The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-13
FLEETWOOD PARK.

FIRST DAY OF THE JUNE MEETING-Two rRCr-
TING coNTEsTs-GaEAT WESTERN AND STEVE
MAXWELL AND MATE THE WINNERS
The gates of Fleetwood Park opened yesterday
for the FIRST meeting OF the season. and large al
tendance gave encouragement to the proprietor 90
on with his undertaking Two trotting purses
hung up for composition, the first having twelve
ensries and the second, which was for teams four.
OF the twelve nominations for the first event eight
came TO tho score. These were John Murphy's bay
geldng Great Western. John Moore's black geldng
Kader, d. d. Coughs chestnut mare Bec Mac,
d. o, Harrngtoh's chestnut gelding Genair,
W. K. Weeks bay gelding Clifton Boy, w.
IL. Thom's chestnut gelding seth Warner,
J. W. DriscoPs chestnut mare Nellie d. and B. Van
Nostrand's gray geiding jim Great Western The
favorit. against the ncld at money previous 10
the start after the rst heat any odds asked were
gwen on him. Hc the very easily three
straight heats
The race. for teams had four starters. These
were John Murphy's team, consisting OF his gray
gcldng steve Maxwell and James Turner's chestnut
geldng, W. McManon's bay gelding Tip Allen and
brown horse Romulus, John Haskels brown geldng
Modoc and bay geiding Fitzgerald, and j. II. Martins
bay geiding Billy Green and bay geldng Drift. Tip
Allen and Romulus had the call in the betting before
the start, and after winning the first heat they be-
came greater favortes. Steve Maxwell and mate won
the last three OF ave heats, Modoc and mate taxing
the heat. The following the details OF the
trot,ing:--
FIRST rRor.
First Heat-Great Western was tho favorite
tho field at Odds Belle Mac got away first at the
third attempt, Nelly d. second Kader third Gienar
fourth, Great Western nth, Gray jim sixth, Clifton
Boy seventh, Seth Warner eighth. Kader soon went
to the front and led at the quarter pole in 37a
seconds, Glenair second, Great Western third, the
others trailing. Al tho half-miie pole G!enar
arst by half length in ia. Groat Western second,
Belle Mac third Kader fourth, Nelly d. fifth Clifton
Boy sixth, Seth Warner seventh, Gray Jim eighth.
Great Western won't TO the front, and coming on
well in hard won the heat by three lengths, Genair
second, dozen lengths in front OF Kader, Belle Mac
fourth. Seth Warner NTH, Clifton Boy sixth, Gray
jim seventh, Nelly d. eighth. Time, 2:3J
Second Heat Great Western was the tavorite over
the field long Clifton Boy had the lead the
start Kader second, Belle Mac third, Glonair fourth
Seth Warner nth, Nelly D. sixth, Great Western
seventh, jim having been withdraw. At the quarter
pole Kader leading IN IS seconds, Gienair second
Belle Mac third, Great Western fourth, tho others
trailing along few lengths apart Al tho hal'-milo
polo Genar led, Kader second, Great Western third,
gong through his horses with tho greatest Belle
| Mac fourth, Nelly u. lnh, Clifton Boy SIKH. Seth
| Warner seventh. lime, l:16. In hundred yards
further Great Western was In front, aud the heat
VAS practically over He came along as he liked and
won on jog by two lengths in 49, Belle Mac second
Kadcr third, CLIFTON Boy fourth. Gienair nth, Nelly
D. sixth, Seth Warner seventh. Time 2:ss
on, Kadcr second, Belle Mac third. Genair fourth,
Great Western nth, Nellie u. sixth, Seth Warner
seventh Bello Mac was first ut tho quarter pole In
| 80 seconds, Kader second. Great Western third,
GIenair fourth, Clifton Boy hin. Nellie sixth, Soth
Warner seventh. Great Western showed his head IN
front at the hall mite pole in l:l7, and coming on
uader pull. the heat by three lengths III 23Sla
Kader second, a neck IN front OF Clifton Boy, Seth
Warner iourtn, Nelly d. nth. Glenair sixth, Belle
MUG seventh. Time, 2:3SM. kader won second
money, Belle Mac the tn premiu IN, and the fourth
money was awarded TO Geuar. The following is the
SUMMARY
Eastwood PARK-FRsT DAY OF THE JUNE 1RoT-
rINa AEhTixG-WEDNksDAY, June 12-FiRsr TRoT-
Purse $780, horses that have never beaten 800
$3.50 tho hrst SO to the second $l5 10 the III rd
aud $50 fourth mile heats. best three IN Ave.
in harness.