The Press., 1886-08-26

iss-The Hartford races begin next Tues day and continue until Friday night, with Liberal premiums for running and pacing as well as trotting classes. The programs are out, and give an attractive bill for each day. The railroads offer excursion rates I The SIC, 900 stake race, in particular,
 being the only big offer on the circuit, in itself is worth the attendanceof every Con HectiCut admirer of fast trOtting aud per-
 feet bred horses. Each day bill is an in- | teresting feature in itself. ! The first card of the opening day is the closely matched
 2. 19 class, which has seven entries, and in
 the field are such favofitessasB Billy Button,
 Charlie Hogany Felix, William Arthur,
 Bonita, Charles Hilton and J. O. Next is
 the free-for-sll pacers, for alupurse of $l, 900, and 8 string of eight fast ones to
 contest for the prizes. The most fun is
 not always to be found in the lowest ,rec- ords, and, in the 2.30 class that also comes
 on the first day, race of genuine interest
 may be expected. A special feature of entertainment will be Madam Marantetteis attempt to beat the reCord of l.474 with her fastest running team in the world
 Evergreen and Major Banks. EaI sTgq
 On Wednesday money bags are to be
 fought for by such celebrities as J. Q. :, Prince Wilkes, Oliver K. Wentworth.
 Belle F., -Spofford and Bonnie McGregor.
 The winner of this race gets $5, 900, and
 for the next three positions the prizes are:
 $2, 300, $1, ,5OO and $1 ,OOO.a Here are com.
 petitors with records varying from 2.l6 to
 2. POI, any one of whom is likely, togd do as
 many other horses have done before them,
 VIZ: open up new record on Charter Oak.
 Bonnie McGregor @. 16) got his record at
 Rochester this season. He was not started
 at Utica or. Albany, but was reserved for
 Hartford He will be4dxiuen by the world famed Budd Doble, and.1here is dtah0rse
 on the turf that can finish faster from the
 three-quarter pole. U. Q. l2.17ll will be handled by Frank VanNRas. Hesis the property of Mr. Temple owner. of SHarry Wilkes. Prince. Wilkes, 1252O4 4)E helongs to George A. Singerly of Phiia1 a1elphia and will be driven by Crit Davis. Oliver K. e. 16}) is rightly considered one of the fastest horses on the: American turf, and the only rival of Harry Wilkes. George Forbes, of Cleveland, owns him and wall drive him. Wentworth belongs to Sheriff Hugh VI Grant, ,eof New York, iand U ohm Murphy handles him. He iB brown gelding with5a record of 2. 18A. mhde. at Utica on the 20thg of August. and over slow track. Belle F., @. I'll brings, that record from Rochester, made this season. Her owner is ". R. Merriam, of St. Paul. She is in sKnap" eMc Carthy'st string. SpOford (2.1949 can do better. Heis ham, dled by General Turner and belongs to J. B. Houston, president of the Pacific Mail Steamship line. At the opening, of the. season he was eligible to the three minute class and started for the Clay stakes. .dOn the same day there are sixteen nominators for the 2. 23 class, ,7and dozen more for the 2.27 class, and there will be plenty of fun in bosh.asa9 sH as fsaa Aessabag9s.s s'
 Third day: First, the AIS pacers, with I Oohannett, Argyle, 8alhe O, Nina and Gossip in, and the four willing to go against | Oohannett, who got q. 144 before leaving home Next the 2.38 clRss.l with tgn en- srias. A special purse of $2s 900 will be land record of 2.16, 2.14a and 2s16aa, the