The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-10-13
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of TINE wsallu.

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HAMILTON, g. w.. Oct. g. 1897.
The fall meeting Of the Hamilton Driving Park came
OF on Monday and Tuesday CT this week, the 7th and
9Th inst some Of the best bred In the provinces
were present to contend for The purses ven which
liberal for this place. Monday. the first day. all as
could DO desired weather. the day being Of
best that could be wished being clear and braciug
Yet the attendance small considering the fame or
the horses that entered, not four
drcd persons being present
The programme for Monday embraced four races viz
hurdle race dat and two trotng The rss
race, hurdle, was for purse OF $780, miles.
eight hurdles For thus race there four entries,
vz-Mr Bbers Citadel Mr. Moore's Chang. Mr.
Fishers Copeck, and Mr. waiders Barebones. At the
selling OF the pools Cuadei was FIRST choice Chang
second and Bareboues third, Copeck having been sith-
drawn account OF lameness.
At twenty-five minutes past three the horses were
brought 10 the score, Chang being ridden by his
sir. Moore cicer Of toe Th'r,eeulh hussars. Ci,a
del also belonged to the Thirteenth hussars. AT pre-
cisey hapast three o'cloc. the word ego" gwen
and The three started 10 beautiful style and at fine
burst Of speed. The three Kent toge her until
nearing the first quar- ermie POLE when tarebones took
lead and cleared the 1r't hurdle in beautiful STYLE
Chang second. Citadel third In jumping this hurdle
Citadeis rider thrown, but the horse Immediately
went after he Others and jumped every hurdle at tho
same time with Chang. In making the third hurdle
Bare6ones baked and made tremendous leap Sideways
clearing the hurdle aud the ence the inside track
His rider Immediately got him back again, aud from
Jnat 10 tue uutSn ne TOOK
Immed aelv after the above occurrence Changs rider
began holding bis horse in Citadel and Chang
in together to the first me where Citadel stopped.
Barebones came IN about quarter Of mile ahead Of
Chang but the race given TO the latter
OF Barebones getting to the inside track Tine 42lH.
The second race was fiat race for province bred
no SEES, mile heats, best two three, for purse OF
$780, For this there were four entries, vz:--Ino,
idrose, Lucy and Leopardcss Al the rap Of the bell
the horses got Off we'll together, Ino inside Al tho
quarter pole Ino led q length. Wdrose second, Lucy
third aud Leopardess poor fourth On the second
sell and Ino Lucy also colared the leader and the
three ran together TO the three-qnar,er pole,
meuced Inc and wiidrose neck to neck, Lucy half q
length behind, Leopsrdess half dozen. On nearing
the score Inc made gallant push 'a and came 10 The
third, Leapardess fourth Time, l:52h.
The second heat was run in the same way, Ino win
The third race was n trot tor horses that never won
pubic money, mile heats. three in ave. harness
this there we're seven entries but only only four
to the viz.-stiss Tartar Cooley Grav Pony and
whaeoone After two false starts the horses gos OF
well together but the Gray Pony lead 10 the
fr~equarter POLE when Miss Tartar coared hm ana on
the home stretch pulled ahead aud in awinner
Cooley second, GRAY Pony third. Time, 245s.
he second and third heats was run in the way
Miss rsrar first Cooley second, Gray Pony third,
whaIebone dsanced Time, 2:l5h and 2:4saz.
there to be NV The ,ast trot OF the day
before TO be made as IL left OF account OF
darkness But tho horses for this trot withdrew for
other The day indeed beautiful aud
the track good condition, but tho attendance was
small, about three hundred persons being present. On
the pr grammc for this day there were four races
two mile On for province bred horses for the Dominion
Purse $3.50 nrst For this race there were I'VE entries
viz Tom Voolfolk loo Jack the Barber shine and
Citadel. Tom voolfolk sold best IN the pools At half
past thrcs O'Clock the horses led the score
Voolfolk inside. At tho go the horses gat beauti-
fol art aud all went in bunch TO the quarter pole
when Tom Voolfolk drew ahead. Citadel second. Jack
the Barber third, lno fourth ann Sunshine II tn
They faced IN tins TO the three.quarter poie
whom Ino began to close up she Jared the
leader Jack also closed up and coared Citadel and
the onr this manner TO the ecore when Woolfok
made q la I'd push and In a winner bv neck, fno
second Citadel third Jack the Barber fourth, Sunshine
distanced- Time. 34S.
The second race was to be steepie chase two milcs
eight hurdles handicap, half forfeit For this there
four entries, viz. Citadel. Chang Barebones
Iogeck but for the same reason as tho day before
Copeck ca not start After great deal OF trouble with
Barebones they good send Of and the three horses
raced tpye her - tbs hrs hiris which Barecones
FIRST Chang and Citadel beng the air together
In this way the horses went the nrs, mile,
m,le and ssvenfh bnrtl. n,rehope. TAI, ara
left the race % the other two they taking the leap
ge;her, and making one or the finest would
wish 10 zee On nearing the eighth hurdle Chang drew
a little ahead but in making the leap one side but
Ciadei cleared 1t in fine style ana came In a winner
Chang went back and clear the last hurdle this time
and got second money Time, 4:NT
The third race was trotting race for horses that
ne er beat s;as mile heats three N I've IN harness for
Tartar. Royal Revenge aud Prince Charlie After three
false starts the horses led OF at good pace but Mss
Tartar took tho lead from Tho first and kept All the
way round winning tho heat 2:4T; Prince rbariie
second, Revenge third The second and third heats
Ia this way the horses keeping the posi-
ton all the way round Miss Tartar ming In the three
straight heats Time 247, 2;s7H, 2s9
The fourth and last race was the "conso'atiou
Stakes Of $50 open to all beaten horses. entrance
money. For this there three entries. viz. -
wIdrose, Lucy and Lecpardess. As the darkness
nearly upon Them at the wnrd "gon tho horses went
OF Al their best speed hut wdrose took the lead and
kept II all the way round with ieopardess second,
Lucy third rme-1 IS. This ended the races for this
here. Tho racing could not be exceed for the
close running OF the horses and the only thing 70 nd
fault wilh was the indifferent number 10 attendance
" the turt IL not better paronixed here than nj
present, the noble sport must cease, the directors
certainly should not pay $500 $500 for what
Ia intended for the public amusement