The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-19
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
FIRST TRor OF THE sEAsoN-THE CHANGES
AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE GROUNDS.

FIRST TRor OF THE sEAsoN-THE CHANGES
AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE GROUNDS
The Prospect Park Fair Grounds are now In order
Tor trotng the great changes that have taken place
during The past two years having made wonderful i'm
provements for the better The cutting through OF
the grounds tor tho boulevard from Prospect Park
10 Coney Island that leads the nccessiated
an entire new parl OF the old one beng
available Then the magnificent club house had to be
moved TO tho boulevard and the grand stand to
be- backed over close to Gravcsend avenue,
uistunce OF nearly two hundred yards, and
then an entirely new track had 10 be laid
out ana graded This has all been DONE and now the
ciuo house Is IN complete order tor members and the
public, and the grand stand which is undergoing
coat Of paint will soon be In readiness TO accommodate
comfortably 5000 visitors Tho new track Is N he
shape OF Bartlett pear, with It's stem pointing east,
with small piece cut oil the northwest SIDE 81 II,
making Inc quar,er stretch nearly straight, wnicn
wiil give the judges nnc view OF the move.
ments OF the horscs In race from the time they
leave the three-quarter pole until they pass tue
stand Gu the lower turn The horses VIII be
hidden from view tor lew moments NY the stables.
v ncn are now INSIDE the hed--the same stables IN
were formerly lower ema oi the grounds outside
OF Tue tack ana nearly opposite the tnree-quarier
pole The old judges and reporters stands have been
grand stand and sufficiently down the stretch
horses IN race 100 yaras' play before oesnning the
upper turn mis- turn Is graded 80 nicely that II VIII
BIZ next 10 impossibty tor an accdent TO occur,
and horses will Dc able 10 keep from breaking WINE
making turn tncy would be
homestrelch. Tho track has every appearance of
being oil the fastest IN the country.
IL covered with loan TO tho depth oil eight
Incnes which makes IL very desirable Tor framing
| purposes several stables making arrangements
take their horses TO these grounds anu Dan Mace
ID already ucaied there with has valuable lot There
IS now accommodation tor $50 horses, and more
bss course OF erection. Tho man entrance TO
the track now is Ut the lower emf OF the GROUNDS
| what Is known The Kings Highway u ROAD leading
IRON Fialai DIS to Fort Hamilton. Another entrauce
viii be short distance beyond the club house Tor
those WHO drive doan the boulevard In fact, All
appointments are much improved and the pu0ic viii
discover thus the first great race hat takes place
/ The sport that came OIL yesterday was trotting
match $500 mile heats Dess turee III i've, III har
ness, between W. s. Thom's chestnut geldiDg stevens
and Il. Granam's chestnut seding Judge Ouny Four
heats were closely contested, stevens winning the
| first, third aud fourth heats There very little
betting result notwi thstanding that cons Ger
specve horses TINS beng the first heat OF
| season may expect continuance oil tho sport q,
short intervals until Inc next iall OF snow.
The following
/ PRosPEcr PARK FAIR GRoUNDs-TRoTrNG-fhu
day. April is Match Tor TOO; mile heats, Uest three
| IA i've, IN harness. tl f.N M#4
| w. ). Thoms CHI. G. Stevens. ........
4. Grahums Gu. K. Judge Duny. ..........
Tine. 2:43-2 46-2:46-2:50.
The Brooklyn Driving Park, al rarksville, Long
years, and he will take possession about the LIST oil
slay and prepare the course Tor the trottng scason
Hiram intends TO utiize the grounds Tor many kinds
OF sport including trottng, pigeon shooting baseball
FOOTBALL cricket CT any otncr game that requires AL
open field.