Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-26
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First Day Ut H2rtford-Three Races
 DeNded-The Special Attraetfons-
 Great Jumping by FfIemaker-The
 sHandsome Horse Woodlawn-The
 100000 Race to be Called To-day
 The Llst Of Entries.
 The grand circuit races opened at Char ter Oak park yesterday afternoon before an attendance of fair size, which was con- siderable increased during the course of the afternoon The gentlemen who ofici- ated in the judges stand were: Charles K. Brew of Great Falls, \. H., starter; Arthur Benson of Brooklyn, NY, A. O. Hills and R. N. Seyms of Hartford, judges; H. B. Veny of Worcester and T. O. King of Hartford, timers; E. H. Fenn, clerk. | A delightful concert was given by Colts band, which in a very acceptable manner rendered the following program: < CONCERT BY coLrs FIRST REGIMENT BAND. l William N. Redfeld, Conductor. | l. AsrcA-Corcoran Cadets. :sousa s 0vertuIe.Aampa .:......"....."...A1ee Heroic Heroic 3. serenade for Comet net:s:,;............M Missud 5 Grand Grand = Selection from Faust .aounod MsKsols s1cS fsan Ran Kangs 1H%Dey 8. Galop-Knave of Clubs s............... Brooke
 The first race of the day was the 2:16 l class for paeers. William Neely's pacer l Monkey Rolla C2:15D was drawn. The horse has nearly recovered from striking his knee, but as he has not had sufficient
 work recently O. D. Smith, the driver, did
 not care to start him. The gray pacer Ma
 rendes was also5drawn, leaving seven con etestants.rse Pools sold before the start: Grants Abdallah $25, field $30. The first | oJo rryoc hxyR Rincr TnoHa
 with Crawford, driven by John Shilling
 law, close to the wire at the finish.
 John Shillinglaw laid up the second heat,
 which was won by Grants Abdallah.
 King Toska was drawn in the third heat,
 which was won by Crawford. At this stage of the race pools sold,
 Crawford $25, field $45. Grants Abdal-
 lah took the fourth heat with Problem sec ond.
 After the fifth heat the purse was di-
 vided as follows: Grants Abdallah $1, ,000,
 Vitello $500, Maggie R. $500, Caesar $2O0. SUMMARY.
 l 216 Class-Pacing-Purse $2,o0O. Grants Abdallah, b S, Bob Stew art, Kansas City, Mo. ........:... 4ss1 6 1 vitelio br s, Boulevard Breeding stable, Rochester N. Y......... 9 2 Maggie B, b m, Edward odell, Mo
 c@saf, ssi f g, aeoree il Hammond
 oraWford asrt1rtl sa s, j. H. Goldsmith, Washingtonville, N. Y......... 27 2dr sciota Girl bl m, Marcus Daley,
 King Toska, bl s, A. j. Feek, syra-
 fqne TimeNsisJS !; a:i5l, a:is, s:I7y1. s:a1H. At the conclusion of the pacing race MT. | c. J. Hamlin's pair, Belle Hamlin and Globe, were brought out and driven mile l by Ed Geers to beat 2:13. The time by quarters was 1851, 1:094, 1:4244, mile 2:149. | The last half was made in 1:054, and the last quarter in 32 seconds; 6 a2:08 gait. The performance was loudly applauded. The 2:19 trotters were called next. Hen
 rietta sold in the pools even against the field before the start. Ed Either, former ly driver of Jay Eye See, 2:10, had the Allen farm representative, Tom Arden. ! When the horses got the word, Maud,
 owned by the Hubingers, was trife in the rear. She worked up to fourth place at the quarter, and to second position at \ the finish, where Problem led. d...=ls < i-,4-t 1 In the second heat Maud went from third to second position at the quarte CT, l and crowded The Seer around the track to l the distance stand when she was passed by 1 Maggie B. The Seer won.
 l When the third heat was called pools
 sold, The Seer $25, field ST. Soon after
 the send-off the pool favorite broke, and
 lost position in the race. At the half
 Maud was lapped with Problem who was
 leading. Near the distance stand Maud
 was passed by Maggie B.
 l The fourth heat was won by Henrietta
 with The Seer close at the finish. Maud
 and Dawson were distanced.
 Henrietta won the fifth heat when the
 money was awarded as follows: Henrietta, l $1,O0O: The Seer, $500; Problem, $500:
 Maggie B., $200.