The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-30
FLEET WOOD PARK.

FIRST DAY OF THE SPRING MEErINo-Two
CAPITAL rRoTTINa CONTESTS AND
TANNER Roy THE WINNERS.
The spring trotting meeting began yesterday at
Fleetwood Park under the most favorable auspices
rhe weather was charming, the track In fauless
Ter, ana the trottng OF the most satisfactory charac
ler Gilmore's band dscoursed most excellent music
while at times Arbucke's cornet seemed slectrify
the people. The OF pool sellers and buy
conspicuous by their absence, and the dis.
agreeable abuse that the judges TO receive
when their decisions were against the choice of
OF the spectators WAS not to DO heard this occa
zion. great many people think the
change Is Improvement TO Fleetwood Park
and that a better class Of patrons than formerly
will DO seen on the grounds. Two very
interesting contests came of during the afternoon,
the first being decided four heats, the second in
three, and but for the great waste of time scoring
the spectators would have been delighted with the
sport The judges could have fastened the move
ments OF the drivers had they adhered more strictly
TO tho rulos which govern these contests particularly
In compelling the drivers to bring their horses back
on Jog after ialse start In tho two races there
moro than thirty false starts.
TuK FIRST TRor
for purse OF 81, 900 Tor horses that had never
beaten 1885, $500 to the hrs $3.50 the second $3.50
To the third 800 to the fourth mile heats best three
in Eve, harness. There thirteen entries, ten
OF which cano TO the post These were J. H. Gold
Smiths brown goding Powers, Frank Reynolds roam
geldng Breeze, j. IL. Phillips black mare Lady Emma
John Murphy's black geding New Brook, J. Somerin-
dykes gray gelding W. T. Allen, II. Hunts bay geld.
ing John McDougal, Charles II. GREEN'S bay mare
Phantom, George Ticehursps bay gelding Montexuina
John Il. Stewards bay stallion Chester and John D.
Giilctts chestnut goding Captain Edmonds The race
a very good one, tho winner (Powers) showing a
very rapid gait at times after tho first heat which was
won by Mr. somerindyEes gray gciding. Powers made
effort to win tho first heat Tho iollowing are the
details OF the race
First Heat.-Afor fully one hour wasted In scoring
the horses started In q most uneven man ncr
some OF them eighty yards behind the leaders When
the word gwen John McDougal was IN ront Cap
tain Edmonds second, Montcxuma third, Powers
fourth, New Brook Gfth, Lady Emma sixth. W. T.
Allen seventh, Phantom eighth Breeze ninth, Chester
tenth, tho latter being tho distance stand when
tho leaders got tho word At Tho quarter pole, when
passed In 81 seconds, Captain Edmonds was stli
~ 'front.' Nontczuma second, John hcDougal third, W.
4. Alien fourth, Lady Emma hlth Powers sixth, New
Brook seventh Phantom eighth Breeze NINTH Chester
far behind. Going around the lower W. r. Aon
went 10 the front and led TWO lengths at the haline
POLE in 115, Montezuma second, Phantom third,
Powers fourth Lady Emma dith the othors Struggling
OH behind w. 4. Allen showed the way w the nIlI OF
the oscksiretch followed closely by Montczuma, New
Brook and Powers. w. T. Allen trotted steadily aud
lcsurely TO the end winning the heat by ucck Mon
tezuma second, Phantom third, Powers fourth, Now
Brook NTH Lazy Emma sixth, John McDougal seventh
Captain Edmunds eighth, breeze ninth, Chester dis.
Ianccd Time Of the heat, 2.33n.
second HedI-Breczc was Withdrawn. After few
pcorngs tho word WAS given with Powers leading, W.
T. Alien second, Montezuma third Lady Emma
fourth. Phantom hith, John AcDoueal sixth, Now
Brook seventh, kdmonds eighth. There were several
breakups on the turn, and wnon the horses reached
She quarter polo W. r. Allen led two lengths, Powers
second, Moniczuma third, Phantom fourth, New
Brook nth, Edmonds SIXTH Lady Emma seventh
John McDougal eighth. Time, 36A. w. T. Alien
showed tho way round the lower turn and At tho half
m lie pole three lengths III front OF Powers tho
latter lengths IN advance OF Montezuma tie others
trailing Time, ll2hs. Gong up the hill oil tho back
stretch Powers made attack w, I. Alien aud be-
fore no reached tho throe.quarter pole no captured
liln and showed a neck In front as no passed hat
point Coming on steadily no won the heat by a
length W. I. Alien second. Phantom third, New
Brook fourth, Nontczuma nfth, Lady Emma sixth
John McDougal seventh, Edmonds eighth. Time,
2294.