Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-06
THOSE DERRY RACES.

Vfv1an-HarryB B. Wins the 2:32 Race
 The second and last day of the Derby Driving association's meeting at Hamilton Park drew out a small crowd, mostly com posed of people from the country. Evident ly New Haven people care but little about Derby races The management made change in the judges. The crowd was all lowed to swarm on the track near the finish and small boys were in imminent danger of their lives at several times. A fee of twenty five cents was charged for seat in the stand. After tedious delay the first race was called. It was the 2:45 class for purse of $100 divid- ed, $50 for first, $25 for second, $15 for third and $10 for fourth. There were eight horses down onIthe card for competition for that munifcent purse, but only five ap- peared, Sherbrook, Edith May and Daisy Trumbul, three New Haven horses, being drawn. Ansonia and Rosa c. were the pool favorites. In the first heat Ansonia had it all her own way, coming in on jog in 2:4O. Starlight came in second, but the judges thought he ought to be set back, so they gave him fifth posi- tion. In the second heat the start was very
 
 behind and two of the horses being on the run. Vivian and Rosa c. had a hot struggle on the homestretch. Vivian skipped several times, but passed the wire on a square trot with her neck ahead of Rosa; time 2:39L. After this heat pool selling was paralyzed, but a few buyers were found who backed Rosa c. and Ansonia for S5 after the field had sold for $10. Another villainous send off was given for the third heat Rosa c. won in 2:37115. Vivian ruined her chances by breaking. The fourth heat was close. The start as usual was bad. Starlight got the lead and was not headed until the turn, when Rosa c. passed him and won the heat The judges en- nounced Vivian second and Starlight third, but the crowd raised so much objec- tion to that injustice that the judges recon sidered and gave Starlight second position. Vivian won the next heat with Starlight second and Ansonia third. Rosa c. came in on a jog about quarter of mile behind the winner At once there was a loud clamor that Rosas driver be displaced. It was claimed that the mare was sick. Great ex- citement prevailed. Everybody expressed their opinions freely and the judges, the as sociation and the drivers came in for their share of the general denouncing. It seemed for time as if the races would degenerate into free fight, but happily no blood was spilled. The judges summoned Samuel Curtis, of Meriden, owner of Rosa c. to the stand and told him he must put in driver that would drive his horse to win or draw him out of the race. Mir. Curtis asked what protection he would have if his horse was injured and was told that he would have none. He there fore preferred to draw his horse out. The only horses who answered the call for the sixth heat were Ansonia and Vivian. Vivian won, time 2.3914. The pools and bets were declared off on the race. There was much confusion and growing at the close, as in fact all during the races, which were ren- dered thereby very exciting. Following is the
 SUMMARY.
 J. S Sackett, Wallingford. blk. m.
 James 1ns'H: H. Lewis, stratford, br. s.
 R. L. Davis, Port Jefferson, N. Y,
 Johh Hard, stratford, b. g. Profes-
 N. 'Of HincEley, meIie5I New Haven, oh, m.
 samuel Curtis, Meriden, b. m
 Rosa C. C.........-.......-...-...... 7 GIT
 In the 2:32 class, purse $50 divided, $75, $40, $25, $10, Robert B. and Jack were withdrawn Harry B. was the pool favorite. He won easily in 2:3334. Nigger lost by breaking and Sam was not fast enough to get there. Harry B. is a headstrong horse and Lewis had all he could do to hold him. He took the second heat easily in 2:32 and the pool selling stopped, no one being will ing to risk against Harry B. After several outcries from the crowd, who were getting impatient at the continual delays, the third heat was called. On the third scoring, Lew is nodded for the word, but the starter thought he knew better and rang the bell. It took more than ten minutes to get send off Sam crowded Harry B. off at the turn, but was passed on the first half. Harry B. broke and fell behind. Sam and Nigger ran a good deal but on the last turn Harry B. went to the rear and Nigger crawled up and came in ahead, although he was running Time, 2:36. There was cision, and one man made bold to cry out, ''You can buy the whole association for ten cents'' The judges hung out the 2x3 time board with Niger scratched upon it. Even a horse race crowd knows how to spell, and the judges error was at once hooted at. Harry B. won the next heat and race Nigger was given second money. Annexed is the
 
 James H. Lewis Stratford, bl. g. Harry B.1 1 3 1 William Riley, Stamford, bl. g. Nigger.-.,3 ? Charles J. Lavinus, Jerome, N Y, c. g..
 The Derby Driving association is not in any trotting association and its races are without weights and distance. The judges yesterday were George Beebe, of Birmingham, and MT. Ingraham, of Wallingford. Presi- dent Hubben and Secretary Sherwood or the association don't want their races written up in the papers.
 AN INCIDENT OF THE FIRST DAYS RACES.
 The management of the Derby Driving as- sociation is somewhat peculiar. It has ways of it's own of doing business. It is, as the president said yesterday, an association of ! men who want to have little fun in racing. That remark is given new light when placed in conjunction with an incident of the first days races. During the races the judges were approached by stockholder of the as with the request that they should l not allow a certain horse Qsolene) to win the l race, as he was interested in quite a large amount in the pools on another horse. The l stockholder further said he had understood from some one in the ring that the race had | been ''fxed" all right for another horse and l he had invested that way. Isolene had, contrary to expectation, won two heats and he wanted the judges to see l that she didn't win any more. He further | offered to pay the judges literally if they would accommodate him. The judges | were not to be bribed. They asked Lewis, l driver, if he had agreed to any such ! fixing" of the race as had been alluded to. ! Lewis said he had not. He drove his horse l to win, but she had been sick with the pink l eye and was just getting over it. At any rate, she won the race and the stockholder was loser.
 It is needless to add that there were diff ferent judges yesterday. The Derby Driving composed of ten stockholders, to run things according to it's own l sweet will. There were great many men in l this city last night who had lighter pocket l books because of this peculiar system of man ! agement.
 It should be stated in justice to one of the l judges of the first day that he kept the time | of every heat, and the time taken tallied ac- 1 eurately with those of the best stop watches l on the track.
 Justice MetcaIf3s Cases,