Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-06
FAIR DAY AND FAST TIME.

Newton, Prof. F. Wayland.
AFAIR DAY AND FAST TlmR.
Hundreds OF Visitors to Elm CITY Park |
Witness Excellent Tretting and
Thrilling Balloon Ascension - Prof.
Northrop's Great mid-Air Leap -
Allen Maids Fast Mile, Time 2:23 - |
Tho struggle OF Celesia and Farrist
for Supremacy In 2:35 Trotting.
"a fairer day for a race was never seen"
exclaimed the hundreds of visitors to the
picturesque Elm City park yesterday after
noon. At last q pleasant day had dawned
upon the entertaining programme which the
Hubinger Brothers had prepared for lovers of
excellent outdoor sport, and to see the multi
tude of people who came to test the pleas
ures of the park one would surely say that
the utmost success was in store for its own
ers. Carriages lined more than half of the
race course and the grand stand was filed
by an enthusiastic crowd of spectators.
Everything was full of activity and life and
the fact that New Haven is generously ample
in its appreciation and support Of first-class
sport was fully demonstrated.
An event of the afternoon which was
looked forward to by most of the $500 PEG.
apparatus of the big car stood furled
upon poles and ropes in the center
of the field, which is encircled by
the track, but up to the time the races were
called 1t had not been inflated. During the
latter part of the afternoon an attempt was
made to fill the thing, but before the balloon
had been half rounded out to its proper
side of the rapidly filling air.ship lost his
grip and the thing collapsed. 1t was not till
sunset that another attempt was made. A
monstrous, swaying mass soon arose. A
moment more and the huge thing was tug
ging desperately at the ropes which held it
from flying upward; "she's off" "There
J. Northrop, was the only thing seen
aeronaut hung by his hands and
his weight served to keep the balloon in
equilibrium. UP il sailed till the doughty
professor seemed a mere speck with legs up
on It. When about 8, 900 feet high-look, the
man has loet his holdl The big balloon, re-
| leased of its burden, leaped higher still and
sailed away. Down fell the man like a shot
| for eight hundred feet. Then large para
chute, seeming like a rope to which hs chung,
opened wide and beneath this spreading
| shade the aeronaut gently hoated downward
/ like feather. He landed astride fence on
II Inc poor uOubo ldTuS 6tKlhluk Ills ue6u Oh d
fence receiving severe confusion over the
left eye. He then marched around the park
with flag over his shoulder, followed by q
big crow of those who had witnessed the
L feat. He has made about one hundred para
| chute descents. This is the only closed par
| schute jump ever made in New England.
The professor has but recently come from
Quincy, ILL.,, and this ia the first jump he has
made in these parts. 1t was q wonderful
leap.
The trotting of the day was remarkably
good. Three races, the $40 trotting, the
| free-for- all pacing and 2:35 trotting were
given. The winners were Susie 8. in the
| the third. Allen Maid made the fastest
time ever made in a race on the track, doing
| the mile in 1884. The time of the first
| quarter was :35 1-2, the second ] 10 1-2, the
third LAT. The fastest time ever made on
the track was by Phil Thompson, and he
trotted the mile as an exhibition against
time in 2:20 1-2.
The favorites with the pool sellers in the
$40 class trotting were Louis s., hand
some chestnut stallion. and the grey geldinp
Walton Boy. They sold for $40 and S.
against field of fifteen. The big roam geld.
ing sold nearly even with the field, slight
odds being against her with the bookmakers.
The stallion easily took the first heat,
after this it was evident that the winner had
II
against field, which had few takers at 1,
and repeated his success of the first heat.
The last heat was pretty one between Lou
| is 8. and Kingbird, with the other two well
behind The favorite easily kept the lead &c
the finish.
Elm City Park. July 5-Fi.st race, a:4o trotting-
Purse, $500.
| w. T. Kerlin, C Louis s ................. 1 1
J. McGlenahan, 9 Kingbird .........,..
q. W. Nelson, b m Riverside Girl. ....
Elm City Stock farm, b m Queen May. dis:
r. i1aHsSa a @i'soa a: sss " dis
Before the frat heat of the free-for-al
pacing. Allen Maid was the favorite, selling
for Sc against a field of 16. The favoritl
mare justified her admirers and crossed thu
wire with Alexander Boy and Blanche necl
and neck behind her.
The field was selling at Is against pools O
SO on the favorite mare before the secont
heat. She repeated her brilliant work, max
ing the fastest mile ever made in a race OIL
the track. The favorite took the last hea
and the race. Her trotting was remarkably
pretty. Second money, $125, was given t,
Honesty; third money, SIS, to Alexander
Boy; fourth money, $50, to Blanche.
| SUMMARY.
| pacing-Purse $780,
~
], i, Rowley s BRO: s 9 Alexander Boy.
Arthur Sherwood, g Engineer ........... 5
I. D. Woodbury., IN Drigo Maid ......,... 9
Time; a:27, a2s4, 1928.
The trotting of the 1886 race was the mos
interesting of the day. Before the first hea
W. j. Kerlin's chestnut gelding Farsist anl
the bay mare Celesia were favorites with tn
pool sellers, the gelding bringing IA agains
| field of 20, while the mare sold at 10. TIL
mare took the heat, Farsist and Lady BuJ
both claiming second place.
The book makers were offering odds of 10,
against IS upon Farsist before the secont
heat. Pools of 20 upon the gelding sole
against field of o. The mare broke at
critical point and gave the heat to the ia
volite.
Pools sold at 25 and 80 upon Fsrsist agains
field of before the third heat. Celesi
sold at 16 and 49, The favorite easily tool
the heat.
Celesia and Lady Bug both passed the ia
vorite on the first quarter of the fourth heat
By beautiful trotting the favorite forged
ahead and crossed the wire at the first hal
| with her nose barely ahead of the mares
Celesia again took the front on the secont
half. Farsist passed her at the third quar-
ter, but the mare regained her lead by superl
trotting and crossed the wire first, neck ant
neck with the fsvorite. The mares success
aroused great enthusiasm in her hackers ant
admirers. 1t was the prettiest heat of tn
day.
Farsist was still the favorite with the poe
sellers. She sold at 20 and rs against fell
of II and IA.
The favorite broke at the start but recov
cred himself and was passing Celesia necl
and neck at the first quarter. On the secon,
half the favorite showed that he was eiyin
ont. Celesia and Lady Bug passed him a
! Billy Mclean in fourth place.
Celesia won the race and first money
$3.50; second money, $125, to Farsist; thir
money, $75, to Lady Bug; fourth money
$50, to Billy Mclean.
Elm City Park. July 5-Third Race, 2:s5-Trottin
Purse $500.
, w. j. Kerlin, Farsist ..............2 l 2
| Charles Snert b m Celesia. .....,.....1 9
H. G. Smith, m Lady Bug. ...........3 4
r. Mabbit, g z Billy McCan. .......5 4
George w. Nelson, b m Daisy Kent...4 2 DIS
, | NJ. Mcnamara, & john H..............7 d 6 8
L Time, 1854, s:sO,4, sssx. 1874, 1854
To-day's races will be 2:30 and 2:45 an
free. for-all. The balloon will also ascend,
the weather permits it. and Prof. Thompso
will again make his thrilling mid-air lea
with a parachute. He expects to ego up" 6
2 o'clock if possible. The races will begin q
one o'clock.
Quinnipiac Temperance society.
Tomorrow evening at TAG Chapel stree
there will be public temperance meetin
| under the auspices of Ouinnipiac Tempe1