The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-13
EXCITEMENT ON FLEErwooD COURSE.
Lively Trottius Over n Slow Track - six
Evenly Matched Horses.

The attendance at Fleetwood Park on the
third dry Of the September meeting was larger
than on tho previous days. nearly oil the lovers
OF trotting Of note near New York appearing Mt
the track. The track was in good order, and
several Of the heats were close and exciting.
Tho first trot was for $500 purse. divided.
for 2:40 horses. The starters were W. L.
weeks's b. e. Wiz. NJ. r. Brush's e. &. Mnrlbro.
L. II. Van Wyck's b. m. Belle OF Kings. J. W.
Drscol's blk. m. Blackwood Queen. J. f.
Turner's a.. g. Chance. and s. Walkers h. q.
Turk. The bookmakers backed Wiz at two to
one against tho field. with chance for second
money Mt even against the field. The first hent
WA struggling affair. Blackwood Queen led
the ruck at the start followed by Murlbro
Chance. and Wiz. in tho order named. WIZ
gldcd to tho front at the quarter, and kept there
10 the wire. taking the heat by two lengths from
Chancc fourth. aTmc-ouartcr. 81 seconds !;
The second hcnt was nearly n repetition Of
"FsSS q SnI sgnGc chance hs h T5
o11dsi half, I1}2I; WWi il, 2;so, ,,s one ,.o,n
the start TO the finish. coming in two lengths in
! front Of Chance, with Mnrlbro third and s,ar
on aTo ocE second SO MONEY! chaneG
third. and Backwood Queen fourth.
The closing trot WAS Tor \ $500 divided nurse
pr sor Sieve MaxS s VIM woFc Go s
3. Result. j. 7. Gilbert, b: m. Lady Mills, Smith
Go s sSS CO. Ho Tsrg' b s.
Great interest was manifested in this trot, tho
| contestants being 40 evenly matched THAT no
makers were laying 2 TO 1 that nobody could
name the winner The trot was closely watched
by Messrs. ". II, Vanderbilt David Bonner. W.
| II, Turnhpll. j. H. Iarbcck. q. Case. and mnny
| other wel-known horsemcn. The three nrst
heats were each trotted IN exactly 2:25 which
was good time considering heirack.
word Go" closely pressed Ivy Maxwell. Vul-
can Sooner. and Lady Mills. Result was never
fSrJps e tG With F
| Lady Mills fourth. Time-Quarter. 34s. half,
| 1905: mile. 2:2j.
Vulcan rushed to tho front Mt the beginning
Of the second hcnt. Result second, Sooner third,
| and Lady Mills fourth. Vulcan kept his posi-
ton ns leader way, AROUND 70 within twenty
up under Murphy's engineering. Tapped him,
and showed hs hcnd In front Just rs they
reached the wire: amid yells from the spsctas,
Mills fourth. Tlme-Quarter. a5hs. half. i:ll
mile. 2:25.
In the third heat Vulcan kept the lead past
and Maxwell crowding. Sooner kept his adj
| vantage to the wire, conf nc in ashort length In
! Desperandums wheel and Result fourth
| There WA great excitement Mt this result. NJ
three different horses had now captured y heat
| Time-Quarter. 35 sec. hail. 1910; mile. 225.
The fourth heat was trotted under cOnsidrrn
BILE excitement. Sooner led the others In n tigh
rncc all tho way TO within ten yards OF the wire
the last half. stretched outa little and won by
neck. Res ult WAS IL close third and MI Des
pergandym fourth oTime--Quarter. S5A sec.
II was now too dark to ,rot another hcnt. and
the struggle was rostponed 70 4 O'Clock to-day
| when two other trots will wind up the Scptem
! Der meeting.