The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-23
TIE FASTEST ON RECORD.
GREAT EiSrERN. UNDER THE siDDLE.
TROTS 4 MILE ~ p!fJ 81.
Yct Does Not Win-RrrU.. to Harness. Trots
Mite In eif0 I-t-Fi-rtwood Parks most
Notable Contest Decided Amer SIX Heats,

N0taoie contest Dectded AMER StN Nr"ts.
Hundreds OF turfmen assembled In Fleet
wood Park yesterday afternoon to witness the
great trot for 81. .O0O Mr.. Charles Green having
offered two weeks ago TO trct. and name at tho
post u hols, B. to- 40 ms he pleased against John
Splnn's famous tro,ter Rarus In harness.
Green's horse proved to bo Great Eastern.
under saddlc. The track WIS in splendid con-
dition. Among the prominent horscmcn pres
cnt were: David ltnncr. Charles Ba kman.
Shepherd 7. Knapp. Elword Kcarncy. VIM. II.
vanderbilt. seaman L.'t'henstein. Alfred Rich
mond. s. Foster Dewey. cx-Commissioncr
KNlso. Allen Bonner. WIN. Griswold. Charles
Klmpland. nni FL. Gilmore. Fast time was
anticipated and realized. Great Eastern trctiing
in 2:t5.. the fast,et on record to saddle bent
ing May - rl's time by four seconds. which wns
the fastest mile eyer trottel heretofore in Fleet
wood Park Mny Birls time to saddle wns
2:l9f Tho spe tntors were poriectly wlld
Prompty ii 3 o',look the judges rang Tie b.
Charlie Green appeared or the buy Held'ni
Great E,st"rn. and John splan was h"hind
Rarus. Br-nrr starting linrus was the fVoriic
AT 500 To- $50 for Great Eastern,
FIRST Heat. .-There WI, good send on IN tho
nist attempt lInrus taking the lead. Great
Eastern went in the air at TIE turn. lsarnS
trotinG steadily st the quarter in 30 a seconds.
being tour len tia IN advance, SplJn WAS
raady for dcsp rite work. but Gr"at Eastern
kept break INK. Knrus passed th7 hali m'lc IN
! "a, leading t'rrc lengths. Spnn made no
effort to send Enrus along the frst oi the heat
and crossed the = orc on u Jog. taking the heat
Second ffoat.-The betting was the. snmc
When the horses got the word. Gren Eastern
had u litlr the best oi IT, At the turn he brok =
At thr quarter. in 23. seconds. kirus WIS load
ing by one length At tho half-milr post. in
! l:07is. Rnrus still maintained his lead hv three
quarters of u length. Around the lower turn.
5goi E.terR R. hs sR at Srry nia sFHE E
hnmrstr.t n, Khrus. 10y fast troting. nearly
gained the lead. lMt Great Eastern took the
lead. hy u head in 2.ls.
Third HcaL-Thr norses were given long
wait M spell before being brought out again.
At thr first attempt they got unlnr way bend
Erstern. " th an extraordinary burst oi speed.
l,d one length ut the quarter in 80 seconds.
Gong down the hnckstrttrh both settled 10 bus
"a ss. but Rarus could not take the lead Gr@t
fastorn prssed the han-mie pole IN 05t. On
the homcstrat II there was an exciting strug-
gle. splAn. with nll the sk kili known to the pro
fession. was urging on larus. md Charlie
Green WINS sacn liftns and shaking Great Rnsl-
ern. Every ono saw that Rnrus was gaining
too hot for him. aud he broke. Great Est
ern. irottinc with wonderful sp"ed. took IN"
heat from karus 10y iiv" lengths IN the unpnr "
elcd tim Of 2:lJ'l, making the fastest mil"
.v.r troued to saddle. Rarus trottcd tbs heat
Fourth Heat-Gr'ni Eastrrn WIS now tho IA
voriir. tn. word wes gwen OF trth rl s'or".
VIII Ur It ! = IN il y. m aiviri q" -
pose. Grrni Eastrrn pms ~ 10y the Qulrtrr-pll.
| in So, s'runls. R'rus WIS lcush behind
| and hr'uk NJ. Down ia" hnrhs'rit 10 the posi-
toms w'r, un',nn;cd, CIR ut +. stern Inl- ns
! tn" h fmil" pole. one en,th IN front ~ liru-.
in l 04. which is The fastest halt mile "ver
| trpiiel. On N" lover turn before reaching the
thr.r-Qurrt"r pole. l;afus made u double hr NIX.
| Great Eastern ,rrw away. and 1T tho head OF
th" str.t h WA six l'nstn in front. When liarus
| caught Lis gait hr grn iually gained on Great
| I4st.rn who broke The horses went under
the " ire. head and head. in 2:lSa. ThoJ Judge
| do .id-d i . dead heat.
Ffh nrat--A .rrni many said t at the result
| ~ tn h"lt wns i,r"gpn" con 'us On. that
Rarus would " n the irot. Amer th. usual time
! the LOGS = were called. On the third nttrmil
they ~ ri-l. AZ th- first quarter the friends "
! GrNu' T. i-f'rn ~ r" sHuguin" tnrt he would
| WIN. whrn hr shot past in 30 seconds. l. rus
| W.. about a i"n th behind. VA.~ post uus
were not vUried at the half. In l;O6I. Gr'ul
| Eastern then broke, rnl Rarus drew away, and
| took the heat ens Is. 10y thr'" lengths, in 2:2l
SAth Hrat-t,r W E'sirrn looNri trod nnl
| it was almost certain that tn" heat wouli be-
| taken by Rarus. who ~ the word start ii with
good gait. Rarus took the bead. AMI moNin.
! easily. pa-s"d the quarter in 3iAi :" ond-. unt
! WIS inst ~ the half ON Il ing in l2's. CIR H
/ Eastern WIS two lengths behind. karus trott-,
=, adliy Rni won the heat and race by three
| lengths IN 2:21 y.