Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1890-07-03
SPEEDING THE TROTTERS.
ssMENTOR'' AND .sMARVIN Us
WIN THURSDAY.
Great TrOlting at Riverside Park
Thursday. .sNlinute o." Falls
10 Get Il Heat.


Old Sol let down bis warmest rays
Thursday afternoon, upon the crowd
of interested spectators at Riverside
Park, but old Boreas was, kind and
famed the flushed cheeks of the ex-
cited witnesses of the races, with gen.
tie, refreshing breezes.
1t was indeed day for racing. The
horsemen seemed to catch the spirit,
while the horses were eager for the
contests. ,.-...#.-
When it was whispered about the
stables early in the afternoon that
"Belford E." and ''Sam King" bad
been shipped to Woodbury., there
were disappointed expressions. Many
thought that the hot, dusty ride to the
beautiful park, had been in vain; but
when. as the whistles were sounding
the hour, when perspiring humanity
might cease from their labors, the
guess of the Park managers were
driving out of the big gates, with
self-satis6ed air of ,contentment, as if
the afternoon with them had been
well spent. ~ft
The horsemen after inspecting the
occupants of the various box stalls, de-
cided that there could be but two
classes, and the contests were set down
as 800 and 2.40. In the judges stand,
to keep watchful eye upon the horses
as they speeded about the tract, we're
DR.. Teller, who acted as starter; Jere.
H. Frazeur and PIONEER reporter,
judges.
When the little gong called the first
class to the wire, there appeared L. D.
Patten with the mare ''Phelie Powers"
The animal was in good shape, but
Patten said he wanted to experiment,
and he was going to try the first heat
without toe weights. The experiment
was not successful. Emma ""
danced up the stretch, guided by Will
liam Fox, smiling and happy. "Char-
ley M" ambled forward, while the
judges told his owner and driver, VIM.
Mcfarland, his position. Mentor"
looking every inch the race horse that
he is, was in the care of Willis Ogden,
VIM. Robbins, the owner, being Grip
pied from his recent runaway accident.
David Davis sat behind bay PAGER.
with the bright name of Moonlight
and thanked the starter when he was
told that his position was outside.
The start was a good one, "Phelia
Powers" and Charley M" ought
head and head for the position of
honor. Patten ran his mare nearly
half a mile, and the judges should
have given Mcfarland the heat, best.
Patten was allowed to take the place
he came in, which was at the head of
the procession. Mentor" was third,
but he was showing strong pace.
The second heat was q surprise
party. Emma j." had been with
drawn, and "Phelia Powers" and
"Charley NJ" began battle for the
head of the procession. Mentor" for
the first half mile was away back
somewhere in a cloud of dust, and the
leaders were giving him little atten-
ton. But Mentor" is upon his dig
nifty. His every movement is now set
tied, and the noble grey is making
long, clean, rapid strides. He over
hauls some of the rear guard, and
nothing daunted by the open distance
between him and the leader, he pulls
out for them, and hardly before Patten
can realize it, he is Tapped and then
passed, and despite his running, the
splendid grey comes nome, and lead
ing. Charles M" takes second place,
this time Patten being set back for his
cantering. The third heat was a pro-
cession. In the first half Mentor"
was away at the tail end of it, while in
the last half he was away ahead of it
He won the race, and made the crowd
happy.
But the fast race was where the ex-
element was so intense that men lost
their heads completely as they cheered
on their favorites. When the time
came, Marvin j." John McPherson's
sorrel came on the track. The animal
was in charge of Atwood Turner.
minnie O." her glossy, silky coat
shining in the sun, W., in the care of
Eph. OFT. She was picked out as the
winner. Roller" Robbins gallant lit
tie pacer, driven by Willis Ogden
seemed to be in excellent shape. Viii
Fox brought out his Della F" deter
mined to give his green protege some
active companying,
The gong sounds and they are off.
Eph. OFT puts minnie O" ahead OF
them all. The advantage is nos for
long, however. Roller" and Marvin
J"are going fast and Della F". is being
urged to remain among the fast ones.
On the stretch, Turner makes u game
T''t. and tho floot-'ooted sorrel II