The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-01
BUFFALO DRIVING PARK.
FIRST DAY OF TUE SUMMER MEETING DAME
TRor AND LYsANDER BOY THE WINNERS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.

FIRST DAY OF TUE SUMMER MEETING Me
TRor AND LYsANDER BOY THE WINNERS.
[By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.l
BUFFALO, N. Y. July 81, 1878.
This was the hYst day OF the summer meeting o. The
Buffalo DRIVING Part. The skies cleared up this fore
noon, and the sun and the wind and the scrapers
made the track moderately good BY Two O'Clock Ths
crowd was not large, the postponement yesterday
having had depressing effect 1.-THE weather Keeps
good it is predicted that the attendance ,o.morrov
will be first class.
THE ''rniRrY-PouR" RACE
In the pools sold the track previous to the FIRST
heat OF tho 2:s4 purse the black mare Dame Trot
brought s25 and the neld $12. Dame Trot took the
lead and Was never headed, although the bay gedng
Wild Air came rapidly down the homestretch and
Tapped her under the wire The gray geldng Gray
Salem was the only other horse that made
good showing in the heat The chestnut geld
ing John H. Starn was sent on On
break and he ran inside the flag The judges declared
him dstauces The heat was won easy ny
secoud Gray Salem was tntrd In the tnird neat
driver was put up behind Wild A,r out tue hosse
made frequent breaks In his hands ana huisneo
fourth. Dame Trot won easily.
SUMMARY.
BUFFALO, N. Y, July 81, 1873 -FrRsT DAY or THE
suMMsR MsErNG or rns BusYALo DRIVING PARK
TRorrING-No. 1.-Purss OF $1,000, for horses that
never beat 2s4 mile heats three IN ays IN h.rnsssi
SS~~N~s
and 500 to the fourth horse
Charles s. Green's Babylon, l. H. blk. m.
rd D,%s p P,U. ;pu,iaasipn,a B. Wild Air.
r. E. Dunham's Buffalo, ". ~ o. m. volun- .
j. ' csoeHoT S iSudiio, N. II g. Gray sa-
II. Hunts iaornsiisviis, N. " b. 8. j. NC
wn. sack's port Perry, Ont, ch. m. jessie !.
D. B. cons tMorrisania. n VI ch. s. John Il.
dis
S'a''A'''. .T,ms, a:ssx.a sa1.s:sss.
THE ''rwENrY-rwo" CLASS.
Before the the first heat OF the 20 race,
the bay geiding Dick Swiveer sold tor $40. Lysander
Boy $40 and the held tor 49, Alter seven scores
the 1or1 toewoa os Lew Scott DICK swivssr
broke and lost ground at the quarter. a. this point
Silversides being nrst Scott second Swiveisr third
tapped by Lysander Boy, and Ethel last Al the
half milo these positions were unchanged. AZ
the third quarter Lysander Boy was hard on silver
Sides wheel, and Lady Pritchard passed into
third position. The brush down the homestretch was
earnest between Lysander Boy ana Prtcnard, the
mare breaking ana the horse winning. swNs aa
Ethel behaved badly, and came home last.
For the beat l., sander Boy sold Tor 500 and
the held $50 Dick Swivcller took the lead on the
first turn AMI held TO the third quarter, "here he
was headed by Lysander Boy. Down the nomestretch
place aud won the neat by length from Matte. Dick
Swveller pulled up and finished SIXTH The pools for
the third heat were-Lysander Boy, so; neid. 81.
Matte got the Of the start and she was III the
lead at the quarter and at the half Along the back
stretch whole hsd trotted In bunch and the OK.
element was intense. Just after passing tho nall
mite Ethel by fine burst OF speed, went 70 she front,
but she was unable to stay tnere She began
10 die away after passing the third quarter,
and Matte swept down the homestretch a winner.
the fourth heat Matte sold for $40 and me Held
s57 Each arver was anxious to get the pest o. me
send off and there nineteen scores several npes
being imposed. Lew Scott lcd around the turn
and was hrst at the quarter, with Matte sec
ond Along the backs,retch Matte sped like ghost
aud was in front ~ the hail. Lady Prichard third and
Lysander Boy fourth Scott broke IN going to the
third quarter, and at that point Prtchard was Two
lenytbs In front of Matte and looked like winner
but she tired down the homestretch. and Lysander
at the Hrst quarter and ran into the
fence Not trotlibg the heat out she was
distapced IL O'Clock when the horses were
called Tor the nith heat Lysander Boy sold for $50
fifth score. Lew Scott and Lysander Boy trottsd
her nearly the cntire mile Swivellcr was Tell
up at the third quarter, but no made = bat. break
down the homestretoh. the uish was very close be-
tween Lew Scott, Lysander Boy ana SuversidsA Ly-
sander Boy won By neck.
SANE DAY-TRo1rIxG--No. 2-Purss Of $4,000, for
horses beat 222 mile heats, three IN I'VE,
$500 20 the THIRD ana 5000 The iourtn horse.
A. J. Feek's Syracuse, n. ~ b. Ly-
sander Boy. ...................:,.... =
John Murpby's New York; Oh. N. Lady
G. s. Greenc's babylon, /. ~ b. m.
Matte. = \
j. Hines' Il oiedo, Ohiol gr. &. Siiversides 4
". h. Crawford's Warren, Pal b. g.
james, nsS s soid.n;: iI:aioia Mas.i
r j. Wilson'S Qsushvills, lnd.) gL H.
Time, :2OX-x:2l-2 :22 ,s-2:2S-2:25&.
Il was almost dark wpsn the last nsat was trotted