Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-07-02
RACING Ar ELM Carx PAnK.

A Fair Attendance WitnesSeS the
First Days TrOtting OF the Spring
Meeting-Favorises Held the Field at
Their Mercy-To-Day,s East Entries
In the Free-for.AIl Pacing - Three
balloon Ascension and Parachute
Drops.
The FIRST days races of the spring meeting
at Elm City Driving park were witnessed by
a fair attendance yesterday afternoon. The
day was hot one and the track was not in
the best of condition. Pool selling was
brisk before the racing began, but subsidized
greatly after the frst heats Of each race.
Mutuals were on the. grounds but did an ex-
csedingly small business.
The first race. three minute trotting, was
without interest. There were but three
horses to respond to the judges bell. The
favorite was the bay gelding Stanley, whe
sold in the pools about even against the
field. The bookmakers offered s to 8 in his
favor. Maud b and Chester r each sold at
2 with the field at A and respectively.
After the first heat Stanley sold at $50
against the field at 50. The favorite easily
took three strait heats with Its contestants
following in procession. Chester a was dis.
tanced on the third heat.
The interest of the day conferred in the
2:27 class, tretting. Six entries responded
for this race. The favorite at the pools was
the bay gelding Rex, who sold at $50, against
the field at $40 and at SO, with Jewell at 80,
Lady Hampton at Sc and the field at So. The
favorite had no difficulty in winning three
straight heats by superior trotting. At the
start of the first heat he broke badly and
fell to last place, but easily regained his
lead. Lady Hampton was drawn at the end
of the second heat. Harry Laird and Hugo
Fl fought pluckily for second place in each
the wire ahead Of the black gelding. At the
end of the first heat the favorite sold freely
at $50 against the field at $13.
ELM CITY DRIVING PARK, Spring meeting, first
day, July I. First race, SOC, trotting
Stanley, b e. John Trout Medford, Mass. I I
Maud b :, br m, 3. g. Smith, New York. 2
Chester B., & G, E. F. Bass, Providence, . o,,-
Time s:441, s:5sM, s:4il6. ''
Second Race-2:27. Trotting.
Rex. 81. Il; Crosby; New York .:..:..... ! ! /
Hugo r. Blk 8 = j. j. Carpenter. crsnston
Jew I'll Oh g f. e. Smith. New York
Lizzie H., b m, II. Il. Howard, New York. 4
Lady Hampton. CHI m, P. McGough, Provi- o :.
Time s:asM, a::ssjJ5, s:ssyl. ''''
and most interesting Of the meeting. In the
free-for all pacing for purse of 5000 are
entered number of horses with fast records.
They are:
William A. Collins, Brooklyn, N. Y, g Monkey
E. F. Bass. Providence, R. I, blk Stanley P
F. Il. Annis, Hartford, Conn.,, blk Lochinval
J. .. TaiIman, Bridgeport. Conn, Argyle
of1 Tq9ns BazSS o Fa aessp 5T
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$40 Glass. Purse $500.
! Hnis; Melaine. Hartford Conn.,, m Nellie F.
| W. E: Reed, Jersey City, Oh Harry R. ,
| J. G. Tallman, Bridgeport, Conn,b Jack High
h. q. smith. NewYork, b Great Eastern.
| I'D. Palmer, stonington, Conn, Oh m Ethel:
Palmer Conn Dr M au%b9
John Treut Medford, Mass, , g Stanley.
The judges are Alexander HARRISON Of
Hartford, A. F. Sherwood of Derby, j. E
Hubinger of New Haven and F. L. Newton,
| timer, of New Haven.
"JUMP FROM THE CLOUDS"
Secretary Hubinger completed arrange
ments yesterday with the managers Of the
New York Exhibition bureau for three grand
parachute jumps from a balloon as an extrs
| attraction at Elm City park Wednesday
Thursday and Friday afternoons, July 2, 3,
and 4. The leap for life will positively take
place at 4 o'clock sharp on each of the above
dates. Large crowds will surely witness this
startling attraction.
| A. M. e. Zion Church.
The Daughters of Conference of the A. NJ
E. Zion church will give an entertainment
this evening. Miss Mamie Henderson, Misi
! Alice DslYon and others will read.