Morning journal and courier., 1890-08-29
GRAND CIRCUIT rnorrING.

mer Roy Drops Dea0 on the TRACK
Prince Regent Wins the 100000
Race Previous winners of the
Same Race-Special Attractions.
The attendance yesterday at the grand
circuit races at Hartford was very large,
possibly the largest that has ever been.
present at any trotting races at Charter
Oak park. Among the audience in the
stockholders seats we're Governor M. G.,
Buckley and wife, John Sheppard of Bos
ton, E. G. Robinson, secretary Of the
Springfield association, Norris Holcomb
of Bloomfield, Major w. NJ Wellman and
F. G. Bushnell Of New Haven, G. J.
Hamlin of Buffalo and others.
The gentlemen who oficiated in the
judges stand were @. K. Drew of Great
Falls, N H., starter; A. G. Hills, George
Best and R. Nj seyms, judges; George I.
Keller and Arthur Benson, timers.
The entertainment commenced with the |
2:21 class, which had seven starters whose |
names appear in the summary Stevie |
was the favorite of the pool buyers at $50,
to $25 for Miss Alice, Quartermaster $16,
field $15. During the previous day few
pools were sold on this race, in which Miss
Alice was first choice. After few trials
at scoring Mr.. Drew gave the word and the
trotters went at a fast gait to the finish,
| where Stevie stopped the watches at 2:19
E. G. Walker with Miss Alice beat the
party in the second heat.
Before the third heat was called pools
| sold Stevie $25, field $16. Miss Alice was
| first at the quarter and was leading on the
| backstretch when she broke, and before
| she could recover her trot she was passed
| by Stevie, Acolyte and Mollie j. At the
| wire Stevie led, with the others as indi-
| Gated in the summary.
Before the fourth heat was started a
rumor was circulated that John Shilling
| law, with Farmer Boy, was going for the
| heat in order to win second money Stevie
| led at the quarter, with Farmer Boy sec
| ond. On the homestretch Stevie by a
break lost first place, which was taken by
| Farmer Boy, with Molly j. at his side.
| Farmer boy lowered his record in this heat
| from 2:204 to 2:19t.
| Soon after the horses were called for the
| fifth heat AS Shillinglaw was driving
Farmer Boy on the track near the entrance
| to the course the horse began to stagger
I and in few seconds he fell over, strik-
| ing and breaking down the fence in
| his fall After a few gasps the celebrated
trotter was dead. In races he was game
| horse, whose speed had increased during
| the last two seasons. He was sired by
Thomas Jefferson. gentleman offered
$4,000 for him during the evening before
| the race Four thousand dollars was the
| price asked.
Shillinglaw stated that the death of the
horse in his opinion, was caused by rush
| of blood to the head.
Before the fifth heat pools sold Stevie
$50, field $50. Stevie led to the distance
stand, when he went into run and was
| passed by Miss Alice, who won the heat.
| Quartermaster did not start in this heat.
Before the last heat in which there were
} but two contestants as the others had not
won heat, Miss Alice was the first choice
of the pool buyers. Miss Alice broke sew
eral times, which gave the heat and race
to Stevie Money divided to first four
| horses, $50, s25, SIS and $40.
2:21 CrRoTTERs)-PURsE,$ $4,000.
s Mss sli Z, g E H. F. e. e5 g. Walker
Moiie j. b m, James Golden. "a 9 5
Acolyts, 9, Gus 8 wilson 3 n 5R ,owns 2 g.
s1%er Boy & g " Z J" psiy S
Pocahontas Prince, bl s, Ed. Culver, dis.
Time, 21s 2:21, 2:211& 2:1916, 2:2O14, 2:21N.
Nine contestants, as will be seen by the
summary, responded to the call for 2:27
trotters. Chelsea D was the first choice
. at the pool box where buyers paid $50 te
l $15 for Autograph, and $40 for the field. ],
| heats -.
25 TRoTTERs-PURsE, 81 500.
Soudan, br F. NJ Dodge. s.sssa.sse 2 ?.
, Geat Eastern, 3 q a. G; Smith .':...,.
