Year: 1872

BUFFALO, August 9.-This is the
fourth and last day Of the races, and
about $4,000 people are in attendance
The pool selling on horses that have
never beaten 2:23 was very exciting this
morning. Fullerton and Rosaliud are
the iavorites. Twenty thousand dollars
are already up on the race for all horses
The pools were selling with the Maid
barred. Lucy was the first choice,
American Girl second aud Henry third.
The track is in splendid condition and a
good breeze is blowing from the lake.


The first race was for q purse OF
$4,000, for horses that never trotted
better than 2:25; 5000 to the first,
$500 to the second. $500 to the third
and $1,000 to the fourth. There were
seven entries, Lula taking the pole,
Nonesuch second, Fullerton third, with
Triumph and Rosalind on the outside.
On the ninth score Rosslind was with
drawn on account OF burstinga blood
vessel, and was bleeding freely when
taken from the track. The horses got
awsy on the tenth trial, Burke leading,
Derby second, Triumph third and
Fullerton last. On the first quarter
Fullerton broke badly, Burke leading
by four lengths at the quarter pole,
with Nonesuch second, Derby third. and
Fullerton ten lengths in the rear. From
the quarter pole to the mile
pole Fullerton very quickly closed
up and passed Lula and Derby and took
the second place. Burke still led by
three lengths from the half to the three
quarter pole when Fullerton went to
the front and took the lead. At the
turn Fullerton led Lula by two lengths
with Derby four lengths ahead of
Nonesuch. Time 2:25. During the
progress of this heat Burke dropped
dead on the track.


Burke's driver was not injured. The
horse was valued at $4,000. 1t was
nearly an hour before the judges could
clear the track, the excitement in re-
gard to Burke's dropping dead being so
great. Thousands Of spectators rushed
on the track and ran down to the three
quarter hole till it was impossible to
make room for the horses to score.


In the pool selling the Fullerton
mare sold against the field. The an
nouncement that Triumph had been
withdrawn reduced the number OF con-
testsnts to four. Triumph had a mar
row escape from running over Burke's
sulky, being directly behind him when
he fell. On this account he was not
judged disabled.


In the second heat the horses got OIL
on the second trial. Nonesuch went to
the pole, at the first quarter leading
Derby, with Lula third and Fullerton
three lengths behind. At the half mile
pole Fullerton was leading three
lengths, with Derby second, Nonesuch
third and Lula fourth. Breaking bad
down the mile, Derby closed up and
was only one length behind Fullerton,
with Nonesuch third by four lengths
Lula barely saving her distance. Time,
2:242.
In the third heat Lulu led out and
kept the lead to the quarter pole, when
Fullerton started for the lead and
doubled with Lulu to the three-quarter
pole, Derby second, Nonesuch third
reaching home an easy winner by one
length, Lulu second, four lengths in ad-
| vance of Derby, who was eight lengths
in advance of Nonesuch. Time, 2:234


Immediately after the races the judge
announced that the entry money for
Burke had been refunded. A post
| mortem examination revealed the fact
that Burke had died from acute inflam'
| nation of the heart. 1t is said that
when the judges came before the horse
there were fully $4,000 persons on the
track, the largest number ever present
at race in Buffalo.