The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-04
TEOTTlNG AL POUGHKEEPSlE.

FIkST OAK OF THE TOURTH ANNUAL AGhACoLe
rURAL FAIR AND HORSE SHOW OF THE HUD-
SON RIVER DRIVING PARK ASSOCIATION
IBY TELEGR APH TO THE HERALD
PouGHKEEPsIE. Sept. 3, 1878.
The annual fair OF the Hudson River Driving Park
Association opened to-day. There is very attrac-
tive lot OF entries OF all kinds the agricultural de-
partmen Including horses cattle, swine, sheep. agr-
cultural implements, farm produce, &C., and Floral
Hall has q largo number Of entries under the head OF
domestic manufactures while close to II Is the poultry
department with nearly 200 coops Of choice fowls
Tho racing commenced at hapast two p. n. with
contest horses In the $3.50 class. The starters
were Harry Hill, Landseer, Dolly Everett, Champion
Girl Chance, Edgar. Jim Ward, Emma K. and Jessie
Ward. In the pools Chance was the favorite, Cham.
pon Girl Dolly Everett ana Emma Z. selling well up,
ana the field next.
First Heat-They scored eight times and then got
the word evenly, with sim Ward leading around the
turn, Lady B. second, and Landseer and Champion
Girl well up. A, the quarter Jim Ward was still ahead,
but on the backs,rstch Champion Girl leo them all
and was never headed afterwsrd Al the tnree-qaar-
tiers she four lengths ahead OF Jim Ward.
Coming down the bomsstretch Chance pushed to sec.
ond place. with Edgar third, Champion Girl winning
the heat by TOUR lengths, IN 1881.
Second HedE-Th was a rafting heat The horses
got the word fairly tho second time, when jessie
Ward shot to the front and led to !ne quarter with
Landseer second, Bourbon Chief third. Down tho
oackstrstch Emma X. whirled through the neid and
coilaring Ward passed her At The hall mile,
and all went to the three-Quartcr in q bunch,
with Dolly Everett trottIng like lightning.
As the horses came into tho bonn sstretch
both she and Chance challenged Emma X. Tor the
heat and ali three came down the stretch neck and
neck with Dolly Everett outside ana Chance In The
middle Near wire Dolly Everett let out another
link and shot the line hall length ahead OF
Chance, winning the heat in 2:34d, amid choesing
Third Hedt-After several attempts they got away
with Chance leading around the turn, but Jim Ward
cearcd him and they went by the quarter almost
neck and neck, with Landseer third. On the back
stretch Champion Girl closed on Chance, and jim
Ward fell back, ana when Chance passed the half
mile Champion girl was lspping Going 70 the three
quarter pole Ward challenged Chance and Champion
Glri Tell back, but when they swang into the nome
Champion Giri again stole up 10 Chance, and
they mad IL hot ana heavy, when Chance broke and
Champion Girl went 70 tho front ana won Inc neat
| handsomely in 2:3A
Fourth IfeaL-Ihere was vexatious scoring this
time but the got away At last with Harry Hill
| Jumping ana behind, Jim Ward led around the turn,
with Chance second and Champion Girl third. A. the
quarter pole Ward was only hall q length ahead OF
| Landseer, who had crawied up, but from
| there out Champion Girl went TO work with
| a VIII ana snot ahead OF ALL being
| four lengths ahead Of Jim Ward ut the BALI with
| Chance third. Nearing me three quarter Chance
| rushed TO second place and down the homestretch
challenged Champion Curl but the latter kept 10 the
/ front and won the hsndily In ESQ
| Alter The heat Harry HIS deiormed horse Curl
| osity was exhibited 10 the spectators
| Inc following 10 tne
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