Year: 1868

GOOD SPORT on THE FASHION TRACK.


The prospect of fine weather, warm sun,
and large field Of entries, brought goody number yes
terday afternoon this mucancied OF the lovers
OF good trottng shortly after o'clock the road from
Hunters Point to the track alive with every deserp
tion OF vehicle driven by many representatives Oi Tue
trotting fraternity. bent enjoying their fayorlte
pasme The race advertised for the day for purse
Of $780, for trOtted for money and out
Of ten entries six put in an appearance for the rst hea
the start with tie exception OF the winner. Lady Wells
and Maggie, who went very steadily throughout
The winner Lady Wells IS the property Of Lo AT
thorough good one, with great bottom, and she
will probably show up near the thres before the e9d o
Long Island Black Hawk out Of the second Mambrino
ase gnoS epue gf Smercs GIRL by cassns Clay out Of
thoroughbred mare, who Will go for the 10000 premium
Drew by Hiram Drew who the fret and third heats


and was aerward dstanced in the fifth heat for running
will win good purse some day and reward her broken
hearted friend Uncle George, who attending to her
wants spirit line between the heats The decision
Of the Judges in the fourth heat giving it to Lady Wells,
and pacig Ton SAWYER who passed the first lengths
ahead. second considerable dissatisfaction Inc
In the two heats that he made. In the fifth heat they


made matters considerably worse they gave II dead
heat between Lady Wells and Top sawyer when the latter
ran most palpaby and still neck behind the
IL supposed this done To act as an offset 10 the De
little eD,eue the decided and the time
made very good and even Tor so many heats The bet
pools Morgan SIT, Lady Drew $40, and the field $l2


In the first heat Lady the pole, with Maggie
neares; her and the favorite on the outside Bismarck
went Off with the lead III good gaop closely followed
by Maggie and Top Sawyer and at the turn Lady Wells
took the lead with Top Sawyer second and Lady Drew
third and on passing the quarter they held the pO
rton here Morgan picked up randy and on passing the
halfiule Lady Drew closed upon Lady Wells and passed
her but going up Wells again took the lead, with Lady
Drew and Top Sawyer close up On coming up the nome
stretch, Lady Drew r0tng fast well and
after good spurt by length Top Sawyer second,
aud the favorite third Top Sawyer ran good deal in


The betting now took turn. and Lady Drew was in
stalled the avorc, bringing SO. Lady Wells $40 Morgan
sl3 and the field &c. After good start Lady Wells took
the lead which she kept throughout, Notwithstanding
Lady Drew Top Sawyer, and Morgan each had cut at
her but without This heat was very fast having
been made In 1884.


Previous TO the third heat, the betting again veered
round IN favor of Lady Wells who backed at $50 TO
$50 against field but she showed in front as
LADY, Drew got away well and with the exception of
jumping little, n very steady heat, with Top saw
yer second who was also Exhibiting running powers


After this victory or Lady Drew, her hackers
began to show broad 'front.' and she brought 800 I'D one
pool Lady Wells >9l, and the field 81 Top sawyer got
well away with Lady Wells second pushing him pretty
hard and sending him up twice but his driver held hm
back well each time, and he did pot gain any ground y
ahead OF LADY Wells but was disqualified for running
and the heat given 10 Lady Wells. Lady Drew would
have got the heat but thinking that Top Sawyer had won


There was very little betting after this the
heat Top sawyer got away with the lead. Lady Wells
close up and Morgan third They kept these positions
pretty well up 10 the home stretch, when Lady Wells
closed in with Top sawyer who had to take to running
ana finally just succeeded In coming within head OF
Lady Wells at the post. This pronounced q dead
heat Lady Drew distanced for running and Maggie
aud Morgan disanced for not winning heat out of
nye.


In the sixth and last heat Top Sawyer took the lead
but at the turn went up, when Lady Wells closed in but
the chestnut, recovering himself quickly, went ahead
when he tired out and the game Lady Wells won the
heat and with by ten lengths The following is
a summary Of the race:


heats