The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-22
PROSPECT PARK FAIR GROUNDS.
TWO TRoITINo CONTESTS TEAM RACE WON By
LILLY AND MATE, HUNrREss WINNING THE

TWO TROITING CONTESTS TEAM RACE WON BIZ
LILLY AND MATE, AUNrREss WINNING THE
SECOND RACE
The delightful weather yesterday brought out
large attendance at Prospect Park Fair Grounds,
Gravesend, Long Island, TO witness two trotting
events. The track was tho best possible condition
Tor speed. The lrst event the programme was Tor
purse Of 500 for double teams; mile heats; bost
three In five. There wero three starters j. Foun-
tain's bay Why Not and bay geIding
i Guess So; T. Cleveland's white mare Lilly
and gray mare, and J. Martins bay geding Billy
Green and brown gelding Fitzgerald III tho betting
tina latter team slightly tho avorite over the
others. Tho 1rs. heat was taken by Lilly aud mate
by four lengths, Why Not and second and Billy
Green and last Time, 2:431a The second heat
was won by Why Not and mate by one length and
half Lilly and second and Billy Green and mate
third Time. 2471a. The next TWO heats and race re-
suited in easy victory Tor Lilly and mate, Why Not
and mate taking second money and Billy Green and
mate third. Time, 2:45h.
SECOND TRoT.
The next event was purse and stake Of 81 900 tor
horses that have never beaten 2:21 mile heats, best
three in avc, IN harness. This had three entries
VIZ, J. Guld.mith's bay marc Huntress, j. Martins
bay stallion Jim Irving and l. ). Russeii's bay mare
Nellie Irwin Huntress was looked upon tho WIN
pointed. Tho following are the detuis:-
First Heat--rne word was gwen on the fourth at
tempt with Nellie irwin lcading, jim Irving ana
Hunlress side aud side Al tho quarter pole. III 36s
seconds Nellie Irwin had Increased her lead TO Two
lengths, jim Irving second ana Hun.ress close up
passed the nall-mile pole In 49, one cngtn IN I'D
vance OF jim Irving VINO was leading Huntrcss ~
the same distance On entering The homestrelch
jim irving py Il lgniiicent burst OF speed, came
alongside OF Nellie lTwin and they then troted on
even Terms until the aistaUce stand whore Nellie
brok nd Jim Irving went IN the lead ana won Inc
heat by Two lengths, Nellie Irwin second Huntress
good tnird. Time, 2:2S.
gave the word Nellie Irwin rst, Huntcss second and
Jim Irving 6vo or SIX lengths behind. Huntress out
Nee IRWIN and led at the quarter pole IN ~
seconds by halt length, Jim Irving seven lengths
bohind Huntrcss pas se1 me half mile pole tn l3
leading by our lengths Nellie Irwin second, jim
Irving lar behind. From that point tho driver OIL
Huntrcss took things and landed her winner OF
The heat by Jour lengths Nellie Irwin sscona ana Jim
Third Hedk-AIter scoring hve times they were sent
away good start, Huntrcss leading by one length,
Nelic Irwi ~ second aud Jim Irving third. Tue quar-
ter was reached by Huntress IN 36H seconds, having
three lengths The advantage oil Nellie irwin, and J I'm
Irving well up. Goiug down the backstretch Nellie
Irwin broke badly aud jim Irving took second place
Thc hal mile pole HuItress passed IN :l3, WIN jim
irving TWO lengths bcnind and Nellie Irwin a dozen
lengths in the rear Jim Irving pushed Huntrcss
from this point considerably as on entering the home
stretch Jim Irving was on her wheel huntrcss,
however succeeded in winning tho heat by hall .
length Jim Irving second, he beating Nellie Irwin by
seven or eight lengths. Time. 2:25
two horses received tho word on the hrst attempt
Jim Irving leading by a head. Huntross gave MIN
the go by on the Turn and led a. the quarter pole ny
a lively gait 10 the hali-me pole IN IL and was
three lenRtns Ia front ut that point Huntress was
then SOM very last by her driver and 80 was jim IT.
wing but he close up tho gap. and Huntrcss
crossed tho score winner OF the heat and race BY
three lengths Time, 2:26
Tho following are tho
SUMMARIES.
PRogpHcr PARK FAIR GROUNDS, GRAyKsRSD, l.. L.
sr... EptN ri
double teans $50 70 1rst $50 70 second and $50 10
the third horse mile heats, best three 10 i've.
Starters
p Cleveland wb. m Lilly and n. m.....
j Fountains b. M. Why Not and b. 8. /