The New York herald., 1878-09-19
PROSPECT PARK.

SECOND DAY OF THE FALL rR0TTING MEEriaG-
WIZ THE WINNER OF THE "rHIRry-FIvE"
PURsE,-THE "TwESTY-sEvEN" RACE POST
PoNED AFTER FIVE HEATS.
The fall trotting meeting at Prospect Park
tinued yesterday with the ''thirty lve and "twepiy
seven" races There seven starters in the for
mer, and alter four heats the bay geding WIZ
proved the winner Six for the word in the fast
race, and when five heats had been trotted without
result darkness came aud posipon ement
ordered until this afternoon at Two O'Clock.
THE ''rHIRTY- FIVE" PURSE
A. A. Freeman,s Stiletio, John Moore's Kadir, J.
Fountains Shorty Fountain, Rufus Whites WIZ,
John hurpny's Belle Mack, J. L. lambs Lilly and
Z. Bucks Nellie Webster started. WIZ the IA.
vorite to the field, because OF his crediiabe
victory IN the "lorty'' class at Fleetwood last week.
Owing TO rather poor send oil the first heat WIZ
acted badly and loft his feet several times.
He managed 10 60 under the wire
length advance oi Belle Mack, with Stile,to
third, Nellie Webster fourth. Fountain Gnh. Lilly
sixth and Kadir seventh. The judges placed W zz
last Tor running ana Belle MACK for tho same
out, though 2:3o were the hgures. In
WIZ went to the front at the hail. and was never
aiterward heaucd, winning the heat by halt length
from Webster, win Fountain third and S,letto fourth
the Others per summary. Time, 2:3. WIZ assumed
command NJ the quarter pole in the third heat, aud
went under the WIRE the winner Dy malt lengtn from
Webster III 2:29t He also captured the fourth heat
ana race IN 1882 Stietto was awarded second money,
Nellie Webster thlrd and Shorty fountain fourth.
Wzz the winner OF the purse, also the sorre eeding
Captain Emmons, the winner OF the entity" purse u
Tuesday, aud the brown ge.ding Rafus the winner Of
the thirtyve" Class ut Fleetwood last week, are The
property OF Mr.. Rufus White, Adams, Jefferson,
THE srwESTY-sEvENn RACE.
John Murphy's Evan John, J. E. Turner's Phil
Dougherty. ". McNahon's Grace, W. +. Weeks
Clifton Boy, E. Huriours Emuius and II. c. wooanurs
Annie g. came on the track The pools averaged
Dougherty $50, 1Emuus SIG. Annie G. $l2 field S4,
with Dougnerty barred. Em"lus was the iavorte.
Grace weut away with the lead ia the first neat and
won quite nandMy IN 22s Tne field now
80 Tor sos and Grace $l5. Alter passing the quar-
ter II was good race between Grace and 1En,uius
untu near .he threequar,er pole, wnen Grace gong
Iuto The ar Emulus drew away, and though Annie
G. and Dougncrty endeavorcd 70 catch HIM on the
stretch the stallion won the heat by half length in
2:3l; Annie q. was second, Dougherty third aud the
others as below. The pools at this juucture
D,ugasriy, $40; neid, So The hea, was
iiveiy tussle between Grace, Emulus aud Annie G.
out "a link and went 10 the 'front.' on the sire, ch.
Dougherty then came along at rapid gait and gall
liant light ensued. winch ended at tho WIRE oy Dough
erty beating the stallion out by hall length IN
2:2S1 ANNE e. was thrd aud Clifton Boy fourth.
Dougnoriy now sod ior $50 and the field for
500 Aunie q. went under tho wire TWO lengths
the the fourth heat in 22S, Doughsrty beng
second Emulus third, Evan John fourth, Grace MIN
ANA Chiton Boy sixth. The Afih heat Annie G.
brought 2 to / over the aeld Grace led until the
head oil the stretch was reached, when Doushert
and Annie G. came bowling long timely, the judges
stand being reached by Doughcrty hail length in
front in 2:2s, Annie e. second, Grace third Emulus
fourth, Clifton Boy NTH and Evan John sixth. The
race was then postponed uhtil This afternoon.
SUMMARY.
PRosPEcr PARK FAIR GROUNDS GRAvEsExD, n. Y,
SEPTEMBER lS, ls7s-sEcoSp DAY OF THE FALL
TRorrING ME9riSG.-No. g. Purse $500. ior horses
that never trolted better tnan 2:35; mile heats
three in i've, IN harness; 500 10 tno nrst, Sl2o
the second S15 TO the tnrd and $50 TO the fourth
horse Closed with ten entrees
Ruius Whites b. g. WIZ ........ .tWceks)*7 l l
A. A. Freemans h. &. Stiletto.... Casey b b
L. Bucks br. III. Nellie Webster. .(Haslett) z 2
John Founta au's Dix. g. shorty Fountain
(Fountain) 3 3
John Murphy's ch. In. Belle Mack
(Murphy)t6 3
John Moore's blk. e. Kadir.. tMoorc)
I l. NH vh M. In fDusllnl