The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-28
THE TROTTTH0 IN FLEETWOOD.
Drummer hoy wins In Three Straight Heats
but John n. Struggles Hard In Five.

The trots OF tho third day of the Fleet
wood Park autumn meeting yesterday wore
closely contested. tho track being in splendid
condition. The first trot was for purse OF
$500 for the 2:36 class. and thorc were eleven
entries. Six came to the score-Clifton Boy,
Jennie L., ,Iago, Lady Wearing. Grace. and
First Heat-Drummer Boy went To The 'front.' and was
Sbs sS ei6 s PEE ~ 81, t9Snds He wa, two ,nEs
length IN ton OF Grace In 22ejs Lady wearing third
'e s"nsbLd i iGSrth. cro,, a..
broke On the turn, Drummer Boy was leading al de
'front.' he haf mic pole IN I % ANA o w the ses ~
mree erIths ~ 2siS Graee was second, lago third
Third HtatLady Wearing had the hest Of the start.
DC ha rS pcc ' in S'I' AMI GgSS hen so
se nfS sna rG by ,w G"shs in @ Grace took
the 2;2i class. White Stockings. May Bird. Ado
laidc. Honest Harry. Banluo. and John IT..
ever witnessed.
First nest--At the hnh attempt the wo,d was given
May B,r had ite The best Of Il and roted fast 70 and
pushed by Jom t. NAY Bird and oa IL Gs an eS
m 2@ IS ee h. war ed I9 SnHc i Nav
Br, ws;a at n. wheel AL the time and would not ne
struggle for first position was hard one both to,ns
2 but the Judges rsve he heat To John IT,. Which
S gs h mpq s, q G on Harry
John MADE SI r, ws' TOO Spas 70, J Msy i on G
she broke on TIC nrst turn falling back 70 the rear John
u was FIRST to the quarter IN 3i5s seconds white Stock.
ings being two lengths behind. John H. passed the haf
'front.' Banq1o being second Whit stocRi,ss ,p John
VI took the heat by three lengths In ~ Bluquo was
~r9nd White stockings third, and the rest well up
rushed 10 the 'front.' al the turn aud Honest Harry aud
banquo Tapped ON her. with white stockings well up
now toiicd very last and soon took second position 1T
tle halt mile. In tril, Adelaide still showed in 'front.'
May Bird WAS lust In 'front.' " White sto, kinks the
turn the field well together and Ncit. Mt was at
fever heat ~ the horses ana drivers tonight for positions
lade but MAY bird rushed under The wre first and took
the heat by length. in = l3i Adelaide second John
w. third. White stockings fourth. the others nowhere
FOURTH Heat white stockings cut cut The with
pressed by May Bird ADELAIDE aud Honest Harry who
had inst hesuh 10 trot when he broke John II rst
at the han mile pole In trA When they swung INTO
the stretch the horses all well together the
commenced in earnest John II inside truit.d last but
The heat BY length IN n John H. second Adelaide
third and White stockings fourth
word was given May Bird not hciE ia, scorer before
reaching The quarter May Bird broke and fell behind
SShn wa, "ssd a. nc SO ,ceopds Adelaide
splan with Adelaide. fairly pocketed Nav BIRD at The
hHu III lfHt, John H. had the best It the lower
turn May Bird broke having been run into BY splsn
'front.' Adelaide being second White kings third May
bN troited last down the stretch and could have won
Ehost Ut show TO get any position A. II was. John n
heat her by only length. winning the hca, aud
third. Banquo fourth
Between heats the Russian trotters worc OK
hibitcd, showing good deal If action and
square trOtting but no remarkable speed. The
black stallion Lcb"d trottcd mile in PSI. An
otner stallion trOttcd two miles in 6:Ol.