Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-24
THE HARTFORD RACES

To Open at Charter Oak Park To.
 Morrow Special Attractions-T The
 Race by William NeeIy's Horses
 Well Filled Classes.
 The followers of the Grand circuit races will meet this week at Hartford, where the races open at Charter Oak Park tomorrow afternoon. These followers in- clude the horsemen, such as owners, dri- vers, trainers. rubbers and heelers, the pool buyers, the wheel-of-fortune men and others.
 Some of these men have attended the circuit meetings at Pittsburg, Detroit Cleveland, Buffalo, Rochester and Spring field.
 After the meeting at Philadelphia nexi week the Grand circuit races for 1891 will be over.
 The JOURNAL AND COURIER recently pre- dicted that the able secretary of the Hart ford association, T. o. King, would for z special attraction secure 0. J. Hamlin'f wonderfully fast team, Belle Hamlin, Globe and Justina, which team, driven three abreast, trotted 8 mile at Cleveland ir 2:14. In the neat program recently issued by the secretary this attraction is an nounced for Friday, when the trio of flyers are to be driven by E. F. Geers.
 On Wednesday the special attraction will be the race against time by William Neely's pair, Rocket and Gerold, who vii be driven to beat 230 for handsome sil yer cup. This pair won an elaborate sil yer trophy at Norwalk last Wednesday John B. Judd, who drove the pair, wo1 the race after five heats. When MT. Judo ascertained that for competitors he was te have two very fast single horses who were to be hitched double he had some mis givings about winning the race. Thes' two fast horses were Pickett and Prince R and were hitched to light single sea road wagon with rubber tire, while MT Neely's pair were hitched to top roat wagon several pounds heavier.
 MT. T. s. Morrison's horse won the frs heat in 2.392. MT. Neely's horses tool the two next heats in 2.34 and 2.33. Int fourt heat went to Picket and Prince R. ir 2.334, when MT. Judd won the next hea and the race in 2.334. The silver trophy which is being engraved, will soon bt placed on exhibition at MT. Neely's store
 This race was on half mile track, ,whicl is several seconds slower than the mil' GTdCh Ut 1dIGlOlO, Wu1Cu WILL uaho Gn' chances favorable for another victory fo, MT. Neely's horses.
 This was very interesting race and wal witnessed by several gentlemen from New York city, among whom were David Bon ner, Albert Hall and Charles Hall. Int latter has $150,000 invested in trottins horses.
 Another special attraction for the Hart ford races will be the exhibition by thu celebrated high-jumping horse "File maker" This horse is a wonder as high jumper, who has several times broken th' record. For horses of this class, he hal but one formidable opponent, Roseberry who last September IS at the exhibition grounds at Toronto, Canada, cleared sever feet one inch, beating by three-eighth O I an inch his previous record which he mad | at Elmira, N. Y.
 Another special attraction will be tht ! exhibition race against time by Belle Ham | lin and Justina, who will attempt to bea l 2:13 to pole.
 Madam Maranette will show the cele brated saddle horse Woodlawn, and vii appear in her great four-horse tandem ac over hurdles.
 The races are to open with the 2:15 clas | for pacers, in which class William Nicely Monkey Rolla, 2:154, is entered, but ma not start, as the pacer has not fully recov | cred from the injury to his knee. Tn ! horse was not in condition to start in hi l class at Springfield.
 The classes are all we'll filled, and goo | racing may be expected.