The New York herald., 1875-09-02
CHARTER OAK PARK.
Second Day of the Second Annual
Summer Meeting.
SEVEN THOUSAND PEOPLE ON TIE TRACK.
Lady Snell, Amy and Ra-
wins the Winners.
HAnrronp, CONN, sept. !, ls7l

HARTFORD, Conn, Sept ], 1875.
The trotting carnival at Charter Oak Park continued
to-day under the most favorable circumstances. No
more interesting races ever any track tho
2:3l contest being perfect surprise.
2:3l
This race headed the programmes, and was promptly
called by the Judges or The $4,000 in premiums was
so divided as to give ST. 500 10 the FIRST $3.50 to the
second, $3.50 to the third aud $500 to the fourth
horse. There thirteen Subscribers, six of which
appeared to contend for the mastery These were
J. J. Bowen's geldng Honest Harry Ben Mace's
bay Nellie Walton, s. A. Browns black Lady
Turpin, d. A. snell's bay Lady Sno +. H.
Hamlton's chestnut gelding Unknown and j. II. Gold
smiths brown geding Bateman. Before the start the
pools averaged Unknown $55; Lady Turpin, s32;
Field, $40 Lady Smell got away with the lead, and
the heat in excellent shape in 2;24l4 beating her
record several seconds The ravorite last the
others per appended summary Bettlng:-Lady
Smell $50; Field, $lOO. Lady Smell took the lead
at the word, and at the quarter pole was two
lengths in front From this point to the end the
struggle with Smell, Unknown and Nellie Walton
There was never "a length between them until the dis
tance stand was reached when Unknown left his feet
but Nellie Walton would not thus be disposed of and
Lady Smell only beat her half length in 2:23 4
Very good for the Lady and very good for Nellie Pools
averaged-Lady Smell, 800 to $50 over the field
The Lady went of with tho lead and never headed
though she made one break, winning the heat by two
lengths in 2:2l and the Nellie Walton took sec
money, Honest Harry third and Bateman fourth
premiums The result of the serious blow to
the ''knowing ones" "
TIE 2:25 RACE
Second on the the 25 purse of 81 000 same
conditions the others $4,000 to the first, 81 900 to
the second 5000 to the third and $4OO to the fourth
mkt
large that gift purse B) of So 900 given
ducement for separate contest for such
horses as would draw from the class and
thus reduce it, Five drawn in accord
ance with this pan and eight declared
out. Eight came for the word-M. Carrolls bay mare
Amy, J. A. Chambers bay mare Molsey, J. C. Ecker
sons bay geding Everett Ray, Briggs Ross black
Blanche J. NJ Lcech's stallion Monarch,
Jr J. II. Philips bay Ella Madden r. s Bent's
bay Nettie Burlew, James Dougrey, Jr.'s bay
geldng Joker and Scallan Il Carson's bay Kttie
d. Ccmentine drawn at the last moment having in
urcd the sinews of her hind leg exercising this
morning The pools averaged before the start Joker
500; Mosey, s35; field, $50 Molsey won the heat by
two lengths in 2:l3h.
Joker. Time, 2:23A Molsey the third
heat and the race in 2:24%. Joker takes
second money, Halsey third and Blanche fourth.
GIFT PURSE b.
The amusement of the day closed with the gift purse
of 81 000 given for the drawn horses of the 225 class
OF the money 81 900 given the first, $500 the
second, $500 to the third and 5000 the fourth horse
Five appeared these being J. A. Bachelors dun geld
ing Frank j., J. S Parks' bay stallion Parks Abdal
lah, r. B. Conkn's bay geldng Rarus, Darius
Tallman's chestnut gedlng Triumph, and Dan
Mace's white geldng Crown Prince The
pools averaged-Rarus 500; field, $50 Frank j won
the heat in 223 and Rarus took the second in 220H
Triumph was distanced
Rarus the third and fourth heats in style thus
giving him the Frank j. took second money,
Parks Abdallah third and Crown Prince fourth.
SUMMARY.
CHARTER OAK PARK HARTFORD Conn, Sept l,
1S75.-SECoND DAY SECOND ANNUAL SUMMER
MEETING CONNECTICUT STOCK BREEDERS Asso-
cIATIoN-FIRsT RACE-TRoTTING. of S3, 900,
for horses that beat 231 mile heats best three
in five in harness; ST. 500 to the first, $3.50 to the
second $3.50 the third and $500 to the fourth horse
Entrance ten per cent Of purse and five per cent only
declared OUT closed with thirteen subscribers of which
declared out. Judges-F. W. Russell, Alex.
HARRISON and John r. Hills.
ID. A. Snell'sb m. Lady Smell CARROLL. ......s
Ben Mace's b. m. Nellie Walton. .............. 2
j. j. Bowen's g. Honest Harry. .............. o
j. II. Godsmith's br. G. Baeman. .............
+. II. Hamilton's ch 6. Unknown. ............ 6
S. A. Browns blk m. Lady Turpin. o