Morning journal and courier., 1886-10-15
SOME FINE TROTTING

Seen at Hamilton Park Yesterday BY
Nearly Twelve Hundred People-One
Unfinished Race and James HI. Tenn.
pie the winner In the other.
About twelve hundred people witnessed
the races of the New Haven Driving asso-
citation at Hamilton Park yesterday. Over
coats and shawis were found by the wearers
comfortable, a raw, chilly wind blowing
across the park.
FIRST HEAT-2:45 GLASS;
Out of seventeen entries only four starters
appeared, and as the purse was 5000 it was
agreed to divide it between the four, $50 to
! each. The starters were Hattie W., who
| took the pole, James Temple, who drew
| second place, with John R. on the outside
and Sugar Plum next to her. At the pools
| before this heat James 81. Temple was the
| favorite and sold for $50 against John R. for
| $50, with plenty of takers. The horses got
good start, with Hattie w. in the lead, but
before the turn was reached James Temple
had drawn past her and gone into first place,
| and before the quarter pole was passed John
R. had taken Hattie WIS position as second
and was trotting close on to James Temples
| wheel. These positions the horses kept
! II.
| homestretch and being evidently pulled up
/ by his driver when near the finish, as to
| allow James Temple to go under the wire
| first and win the heat.
| SECOND HEAT.
Before the horses started in this heat
Driver Carter, who drove John R., was eau
| toned to drive to win, but after the horses
got away James Temple once more pulled
| into the first place. which he kept through
INIT tha hppt oil oui
dent that John R. would have finished first
| had he not been pulled in again.
THIRD HEAT.
When the horses had been called on to the
track for this heat DIR. Lyon, one of the
| judges, and a man who is well posted as to
how much jockeying is carried on in most
horse races, stepped forward and called
Driver Carter of John R. into the stand. and
taking away his whip, to which Carter made
no objection, he handed it to Driver Biz
ney and told him to handle the ribbons
behind John R. for the rest of
the race and to drive her to win. Driver
Birney climbed into the sulky in his shirt
sleeves and when the horses started he was
leading before the turn was reached with
James Temple second. Before the half was
reached John R. was leading by clear sulky
length and the spectators as we'll as the
judges had their eyes open to the fact that
Temples driver was doing some jockeying on
his own account and holding his horse in, ev
identity wanting John R. to win SO as to alter
the pool selling. Although the spectators
jeered Temples driver as he passed the stand
at the half, John R. had too much of lead
to be overtaken and easily won the heat,
Temple finishing second.
FOURTH HEAT.
AS the judges were about to start the
horses in this heat Mr. Kelly, the owner of
James Temple, appeared in the judges stand
and said that he wanted his driver to drive
to win, and told the judge to warn him. DR..
Lyon did so by sternly reminding him that
if he failed to drive to win he would be fined
S25. The announcement was loudly ap-
plauded by the spectators who now saw the
chances for some good fair and square trot-
ting in this heat. The horses got away in
good shape with Hattie W in the
Tenn pie third At the half, however,
things had changed, James Temple having,
by some excellent trotting, taken second
place, while John R., who appeared tired,
had fallen back to third. These positions the
horses kept until on the homestretch, when
James Temple spurted and finished first,
about half a length ahead of Hattie w. and
winning the heat and race.
SUMMARY
2:45 Class-Purse $500, divided; $50 to 1st $50 to
I'd, $50 to Sd, $50 to 4th.
George e Green Tree VI b. G. James H. Temple,
O. H Burnham NIB b. g. John R, of New :
G. H. Finch, b. m. Hattie W, of Hart.
George Ives, CHI g. Sugar Plum, New
HaVen--- ....--...---.--. 4 a
Time-Quarter Half. Three-quarters Mile
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FIRST HEAT-2:53 CLASS.
In this race there were fifteen entries and
nine starters, they being: Voltine, who had
the pole, Alfred D. second, Bessie B. third,
Kitty V. fourth, Frank NJ. fifth, White Eye
sixth, Miss Miller seventh, Cubb eighth, and
Brown Dick on the outside. In the pools
before this heat White Eye was favorite,
selling for $40, with Frank M. second for
$50 and the field for $25. After several at
tempts at scoring owing to the bad acting of
Alfred D. the horses got away, Voltine tax
ing the pole and lead, but before the quarter
was reached White Eye was leading with
Frank M. second, Bessie B. third and Kitty
V. fourth, Voltine having broken and fallen
back to last place. These positions the
horses retained, finishing the heat in the po-
sitions as named above.
SECOND HEAT.
In this heat the horses went under the
wire at the start in very poor form with
White Eye leading, but Bessie B., who had
finished third the last heat, was trotting to
win and before the half was reached she was
t1otting neck and neck with White Eye and
on the homestretch slowly drew away from
him and finished first by half length.
THIRD HEAT.
After this heat Frank M. had taken big
drop in the pools and White Eye and Bessie
B. were selling for $25 against the field for
SO, with few buyers besides those
who had probably been provided with tips
beforehand. At the start in this race White
Eye took the lead with Frank M. second and
held it until on the homestretch when Frank
NJ. pulled by him and went under the wire
half head in advance of White Eye and won
the heat.
FOURTH HEAT.
In this heat Frank M. again had it all his
own way, finishing first, with Miss Miller,
who did some good trotting, second By
this time it was dusk and the race was post
poned until to-day, when it will be called at
1890 o'clock.
SUMMARY 2:33 CLASS.
John Colyer, blk. g. Frank M, Newark,
Henry Pope, b. g. White Eye, New
c. E: swan, g. m. Bessie B.. Derby,
Charles Miller. b. m. Miss Miller, Water
G. Z Finch br g. Brown Dick, Hart.
J. Il. Otis, b. m. Voltine, Hartford,
DisS 9S1P Bros, b. M Kitty v:::: $50
Charles, Dickerman, CHI g. Cubb, New
James f. Lewis, CHI g. Alfred B.. STRAIT
ford....... Observation-Disclosures. z 9 9
Time. Quarter. Half a-Quarters. Mile.