Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-09-05
The Hampden Park Races

The disarrangement of the telegraph cas-
on several days last week, prevented the re
ceipt of the report of the trotting meeting al
Hampden Park, Springfield, Mass, which
commenced Tuesday and closed Friday Orig
inally Hampden Park was included in thu
grand central circuit, but forIsome reason thu
classes failed to fill and the meeting was
declared off. The association, however, i'm
mediately announced a meeting for the same
week as originally intended, and extending the
time for making entries. This
move was a success, the entries be-
ing quite large for each class,
largely drawn from the central circuit per.
formers, while there was good attendance on
each racing day, and the sport presented first
class.
On the first day there were two events, trot-
ling In the 2:21 and $40 classes. For the first
there were eight entries, all of whom started,
viz: Voltaire, Lucy, Emma B., Dan Smith,
Steve Maxwell, Pilot R., Irene and Mazoma-
ME. 1t took four heats to decide the race,
Lucy getting the first heat and Voltaire the
next three and the race, the Others standing in
the order given above. Time 2:22H, 2:23LS,
2:20I, 2:224.
Fol- the $40 class there were fifteen entries,
of which eleven started, as follows: Sham
rock, Arthur, Lady Kelso, George A., Belle
Dorr, Kansas Jack, Marvel, Miss Miller, Lit
tie May, Sim Watson and Geezer, Shamrock
won in three staight heats, all of which were
trotted below 2:30, viz: 2:26144, 2:291 2:29.
Wednesday, the second day, witnessed two
good races, in the 2:24 and 2:3O classes. For
the first event the starters were j. p Morris,
Florence, Helene, Abadallah Boy, Galatea and
Wiz, Morris winning In one, two, three
order-Galatea and Wiz distanced in the first
heat, the others standing as given. For the
2:40 race the starters were Jimmie Stewart,
Rachel, Lady Sherman, Stella Blake, Boston
Pilot, George M. and Gipsey. Gipsey was dis
tanced in the first heat and George M. in the
fourth. Lady Stewart went under the wire
first in every heat, but was set back to third
place in the second heat for running. Time,
2:24H, 2:2S4, 2:27X, 2:27A.
There were three events on Thursday, 2:15,
2:lS and 2:27 classes, the two first named of
which were carried off by Jack Turner-the
first with Trinket, who won every race in the
central circuit in the 2:19 class, and the Sec
ond with Edwin Thorn. The first race was
the 2:15 class with Trinket, Charley Ford and
Hopeful. Trinket won in three consecutive
heats, hands down, in the good time of 2:l8X !,
2:17X, 2:174 the time of the two last heats
only being made twice before this season in
race, by Piedmont at Chicago, and by Edwin
Thorne at Utica Thorne won the 2:19 class
with equal ease, beating Wedgewood and John
s. Clark. Time, 2:18111, 2:2O, 2:20X.
The 2:27 class had seven starters, viz For
est Patchen, Mambrino Dudley, Hugh Nc
Laughlin, Arthur, Aulinda, Parole, St.Remo,
the latter distanced in the first heat and Parole
in the third. It took seven heats to decide
the race, which was finally won by Forest
Patchen, who took the second, fourth and
seventh heats. Mambrino Dudley took the
third and sixth hcate, Aulinda the fifth, and
Hugh Mclaughlin the first, in which
order the money was divided. Time, 1923, 2:25,
2:22, 2:24A 2:25, 2:224 1926.
On Friday the sport consisted of two heats
of the 2:27 class, the free-for-al PAGERS and
the 2:34 class. Six heats were required to
settle the pacing race, the starters being Mat
tie Hunter, Lucy; Rowdy Boy and Bay Billy.
Matte Hunter won taking the second, fifth
and sixth heats, Lucy took the third and
fourth heats, and Rowdy Boy, the first. Bay
Billy was distanced in the fourth heat. Time
2:18A, 2:171S, 2:19N, 2,17%, 2:l5A. The
2:S4 class had eleven starters, viz: Jim, Tar
if, Mambrlno Clay, Arthur, Capitola, -Topsy,
George NJ, Echo, George A., Jennie, Jimmy
Stewart. Jim won in three straight heats,
the others in order named, Jimmy Stewart
distanced in the last heat. Time 2:25K, 2:24H
2:26. rhfa1 sT5 70