Daily globe., 1882-09-11
Success Cf the Midway Stable in the Grand
Eastern Bircuit-Future Engagements
The Hastings and Fargo Fairs-Horse
Show at the State Fair-General Sporting
Notes.
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Commodore n. ". Kittson. owner of the
Midway trotting stud; D. w. Woodmansee
manager of the stable, and :" KnapsBck "
Mccarthy, left for the east Saturday eve
ming, the objective point being Boston,
Mass, where at Beacon Park, Thursday.
the 14th inst, will, weather permitting. be
trotted the race for the purse of $4,000
offered by Mr.. David H. Blanchard of that
city, for horses eligible to the 2:17 class
when the entries were opened, on June l.
Erhe entrance, the usual 10 per cent was di-
vided into four payments, and only when
the last was due, Aug. 81, was the nomina-
tor required to name his horse. The plan
worked well, and of the list Of original
nominators for the event, eight made the
final payment of entry on the day named,
and designated the horse to represent
them Ill the race-a race by the way that
will undoubtedly prove the crowning event
of the season. Commodore Kittson was
among the nominators for the race and he
has pinned the chances of his stable upon
the ch. II. Fanny Witherspoon, by Almont,
dam by Coughs Wagner. She will be
driven II the race by = Knapsack," who, in
spite of all the attempts made through the
grand central circuit to backcap, still pos
sesses the confidence of the Commodore
and Mr.. Woodmansee. She will have to
meet ali the most noted performers of the
season. viz : Clingstone, Edwin Thorne,
Black Cloud, Helene, Santa Claus. Parana,
and Humbolt. With such field of horses.
it is hardly possible that the race can be
won in straight heats. and with so many
chances entering into broken contest of
this character, it is waste of time to spec
ulate as TO the outcome. The following
analysis of the merits of the different
horses, judged by their performances this
season. from Tie Spirit Of the 9th, will
be of interest to the large number who es-
pecially delight in this department of the
GLOBE and will furnish them the ground
work in a nut shell, upon which to pick out
the winner, in their minds eye -
"a glance at the recent performances of
the eight competitors will indicate how
closely they are matched. Commodore
Kittson names Fanny Witherspoon, doubt
less the best now N his stable, and she
will be fancied by some as the probable
winner. Her best race this season was at
Poughkeepsie, where she won in the 2:19
class in 2.19, 2:18l5, 2:1Sl4, over track
conceded TO be not as fast as the others of
the grand circuit. At Hartford the follow
ing week. Santa Claus beat her quite ham
dily. but her driver attributes her defeat to
the softness Of the track, which she did not
like Col. H S. Russell, of Boston, has
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at our last advices it was not positively GER
tain that he would start. If he does. he
will very likely be the favorite. His career
this season has been very successful. AT
Chicago he won two races, the last in the
splendid time of 2:19, 2:18A, 2:1714. and
at Buffalo he won a six heat race with
Jerome Eddy, the slowest mile being 2:20
He trotted within half second of his re-
cord at Hartford He will be danger
Gus. but it must be taken into considera
ton that he has not yet beaten any one OF
his competitors. John Murphy, under the
nomination of J. z. Stewart, names the
chestnut mare Helene. She is not entitled
by record or performance, to trot with this
company, but is faster than her record
She will be we'll handled at all events
George w. Saunders names the bay geld
ING Clingstone, whose record of 2:14, ane
defeats of Edwin Thorne in the earlier par
of the grand circuit. would have made him
q prime favorite. but those terrible strggle.
| with the son of Thorndale have evidently
taken the edge from him. The possibility
of his rounding to in time should not bs
| overlooked, and were he Clinstone he ough
to win. but as it is, at least three Others
will outrank him in the estimation o.
| chances. Wesley 2. Balch, of Boston
names the bay mare Parana. She has wo1
| but one race this year, early IN the season
| trotting in 2:20, IS said TO be going very
| fast in trials. but lack of work will operat,
against her. John z. Turner will hold th'
reins behind the grand chestnut gelding
Edwin Thorne, whose recent victories owe
Clingstone, at Utica and Hartford, hav
given him great prestige, and he will b
first or second choice III the betting
Charles S. Green, IN spite of his discou1
agements, names the bay gelding, Hum
boldt with whom he can scarcely hope t
win. but when he will behave he has
world of speed, and begins to enjoy troi
ting about the fifth or sixth heat
Orrin A. Eickok. Under the nomination c
James Golden. will pilot his pride, the ba
stallion. Santa Claus By the record c
| the seasons performances he should vii
as he has beaten Black Cloud and Fam
Witherspoon, as well as Edwin Thorn
who, in his turn, has beaten Clingston
So, himself or by proxy, he has defeate
all his formidable competitors. He like
the Beacon Park track, and the bettin
will be between him, Edwin Thorne, an
Black Cloud, if the latter starts
Hastings and Fargo.
This week nearly all the trotters, PAGER
and runners. and many of the show horse