The New York herald., 1878-09-20
PROSPECT PARK.

THIRD DAY OF THE FALL TbOTTING AEEI"
ING-EMULUs TIE WINNER OF TIE
"IwESrY-sEvgN" RACE, WIZ THE ''PoRTY"
CLASS, AND THE ''TwENTY-FoUR" PURSE
POSTPONED AFTER THREE HEATS.
The third day the fall trottng meeting at Pros
psct Park brought ''iorty" and stwenty-our"
horses In addition those OF the stwsnty seven"
purse left in after the five heats OF Wednesday. The
attendance light. The interest OF the day CEN
tired IN the postponed "twenty-seven" race.
On Wednesday night Turner's chestnut golding Phil
Dougnerty had two heats, wo"dnut's bay marc Annie
G., Hurout's brown stallion 1Emuius and McMahon's
bay marc Grace heat each When the horses
called to the track yesterday Phil Dougherty
tho favorite. The bay mare Grace won the sixth
heat with comparative ease in 2:2S, though outside
timers made it in 2.26t4 Phil DosSherty remained
the iavorte, hut the seventh heat Tell to Emuius by
a length in 2:2s. Murphy behind
the latter ana skiiui driving piloted
tho staien to victory, and finally caused
him TO win tho race. Emulus finished first In the
eighth heat but the judges set him back second for
running and gave the heat to Annie G. This doci-
sion was unpopular, and spectators freely
declared 1t unjust The ninth and last heat won
by AEmuus by u length. In 1920, which gave him the
Second money went 10 Annie G., the third 10
Phil Doughersy and the fourth 10 Grace. Tho result
OF this OF great satisfaction to those who
love trotng for the sake Of the speed which 1t
develops la horses That there had been an arrange
ment, for a certain horse to cannot be doubted,
and tho victory Emuius ''broke slate" that was
deemed very secure.
THE ssRoRrY" PURSE.
OF twenty -one entries eight on the track
These we're Van Wyck's bay mare Belle OF Kings
Brusn's gray gelding Marlboro, Freeman's bay gel
ding Star, Driscolps bay marc Blackwood Queen,
Weeks bay geiding WIZ, Turner'S aorrsl geiding
Chance, McManon's gray mare Jessie Maud and Mur-
phys cnesInut mare Lazy whaeS: saIa n:.rv" m[ Of
| his numerous creditable victories during the New
| York Circuit He won the race IN three s.ralgnt %
heats Jogging In tho second ana golnE
| under the wire walk In The third. Wizz IL oy
Roscoe, dam Lazy uion. ana was bred BY his owner
star stare on hist his forsneaa. William Weeks rs the only
money. Chance third. aud Lady Winfield fourth.
| THE 'TwKNrY-FoUR" RACE
John Murphy's gray geldtng Steve Maxwell, J. f.
Turner's bay stallion MI Despsranaum, George
| Haner's black geldins valcan. j. W. Driscolts bay
started The pools before the Hrst heat sold with The
| following avcrages:-Steve MAXWELL $50; vuican
asx..n Sa M Dax%aii and ulca, and after the nsrdos,
sort of battle down the strosch Vulcan beat Max
@ s. :sps neck 10 .Da M
filh. The betting that follow cd was the most liberal
tho meeting rss PRICES snsr sx
! est trotting has been seen than the eHort OF
| Maxwell aud Vulcan Tor the second heat Vni-
can led length a. the quarter. Two lcngths at
the hAlf aud one length the stretch was entered
! Then Murphy sent Maxwell up on even terms with
fought oootest Tnsy were about head and head
until the distance stand was reached, when the gait
in.o the air, when Maxwell kept up the clip and went
under the wiro the winner by one i.ngsn IN
s saa Ey Sn D''Sfa'' 1i.n. Inc third heat haxwoii
sold ior Sal anu the field for $40. Vulcan
and Maxwell were bitter opponents ana a' Inc tnrea-
| rolat t,of YmNr lQd "A
s.rstch they came with q nne burst and SO intenty
were two drivers Watching eacn other neither
tho pole. and Nn coming along a. q terrible
gait, landed the winner Of the nSa; % BY , ia.y
Modesty iour,n and Lilly NTH. Tho judges
auor paricy, which the proprietor OF the track
M pospesanaum ..Civs u right, can't your" ''Lct
a horse have whas he winsl" and similar expressions
| heard oil over tho track. me ume nong @ 0as
| was 2:2s, wnle bali dozen competent outside
| timers ca ught u at 2:25A. Watcnos seem 70 DO
useless appsndage 10 the judges stand at Prospect
Park After the third heat tne race was posi- ponso
! until O'Clock this afternoon
| SUMMARY.
| PRospKor PARK FAIR GROUNDS ASSOCIATION,
| CpAyEsxsD N. Y, 5Rpr IL AND H. lS7S-SEcoxD AND
! TMRp DAYS rHH FALL TRorrisa MEETIxG.-No.
4-Purse $780, Tor horses that never troitei better
than 2:27 mile heats three III Ave- IN harness; 500
10 the rst $l25 the sscond $T5 70 the third aud
$50 to the ioursn Closed with seventeen on
| tries dive heats trottod on september l6
| e. Hur,but's v. T. Emuius. Y !
| H. G. Woednut's b. m. An
:. r. turner's oh. 9. Phil
william McManon;s b. m.
john Murpny's 8. 8. Evan
william IHmn Il Weeks b. =. CHI.
| ION Boy o TO.
Thc n q George Henry. b. q. William n. Allen, b.
| = Forest KING. D. IN. Myrtle, b. m. Nolie Roso br
| m Fanny Jefferson, blk. m Penelope, Z. m. Nellie
Grant, 2. m. Mary RUSSELL b. IN. Lazy Lemon and
| blk. &. Pat McCann were drawn.