, 1877-09-09

The 2:A race ut tho recent Hartford meeting
res,ltrl in q row between the officers Of the As
sociation and Mr.. Alden Goldsmith, owner ct
more good trotting horses than any other man
I'm the country, which has resulted in constdera-
bic ili-fceling between the friends OF both par
tics, and which may work serious injury IN
tile future to Charter Oak Park. The starters
in the race referred to were the bay stallion
Vo1tairc, owned by ". q. Peck, Of Hartford,
Bowen's Honest Harry, Mr.. Goldsnith's Alley,
McAndrews' Planter, Bakers Tom keelcr, Sar-
geut's Biy Fellow, Murphy's Richard, and
Splan's Amy B. During the whole OF the pres
ent season there has been an intense but tr1end-
ly rivalry between Messrs. Peck and Goldsmith
as to the relative superiority OF the horses
owned by them. In the early part OF the sea-
sun, mud before the entries OF tue Central Cir
cult closed, Goldsmth's horse Powers met Vol
taire on two occasions, and OH each W.1s
defeated, these being the only races up
to that time in which Powers had not
been victorious. In these two races each horse
obtajucd u record Of 2:224. Powers was entered
through the first half Of the Central Circuit,
ami trotted SOME fine races, lowering his record
TO 9:aiA, while Voltairc was sent home, and
rrsted Until the Hartford meeting. Although
Powers WIS not entered in the 2:2f race, Mr.
Goldsmith had in it Alley, another son OF Yul-
untcer, and one that he considers the equal o.
Powers From all the facts that can be gath,
cred, it appears that the Goldsmith party had
about S1,:300 in the poul-box Oh their horse, on
which about $l2,O would have been realized
mad Allev won, while the Hartford and Boston
nartjes who were backing Voltarr stood to
win or lose about $2o,oo0. Voltairc won TIE
frst heat easily. Honest Harry took tue
second and third in excellent time, VoItairs
srcruinc to quit somewhat. Voltaire managed
to get his fourth by Hard work. The fifth was
what caused the trouble: As described by
Hartford paper, it was as follows:
yoltaire again had the call ut $40 to S1o on the
Gcld aud the horses were sent of in line VOL
ta1re and Harry again went to the 'front.' but at the
home run both broke and fell behind, and Planter
going nearly to tbs, last position; Soltaire and
Harry raled first and caught up to their ,r. second
aud third pacss wneh n trs tt6ns on
the outside got baci to third place, Harry being IN
tic rear. und Planter having good lead OYER Vol
tare who was second, Just T. t1ons ,,.a o. aeg ea
Alley went around him, dropping into second
place, which hc had MS he calne around the turn,
and swept into the stretch planter eau'hg @ ane5 icy
stretch they came at ratlins pace, Planter being
lefr in the rear when the three leaders reuched the
stand and f5 f5a Voa9e ws
with pcrhnps head in front Of Alley. though 10
[nocS [nnes Ike Ike the aeauest kind Of heat ! lons
consultation among the judges followea. ana
finally the heat was given to Eoltalre tne
judges c1alm!n. that tAlIey hau saiu.u an! t"o n
on his break at Tue loWSs ea: ~ .,nv scr IN, hoc,
der the PROVISIONS ,a ~ dne,.on vas sreeted with
to seeona R'ase "ss 1nnrlrG With little applause
ee',s Itn tn arf,sans OF Yoltaire Second money
!a e;von to iiarry. third to Alley, and fourth to
Planter. "
when this decision was announced, there was
x,;,'ro,,s md falmost universal howl of disap-
..r''i,ot,nn rom the horse1nen present, and it
pI was onenIy charged that the heat was given to
Vu1taire because he was Hartford horse, and
| # had bceu determined to have hin win at all
h,zer}s. Mr. Goldsmith and hs friends claimed
FIN, insteod Of Alleys gaining two lengths by
Ills hrcak on the luwrr turn lie actually fell buck
from third to sixth place, and they consequently
thint the decision was great injustice to them.
| Even the Hartford papers cspouse Mr.. Guid-
| cmith's side Of the case, and say that had tue
| hnat been oiycu to Alley and the race postponed
| mil the next day ali the parties interested
wnuh1 have been satisfied, and it would
| have bceu much better for the A5socla-
linn. Mir. Goldsmith took the matter so muct
tn heart that hc refused to start his other horses
| Iur;nor the meeting, and at banquet after the
t meeting had closed, aud 4 toast to draw all III,
f,elinr was proposed, he rose, and publicly &c
| c1arril that he had been greatly Wrougcu by Inc
action of the Judges.
in tnis connection it may not be improper te
e+ot. that this is not the first occasion III WulcE
thc ;udges at the Hartford meeting have dccid
| oII : l,r2t tn be dead between two horses, when
| ethor nnonle in the stand, and large ma joritl
~ ~ psnrrtators. were OF the opinion that ont