The New York herald., 1877-11-21
BROOKLYN DRIVING PARK.

trotting match for 500 sde milo heats, In har-
ness came or yesterday afternoon between Charles
Dckerman's bay Carrie N. and William Lovell's
buy gcding Barney Kelly which was won by the
former IN Two consecutive heats in a very easy
ner, as the driver aud owner OF Barney Kelly seemed
know very little about the business that he had
undertaken to perform In the first heat he drove the
horse to sulky, which came very nearly being upset
before he had gone f'ty yards from the stand. HIS
awkwardness In the suKy broke his horse up and this
his defeat the first heat He got permission
to 20 in wagon for the second heat, where he had
room TO toss about in. but he unable to keep
his horse on trot and beaten again.
The Brooklyn Driving Park Is excellent place
for trottng, the track being on the Boulevard not
two miles from Prospect Park The track Is now
In good condition. and strange to say that although
hundreds OF people dashed past the entrance yesor-
day afternoon behind last horses very few camc INTO
the grounds to witness the trottng then going or.
A contest few years between horses with
a record below 2:30 would have called out a
crowd TO witness Il, but nowadays there TO be
little relish Tor sports Of this kind this section OF
the country. Who is to blamoP is often asked; but
the and drivers OF track trotlers will not &C.
knowledge, although they know 1t is true that the
blame rests on their own heads. They have played
the public for blind so long that they begin to real
the fact that their game has become SO uninter-
esting that the lovers OF tho horse cannot see
appreciate the time honored sport OF their
fathers and that IN driving nre NOT
profitable. In conversation with the proprietor Of
the Brooklyn DRIVING ParK yesterday afternoon he
complained OF the disreputaOle manner in when some
OF the drivers and owners OF certain horses had
him. anu he thought that more stringent laws ought
to be passed to punish The rogues that 70 around the
Vi horses trot at the different meetings. but only
appearing where they knew they could COM
mt these frauds without detecuon. Mr.. Will
iams thinks the Trottng Association should appoint
and pay detectives to attend all meetings throughout
tho country and spot all dishonest transactions ut
the various trotng meetings that arc perpetrated and
report the same TO headquarters so that the guilty
ones can be punished. This he thinks, is the only
were lew years ago. Mr. Williams further said that
the abolition Of pool selling had nothing TO do with
the decline attendance the various races In
this neighborhood--thatit It on the long be-
iore that be was right as the pulling OF horses to
keep their time record as high as possible and not
allowing the horse to at all tho trotng meet.
ings the country has done to disgust honest
lovers Of the horse with tho sport than anything else.
The following are the details of the trottng yester.
day afternoon:
fust HcaL-rho horses had very even start, but
going around the Barney Kelly broke up and lost
considerable ground before ne recovered. Carrie NJ
led eight lengths at the quarter pole IN SO seconds
better OF by lengths she passed the hail-ne
pole in :la. She went along steadily and won the
neat by ten ieng.ns IN 2:S7h
Second Heat Tho driver of Barney Kelly having
attributed his loss OF the previous heat the fact OF
his lear OF breaking down In suiky, got permission
TO drive hts horse to wagon this time, In that
rig he started for the second heat Carrie N having
hall longth tho better OF tho send Ion. Both horses
broke up before they reached the quarter pole but
Carrie N. SIX lengths front when she passed
that point in 80 seconds. She kept the lead, and
five lengths In front at the hatmilo pole in 1T.
Barney Kelly broke again when near tho three-quar-
pole, ana ran considerable distance; but Carrie
N. tho heat and race by ten lengths in 2:37. rhe
following Is
BROOKLYN DRIVING PAkK, LONG IsLAyD-TRorTIHG-
Tuesday, Nov 20.-Match 500 side; mile heats,
best three in hve, IN harness.
q. Dlckerman named b. IN. Carrie N............1 l
W. Lowell named b. 6. Barney Kelly ............. 2
* TINE.
Quarter. HGy Miie.
First heat. .............. 1914 1:lS 2:37A
Second heat. .......... 80 1:l7 2:37n