The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-06-14
FAST rnorriNG IN tlrerwooD.
Ono Fine Ray. Sport. w'ih Few Dsenks and
NO serious Draw backs

The nsscmbagc on the second day of the
June trottns meeting in Fleetwood Park show
ed that the price OF ity cents 10 al parts Of the
ground. tried Tor the first time ut any regular
meeting in this country. IL becoming popu-
lar. Nor spectators we're present than on the
opening day. including host of veterans Of
tho turf. They congregaied In liulc social
groups along the edge II the bluf. and in The
stand making free bets on their favori;ca.
Cant. Ryndors again appeared In the judges
stand and the drivers understood that the trot
tine must he done on the square.
class- s2OO to first slOp to second. s6l to
third. md $40 TO fourth horse. Fanny Jgfrr-
son. IRro. Don Giovanni. PuudiVitn. Mar
gucrtn. Pickwick. and Gen. Hunton started fnr
tn purse. hugo was the fnvurlte u two To- onr
III u, ih,. froni ,hroaehou, h" raj i,Il.. mas
ina iae huf iu .u9 ami On" ~. 10 > 81 'un Ter
uull at the Nuf-h. She could have uknu thn
hnnt In -e,erll SECONDS less time. Marsuor.tt
wn- second. Pirkwi'k third and Ing Fourth.
In the SECOND heat pondic'ta took the l.td "a;
J~fr. T11 ,Srd AMI PcVw.s f'urhn At G'ii "S
nrst quarter Funny Jefferson burst away from
the li.rk ana lend al me wnN aToun r"mlnH IA
= very ensy winner hy Tour lengths. IN 2;53.
Mnrsurrilt was second lago third. and Pick
wick fourth.
Fanny Jefferson flow to the front az tho start
in tho third heat. troited beautifully through
ont the mile without being headed. and came in
ono l.neih nhcnd " Pondiatta ON u jog laco
Wa third and Marguerite fourth. Time. 1882 q.
Fanny proved herself nm excellent troltrr.
Before She started $500 TO $50 WAS bet that she
would not win.
IT," second irot WIS for \ purse OF 5000. for
2:25 class t}0u 10 first, $3.50 10 second. 500 to
third, AMI $40 tu fourth horse. Charley Green.
Result. Mod, sly, Young sentinel WANDER.
Nellie Irwin. and Driver troiied for the purse.
Result WAS the favorite NJ TO against my
other competitor. Charley Green was tho fleet
est footed on the start IN the first hent. Driver
clos" up. Modcsty third. and Result fourth.
Driver soon took ilrst place. and held il To- the
homestrrt'h. when Modesty went 81 the front.
aud had a very pretty brush with Driver up 10
the finish. Modrsiy winning hy half a length.
N.llo Irwin third. and Result fourth. Time,
2:29I.
In the second heat there was a vigorous
struggle between Driver " odesty. and Charley
Green. Driver came under the wirc only n
head IN front Of Modcsty, Vivnndier having
worked ~ third plRcc. with Charley GrOen
fourth. Time. 2.2sH.
In the third hra, there was close trottlng hc-
twceu Driver and alodcsty. They kent well to-
.ether all tho way around. As tncv rnme rat
tlino up tho homostretrh many shouted Mod.
csty has IT," hut Driver shook her Of and
came under tho wire u length nhcnl Nolli" IT.
win third, aud Nivaudier fourth. Time. 2:2G a.
In tho fourth heat close work WAS don" by
Nellie Irwin. Driver mud Mnlrsiy. As they
came along the hOmcStrrtch Nellie and Driver
were hend and head and coming under the
wire il wus difficult 10 tell which was In the
| l"ad. Tho ludgcs awarded the heat md trot g.
Driver Nellie second MOdcsty third and
wander fourth. Time. 2.99.
To-day seventeen horses in the 2 AZ and 2 rs
clusses will show their mcttle.