Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-12
THE LAST BAYS RACES

 FOr-All-A Grand NV1ndup.
 The fall meeting of the New Haven Driv- ing association was brought to grand ter mination yesterday afternoon. As was an ticipated there was a much larger number of people on the park than on any day since the | opening of the meeting. The weather was delightful and early in the afternoon Whalley 1 avenue and other streets leading to the park were alive with teams hurrying to the scene ! of the closing exhibition of some of the finest l horses ever seen iD New Haven. It reminded
 one of Hamilton Park in its palmiest days,
 when even an inferior "horse trot" would draw hundreds of people to the grounds. A
 view of the park from the judges stand about the time for the commencement of the
 races was grand one. On all sides in close proximity to the track could be seen the fine turnouts of well to-do | people occupied by ladies and children, while ] those less favored crowded into the grand l stand and filled up the standing room adJa- cent thereto. It was orderly and respect
 able crowd of people too. There were no l noisy or disorderly persons to be seen any ! where and the two or three policemen in at
 tendance had but little to do except to keep 1 the people from crowding on to the track | while the races were in progress.
 Several estimates of the number of persons on the park were made, and while some placed the number as high as twenty five | hundred Tone placed the figures below two ! thousand. The number of private teams of all kinds was estimated at not less than three 1 hundred. It was thought that the receipts ! would much more than double those of any l other day of the meeting.
 During the afternoon it was reported to l President Buttricks, who was in the judges stand that ia game" of some sort was in progress in one of the buildings on the park, ! He at once dispatched Sergeant Bishop to
 break it up, but when the sergeant reached the place the game had closed, and the par ties running it had hurriedly left. ''I told Chief Boilman,'' said President Buttricks, ! ''that would see that no games of chance l were allowed on the park during this meet ing and mean to keep my word" Of course the chief interest in the races yesterday was centered in the trot against time by the famous horse Phil Thompson | for purse of S150. It was well known that ! the splendid animal had made 2:16A on & mile track, but it was not expected that he would come anywhere near these figures on half mile track. It was thought under the circumstances that if he beat 2:23, which l was all he was called upon to do, that he l would do well; but when he made the mile
 in 2:2014 everybody was most happily sur prised.
 The free-for-all was, of course, another ! attraction that drew, and although some of 1 the horses were drawn before the race was ! called, yet the four that remained were sufH | cient for a very interesting exhibition, and l such it proved to be. The trotting in the 2:45 class was also very good, as will be seen ! in the reports which follow.
 l In making the final report of the meeting I it is but justice to say that the officers and ! managers of the association have shown l themselves fully qualified for the important duties devolving upon them. They were l constantly on duty and with an able corps Of l assistants they conducted the meeting in manner that satisfied everybody. The own CTS of horses were fairly and squarely dealt with and none, so far as known, went away dissatisfied. It is safe to say that the New Haven association has gained the favor of | the horse owners to such degree that in the l future there will be no lack of good horses at | any meeting they may decide upon. It is ! also plain to be seen that the better class of citizens of New Haven are now awake to the | fact that an association of this kind can be conducted on correct business princi l pies and without being made place where respectable people should ! hesitate before giving it their countenance | and support. It is hoped that the gentlemen of the association will feel encouraged to go | forward as has been proposed and purchase l this or some other site for permanent trot- | ting park. That it would pay good interest on the investment, if properly fitted up and | kept in repair, there can be no doubt. This | matter is already being considered, although l the plans are Tot fully matured.
 I THE 2:45 CLASS.
 l When the horses in the 2:45 class were | called up at 2 o'clock it was found that of | the twelve horses entered all but five had 1 withdrawn, leaving the following: Jennie, | ch. m., Samuel Hart, New Haven; Harry O., | Enos Foote, New Haven; Professor Medium, | b. g., John Hard, Stratford; Rodney, blk. S., E. G. Blake, Hartford. The purse for this class was S200. divided as follows: $100 to first, $50 to second $50 to third and $20 to | fourth. In drawing for positions Harry c. | took the pole followed in order by Jennie. | In the first heat Harry O. was closely fol I lowed by Jennie to the half and in this or der they went down to the homestretch. On the turn Jennie lost, went up, but was quick | ly pulled down, again crowded up to the lead l CT, but could not pass him. Harry came in | first by about neck. Time, 2:40 Jennie
 second, Never third, Rodney fourth, Profes- 1 sor Medium fifth.
 1 In the second heat there were several at l tempts made before good start was secured. Harry c. kept the lead until the half was passed, when he went up and Jennie took l the lead, which she held to the finish. Time l 2:4012. Harry c. second, Rodney third, ] Professor Medium fourth and Never fifth The third heat brought Jennie to the front as the favorite, and from this to the end of | the heat she gave her friends no reason to | mistrust her. She kept right down to her ! work being closely pressed by Never, who 1 trotted splendidly throughout the heat. Jen nie was too fast for her gallant rival, howev l CT, and she went under the wire in 2:4612, ] with Never second, Rodney third, Harry c. | fourth and Professor Medium fifth
 l In the fourth and last heat Professor Me l dium was withdrawn, his owner seeing that l there was no chance for him to win any DOT l tion of the purse. The position of the other l horses remained the same at the close as in | the previous heat except that Harry O. fell
 behind so far as to be distanced. Jennie
 came in first in 2:45, winning the race and l first money. Never took second money and | Rodney third, which would have gone to
 Harry c. had he not been distanced. Fol l lowing is the
 Samuel Hart, New Haven oh. m. Jennie.a 1
 Enos FSose SO New MsTFnrI HaTeP R D. g. RoGnsv
 H. c. Eaton, Bridgeport s. g; Harry C..1 4dis
 John Hurd, stratford, b. g. Professor Me-
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 PHIL THOMPSON AGAINST TIME.
 The trot against time by the famous gray gelding Phil Thompson was announced by | President Buttricks from the judges stand l immediately after the first heat in the 2:45
 class. The Announcement was received with
 cheers by the large crowd of people. Soon
 after the announcement was made the horse
 came on to the track in charge of the well
 known driver w. H. Snyder. Beth driver
 and horse were received with manifestations
 of approval and all the stop watches on the
 park were at once brought out. He went
 around the track once and as he neared the
 stand the driver gave a nod and the
 judges gave the Ego" Away went the
 beautiful horse, the excitement of the
 spectators being at the highest pitch. He
 passed the quarter in 3514, the half in 1:1O11ss,
 the three-quarters in 1:45A and passed
 the wire in 2:2014, the fastest time ever
 made on Hamilton Park. The nearest ap-
 proach ever made to this time was by the
 American Girl some twelve years ago, when
 she made mile in about 2:21. On the last
 mile Earl came down the track by the side of Phil running mate, but there was
 neither skip nor break from the start to the
 finish. It was most beautiful sight and cheer upon cheer went up the noble ani-
 nal was led from the course.
 1 THE FREE-FOR-ALL.
 In the free-for-all there were eight horses
 entered but only four appeared on the course