The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-03
EXCITING SPORT IN BUFFALO.
The Fastest Pacing Race on Record In Amer
icn-sIx Heats, Averaging etts Each.

ica-six Heats, Averaging etfs Each.
BUFFALO, Aug. 2-Tho third day OF the
meeting at the Buffalo Driving Park was very
interesting. The weather. although cool. was
pleasant, and the truck wus all that could be de-
sired. Tho Judges first rang up the horses for
the unfinished races OF yesterday. The first
was the 22s class. purse 81 200. Of which seven
heats had been trottcd. Lady Mills had been
credited with the first heat. IIambetonan Mann
brine the second. Croxic the third and sixth.
and Lucille the fourth and nth. The seventh
wns declared dead heat between Lucille and
Croxie
Eighth lIcat-rhe pools sold, croxie $50 and Lucille
t3p Lucille took the lead CroNic IN the air. She
ns the HGi nile pole in lux Tie ieat vas lccu.
aFly exciting one from the hc1d Of me sreich to ,le
knowing ones for the general impression was That Ia
better hor;c by winning the heat and race ~ tive cngths
Mam6riao thira aid S'I LAZY Ns fourth '
Tho parties backing Lucille in this race lost
largo amount Of money. Before the deciding
H Ey w TsSJ Syc9 throw o H race sonn
The next event was the. unfinished pacing
race for q 900, open to ALL and It was one OF
Swcctscr won tho first heat in 2:1s. Lucy the
second in 2:ls. and Sleepy George the third in
217ii.
scoring tour times they were gwen the word to good
the mont and led by length At the quarter in asa at
the half mile IN | % Then BAY sall. nv fast pacing
shoe. and swectcr and Lucy struck the homes stretch
head and nssd They made Il 10, r1Ge ir S sr ng 70
from Lucy. in 2isi, sleepy George third Bay sallie
fhih uca-swcct.er had the hest Of the send on and
At the quarter poc in 3, etonl. the, were neck aud
neck and At the hall mile in o7'l Prom there home
sleepy George did some very last r"cins winning by
lcnsil u VI Swc.tser making hard nshi' was
sixth iica-swceiser TOOK The lead al the start and
h" KIP q. ,, m..t AZ w. , air -, f ar 6 mna
one Of the most exciting Of the meeting The whip
ahcai Of sleepy Gcorse swec,.cr winning the heat AMI
%Sond money me Lucy ird and sniie fourth wv"
This is the fastcst pacing race OF six hcnts on
record in America. the six heats averaging 2;ls
each.
The, regular, programme Of the day opened
with the 80 class. purse 81 600 divided $500 TO
fourth, which had seven entries and four start
g5s. VIZ: Grey Salem. Indianapolis. SCOTS
First Health the pools Indianapolis sold for sis,
seSit: Thomas tl.s hsld sas 4 .!aii wa; hsd s,ef
m IN g srokf On "a @ .n e NJ. h sa g
After passing TIL. point they were all strung out but
Salem under the wire nrst by length but set
hack FOR running The heat given fndananoi In
- SCOTS Thomas second Grey salem third and C.
oil. kins iSe lead and showing in iron, snsih al Tie
quarter pole in S5't seconds with Grey Salem second,
same position. 10 the half In ioi As they struck The
won't TO !he front crossing The nr; by TIVE lengths
inl3 ~ Indianaroli. second and G W we9ley ihiri
ahead and tout the work g the quarter by length
Gray sa.m nrd, and these were the positions
The n% an in ~, The 'roiiins wa. Row
indianapolis hard until ~ broke Down the hom,srctch
Thomas ami = v wooley 6St iaiianspolis 6ei II,
H 'a IN .n ~: woosy ' .seo GI"S and s sS
x,a,, ~, ~. $40. ,,,t .,e 49, t a., -, t,t.
he AZ the ratc ~ about AZ ~ sin1 IT, he
Indianapolis length ahead and he passed the quarter n
rush aud took sides with lndnnapos Who passed the
Sst MI" y, b m b before .ST he bs e Ie vs.
W2ee, showed ~ 'front.' winning W. heat by head In
Fun Heat -indianapols had length the best OF the
.gon A. ana w sy ' s. Ty 70 Ist 9usyr n 81
Scots Thomas three lengths Indianapolis passed the
Thema. All the way up 70 The stretch { " wooiey
sio.s and eHei,ins ndisnspos be,2s I'm OVER S "rs
sore winning the heat and race ~ length In 22ii
and Grey salem NJ fourth ifd' money ''0 '"'n'' 'a
Tho second race was the great free. tor-all: :
first $500 to second. $500 to third 5000 10 fourth
-Four Of the fastest trotters in the county, were
HR apra Nra and aTcT sSc W. Great Eastern
FirN II at-iioeul sold Tor 500 Great Eastern SO
neld ti5 The horses got good send on on The rr.i Trial
Eastern second coicte ihird AMI NCtue fourth
! lutrc pnhNnl- were maintained az The lAt In
| oN'@ with the oxoepuon that Cozcte broke and
i'll behind Great Eastern gave Hopeful n
tight w the homesetch for FIRST place icsseuins
tc at.Vcrs stride but ll not avail for Hopeful
passed. under tlc wire. Winning hy three lengths IN
isf Great Eastern second, Netue third. ami Co1ettc
| fourth.
Second Hcnt-T They got tie word AZ the third atcmnt
with Great Eastern nrsi, Hopeful ,cond Coycite third
AMI Settle fourth a. the quarter aa seconds ~ the
ume The hall mile was reached. IN ,-. Great Eastern
hal Hopeful beaten and the contest there was
vcryexoiung. Great Eastern aud Hopeful rous very fast
! " the homtstrcteh Hopeful managed 20 lap Great
Eastern but that was the best he could do Great last
ern under The wire nrst IN IL Hopeful second
| Netuc third. aud Coyette fourth
Ihiri heat betting SO g. so on Hopeful against the
field From the start lopcul quickly took the lead and
maintained II safely tu the quarter in 30 seconds Great
Eastern second and Netue third These positions were
not changed al the half lu t~ Hopeful wlumu- los Two
l,n-ths ia rs, Great Eastern second, Netue third CO.
/ kctte 4th
The fourth and last heat was very interesting
Hopeful trottcd away AT such q fast gait that he
passed the quarter in "a seconds two lengths
ahead Of the party. the half in :OS and won
| the heat and race without a struggle in 2:lsil.
| Great Easern awarded second money. Nettie
| third. and Cozettc fourth.