New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-08-08
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GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
a SPEEDY STALLION FROM THE PINE TREE
STATE
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CARD FOR TO-DAY.
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Du"aio' Aug. This was long day at the Drv-
'"e rdih among the Grand Circuit flyers and though
sN'een heats were trotted and paced only races
were ehdcd. The average time was fast the course
''ms III good condition. The weather was warm
a." p'c@sah and large crowd parorzed the sport.
ino Hrst race was the 2:22 class for stake OF
@o'oVV Which had been carried over from Tuesday.
Inv Illumination from Maine. the fast stallion Nelson,
,, the strongest kind OF favOr.te Lady
u'Do" had some supporters at a small price. In
',o nfei neat Sensation snot away rapidly, leading
'he nall In :07. Lady Bullion kept along in sec
onu piaco I'll near that point, when she made mis-
S"p ana leH back Hero Nelson was sent along
"o Viosed on Sensation and had the heat won
~ 'ic Instance, slowing up from there and reaching
WIZ III 10 Then he eagerly backed at
" - ule hed tickets selling slowly. Nelson kept
no posi'ion at the pole throughout the second heat
sensation second to the half There Doble called on
i~y bullion and she tried, hard to ovcrtake Nelson
VuV the latter shook her off easily and was first at
tle wire in 2:17 Ii. There was no betting after
CllS and Nelson was sent to make faster record.
Ills urlNer did not drive him TO the half, which he
reached in l: 0S -. Then he sent the stallion
aohs ana he opened a gap Of ten lengths, making
the mile in 215. Had he been rated properly Nelson
would have gone in = IA IL at least
Then came another stabe-f0r the . 90 class. In
this the favorite Aubne, another Maine trottcr,
closely related to Nelson and owned by the same
breeder, C. II. Nelson, OF Watervillc. Aublne went
away fast in the first heat took the and kept
to the finish in 81 81. J. X. shcdd had como fast
in the last quarter and could have won the heat If
re had been driven out that the field stock went up
before the next heat. This time Aubine
went faster and won easily in
2l0 IL that she was a greater favorte
than ever. In the third heat she had a good lead
till coming home. shcdd made rush and got past
her at the head of the stretch; Aubine tried to IT,
cover the lead, but broke, and was beaIen by three
lengths. 1t odds the field before the fourth
heat and after an exciting struggle in the home
stDetch shedl first by neck, Aublne second with
Sprague Golddust and Annie il. at her wheel. The
time 80 II, was the fastest of the race, and Shcdd
was to l favorte. lie not headed in the fifth
heat Aubinc being tired. and Of the rest able To
get near the game son of Red WILKES
Roy Wilkes a fayoriie for the frcefora all pace,
ard when he had two heats won in good time the
race thought over. Then Gossip, ir., unfinished
him in the third mile and the stallion grew tired, so
that Gossip won the fourth heat easily. In the fifth
Gossip led TIL the wire, when he broke ana
Iewett passed him. The then postponed.
For the > 90 class Jack sold to over the
other five starters. Graylight was not headed IN the
first heat which he trotcd in > IL IL, and In tho
second, when Jack came after HIM, he carried the
Latter TO a break and made the mile I'm ZIG H. In
the thd heat Grayllght again led. bur when JACK
and he broke on the homesuctch the latter got hiS
stride quickly and captured the heat IN us ID Then
IL was TOO dark for further racing.
There Is big card for the third day, the Belle
Hamlin-Harly WILKES match being the chief at
traction. Summaries: