Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Charter Oak Park.

The Races This Week-Opening of the
 Programme To-day,
 The horse fanciers and owners of fast trotters from all quarters are gathering now in Hartford. They say the chief interest of the entire circuit is concentrated at this the final meeting of the year, and that it will be the largest and best one of the series. It is the universal verdict that the Hartford track is the best one in the country, and that the meeting is arranged with the best regard to the interests of the horse owners and the public.
 To-day's programme includes the 2:38 class, the 2:2;} class and the 2:25 class for pacers. The entries are as follows
 2:38 CLASS.
 Purse s1,Ooo $500 to 1st ; s25o to 2nd s15o to 3rd S1OO to 4th
 Storey, New York, b m Eva c. W. Preston. Pitts field. Mass, Breeze A. c, Fully, New York, blk fem. oh g PunIin R. ; John Murphy. Morrisania N. Y, br Topsy Gus dlidden. Chicago, Ill., g Rule; J E. Turner, Philadelphia Pa. b, m. May Thorne John splan. Cleveland, O bg Rurio Ne 'e' F. R. PafterS0n aas ghnfaeo. dfasa Ill., Gladiator
 Purge, 5000. $,ooo to lst s5eo to 2d; s3oo to Sd
 k. P. stetson Philadelphia, Pa, b R. P; J. T. storey neM York T Mhs n Tnman annn New g George NJ, J J. Bowen Boston, Mass, oh m Flor mont Alden washingtonvie N Y m Unolola Hedges Weeks, Newburgh, N. Y, ST m iady Roife F. L. N"bie Grand Rapids Mich, br m Aldine; F. W. Reynolds, Hartford, Ct., Jimmie Stewart.
 2:25 GLASS PAGERS.
 Purse $1 O0o. $500 1st; $25o to 2d; $50 to 3d' s1oo to 4th
 E. Buford, Pulaski, Tenn, b m Matte Bond; A. w. Can pbe Dallas, Texas br Keno; ". McCarty' il Chicago, n, ch g Ned Hunt-r; w. B. Fasg, olsve- N J br m Estella c. F. Predmore. Hartford G. m Etta c; B. \. Montrose saginaw City Mlcnr, D g Limber Jack; F. G. Buford Bufords statlon' lenn'' Warrior.
 Maud S. the queen of the turf, will show her paces to day on the track. It will be an exhibition between the heats, and will be worth seeing. MT. Vanderbilt telegraphs not to speed her at her best, but to show her style; and this will be done to good effect. Maud s. is quartered in the hotel stables out. side the grounds. Clingstone and Edwin Thorne are on the grounds. While Cling stone has not yet been crowned king of the turf, he is heir apparent to the turf throne and promises to wield the trotting scepter before his eighth birthday. He looks to be in perfest form and condition, his coat vel vety and polished, his limbs symmetrical and l muscular, and his eyes bright. Great things are expected of him on Wednesday. Edwin l Thorne is also in the best condition and DO doubt the race between the pair will be ex. | citing.
 One of the main features of interest at the | ground is the horse Captain Lewis, which the grangers delight in calling the plough l horse" He is a handsome looking chestnut, big boned and muscular and possesses great 1 endurance He was doing duty on the 2Gth of last May as farm horse for Captain Lew is near Lyons, N. Y. In that month he was l sold for $500, and in June he was entered ID | a race in Rochester, where he made a record of 233+ He was afterwards trotted in three races but did not lower his record About | three weeks ago he sold for $6,00O, and in his race at Buffalo won in straight heats 1 in 2:224 2:254, 2:224. He is Clay, being sired by Spnk, he by Andy Johnson, and he by Henry Clay; his dam is unknown. He is seven years old, and sixteen hands high,