Morning journal and courier., 1889-08-28
GRAND CIRCUIT rROTrING.

First Day at Hartford-Attenda dance
 Prominent HOrsemen on she Quarter
 Stretch-Rscord Broken by tho Win.
 ners, Ed Amman, Sprague Golddust.
 There is no trotting that is quite like the trotting in the grand circuit races, whose ex- istence has certain kind of influence that extends as far as from Maine to California. The large prizes for speed bring out the lasts est horses from all sections. It is these big purses that has stimulated the development of such trotters as Oliver K. from Canada and Jerome Turner from Texas. The races at the several grand circuit meetings were never better than this year, and judging from the first day at Charter Oak Park the Hartford aces-will be fully up to the rule.
 The fast horses that have followed the cir cult and the fastest and best drivers have ar rived, and sufficient number of special at fractions have been provided to insure a grand meeting.
 Among the spectators at the races yester-
 Sherwood of the Green Farm training stable,
 J. 0. Tallman of Bridgeport, F. M. Dodge of
 Pitts6eld, George Lindley of the Derby
 Driving association, John Splan, ex-Alder-
 man of New York city, who has never missed
 a meeting of the Hartford association; Harry
 Fox and Dr. ROSS of this city, Budd Doble,
 E. c. Robinson, secretary of the Springfield
 association; Hamilton Busbee of the Turf,
 Field and Farm, Andy Weleh of Hartford,
 owner of Star Lily.
 The gentlemen who oficiated in the
 judges stand were: T. w. Martin, starter;
 Arthur Benson of New York and R. N. Seyms of Hartford, judges; F. G. Whitmore
 and A. 0. Hills of Hartford, timers. The first race called was the 2:17 class for pacers with seven contestants, which started in the following order: Emma, Doctor M. {, Ed Amman, Balsora Wilkes, Joe Jefferson, Stanley P. and Allen Maid.
 Ed Amman was the favorite of the pool buyers, who invested at the rate of $100 to $50 for the field. Emma won the heat easily with Allen Maid close at the finish. Joe lief erson was distanced. Flora Temple was drawn.
 Second heat-Mr. Martin, who is an able starting judge, gave the word Ego" at tue second trial. It was evident at the close of the heat that Budd Doble, who was driving the pool favorite, was adopting the same lay his horse up during the first few heats. Emma, Doctor M., Allen Maid and Stanley P. were close at the wire in the order named. The other two were far in the rear. Third heat-Jimmy Golden took the reins behind Doctor M Balsora Wilkes scored a heat for the Wilkes family of trotters. while Ed Amman was close to the winner at the finish.
 Fourth heat. The pool buyers of favorites were SO confident that Budd Doble would win the race notwithstanding that he had not won heat, that they paid $50 for Ed Amman | to $31 for the field.
 Ed Amman led from the first quarter to the l half, where he was passed by Doctor M. who at ths last turn lost the lead to Amman who led to the wire in 2:16I, which lowered his record of 2:17L. Stanley F., who went fast in this heat, was second at the finish. Fifth heat. Ed Amman was the pool favor ite at $50 to $20 for the field. One of the pools sold at this time was Emma $25, field | $95. Ed Amman led from start to finish. Sixth heat. The judges placed Jock Bowen behind Emma in place of David Boy, the farmer driver. Ed Amman had good lead at the first quarter which he maintained to the finish, which ended the race. s1,000 to Ed Amman, $500 to Emma, $30C to Balsora Wilkes, $200 to Doctor NJ.