Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-08
Last Day of the Races.


 More Fine ITO 'ting-A Larger Attend-
 than Preceding Daya-The
 Winning Hor. es nnd their Time.
 Yesterday was the last day of the races at Hamilton Park of the New Haven Driving as sociation. There was much larger number of people present than on any of the preced- ing days and there was noticed an increased number of ladies present.
 There were two races, 2:45 class and free-for all In the 2:45 class there were six entries, but two of the horses, Carrie c. and Harry B were withdrawn leaving only Louis Napoleon, Sheridan, Harry Pelham and Neighbor Ups to contest for the purse. In drawing for places in this race Harry Pelham took the pole, followed by Napoleon, Sheri- dan and Neighbor Ups. The judges were the same as the day before, except that A. H. Gilbert of Derby, took the place of Robert o. Gates. After several times scoring there good send-off and the horses kept quite close together the first half on the sec ond half Neighbor Ups was urged by her driver and by making several breaks she won the heat; time 2:36. The second heat was like the first, being won by Ups in 2:3s@. In
 
 Ups was so palpable that the judges declared him distanced, giving the heat to Napoleon. with Pelham second and Sheridan third. This exasperated the friends of Ups who stalzed their money on him. and they sent up great howl of indignation at the judges decision. Subsequent consulta tion by the judges resulted in their reversing their decision and placing Ups last, which seemed to satisfy the crowd. The time of this heat was 2:35. In the fourth heat Sher- ldan was withdrawn, leaving only three horses in the race. This was easily won by Pelham in 2:3S. Napoleon second, Ups third. In the fifth heat Pelham was again lucky in winning the heat in 2:374, Napoleon second, Ups third. As neither of the horses had won another heat was ordered and was fairly won by Napoleon in 2:4O, Pelham second and Ups distanced. The reason the latter horse was declared distanced was from the fact that he ran nearly the entire distance around the track. When this last decision was made there grumbling. It was getting quite dark, and as neither had yet won the race the question whether another heat should be trotted or postponed until to day was discussed. As the owners of both Napo- leon and Pelham were willing to trot without rest the judges decided to start them, and did so. This WAS the best contested heat in this ! race, both horses trotting splendidly. Napo leon came in about half length ahead in ! 2:35. This gave this horse the race and first money and the second went to Pelham. Following is the summary:
 J. H. Lewis enters b g. Louis Ma
 p,ieon- .2 2 l Matt Dorsey enters g. Harry
 F L. Frost ent r. b. sheridan. 4 dr. George Faulkner enters b.s Neigh
 Time, ss5, 24o 2:a a:s7 a:sss, a:ssh, ass. dis FREE FOR ALL.
 There were five entries in the free for all race as follows: Jimmie Stewart, entered bv ! E. w. Reynolds, of Hartford; Lady Scud, l entered by W. c. Daly, of Hartford John N, entered by Joseph Griffin, of Jersey City :; Maud C., entered by J. H. Lewis, of Strat ! ford, and Farmer Boy, entered by B. Pease \ of Gravesend, N Y. This race was another 1 first class one and gave good satisfaction to l the audience. All the horses appeared when the call was made for the first heat Jimmie stewart took the pole, John H. second, < Maud .. third Lady Scud fourth and Farmer Boy fifth. There were ten scores made be- ! fore the horses got send off. but when the ! word ''Go'' was gi ven by Charlie Downs they ! went down the track at rapid gait Stewart has record on 8 mile track of 2:23a, and al 1 though he could not be expected to make one mile on half mile track in as good time as | this, yet he made his mile on the first heat in ! 2:304, which IS equal to 2:25 on mile track ! In the three heats that were trotted Jimmie ' Stewart came in first every time, winning ! first money, John N. second and Lady Scud I third. Maud O. was distanced in the second | heat and Farmer Boy was distanced in the ! first heat.
 Following is the summary:
 ! F. w. Reynolds enters Jimmie Stewart. l ! Joseph Griffin enters John N.............2 2 3 w. c. Daily enters b m Lady Scud ............4 3 3 Time, 2:S024, 2:32al, 2:34.
 In conclusion it may be said there never was I a race at Hamilton Park that was conducted more fairly than the late one by the New 1! Haven Driving association The officers and ! members have endeavored to see that eyery- ! thlng be done fairly and strictly according to ! the rules of the National association At the end or every race the winners have been promptly paid without question, and the ! judges selected have been competent to fill l their positions The best of order has pre- l vailed at the Park, and should the association see fit to inaugurate another series during the present fall they will doubt be much more iberally patronized than at the last. | Tine Rntlroads.
 l Mir. Watrous, of the Consolidated road, deals with gentle irony with some of the statements printed about it. Alluding to g report that meeting to transfer the Air Line road had been held in New York, he said that
 the public ought to understand that whom S
 meeting was held for the purpose of ratifyine
 lease of the Air Line road that it would not
 be held Tn New York city, as theirs
 Connecticut corporation, and they had re
 gard for the law sufficient to hold the meet
 ing In the State of Connecticut for that pur
 pose. He says in reply to question that he
 did not buy railroad every time he went
 out of town
 The Meriden and Cromwell road, it ii
 claimed wilLnot be seriously affected by the
 transfer of the Valley road. The freightins
 facilities of the river are greater than have
 ever been supposed and with road to one
 Of the best water fronts on the banks Mer
 lden may be assured of not only having theil
 freight promptly and cheaply delivered by
 way of the river, but competition will bring
 down the rates on the Consolidated road | A Card.
 In behalf of the New Haven Orphan Asy.
 lum the managers tender their hearty thanks
 to Captain Richard Peck for the excursion
 which made September 6 day of unusual gladness.
 Fully 10 voice the gratitude of more than 6
 hundred children is simply impossible.
 Thanks are also due to those who added to
 the good times'' by ice cream and candy, and by kindly helpfulness in various ways.
 For the Board of Managers.
 Mrs. G. w. CURTIS, Rec. See
 New Haven, Sept. 7, 1882.
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