The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-13
NARRAGANSETT PARK.
10y TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD
PROvIDEScE, n. l., June IL IS

BY TELEGRAPH 10 THE HERALD
PRovIDEScE, r. l., June IL 1878.
The June meeting at Narragansctt Park began to-
day with horses OF the ss and 2:27 cassca
There was good attendance and tue pro mlsed
be interesting, but alter heats each contest
had troted severe rain spoiled the sport
OF the afternoon ana the postponed until
tomorrow at twelve O'Clock The following are tho
details OF the heats troited:-
The nrst race for horses OF the 2:3S class for
purse OF 5000 There were the following starters:-
c. Spauldine's bay geldng Dio, X. s. Bcnts bay mare
Myrtle. A. 3. Posts bay stallion Landseer, A. Gold.
smiths black geaing Oscar ana w. Wills hay stall
on Duroc. The pools sold were well Mixed Dio,
Myrtle aud Duroc selling about equal
First Heat.-rhe horses got away with Landscer al
The pole, Myrtle second, Daroc third Oscar and DIE
behind There was no important change to tho quar-
ter, and this place passed with Landseer ane
Myrtle TO tho front and about together; at the half
mile pole bio aud Myrtle contrasting Tor the nrs,
place, with Landsoer, oscar ana Duroc ia the
Do ur ana this allowed Oscar TO como into the
contest with Myrtle aud the neat was clearly between
these horses. Myrtle broke coming in aud Oscar
under tho ware the winner By about two lengths,
Myrtle secona, Duroc third. Landsecr fourth, Do
nitn Time-Qaartcr, 3sa; half, l:liJs; miic 2:33.
Second Heat This neat was taken by Oscar IN very
fine STYLE Tie ooiunea good lead ~ tho start and,
with tho exception OF amomentary displacement soor
alter tue uai mile pole was passed " Do, he kept
and came IN with tue nouors. Do gave him con-
test coming home, but uid not 0utIoot him. From
quarter the END the otter horses were well to-
getncr, but did not distinguish themselves Tney
crossed scorc-oscar first, Dio second, Landsser
third, Myrtle fourth, Duroc nth. Iime-QuarLer, 80
seconds nu rs; miie, 1888.
The race Tor 2:2I horses had two heats trotted II
TOR purse oil $500 also and had eight starters,
smith Co. = bay gcding Sooner, amos Gold.
ns's chestnut aciding DICK Moore NJ. lsos chestnut
mare Belle Oakley, Dan Bgiey, JEs bay geding Sam
Gurus, james Lustib's black gcldiug Colonel A. Gold.
smitn's bay goldlng Bat.man, A. Woodward's brown
stallion Arstos, ID. Sgiey's gray mare Lady DaggotL.
The favvrite IN the pools was DICK Moore.
First Heat The horses scored good while, but as
last got good send OIL Dick Moore WAS AZ the lead
the quarter aud dong wen, win Colonel second
aud Sooner third. Going down TO the half Sooner
Tapped DICK Moore ana trotted 70 tho front Tor
ment but Dick Moore spurted and passed the halr
leading with Sooner second aud Belle Oakley third.
DICK Moore made gallant effort on the backstretch,
but of Lis feet, which permitted Sooner TO come
down home In good style aud take The heat, DICK
Moore second. Belle Oakley third, Colonel fourth.
Lady Daggelt nlth, Batcman SIXTH Sam Curtis sew.
entn, Aristos oI.ntn. Time-Quartcr, 36x seconds |;
half, IL: mile, 2:2a
Second uedk-Tuis was mainly contest between
Sooner and DICK Moore. AT the quarter pole Dick
Moore got into the lead, with Soouer second and
but found necessary 70 do his best, a.
Uck Moore pushed MIN hard IN the second place.
Tho other horses kept along well bunched, making
no remarkable trotting. The remainder oil TIE heat
Sooner aud Dlck Moore Both Of the horses did WELL
but Sooner easily outspeeded DICK Moore anu came IN
the winner by length, DICK Moore second, Artstoa
third, Lady Daggett fourth, Bateman MIN, Colonel
SIXTH Belle Oakley seventh, sam Curtis elghsn.
T,me-Quarter, 81 seconds; hair l:il mile, 2:25.
2 hosos 5000 purses anu there are good entries
each class.