Morning journal and courier., 1886-06-23
cu.RrER OAK RACES.

Roo.. At Charter Oak Park Yesterday
 -Orange Boy Wins In The 2:29 CIass
 Tn Three straight Heats-TO-Day's
 Programme.
 About 500 people were present at the first day's races at the annual June meeting ot the Charter Oak Driving association, Wn1cn opened at Charter Oak Park yesterday and will continue four days. Early in the day the usual number of poolse Hers, fakirs and eating stand keepers arrived on the grounds and by noon they had their stands erected and were ready for business. By half-past l o'clock nearly 200 people were on the grounds, among them many we'll known snortinp men, and while some of them stood around the pool stands and wheel of fortune watching the betters and players others vls- ited the stables At the stables the hostlers were busy rubbing down their horses and getting them ready for the track. Professor Hine, the veteran blacksmith, was on the grounds and had his hands full of business, while several of the horses entered in the 2:29 class were being driven up and down the track by their drivers, who wished to get them warmed up for the race. At the Doc 6ooi ~ stand before the first heat in the e:s9 class the pools were selling rapidly, with Orange Boy as the favorite, he selling for $75, George w. for $17, Screw Driver for S1O, White Socks for $7, Beaconsfeld for 50, the two Wilkes and St. Elmo sold for $4 each; Spotted Beauty, Lady Haven and Star for $3 each. The air was warm and sultry and the track in excellent condition, making good day for fast time.
 FIRST HEAT 2:29 CLASS. Shortly after two o'clock the horses in this race were called on to the track for the first heat there being twelve horses entered, St. Elmo having the pole, with Volunteer Wilkes second position, Orange Boy third, l George w. fourth, Graceful fifth, Screw Driver sixth, White Socks Spotted Beauty tenth, Lady Haven eleventh and Helen Wilkes on the outside. There were too many entries for the horses to get away in good shape, but after several attempts to score the horses got the word and were off well punched together, with Star in the lead, closely pushed by Orange Boy as second and George W. and St. Elmo working hard for third place. At the quarter the positions were the same, but before the half was reached Orange Boy had passed Star who broke badly, and taking first place, while George w. and St. Elmo were trotting neck and neck for second. On the home stretch George w. and St. Elmo were trotting close together about half sulkv length behind Orange Boy who still kept the lead and went under the wire first with George W. second about neck ahead of St. Elmo.
 SECOND HEAT.
 Before this heat Orange Boy, who was still the favorite, was selling for S1OO against George w. for $50 and the field for $40. On tue start in this race Screw Driver took the lead, with Orange Boy second and the other horses close behind. At the quarter Screw Driver had fallen back to third place, letting Orange Boy in the lead and George w. sec ond, while Screw Driver and Lady Haven were trotting neck and neck for fourth place.
 l. ] 4 1oo oA &1,1 Irl quarter and all the horses came down the homestretch we'll punched together with Or ange Boy leading and George w. second and in this order they went under the wire, Or ange Boy about length ahead of George W.
 THIRD HEAT.
 The pools were very quiet before this heat, as many thought it would be a close heat be- tween Orange Boy and George w., but on the start Lady Haven took the lead with Screw Driver second and Orange Boy third. By the time the quarter was reached, how ever, Orange Boy had taken the lead, Screw Driver second, Lady Haven having fallen back to third, while George w. was trotting way behind. These positions the horses held until on the homestretch, when Lady Haven again came into second place and fin ished about a half sulky length behind Orange Boy, who came in first, winning the heat, race and money, George w. second money, Lady Haven third money and Screw Driver fourth money.
 SUMMARY 2:29 CLASS.
 Purse $500. Divided $400, $2oO, S12o, $S0. L. R. Redmond b. g. Orange Boy of Phila- c. r. Kenyon. b. 2. Star, of Providence, R. I............ ...........................6 Sl I. H. Jarvis. br. g., St. Elmo. Kansas . 3 10 T T. D Marsh, r. g. Screw Driver, Boston, A. P Mcdonald br. g. George w., of New Robert Steel, b. m. Graceful. of Philadei-
 phla, Pa- .1o o c. W. Weeks, b. g. Volunteer Wilkes, New
 scott. Mass ......7... 6 dist F. NJ. Dodge. 2. 2. Spotted Beauty, of
 PittsfieId Mass F,...... g 10 J. F. Turner, bl. h. Lady Haven, Philadel-
 pna, Ed J. J. Bowen, ch, g. White Socks, Boston, L. H. Hurd, b. g. Beaconsheld, of New
 Ork.
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