Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-06
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About Six Hundred People Witness the Races at Hamilton Park-Some Good Time 1Iade-ERaees Postponed on Ace count of Darkness.
 Nearly six hundred people were present at Hamilton Park yesterday afternoon to wit ness the second day's races of the fall meet ing given by New York parties. The first event on the programme was the final heats in the 2:30 class which was unfinished on Monday afternoon on account of darkness. The horses were called on the track at 1 o'clock and Sylvia M. took the race in three straight heats, trotting all around the other horses.
 SUMMARY 2:S0 CLASS.
 Purse $9O0, divided. Lady Finch b. nn John Hart ...3 g 1 1 8 Westchester Girl, blk m., F. Fay
 sylvia M. g. m., F. W. Rsy-
 Cuba a0ias' 6r' 2. B. snith. :..:.... Lady Indepsndence, blk. m, A.,
 Time a2ss4. .a:ss14, s:S4, sss14 a:s114, e:ss, 9s1
 2:38 GLASS.
 The horses to appear on the track for the first heat in this race were Ben Butler, Dan U. B. Bob Moran, Beecher, Lodi Belle and George Troop. The latter horse was the favorite in the pools and was selling for $20 against the field for $15, and found many takers There was much difficulty in getting the horses to score in this heat, but they got away in good shape after several attempts, and George Troop took the lead at the turn with Dan U. B. and Bob Moran fighting for second place. Troop continued to increase his lead and was soon well in advance of the other two horses and passed under the wire in 2:40, winning the heat, with Dan U. B. second and Bob Moran close third.
 SECOND HEAT. In this heat Geo. Troop took the lead as tue horses went under the wire at the start, with Bob Moran close behind him and Ben Butler third, with Dan U. B. in the rear, he having broke at the start. On the half Bob Moran went into the air, and before he could get on his feet again Ben Butler was neck and neck with him. For the next quarter these two horses trotted pretty race neck and neck, with Geo. Troop in the lead, but on the last turn Ben Butler broke, and before he could again settle down to his work Bob Moran had drawn ahead of him and was pushing Geo. Troop down the home stretch for first place. Bob Moran was un- able to overtake Troop before the latter went under the wire, winning the heat in 2:39, with Bob Moran close second.
 THIRD HEAT.
 After the last heat George Troop sold in the pools for $25 against the field for $10 and the pool sellers could find but few who would take the field against Troop. In this heat, however, Bob Moran took the lead at the start with Dan U. B. close second and George Troop, the favorite, well in the rear. On the back stretch, however, Bob Moran went into the air for moment and before his driver could get him on his feet again Dan U B. had closed the gap and when the horses went under the wire on the half they were trotting neck and neck. On the last half, however, Dan U. B. proved to be the better horse and slowly drew away from Bob Moran and won the heat in 2:39 IA, with Bob Moran half sullzy length behind and Ben Butler a close third.
 FOURTH HEAT. The pools did not change after this heat, George Troop still being the favorite, al- though several takers were found for the field, and many private bets were made on the result. In this heat the horses started off in good shape and at the turn Dan U. B. again took the lead, with Bob Moran a close second. On the half Dan U. B. broke and Bob Moran took the lead and held it until within a few yards of the wire, when Dan U. B., who was trotting close behind, broke and went under the wire on run, for which he was set back to second place and Bob Moran given the heat. By this time it was so dark that the races had to be postponed until to- day, only one heat of the free-for-all class having been trotted, the entries being Earle, Falka, Lady Independence and Westchsster Girl, and the latter having won in 2:33, with Earle second.