Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-17
rHoTrING AT DERBY.

A Big Surprfse in the 2:4O Race
 Yesterday Afternoon-Charles Swan
 Wins Another Pfize-Promfnent
 visitors at the Races.
 The third race meeting of the season at the Derby park was attended yesterday by spectators who were estimated to number less than five hundred. In the grand stand were few ladies, who watched the contests on the race track with consider able interest.
 The pool selling firm of Herdic & Co. occupied the pool stand, which was well patronized by the sporting fraternity.
 E. c. Robinson, secretary of the Spring field Trotting association, oficiated as starter. s. T. Cate of Bridgeport and A. B. Dunham of Seymour were judges.
 Among those who were present were Arthur Benson of New York city, who frequently of1iciates as starting judge at Hartford, H. Fl. Carter of Holyoke, owner of Sylvia M. (2:25D, John Ryan of Water bury, Colonel Bliss of Danbury, Charles Coupland of Seymour, L. H. Johnson, J. H. Dillon and H. 0. Seabrook of New Ha- ven, and E. 0. Roath of Norwich, who fur nished the score cards for the meeting. The first race was the 2:40 class, which had eight starters out of fifteen entries. Ethel was the first choice of the pool buy at the following rate: Ethel $10, Miss Has tings $5, field $6. After Ethel won the first heat pools sold: Ethel $20, field $4 The second and third heats were easily won by the gray horse named G. w. B., with John Shillinglaw in the sulzy. Al this time pools sold: GIVE. $10, field $5 For the fourth heat there were about twenty-five mutual pool tickets sold on G. w. B. against an equal number on the field. After few trials at scoring MT Robinson gave the word Ego" and GIVE soon took the lead. Ethel made one break but Charley Smart in the sulky drove hi'
 best to win second money, which he SC cured by gaining second position at thu 1 finish, where G. W. B. was an easy win | ner.
 John H. Dillon's trotter, Ben Bolt, dit ! not start m this heat. The race was surprise to many, including the owner o the gray trotter, who had not invested an, money on his horse. Charles Parke drove the horse in the first heat, afte ! which John Shillinglaw arrived on tn ground, when he was installed as driver. l G. w. B. was sold at auction in Derb
 about two years ago for $35. He had COT siderable speed at the time, but as he wa
 supposed to have the glanders, he wa
 considered worthless. At one time whe
 the owner took an inventory of his proI
 erty, he put no valuation on the horse an
 did not enter the horse at all on his proI
 erty list.
 2:40 Class-Purse $2OO.
 G..w. B., g, T. B. Robinson, South Ethel, oh m, O. smart, Meriiden. ...... 5 5 Miss Hastings, m, F. Blackman, Q
 Dart, tT 2, W. ii. Sparks. Thomaston. Girdie, b ID, c. E. Swan, Derby { Sam ", oh g, B. Lockwood, Norwalk 5 3 , Susie G. b m, E. O. Fowler, Moodus.. Ben Holt, d g, c. D. Smith, New Ha- Time as:assjj6, a:ss1, $40, sa::sassNji.:
 Out of seven entries, only two hors ) appeared to start for prizes in the g.:
 class. Purse $250. At the pool star Nellie c. was rated at $50 to $20 for Ma,
 c. The pool favorite won the race r straight heats; time 2:32, 2:289, 2:27.
 The 2:43 class for local horses had thr 3 contestants. 0. c. M. was the favori } of the pool buyers. Ben won the fiji l ite in the next heat On account of fo, r breaks the judges set c. c. M. back al
 gave the heat to Ben, after which the ra l ] was postponed to o'clock to-day. T l time of the second heat was 2:40. 8 Some of the knowing ones stated th 8 c. c. M. is to be a sure winner as he b
 . low record. He was first choice wh t the pool selling lasted. The 2:33 els @ with twenty-one entries and the class fre i, for-pacers, nine entries, are on the pl 0 gram for to-day.