Morning journal and courier., 1889-07-02
ELM GIFT PARK

\ In Readiness fer the Raees-The TrOt- ters at the Par Promisea We'll fer a Most Successful Meet at the Park This Week. Elm City park is now in readiness for the speed contests that are to commence this af- ternoon and continue four days. The grand
 stand, judges stand and the building to be
 occupied by the band are all decorated with flags and streamers. The buildings, which
 were all recently painted, now present very
 attractive appearance with new paint and re-
 cent decorations.
 Nearly all of the many horses entered in
 tho classes are at the park, where some of
 them have been worked on the track. George
 Nelson Is at the park with his string of the
 following Ayers: Daisy Kent, Riverside Girl, Pete Withers and Tom. Eddie Bass has been training the young horse Joe, who will have his first race tomorrow In the 2:40 l class. Joe is full brother to Home Rule, who | last season trotted in his two year old form a l mile in 2:27, which was 6 remarkable per formanoe for colt. Mir. E. w. Twitchell will start Opal In the 2:45 class on Friday and Kensett T, in the free-for-all on Thursday. Mir. Avery, of Springfield, arrived at the park late yesterday afternoon with Jack Shepard and Dutch Girl The classes are all so well filled that it is safe to predict that there will be good fields of starters for each of the purses. There were many visitors at the park yes terday afternoon, among whom were J. A. Wenderoth, the president of the association, and Mir. Frank Farrell of the Philadelphia Driving Park association. Tha uaw hui1dipO Fnr ohon;po ho,aa, ok the park will be managed by L. H. Johnson. The band is to leave this city for the park at about o'clock to-day. Mir. Lem Ullman of New York oity is to furnish his illuminated score cards for the
 races. These cards will have representations
 of caps of tho same colors of the caps worn
 by the drivers. By this means the different
 trotters can be easily distinguished. Gen. Alexander Harbison, of Hartford, is
 to offioiate as starting judge at the races. Entries for to.day's races are as follows: FIRST DAY, JuLy2 500 Class-Trotting-Purs s50e. peerfeld Farm, New York, br m Grace Sheridan ". II. McGiveney Parkviile, L.I., br m Maggie M. ". s. Stewart. c. O. Park, br s Harkaway. Elm City Stock Farm. New Haven, Conn.,, b m R. Johnson, snffern. N; Y, blk m Rose. C.L. Wizard, grookileld Mass, b m Opal: Charles Smart Meriden, Ct b m Beth. 2; c. II; M Barnham, Hartford, Ct. bg Yorker. James McClenahan, New York, r g Kingbird W. B. Hanson, Birmingham, Ct, b g Volunteer Prince.
 George ". Nelson, Ansonia, Ct, Pete withers George W. Nelson, Ansonia, Ct, m Riverside Girl.
 ". J. Kerln, Cortland \. Y. c Play Boy. W. J. Kerlin, Cortland N. Y., m White Flagg.
 J. H. Rowley & Bro, Providence R. T., blk 8
 Harrington.
 R. Msbbitt. New York. c g JohnM
 2;c7 Class-Trotting-Purse $500. j. Colthurst, New York, g McMullen Boy.
 Highland Stock Farm, Derby, Vt, saxon. E. D. Avery, Springfield, Mass, g m Dutch Girl. 2. |. Wizard, Brookfied Mass, b n Kensett F. J. E. Woodbury, Franklin Park, m Beauty. o. s. Roberts. Franklin Park, Albert. J. J. Bowsn Boston, blk Black Shan. Charles Smart, MerideD, Conn.,, blk g Rocket. Charles Smart Meriden, Conn b Harry Laid. H. Fox, New Haven, Conn., g Crusader. IL Fox, New Haven, Conn Spotted Beauty. James McClenahan, New York, Judge Par sons.
 John Judd, New Haven, Conn, g m Sadie s. ". H. Morton, New York, Cuba F. M Dodge, Pittsfeld, Mass, b Homer B.