New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-12
EASY VICTORY FOR BELLE HAALiN'
DISAPPOINTMENT At THE POOR SHOWING MADE
BY HARRY WILKES.


e..,o shor+ of work or because of the ateness OF
~, season Harry Wilkes failed TO make much VI
chewing against Belle Hamlin at old fleet"oou 'o
,nrdav In their match race for $500 sue "''S
20 500 added money The race, which hiisn' " 80,
an EASY one fell 10 the mare In TWO suash' H
the time for the first being ;17 ID anu 'no ST.
o.,o,. There does not seem to be any suspN'on
., a iob about this race but the contest was no' VI
49,, hind IN reflect credit on either Mr.. Hamiih o. h'
cI,o prothc,s Between 1000 and 5000 people WI
aiyar,oiptcd nv such contest between Uoulhe oidA
and the match undoubtedly harmed ms oi'S' -
,,cinc In tbc ncighborhood of the metropolis
Tho attendance better IMAM al any ' ~
the great ST. Julicn-Jay Eye See race 49, 49,
Eere uamlin was the first 10 appear W. o. A".
drcvys drove her up and down in front OF the !uueo
stand. and She warmly appiaudeu Son u.,,os
, \ roustnr reception, too as he warmed up "iiho'
wuhos had the pole The bell rang as 'noS '"-
down IN the wire the first Time but the seoo"u So
hev came past the judges as level as die' 'npusn
Boilc Uamln on the outside looked 10 nS'o 80
the hest OF IT, and they got the Wofu' ,',,,,la
,oo,,i,,lIv they turned the first corner WIN NM
,,, -, o.r,v q length 1t only hall
,,h ,rben tbcv reached the Qualter-mile post Inc
, drew, nm going about the turn mo inc D"0n
,ro,cb and moving as regularly as mach'He' iCe ..
a t,u length and a half in the lead peIoTe ''o ~
mile post reached e.,r ,.or
The watches registered ;o5 34 as the hyihe s.1P
mars dashed past the TWO rel pos'> 'i"'
stare Of the journey. Going about the neAt 'uin'
,be rele,Dr drew up and decreased the marc f"D
,hrouarters of lcugth at the three quar- poa'
1,,r,inr into the hcmcstrctch, the male seehc" " ~
a GOOD half length to the good, gong eaShS W.
v1,os sorarnc away to make tho drive beno
u.n,in came home handily, winning WIN e~S' y
,hroo. cuertcrs of a length. Time 10 o-4
TURNER had evidently driven a waiting race III 'iio
ers, heat lie decided TO push the marc from 'no
e,ort tho second time. They went away on mo III
,rial wilkes a neck in front The mare was "iVn
htr, however. and had taken the lead Deiorc 'noS
rn about the FIST turn. She led by three
90 a lencth at the quarter, by halflenS'h az u0
.a,s a,d lv neck coming up the hlil 10 tho w ~, 70
Sar,crs Turner vas whipping as they tui ,,a,oiv
- s,raIrbf while the mare was UoIl w, nndSr
mn Scid In They finished, Belle Hanlh IT, orrad
" Uni Two lengths in front OF WllKes' oelhs "ie'0
Time 10 Ii. 49,, ,,o,tor rools sold Belle
Before me Ms, IlSr " ;Ilcs 40 Before the second
at .bc mare soil for $50, hs geidlng ior 81 .,
much fault could be found with tle me oI ' nc
Ia, boa hut 10 Ia for horse WIN rcSo 10 Oh
80 ~ II be beaten In, on a Soou uae anu '
-...e,s amy a crnWi among the spcc'd'Ofo' 49, ,o
:, toor six heats TO decide the SoOO purse rae ~
~ o OF class Edith r. the Parkvlue f@tm on"!'
won the last heat ard the race ...obos ,vas
1bc two-mie mile ana repeat s"oI sI 1. let
o Nv n y Edsall's chestnut geldlng GUNNER VI
W{iaH E. Parsons jr.'s, brown geidihg 81 A'ui''
second.