The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-04
TROTTING IN POUGHKEEPsIE
Opening the New York Circuit A Little
Excitement-Trottingi In the Dark.

poUGHKEEPsIE, Sept g.. Tho fourth an
nual agricultural fair and horse show OF the
Hudson River Driving Park Association opened
this afternoon. Tho weather was fine. tho
track in splendid order and the races cxcit-
ing. The attendance was larger then on former
first days. the number present being estimated
at about 1000,
First on the programme cnmo tho $50 trot
for purse Of $500 $500 TO the first 800 to seq
ond. 500 to third. 80 to fourth mile heats beet
nally fifteen entries. The starters were Harry
pion Girl. Lady b., jim Ward, Emma K. Jessie
warm iayoritc selling ut ESQ; Dolly Everett
Champion Girl won the first heat easily by
thrcc Lengths. in 1881, Chance second Edgar
tn rd. Jim Ward fourth.
Dolly Everett won the second heat after gal
liant neck -nnd.neck struggle with Chnncc, in
2,34 Emma X. third, Champton, Girl fourth.
In the third heat Champion Girl and Chance
strained every nerve for victory. making n
beautiful finish, Champion Girl winning In
Champion Girl won the fourth heat and trot
amid great excitement, in $3.50. Dolly Everett
was awarded second money Chance third. Ed
The 22i class having failed to an. the mana.
gors gave purse Of 5000 for gcn'lomen'ss r.ond
horses 10 first. 500 second $50; third. $50:
fourth. $40; mile hcats, best three i'll Ave in
harness owners e drive. Tho starters were
K, Luther, and Jennie W, Before starting
aaid . .ad the e@I a thc NS2os selling at ioo
jennie, 100, WIN the llelu tEJ.
aSps A S " ne ns 0[' sar wfrf q
seconds, Donald second, DciUndau third. lt nnc "
kept her advantage NJ the half i'm 20 Rounding
lkc home stretch Dstndam made brilliant spnrt for
hrs place, and captured thV heat hv length front OF
'..r.. - =. !. ~. L.mn,. W .nIrl Luther Iourti
but broke on the turn neitndAm, Without a skip aud
:N4, with Donald second. jenni, W third Luther
fourth
Third Heat a change came the scene. Jennie "
from the word 20 went 60 the front and bN fast trottnv
third Major Fulton fourth
Fourth Heat Jennie " was first again all the wav
around IN 2 80 Donald second, Major Fulton third
Luther fourth
inn ileat-rhis heat was closely contested through
out, Luther winning by neck from JENNIE W, Donald
third Deisudam fourth, AZ.
At Z 1880. on demand of some Of the owners
the horses Were called for the sixth heat. The
crowd appauded the Judges when they rang
the bell.
=. The horses were sent away in darkness.
Nothing was seen Of them until on the finish
in the homcStrctch. Jennie W. pushed to the
front. ,Dctendnm came in second, Luther
W the heat and trot. Defendam getting second
money. and Luther third. The other horses
were sont 10 the stables for not winning heat
in five.
There was great excitement, Many apocta-
tors said that the Judges W. re- compelled to
POSTPONE the race under the rule which COM
PEELED thom TO have light enough TO see whether
the horses ran or trutird.
The prospect for interesting sport for to-
morrow was meyer better. There are two OK
citing trots on the prOgrammo-the 2:27 class.
and the purse Of $500 for ilVe-year olds in
which some Of the best trotters in the country
will contest