Morning journal and courier., 1884-10-24
THE LAST DAY

Of the New Haven Driving Assoeia-
 tfOn's MeetIng-A Long Days Sport
 -SherbroOIke, Westchester Girls Fals
 ka and BIue Hell the Winners.
 The consumption of peanuts at Hamilton Park yesterday afternoon was something enormous Fully five cart loads were disposed of Men posing on the grand stand bought a quart of peanuts and munched them dur ing the heat, after treating their friends. One could tell by the manner man chanked his peanuts whether his favorite was ahead or in the rear Men shouted with their mouths filled with peanuts. Peanuts and their shucks foated about everywhere. After the heat had been decided the crowd passed over to the pool boxes and invested in peanuts on the way It became mania. Bets were made as to how many quarts a man of aver age stowage capacity could carry. Trials made on the grounds proved that the quanti- ty is almost infinite.
 The judges had hard and a cold days | work From Il o'clock until after , they were elevated in the stand, where the wind could get at them. They stood to their posts manfu1ly and well deserved their pay. The unfinished 2:45 and 2:34 classes first claimed their attention. The favorite in the 2:45 class was Hazel Rock. Both Hazel Rock and Sherbrooke had won two heats. On the first heat Sherbrooke took the lead and the fayorite Hazel Rock, dropped down to the last place The last half mile was very | prettily contested. Sherbrooke, although hard pressed by Cylene, maintained the lead
 until the end The finish was very close
 Cylene was close second, while Hazel Rock
 who had drawn up to third place, was al most neck and neck with her. Int
 result of this heat, which Sher
 brooke made in 2:42, gave him thu
 race and first money. The S20O purs
 was divided as follows: Sherbrooke $1OO
 Hazel Rock $50, Cylene $30, Major S2O. Tn
 postponed heat in the 2:34 class was the1
 called. The starters were Dan, Bessie B. l Westchester Girl and Lantern all save Dal
 had secured heat apiece. The first hea was very we'll contested and won by West
 chester Girl in 2:33, Lantern second, Bessl
 B. third Dan had to drop out of this race il
 this heat because his sulky broke. The next heat was won by Westcheste ) 1 Girl, Lantern second. and Bessie B. third } In the opinion of the crowd Bessie B. .'s drive ] held her back. They demanded change Lantern was given first place, and Bessie 3 given a new driver. Westchester Girl wo 2 the next heat. The following are the sun maries:
 2:45 CLASS. o l O. H. Burnham New Haven, c. E. Sher- g 9 John B. Judd, New Haven, C. g. Hazel F. KScf %. Reynolds, Hartford b. m. .cyiene 5 I B. r. McEwen, Fairfield, c. g. Major. M John Hard Stratford, b. g. Prof. Me Q Time, 2:ss116, 2:37, 2:43, 2:41, 2:42. D 2:34 GLASS. ~ | Charles Dickerman, N Y blk m. SS Westchester Girl. .-..-...-- 3 2 SO Edwin Perrin, New York, b. g. Lan- M C. Els E. swan, New York, g. m Bessie 2 P. Donaldson, New York, b. g. Dan 4 W 5O Time, s:s5, 2:3214, 2:3816 2:33, 2:3414 2:34. M The 2:37 class was called. Falka was u ~ favorite with the pool buyers. The first he 70 was very close. It was anybody's race unt 2 the horses passed under the wire. The hors " were punched all the way around. Fall )O won, Isolene second. Falka took the ne ~ , two heats easily.
 2:37 CLASS. 'O z. B. Simmons, New York, b. m: Falka ;,1 l n F. W. Reynolds, Hartford, g. m. Sylvia M.-- 5 T James H. Lewis, StratfoFd, b. m. Isolene g 3 a W. Dickinson, Port Jefferson, N. Y., b. g., :, n George Ryer, Rocky 9 }. m. Lizzie R-.,,.4 The free-for-all race was exciting for u a first two heats. The favorite was Blue Bel = though Dan Smith had many packers. F n won the first heat on the last quarter. Bll n Bell won the next three heats easily. Geort h Northrop, owner of Kitty Ives; grumbled e good deal because he did not get bett n place. The purse was $400. n FREE-FoR-ALL RACE. l. w. R. Kendall, Worcester, Mass, m.
  l. Charles Dickerman, New York, b. g. Dan a HenTY sa Pope, Jersey City, N j., b g Boss George Norfhrop, Jersey City, N J. g. n W. H ,ISy Teson Lses Katonah, N Y. b. m Hun
 
 Time 2311f, 2:sO14 2:9O15, 2:311S. l. J. s. Sackett's black 1nare Vivian WI @ driven mile by John Judd. She was oi I fposed to break, but made the mile in 2:3 MT. Sackett is a Wallngford man. The races have been successful. The mal agement was excellent and the crowds lars : enough to secure the management again 1 loss.