The New York herald., 1879-07-03
PLAINVILLE PARK.
ING-Two CAPITAL CONTEsTs-AMY AND
EMMA b. THE WINNERS.

SECOND DAY OF TIE JULY TRorTING MEET
INo-Two CAPITAL coNTEsTs-AMY AND
EMMA q. THE WINNERS
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
PLArSv1LIK. Conn.,. July 2, 1879.
The events to-day, the second of the July meet
ing were the races Of the 222 and 23s classes. The
latter accordance with the predictions of the
pools but the result in the other class astound
ing to those familiar with the peculiarites OF the
winner. Before the horses called Emma b sold
at $40 TO $5 in the 3S class and Captain Emmons ut
$40 to $40 in the other. At these figures large
amount OF money was put into the pool box.
and the field buyers In the fast
reaped o harvest. Steve Maxwell and Clifton Boy
were drawn from the 2:22 class. leaving
starters Amy, Sheridan aud Capt. Emmons. The
first named was the winner OF this race in three
straight heats At Charter Oak Park last week. after
noying habit of breaking repeatedly and badly; to-
day she exhibited some traces. but only in the scor-
g and she trottcd the three straight heats as win
ner without q skip from sIart to finish.
In the first heat . brilliant spurt ut
the start secured her the pole and four
lengths lead OF captain Emmons at the quarter.
This advantage she easily held to the wire. Pools
then changed to $40 Tor Amy to $40 for the Held
Ennons break in the next heat gave Amy hve
lengths the lead ut the quarter and the Others never
got any nearer to her during the mile. although her
pace was far below what she could do. Before
So for the field, there being many persistent
buyers of the field who believed that the
was through for tho day, as she
had so often been before. However, although she
got away III the third heat nearly length behind.
she was sent a. killing pace and shot by the quar-
ter at 2lS gait with the others six lengths behind.
The half waE made in lao. and The track being
sandy ut that point and seeing everything safe, she
took it easy hoDie crossing tho wire III 2:22h Sheri
dan took second money.
THE "rninry.rroHr'' RACE
easy victory for Emma ID, the pool fsvorite.
hssxr " hnut (irnv tut-
ing second and Lady Warlig third money. At the
end OF the second heat II was claimed that John
Moore, the driver of Grey Friar, was pulling his
horse. The judges unseated him aud appointed
Fred Reynolds, OF Hartford, to drive. Emma won
the heat, but in doing so was hard pressed by
compared with the preceding heats.
SUMMARIZES.
PLAINFIELD, Conn. july 2. 1S79-SEcoND DAY OF
july TnorTISG MEErINa-Purse $500. divided, for
horses that have beaten 2:35; mile heats.
three in hve. in harness.
James Keenan's g. IN. Emma B............. j
j. Moore's 4. x. Grey Friar.. z
w. Il. Weeks b. m. Lady Waring. -........... y
J. Murphy's b. IN. Blanche ..................
TIME. -
Quarter. Hay. Mue.
First heat. .............. 30 l:l0 IOWA
Second heat ............ 80 1:l7 2i3z
Third heat. ............. 37H 1:14M 2:U
SANE DAy.-Purse $500, divided, tor horses that
have never beaten 2:22. Same conditions as above.
w. II. Peck's br. m. Amy my.................... 1
o. Cases D. y. sheridan. ..................
w. Il. Weeks CHI. x. Captain Emmons..
TIME. 49,
Quarter. Half Mile.
First heat. 37ls 1:l4h 2:NM
Second heat. 36Js 1:l2H 2;244
Third hsat.............. sA,s A;lv s'a2k