The New York herald., 1877-10-20
FLEETWOOD PARK.
Fourth Day Of the First Annual
Breeders Meeting.
Two Trotting Contests Settled and
One Unfinished.
qHORNDALE AND JERSEY BOY THE WINNERS

The postponed trot OF Thursday for the stallion res
for S. 600 and . silver cup decided yesterday,
after three heats. making eight ALL Mr.. Thornos
bay stallion Thorndale being The winner. Tho second
event was the first the regular business OF the day.
Il being Tor nve year olds tho purse being won by
Jersey Boy after nve heats The third race
had 10 be postponed, after threc heats had
been trotted, until this afternoon a. two O'Clock.
or the 1--WE horses that started In the stallion race
one was withdrawn another ruled out for not win
ming heat In five. The horses In tho contest TO-
day were A. J. McKimmius black morse Blackwood,
JE; Edwin Thorne's bay stallion Thorndsie, and X.
Penistans bay stallion Nil Desperaudum, the TWO
drst named having each scored two heats on tue pre-
vous day, whe ihe other had one heat 70 MS crediL
Three heats had 10 be trottcd before decision was
arrived al. Nil Desperandunf won the first heat,
which placed him on an even footing with the others,
each having won two The seventh heat was man
aged in such way that judges decided that was
no heat and Turner tho driver, was taken out from
behind Nj! Desperandum and John Murphy sub
Itituted MI Desperandum in the deciding heat cast
q shoe and Thorndae, won
The second event. the 1rst regular trotting on the
programme tor purse OF 81 800 Tor ioals oil 1871
$3.50 the rst, $375 10 the second s225 to tho third
and $3.50 TO the fourth horse mile heats best three
In 1ve in harness. There were fourteen entries for
this event, three OF which only came 10 the post.
These G. s. Johnson's bay gelding Jersey Boy,
by Young Volunteer; I. AcConneIi's chestnut marc
Sadie Bell, by Captain West, and John Murphy's bay
gelding John Murphy, Jr, by Delmonico. The latter
was the favorte, and had won the second and third
heats when b. acosdent be cut down Sadie Bei's
sulky and dropped her driver the track, the
quarter pole. Tho driver held on to the mare
until policeman went to bis assistance Neither the
drva purcd int he laaaf
d,stanced John Murphy, J and let Sadie Bell start
again. Jersey Boy won the
The third event Tor purse OF $780, for horses
that had never beaten 24 $500 to the FIRST $500 TO
the second $120 to the third and $50 to the fourth
horse; mile heats, best three in nye, IN harness.
There were four starters comprising John Murphy's
chestnut gelding Dan Bryant, A. woodward's bav
mare Wild Lilly, A. Goldsmith's bay geldng Driver,
and Cole Martins bay gedipg Joseph A. Three
heats rotted this race, the first by
Dan Bryant, who sprancd his ankle IN the second
heat, while leading several lengths, aud had 10 be
stopped Wild Lilly won the second aud
Joseph A tho third Darkness thor put stop 10
further trottug and the race was postponed until TO-
day At two O'Clock.
Tho following are tho details OF the rotting that
took place.
THE POSTPONED TRoT
iyirth HcdL-The horses had very fine start, Black
WOOD, Jr., having his head in 'front.' MI Desperandun
hecond, head IN advance OF Thrrndae. Wnen thoy
reached the quarter pole Blackwood, Jr., led one
length, Thorndaie second Mi Desperandum third,
two lengths further oil. Gong around the lower turn
lhorndale began to 'tangc," to with his hind
legs trot in 'front.' Seeing this Turner brought Nil
nespcrandun forward to take place. and the latter
challenged Backwood, Jr., Tor the heat He closed on
the black the hill of the backstretch alter leaving
the halt mile pole, aud capital struggle snsued to tho
score, MI Desperandum winning the neat by bali "A
length Backwood Jr. oight lengths In front Of Thorn
daic. The time " the Quarter pole Was 364 seconds.
TO the half mile pole IN IL, and tue heat 221 q.
yepests Heat.-Backwood, Jr, had his hcad in front
when the start was gwen, Nj Despcrandum scconi,
Thorndalo third. Going down toward the quarter
pole Turner went far enough from the fence
Thornd.de the pole and he IN short time showed IN
leading Two lengths they passed that
point. Mi Despcranuum second lcngh IN advance OF
Biackwood, Jr. IL was papabe TO the judges that
Turner assisting Dobie TO beat Blackwood, Jr.
Going around the lower turn Turner crossed Black.
wood, Jr, letting Thorndae go on with The lead, and
the affair went on TO the eud, Ihorndalc coming
home six lengths in front OF MI Dcsperandun, tho lat
ter SIX lengths ahead oi Backwood, Jr. The judges
decision was no heai much TO the admiration OF the
spectators
Eiqhth Heat-Turner was taken out from benin
Nil Desperandum and john Murphy substituted in his
place. The start was very even one, Backwood, Jr,
having his head in front, Thorndac second MI Dcs
perandum third. Thornoaic went TO the trout
the turn AS Backwood, Jr. broke up. Thorndale led
Two lengths Ut the quarter pole IN 80 seconds Black
wood, Jr., second, MI Desperandum third. Thorn
dale dashed away from the others around the lower
turn and was i've lengths IN front at tho ha-me
pole in 10, Blackwood, Jr, sccoad, Nj Desperandum
two lengths further of. Going up the hill OF the
homcstrelch Thorndale opened the gap to eight
lengths between himself and Blackwood Jr, VINO
latter having cast . shoe. Thorndae came steadily
homo aud won the heat aud by dozen
lengths, Backwood, Jr., second, the Same
distance In front OF MI Desperandum, aho In on
. walk Time OF tho heat, 2:265s. MI Despcrandum
second money, Biackwood, Jr., third prem lum
and Thos. Jefferson the fourth money. Annexed is
nescripuon.of
THE CHAMPION STALLION cur
The cup to be awarded TO the winner OF tho great
stallion which took place at Fleetwood PARK Oc
tober IL and 1s, 1877 Is on exhibition The makers
Nessrs. Tiffany Il Co., Union square. The CUP IS u
nf t.x..A
and bearing either side elegantly modelled lead
OF thoroughbred horse. The body Of the OF
PLAIN FURNISHED silver. and the scuipturcd ornaments
tinted with gold, which form pleasing beaut-
iu contrast Upon the side is the following inscrip-
tIon:-
TO be Presented TO the Winner
of the Great Stallion Race lpurse $5000l s
Sto be trotted at Fleetwood Park. October IS, 1877
The following gisa
l A SUMMARY
FLEETWOOD PARK.-FIRsr ANNUAL BREEDERS MEET
ING THIRD FOURTH DAYS, OCTOBER Is AND 10
POSTPONED STALLION IRoT--Purse $1,000 ior the
championship OF 1877 and a silver cup; 81 900 10 tho