The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-19
ENFORCING THE RULES.
The Judges In Prospect Park Making the
Boys Drive on the square.

The second day Of the September trotting
meeting In Prospect Park was better attended
than the first. Tho judges compelled square deal
ing. and some of the heats were close and OK
citing. The weather WAS remarkably fine. and
the track very dusty. Two purses OF $500. di-
vded between first, second. third. and fourth
horses wcrc the prizes. The first was for horses
that had never beaten 2:35. and the second for
2:27 horses. Tho entries for the first purse
wore Stiletto. Kadr Shorty Fountain. Wiz.
Belle Mack Lily. and Nellie Webster.
During the first heat Wiz INDUCED in rum
ing around the turn and down tho back stretch.
and Belle Mack broke into two or three lively
spins of gaopng. Wiz came in first. and
Belle Mack second. but tho judges set them back
t2r running giving lhe nrst piHee to S r
tain third and Lily fourth. Under this ar
rnngcmont no time was announced.
WIZ captured the SECOND heat after tug
and Stietto fourth. Time, 1881;
Lily was drawn before, the third heat, having
from the start and took the heat, after a sharp
brush with Nellie Webster. by hnlt a length.
shorty Fountain came in third. and Belle Mack
The fourth heat and trot was also taken by
WIZ. who was never headed during the milo.
Nellie Webster came in second. Belle Muck
third and shorty Fountain, fourth Time. 22;32.
stilcto was awarded second money Nellie W,eb-
stcr third, and shorty Fountain fourth Wiz
was the favorito in the betting Mt 300 to 500.
The sc2Tsr7 for the 22I purse Tsrs E Eva;
was done in this trot and much interest mani
Tested by hackers 81 the horses; Phil Dough
crty was tho favoritn ut $50 to Kmuus so. An
nic @. 81 and fold 81. There was close work
| in the first heat between Grace. Annie O.. and
! from Annie O.. with Evan John third. The
other thhroc came undor the wire hcad and
The second heat was captured by fmulus
after a close trot with Annie O.. who was sec;
| ond. and Phil Dougherty third: 1t WAS u dead
heat between Clifton Boy and Grace for fourth
The third heat was close and exciting Grace
showed the way to hequarter. where she broke.
Fmulus was busted by Phil Doughcrty who
came under the wire half lcngth ahead; amid
third. and Clifton Boy fourth Time, 2:2Sh.
Grace flew 70 the iroL' IN tho start Tor u, the
passed by Annie G. at the quarter, who kept the
| lead to the wire. comm IN two lengths ahead
Of Phil DouSherty,wii', Kmulus third and Evan
S on po 'ESi asli. 90. O'0 ' ''''1 80
Wac sc0rPS FIR the n h STI the O9TE
Dougherty into the stand and there was crJ
| Of Put in another driver" Tho Judges IN
formed Turner that IT was the impression thn NM
AH S@'n sH strussic between Annie G. and
Grace Phil Dougherty took the heat ~ %
Annie q. second. Grace third and hmulu'
fourth
A. it was now growing too dark to follow the
horses around the track the trOt was postponed
to2 L. VI to-day.
The first trot at tho New Jersey Stat,
Fair Yesterday was for n purse II $500. iO
horses that had not beaten 2:35. The starters
were b. Coles b. m. Jennie l.. ". Hands .hl <
Harvey r. Hnrrison's gr. IN. Mountain Maid
Ii. Martins bl. x. Sussex. Robert Dsmpstcri
b, IN. Music in the Air. J. L. Cline's b. =. Star
| light and Isaac Pabling's b. Y. Jim. Sussex wal
awarded first money Jim second. and Noun
tam Maid third. The second trot WAS for
purse 4 slO0 for horses that had never beate,
| B 80. There wero ten starters. two OF whicl
were di-tanccd ia the second heat The com
petiOn Of the trOt was postponed until O'clOcl
to-day