The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-08
ROCHESTER, DRIVING PARK.
FIRST DAY OF TIRE SUMMER MEETING HAxNIs
AND WHITE STOCKINGS THE WINNERS.
by TELEGRAPH TO THE HxRALnl

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, August T. 1877
The track at Rochester In nns condition for the
opening day Of the trottng meeting heavy rain the
night before and hot through the morning made
IL elastic and fast Pools sold the track In the
morning and during the trottng the police authorities
interfering and public opinion In this moral town
being unconcerned in the long as was con.
fined to the track The weather nne, though hot
The attendance small always the case on the
first day.
For the 2:34 race Hannis and Sheridan sold about
even and the field for song Only i've started-Hanns
Sheridan, John Murphy, J. W. II. Arnold and Roman
Chie In the hrst heat Hannis, who held the poic
took the lead from the word, length ahead Of
Sheridan the quarter lengths at hail. one
the three-quarer and beat him by length Turner
looking back Mace in 2:25 The betting now ruled
Hannis, 500; field, $50
In the second heat Hannis and Sheridan had q neck
and neck to quarter pole 35x seconds when
Sheridan broke and fell behind all others II was
all up with him for tho heat, and Hanns won't in
and won he pleased in 224I; Sheridan last horse
For the third heat 1t was 10 to l on Hannis. Tho
four roted abreast around the turn where Hannis had
TALL back by being crowded by Murphy and sheridan
went to the front Hannis dropped back, took the
outside and at the quarter pole four lengths In
rear OF Sheridan. II was now question OF catch w.
The staion closed up ono length on tho second quar-
and ovorhauled Sheridan. 1t was then play for him
TO beat MIN home IN 2:24k.
SECOND RACE
In the 2:23 class the starters were Powers, Idol,
Amy B., Lady Smell Lady Star. Silversides White
Stockings aud Blue Mare, Mazomark was drawn.
White stockings was thought sure winner, and2sod
Tor S25 to SIS for the neld. In the nrst heat Lady
Smell held the lead TO the three-quarter POLE whero
she made break, and Slversides the heat by q
mock IRON White Stockings in 2:23
In the second heat Slversidcs held the lead TO the
quarter pole, when White Stockings began climb for
him, captured him ut the half and handiiy by
length IRON Powers who came fast at the last, but
lost his chances Dy break. Time, 2:22.
In the third heat White Stockings kept the lead all
the way around, with Blue Marc his wheel up 10 tho
poic but she then fell and he won
by four engths IN 2 ~
In the fourth heat che favorite got a bad send on
kept breaking. and Lady Smell took the lead, closely
followed by Sversides, whom she finally DOT by
two lengths in aga
There was some betting on the hnn heat at TO I
on White Stockings. Lady SneN took the lead fol-
lowed closely by Silversides, Powers aud White
Stockings, Dut the latter gradually went by
the others and ~ the tnrec-quarter polo
was at Lady Snell's wheel. On the home
stretch he passed her, and clean
Iengt ahead Close 10 the Murphy looked back
IN triumph and nearly lost the heat In consequence as
his horse broke ana Lady Smell would have captured
him, but she also broke and he by hall length,
IN 224k minutes.