The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-18
FAST TR0TTING IN UTICA.
4 SPLENDID RECORD FOR TIfE CLOSING
DIY or THE MEETING.
Comce Making n Mite In 2,eO. Banauo In
4i2t. aud Richard In 2i21 lie Lucille Gold
dust Three Heats In 2i17 lie aud 2i1s 81.

UTICA, Aug. II. - They had delightful
weather for the closing day Of the trotting
meeting here. In the morning the sun came
out warm. but when the horses were trotting
there was Il slight shower. making the track in
fine condition for speed. The fact is that the
trotting and the rain have become connected in
the minds Of Utica turfmcn. as for six seasons
past. except last season. rain has intcrfcred
with the snort Tho number OF spectators
to-day was much larger than on either of the
previous days. Among them were Mr.. Chas.
Backman Of stony Ford. =. Foster Dewey. A.
Richmond and J. Harker Of New York. Magor
7. Morton of Ncwburgh. Mr.. Wheeler Of Toledo.
Mr. Tucker Of the Binghamton Times. NJ g.
Thomson. B. \. Clark Mr.. Parks Of Brooklyn.
B. T. Akcrs Of Kansas Burdrtt Looms of Hart
ford. B. L. Shel lon Of Rochester. \. J. Baker Of
Cleveland. i. b. Graham Of Utica and J. l..
Powers of Springfield. Mass. At 2 o'clock the
judges rang the bell for the horses to appear ON
the track for the first event Of the day the un-
finished 2:2i trot from Thursday. of which
three heats had been trotted. Gomez being
credited with two and May Bird one.
ForEm ilr.r-The betting was comee. sico; and the
acI t rne hca & wa VA la', g9e from The Mgr 70
nrsi place al the quarter IN ai reaching the hali mile
Gy the ste rro.psro and bsei gia sn BY neck VIII
ming the heat and trut ~ May HId getting second
money SLOW Go third. aud rrospcro fourth.
The next in order was the 2:25 class purse
s2.5Oo; 81 25O To first 1925 TO second 1915 to
third. and $3.50 to fourth. The starters were
Richard. Lhil, Gypsy. DICK Swivellcr, Alley.
l}NuuuO and Blu" Mare. In th" pools Dick
SwiNrllrr brought 800 Richard $40 Bnnuuo
$50. and Held $50.
finsf lltAr Tho hor~,, were sent on On even terms
Dick SwiNrler took the Hhi when N. wuii was gwen.
with Alley second. Bhnquu tiri lhck held The lead Ia
the quarter in - naAli- ~" hii me m ;lWi Com.
tor the hni~h. Banpuu tuk the head and won the heat
ly hall length In trout u Dick swiNcller h ~ Biuc
Mare third, Little GYPSY fourth
~ftoNp llfr -hAuquu was now picked ont for nrt
chntc selling for -" Richard so ncd SO They Hot
away un the fourth tlhl To an even start Blue Mare At
the lue auf N nui-i' Who looted along "ft-' thht
e lsi the party at the quarter IN 4. Two length ahead
o Richard ON the sccuni quarter Go" .invufi'. Diek
SviNcNei, made uu l"f,"piiblc gam. uud Alley passed
the bali uil' IN l-'s sti Two i"Mihs aNrHd, but IA
the .rai- -hi work john Murphy the driver of Rchhri.
appeared the right iu 90" r-ht place and i, iutA
tn heat easily ~ lcn-th 4n -. Alley second DlcA
SwNellef third Blue Ware fourth
Innu irN.-Ihri rtfiiie wh."s'n o. r. ard a-nin-tihe
n'd Aief i.nt or nv. ihl- siht- ihc wofl Wa -v,n
ki,nurd rt a. tr quarter inc 40 ." 'nnI-, Win, hr
,r'mi'i Rt iarit trr, hsfi 6ut Muinli, .le
the nit Nv 100 ioihid murti. tDvnic hc -onl. by
ukins ihr hcn 900 sal.An .i,lc iE' .ln D rom DeN
SwiN'ntI j., 70 hADtl N,.l.i WIZ M VI Me' l.t in ,,
49, AZ .iiit - la i,' n,N III niti IT, Al - ,r,,t
mn. hc.t kt,h4-I took th, lead ami ktttf ii, was
i.nr lem tls ahead at tc q'urir iu a iw"at III, haf
tn II lr,i h. r, fle f'fu.h Richard had ,,r, fuue