Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-12
Racing at Charter Oak.

A Cold Day for Speedtng-Vauey Boy | Makes Hartford Happy by Winning the 2:25 Rsce-Ths Favorite Vtlllette, Wins the 2:45 CIass-GOOd AttraetiO ms | fONrO-Day.-
 Heavy banks of dark gray clouds hung over Charter Oak Park yesterday afternoon and small crowd of men hung around the pool stands and over the fence at the finish The grand stand looked blank and dreary g.. the wind swept through the empty rows Of seats and a few ladies tried to act as if they enjoyed the sport. Heavy overcoats were necessary for comfort. Some young men who had ventured out in light summer suits looked loneingly at the blanket carriers and | then sought the shelter of the refreshment room. The races were quite good as whole, but were only lukewarm in interest. Even the pool business was at a low ebb. In the | first race, the 2:25 class, there were seven entries Dickard was withdrawn. The fla l vorite in the pools was Almonarch in the first class and Villette in the second. Sam was drawn from the second class and Beaconsfeld was substituted for Frank G., both horses being entered by l.. H. Hurd. The scoring was bad and no horse trotted without ire quent breaks. The track has been much im- proved and is now first-class in every respect
 First heat-The horses acted badly in SCOT ing. Finally they were given the word with Pearl in the lead, Abdallah Boy second and AImonarch third The horses held this posi- tion at the quarter, Maud was fourth, Valley Boy fifth and Will Benham brought up the rear. The struggle down the home stretch was fine one. Pearl had lead, but went in the air just before reaching the wire and Almonarch crossed ahead in 2:264. Maud was second and Pearl third
 Second heat-The horses scored eight times and then got away badly. Abdallah
 Boy had the lead. Soon after the start near. ly every horse broke. Pearl passed Abdal
 lah Boy and kept the lead past the half
 Benham was last, and Almonarch and Maud
 were struggling for place. At the fnist
 AbdalIah Boy led, but he got the lead by
 running, but was given the place. Pearl wa! . second, having trotted very evenly.
 Third heat-The heat was warmly con
 tested Abdallah Boy had the lead at the start. Pearl passed him on the quarter anG staid first until the last turn, when Almon. arch got ahead and passed the wire winner Benham got second place.
 
 pranced on the first turn and then ran thu 3 rest of the way around. Benham won ant ? Pearl got second place. The race was be- , tween Pearl and Benham from the first. r Fifth heat-Pearl led from the quarter tC the half, but Valley Boy passed and got s good lead, winning amid the cheers of the - horses Hartford sympathizers. This wal 1 the first manifestation of interest during thu afternoon. Maud and Pearl were ruled oui after this heat.
 B Sixth heat-Abdallah Boy got the lead a the start. Benham was badly left, but crawl
 ed up and on the back stretch the three
 horses were punched. Valley Boy won the
 heat.
 Seventh heat-Abdallah got the lead, Val ? ley Boy second. On the half Valley Boy goI | the lead and won the race. Benham got : second money, Abdallah third and Maut , fourth It was half-past seven when thu 8 race was finished.
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