Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-08-22
Stevie Wins q Surprising Race at POughkeepsie-
Good Shooting at Cory.
YEsrERpAY's ATTENpANCE-

What promises to be another great and
iNSesting trotting meeting is in store for
PitfSiurgers. The unqualified success of
the Homewood Park summer meeting has
prompted the directors of that track to a fall
nsetl1g. The dates have been selected and
events decided upon that are sure to be OF
national importance. Secretary G. A. Nc
Cracken is certain that the attractions of the
proposed meeting will even be better than
those that drew such big crowds in summer.
The meeting will last four days, VIZ. Septem-
ber % q. 25 and 26. The most interesting part
of 1t is that two very important match races
are likely to take place. One is between the
PAGERS Dallas and Hal Pointer. and the other
between,the trotters RosaIind Wilkes and Belle
Hamlin. Mr.. N. Mccormick is quite ready
TO match Dallas against Hal Pointer, three in
nue heats. for & 500 side. and the Park Associa-
tiou offers add s.. GOO TO the s. 600 should the
race go on. Secretary McCracken is certain
that the owner of Hal Pointer will
be Just as ready for the match as
Mr.. Mccormick; indeed. Secretary McCracken
says that the match is sure to take place No
event could be more interesting than a match
race between these two famous PAGERS. as each
has a very large following who think their
favorite the champion.
ANOTHER BIG MATCH.
Sire Bros have written Secretary McCracken
stating that they will match RosalInd Wilkes to
trot Belle Hamlin for 5000 side on Home
wood track, and if this challenge is accepted
10y Mr.. Hamlin the Park Association will add
81, 900 to the stakes. 1t is thought that match
will certainly be made. 1t may be that Mr..
Hamlin will request the race to be two heats in
three but it is anticipated that difficulty of that
kind will soon be surmounted. Certainly many
people think that Mr.. Hamlin's speedy mare is
the superior of Rosalind Wllkes,and there are
also many patrons of trotting who think diff
ferently. A match race between the two mares
will, therefore, be very important feature.
The programme for the meeting has not yet
beed definitely arranged, but there will be Il
races, that is three each day The classes will
range from 2:l7 to 235 for trotters and from 2:l7
TO $50 for PAGERS. The directors are not in
clined to have any free-for-all contests. The
meeting is to take place during the week fol-
lowing the termination of the Grand Circuit
races and a week previous to the fall meeting
. at Terre Haute.
GOOD SELECTION.
Y This selection of dates will enable owners
travelling West with their horses from the
Philadelphia meeting TO stop of at Pittsburg,
and as a result it is expected that almost all
the Western horses will compete at the Home
wood meeting. The purses will range from
$500 to $500 and good purse will be offered for
a aS-year-old colt race. This is sure to be good
attraction.
Altogether it seems hard to avoid the con-
victon that a fall meeting of the kind intended
is sure to be a very great success. That the
directors deserve a success all will agree and
efforts such as have been and are being made
are certain to once more place Pittsburg in a
prominent position as a trotting center. Def
mite information about the two matches will
be given in day or two. If match cannot be
arranged between Dallas and Hal Pointer it is
likely that great inducement will be offered
for one of these PAGERS to pace against time.