Connecticut western news., 1879-09-17

Louise won the race, Donald 2d, Highland Win 3d, owing to the distance of Pickwick. Highland Win, Comstock and Silas Wright were pretty horses and even trotters, but the fast time of this race was more than they could match. At 40 gait they could do good work.
 SUMMARY, SEpT II, 1879. Purse $150-23S class. D. Strong, m, Highland Win, A44ss A. Nodine, blk g, Comstock, 66844 Robert Lown, b s, Sias Wright, 656 dis J. J. Hornbeck, r g, Donald, 2ss22 c. E. Bowman br g, Pickwick, Il 2 dis E. Hurlbut, blk ID, Louise, 3211 Time, 235, 2:34, 235, 2;35, e:40.--Louise $90, Donald $45, Highland Win $16. THE FAST CLAss-2:28. Three of the sey. en horses in this class were ready 10 contest this race, Cannon, Major Lord, N. R. An even send of. They all went closely to the quar- | ter pole, and at the half M. R. and Major Lord were side by side, trotting finely. Both horses did little breaking, but were quickly at work again and down the home stretch they came at rapid pace, M. R. going under | the wire first with Major half length behind, | in 2:2S; Canon third.
 The horses came quite prompt for the End heat; got the word at the third attempt; trot- | ting even. Major Lord breaking on the first quarter gave M. R. the lead, which he held through the race, though Major Lord was at no time more than length behind. He did not succeed in closing it and though his dri- yer consistently worked him for faster gait, he did not strike it and came in second by half length. Time, 22s.
 M. R. was slow to respond to the call for the 3rd heat. The other horses waited, and when M. R. appeared his driver in scoring was bound to get the lead. They were sent of by nod of Majors driver, who was in the rear. Though going at, 25 gait and trotting so even and fast as to collar M. R. at the half and pass him at the three-quarter pole, both horses came down the stretch side by side, and Major passed under the wire by @ neck in 2:2S l-2.
 The fast time of the three heats caused M. R. to be dilatory, and the judges called again for the
 | FOURTH HEAT:-The horses were sent of with Major Lord in the rear (nodding for the words). Cannon led to the quarter pole; M. R. and Major L. pulled for the lead at the half. Major Lords rapid gait forced M. R's ( driver to break him under the whip, which he freely used to keep pace with Major, and only by forcing him off his feet with the whip en. abled M. R. to go under the wire ahead of Major. The judges rightly called 1t dead heat in 2:30. Cannon second
 It was quite late when the horses came on track for the fifth heat, and M. R. was evi- dently getting worse for wear. Major Lords fine power of endurance was commended by all. The scoring of M. R's. driver was enough to prove that if another heat was necessary it would be done in the morn- ing, and Lords driver made send off easy, and his horse lit out at once, and without skip went to the close in 2:30, M. R. 2d. This was as fine 9th heat as is often seen, and applause greeted the major as he passed the wire. Darkness came so fast the driver protested against any further trotting, and the judges wishing fairness to prevail, though disappointing the large crowd, declared the race adjourned to 10:30 next morning, and the large crowd had the disappointment of seeing an unfinished race. The gates were free to any that came Friday, and early Major Lord was on track M. R. soon appeared and his driver (now his horse was ffesh) ready for the word, and the judges sent them off at once. It was Major Lords day for trotting, and he fairly few,-the race was his from the word go, and without @ skip, led around the track in 2:27 1-2, winning the heat and race, M. R. 2d. Cannon did not ap- | pear.
 SUMMARY, SEPT. II, 1879.
 Purse $2O0-2:2s class.
 Peter Smith, b g, Canon, s9sS9 J. stallman, blk g. Major Lord, 22lo1l l.. H. Hurd, g, NJ. R., l1202 Time, 2:2s, 2:2s, 2:2s 1-2, 2:so, 2:sO, 22Tl-2.
 Major Lord $l20, M. R. $60, Canon SEQ.
 This closed the races of the meeting and has proven that this park has one of the best and fastest tracks in the Valley. The horse. men were forward in praise of the fair and gentlemanly treatment of the officers We shall hope that another meeting will be more successful than this one and more classes and larger number of horses entered for pre- miums Our thanks are due for the gentle manly treatment of the different representa- tives of the press We should be glad to give more space to the fair did our columns per- init, but are unable.