e0f
In the fourth heat, although Harry had tho pole.
Voltare nearly stole II from him on tho turn. aud wai
neck and neck the half Down the backstrctch bod
showed bssutiu squsre trottng US oach struggled foi
the lead while TO their rear Alley vas closing gap o
couple Of lengths In this no succeeded
togsther, Alley losing his vantage momenl
after aud going up. Noltairc and Harry
ratified lively down tho homcstrcch tho gallant stall
ion drawing ahead aud taxing tho heat Ia 2:36 bys
good length.
Inc Iitn and decisive heat was hotly contested
Harry made very bad start ana Planter got ths
load the quarter with Alley close behind Tho lat
broke bauy and before Goldsmith could got him 90
his feet he had gone vol to the rear Voltaire
time closing up and taking the pole. All along the
tho horses few on their feet ut Intervals
changed positions, until nnally Voitare and Alley
had IL down the homesrcch, passing tho
WIRE 80 tar anybody could determine neck neck.
When within n length Votaire went OF his foct, but
fetched down n an instant. II was surmisod that
this him the heat, but the judge decided IN his
fnvor amid an angry storm of deuuuciation from
a crowd that had gathered IN front OF the
judges stand. The ground OF the decision was that
Alley had gained by his break on the backstrctch,
Goldsmith failing to pull HIM up promptly, and &C
ccptng this faet provide that should horse gain
by break twce tho distance shall be taken from b i'm
ut tho coming out, Goldsmith said this evening That
tho decision Internal robbery and that Voltaire
rather than Alley, had boon tho gamer oy breaking He
further intimxtcd Tint rs Voltaire Is Hartford horse
tho Judges who are all members OF local associat,ons
unjustly preIudiced. The time OF the heat was
227 voltare, having taken the hoat won the race
and first money, Honest Harry second Alley third,
Planter fourth. Richard was distanccd- Following Is