The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-16
,oddine vs.. tho Geld.
UTICA PARK RACES.

FINE TRACK AND SPEEDY TRoTTINa IN THE
VARIOUS cLAssEs-PowERs THE VICTOR IN THE
2:23 RACE, SCOTLAND IN THE 2:27 AND
RARUs IN THE 2:19
[BY TELEGRAPH 70 THE HERALD
UTICA, N. ", August ID, 1877.
1t was cloudy all the morning here, but pleasant IN
the afternoon and there was large attendance. Tho
track in nno condition, having dried quickly since
yesterdays rain.
PINIsH OF TnB 2:23 RACE
The first business to finish the postponed 2:23
race, In which White Stoc kings had two heats and
Powers and Idol one EACH White Stockings sold ut sl0O
to $50 Tor the held The horses were called ut half
past O'Clock, and after tedious scoring they
started, White Stockings taking the lead and Keeping
1t to the third quarter, where he three lengths
ahead On the homestretch Powers pushed him hard,
and within nty yards Of the wire, both drivers ap-
piled the whip. Powers responded to this last dc
mand but White Stockings ''quu' badly and left the
heat to Powers by n neck IN 2:2lh.
For the next heat pools sod:-whito Stockings,
$685. and SIS for the held Powers tho lead from
the start being six lengths ahead at the halt milo
post White Stockings from thcre closed up the gap
and kept IL along the homestretch, Powers winning
by a head, though he would have been awarded the
heat In any account of WHITE Stockings run
ming badly on the FIRST half Time, 2:24
The hackers of White Stockings dropped heavily
GU this race.
The horses for the 1927 started at haipast two
O'Clock, with eight In tho field, 3 follows:-
Dame lrot, King Phip, West Liberty, Scotland,
MI Desperanduni, Dan Bryaht, Batcman and Rose OF
Washington. King Philip was the lrst cnoice, Scot
land tho second, Nil Dcsperandum tho third. The
field sold cheap.
With poor send CT Damo Trot took the lead to the
three-quarter pole, whore Dan Bryant Tapped her,
wished her goodby and by lcngIh in 2:2i Scot
land now became the iavorite 500 TO $43
for tho Held Dame Trot got OIL IN advance and
led 10 the entrance Of the homestrctcb, where Dan
All
her, but Scotland now came fast, carried Dan
Bryant To break, ana won by two lengths from Rose
Washington VINO also closed up, IN 2 "a Tho betting
was now "a to 81 on Scotland.
Again Dame 1rot held The lead to the three quart or
pole, where Dan Bryant came up even with her, and
then Scotland sailed by as did KING Philip, and tho
iavorite won by length IN 2:2jls Any was now
offered on Scotland. The iourth heat was almost a
repetition OF the preceding Dame Trot having tho
bcs. oil the start lead ng TO the three quarter pole
Dan Bryant making the contest with Scotland
.hen winning tie heat GU the last quarter by length
from Dame Irot In 2:2I.
THE 2:l9 RACE
For the 210 race the starters were Rirus, Lucille
Gcddust and Great Eastern. The former was the IA.
vorte ut $40 to Sl3 Tor the Held Great Eastern who
Is Jack Feek's hands, drew the pole aud Rarus
outside In first Great Eastern led Lucille hall
length NJ tho quarter pole Rarus gths behind
At the hail Rarus was only neck behind Lucille.
She made a break on the upper turn and Rarus went
TO tue front and won by half a length 2:19, Luz
ellie rail- ing and tapping him at the finish
In tho second neat Lucille led by length from
Great Eastern at the quarter pole, Rarus lengths
behind Near the hall Lucille made "a bad break aud
fell lengths to the rear while Great Eastern went
to the 'front.' but arus captured him the entrance of
the honcstreich aud won by a length hom Lucille
who came very fast, when she 20. settled, ia 2:2O
The third heat neck and neck contest between
Rnrus and Lucille from the clear to distance
stand, when Rarus drew away and won ny length IN
2:i7.