The New York herald., 1877-11-18
TGOTIING AT FLEETWOOD PARK.

TWO trotting races came OF at Fleetwood Park yes
terday afternoon, the first match between Black
Bashaw and sorre Jake, for 500, mile heats, best
three IN 6ve in harness; and the second contest
between W. L. weeks bay mare Mary Lamb and
John Murphy's bay geding Tom Moore, for
purse OF $3.50, mile heats, best three in i've, under
the saddle. rhe first ,rot was won by Black Basnaw
three straight heats very bandiy. aud the second
by Mary Lamb in about the same style. The weather
was plea ant and the track good II be
made at this OF year. The attendance was
rather small but quite as large as was anticipated the
sport being not very attractive as tho following details
show
THE FIRST TRor.
First Heat -Bashaw was a length in front Of Sorrcl
Jake when the word given, and he took advan
tage the quarter pole in 40 seconds Going
around the lower turn Sorre Jake closed up trle,
and at the half mile pole he was tapped on Black
Bashaw. Time, 1:2i Going up the hill OF tho back
stretch Black Bashaw shook Jake of but as soon as
they got the homestrctch Jake closed again. and
alter very close struggle, Black Bashaw tho
neat by length in 2:s7
Second Heal-Black Bashaw had his head and mock
in front Sorrel Jake when the word gven and,
trottlng faster than Jake, was length and
halt IN front at tho quarter pole 391a
onus Bashaw led lengths at the hllmilc pole in
1:20, two and hall lengths in front OF Jake at tho
quarters, and coming steadily won the heat
by four lengths in 2 .43
7hird Heat-Blac Bashaw led halt a length at the
start and, going faster around tho turn than Sorrel
Jake led to the quarter pole three lengths
in 39h seconds. Black Bashaw kept the gap
open, and was still three lengths in front
at the halt-miie polo in 1:20H. Black Bashaw
increased the day Wight between himself ana Jak
climbed the hill of the backstretcn, and was five
Lengths in front the threequarter. Coming along
steadily Black Bashaw won the heat and race by
dozen lengths in 2:i5 a.
The following IS a
FLEETWOOD PARK, SATURDAY, Nov. 17-Troting
match Tor 500; mile heats. best three in five, in har-
j. Drtscoll's blk. g. Black Bashaw. w........1 Il
J. Murphy's 6. Sorrel Jake. ................
Quarter. Hulf Nuc.
Second heat 3o1a l:2O -:I3
Third heat. 391a l'2o's 2'9o's
SECOND TRoT
First Heat Tom Moore won the pole. Mary Lamb
had slight advantage at the start ana by Tom Moore
breaking up soon aiterward the mare had SIX lengths
the advantage. Mary Lamb broke up before she
reached the quarter pole, and Tom Moore led her AT
that point one lensth In 43 seconds. Going around
the lower turn Mary troted quicker than tie geidns
aud passing him led TO the haimiie pole lengt IN
1:20. They both broke up at the point Of rocks on
the backstretch but the mare recovering rst passed
the three-qaarer pole eight lengths in front Of Tom
Moore. she came on steadily and won the heat by
twenty lengths III 235.
Second Heat.-Mary Lamb had slight advantage at
the start and by break OF Tom Moore's she led ten
lengths to the quarter pole III 80 seconds.
Tom rottec steadily around the lower gained
nicely the mare she passing tue hali-me poie tour
lengths ahead OF him in lls1e. Tom continued 10
until near the point oil rocks the bacnsrccb,
when the mare dashed away from hm anu, opening
the daylight at every stride, won the heat by eighty
yards IN 2:31.
Third HeaL-Mary Lamb was one length in front
when no word WAS given, ana Gashipg away rapdly
openca q gap three lengths to the quarter pole,
which she passed in 80 seconds She kept on making
the gap wider and wider as she passed around thc
lower turn, and at the ba-mlle pole she led SIX
lengths. Going up the hill OF the bacEs,rctcn she
tfoItcd much faster than Tom Moore, but when near
the threc-qnarer she broke up She was, nevcrthc-
less lengths ahead when she recovered trol,
ana aterward, coming on steadily, wou the heat and
race by ten lengths in 2:tl.
The following isa
SUMMARY.
FLEErwoD ARE-TRoTriNG-SATuRpAY, Nov. IT,
Purse $780, mile heats, best three in ave, under the
saddle
W. Il. Weeks b. m. Mary Lamb. ..tWeeks)
John Murphy's b. &. Tom Moore. .tMurphy)