Morning journal and courier., 1886-09-02

over his pillow and his shriveed arm pointing straight to heaven may he call to his bedside his exact from them a solemn promise to keep fresh r1 ory e the T%eny seVenh the
 Assessor Charles A. Baldwin and Colonel R. S. Bostwick were called up and made witty speeches. It was voted to attend the dedication exercises in Hartford September 17th in body is regimental organization, the president, vice president and secretary to act as the committee of arrangements.
 Next the veterans engaged in a sail about the islands. The excursionists arrived home on the Ivernia at 6:30. They wish to ex- tend their thanks to the Ivernia's owners for their management and courtesies. The vet erans present yesterday were: E. B. Dibble, A. c. Roska, H. R. Johnson, E. H. Caring ton, s. L. Potter, Captain David s. Thomas, Benjamin A. Brown, Colonel R. s. Bost- wick, William Barnes, Caleb Smith, W. S. Bronson, E. Beach Clark, George z,,,o w. G ElEins' ": B, ": Hr,,I RiSe' M' Merrells, L. F. Johnson, Daniel O'Neil, Lieu tenant F. M. Chapman, George E. Dudley, H. A. Barnes, F. Bradley, J. B. Hartshorn, J. w. Rice, w. s. Fenn, A. M. Olmstead, A. Covert, James Johnson, S. R. Snow, E. c. Mansfield, w. A. Beard, H. Bulkeley, Miller, Rodney Bradley, ". Q. Scobie, c. kins, c. s. Gladwin, Wesley P. Futile. A. J. Pufer, H. D. Todd, David Todd, E. A. Baldwin, Christian Wells, Moses Thomas, Edward Gamsby, F. Cornwall, James B. Morrison, E. E. Page, Charles A. Baldwin, Henry F. Peck, Amos F. Haury, R. Bartholomew, s. D. Russell, H.C. Nichols, William B. Champion, s. Miles Smith, Geo. E. Wheaton, George s. Hine, James w. Baird, Allen D. Baldwin, w. F. Futile, John G. Chapman, Fred Dardell, Captain Joseph R. Bradley.
 GRAND CIRCUIT TROTTING. Opening Day At Hartford-Large Att
 tendance Charming Music - Gossip
 Wins The Pacing Race-The $1 1000
 Race To-Day.
 The pleasant weather of yesterday morn ing dried up the track at Charter Oak Park, which was very gratifying to the citizens of Hartford, who are interested in the grand circuit trotting, and wish for pleasant weather during racing week. So much rain fell on Tuesday that the track was not in good condition for trotting, but the sun and wind of yesterday morning produced the de- sired effect, and by noon the track was in fine condition for the races. Colts band, which is in attendance during the races, en- tertains the audience with delightful music at all the intervals between the heats. The cornet solos of J. Gould of this city, who is with the band this week, were received with applause yesterday.
 The feature of yesterdays races was the exhibition race against time. When the 2:19 class was finished Madam Marantette appeared on the track seated in a skeleton wagon behind the fast running team Ever green and Major Bank, who were gallopipg at an easy gait. Madam Marantette was dressed in light drab tailor made suit with neat jockey cap and driving gloves to match. AS she drove the team past the grand stand the audience present, recognizing her, greeted her with applause, which she acknowledged by lowing gracefully. She drove the horses tory exercise and came up to the wire with the horses at full speed, when the judge took the time and away the horses flew in their endeavor to beat the record of 1:47A. The horses went at wonderfully fast gait to the lower turn, where an attendant who was in waiting with running horse in sulky drove alongside to stimulate the pair to greater exertions. Soon after they paszed under the wiHe the driver turned the pair around and passed the judges stand as the timer announced that the mile had been made in the very fast time of 1:4814.
 The first race on the programme was the 2:19 class.
 In the pools sold before the race Bonita the favorite, selling at $25 to $15 for the field with field buyers scarce.
 After several trials the horses started in the following positions: Wm. Arthur had the pole, Bonita second, Charles Hilton third, Felix next aud Charles Hogan out side Bonita led at the quarter with Felix close and the others some distance in the rear on the backstretch. Bonita won the heat easily in 2:221S.
 When the second heat was called Bonita was selling at $25 to $7 for the field. The four horses were close together all the way around the track to the distance stand, when Charles Hilton was crowding Bonita, who was t1otting just fast enought to win. Time 2:1S1S.
 The judge gave the word with Charles Hogan more than length behind. Bonita and Charles Hilton were side by side from the first quartor to the lower turn. Bonita required little erowding but won at the wire with Felix close. Time 2:203z.