Honey B.. BIN ylAham Snyder. 4
Greenlight j. & E. F. Geers.: .............
Lizzie T., b m D. B. Hubbard ........... 9
q | Id2 Norwood m Jesse Yearrance. s.
8 Time a:2s, 1884 2:1s.
r. -
o. vested in the big race of the meeting
. which was the $4,000 race. One of tn
d pools sold was Prince Regent $40O, Pamlic'
1885, Edith R. $50, Fearnaught $25, Sig
light $25, Bette Jones $50. ..,,.-..
10 In the allotment of positions Prince Re
: gent drew the pole, Siglight next, Fear
% naught third, Edith R. fourth, Pamlic,
e fifth and Bette Jones sixth. The name
of the talent who were driving for the biz
h | prizes appear in the summary. After sew
eral trials the judge gave the word Ego
! which sent the horses away to the quarter
70 where the pool favorite led. At the hal
Fearnaught was Tapped with the leader
, | with Edith R. close Prince Regent wol
L easily at the WIRE
l. Before the second heat pools sold Primo
IF Regent $50, field $50. Soon after the star
1T the pool favorite broke, and his drive
laid him up for the heat. Pamlico led a
" Edith were Tapped for second position
ID Pamlico broke near the wire where he le
D. by a neck ahead of Edith R. On accoun
-, of break by Pamlico near the three-qua1
ter pole the judges gave the heat to Ed
it'll r.
81 Before the third heat Prince Regent sol
10 in the pools at S25 to S15 for the field
After few trials the horses started fo
the quarter, where Pamlico led Sigligh1
D. in, no dc
named At the half the positions WEI
10 | the same, with the latter two Tapped
- Prince Regent took the lead on the HON
~ stretch and won at the wire.
p Prince Regent won the race in the fourt
Sc heat.
$50 (TRoTrERs)-pURsE $4,000 GUARANTEED.
=, Prince Regent, oh $, CIV. ]. Andrews)
y. Nom. Village Farm. .............. l
us Edith R., b m, (John TurneC Nom.
Elkton Stock Farm. ..............
raT H% dt ); SCH s Il s goldsmith Nom
IS Feama Y W,b b E GAS. Goldeno Nom.
RS siglign t. w 3, eE.Taeers5 Nom. Glen
view Stock Farm. .................
p l Bette Jones, m, CW.Wills) Nom G. :.
l. heeier .......................... D III
IN Time 219A, 2:191s, 2:191 2:19A.
:, 5000 to Prince Regent, 81, 500 to Edith r. 81
Is 500 to Pamlico, 81 900 to Fearnaught.
- What is remarkable about the race is Il
le l fact that each of the three winning hea
/ was trotted in the same time.
If | The Hartford association was the first
offer a purse of 10000 for a class of tro
- ting horses The purse, which is subje
+. to the usual division, gives $4,000 to Il
L. | winning horse, a profitable sum for OF
n l days work. These big purses have bee
- awarded by the Hartford association sin
'o 1883, when the first money went to Dire
l tor, who won the race in the third, four
ey and fifth heats; time 2:2O, 2:18, 2:194.
h. In 1884 Harry Wilkes, who recently be
~ the track record at Elm City park, won Il
10 big plum by taking the second, third al
n, fourth heats in 2:17, 2:19a and 2:214.
IT. In 1885 Joe Davis won the race in Il
o. first, second and seventh heats; time 2:1s
. 2:19, 2:33a.
Il In 1886 Oliver K was the victor in Il
"a "a fourth, fifth and sixth heats, which we
=: W trotted in 2:164, 2:164, 2:18.
In 1887 Patron made short work of &
10 race by winning in three straight heat
time 2:174, 2:17, 2:18.
In 1883 Spofford won the first money
the first, third and fourth heats; time FL
IL 2:194, 2:18a.
at The same race of the year 1889 will
ng memorable for long time. Nelson W,
the first heat and got his present record
rat 2:144, after which the gray stallion Alcry
-; won the race; time 2.164, 2:17a, 2:19a.