New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-12
FLOUR CITY STAKE WON BY HAPPY BEE
AN INTERESTING CONTEST AT THE ROCHESTER
DRIVING PARK-TuE . 10 PACE.

Rochester Aug II (speciaD-The third renewal Of the
Flour City Stake Of the most important trotting
circuit brought unusually large
crowd the Driving Park This afternoon and the large
numbers Of entries in seemed TO make closely
tested certain Like the $4,000 stake at Detroit
month in four heats, and the hOnos went
~ the Happy Bee and her trainer John
E. Turner The ton that competed not part cularly
good except Happy Bee and Little Albert that It
owed down 10 duel between the California eeding and
the little from Philadelphia. In the early pools
Little Albert brought s1OO Happy Bee s75 Fanny Wilcox
$50 and the footed another 500. AS Fsnny
wilcox too start. these pools OF. and
Albert continued favorite. After tedious lot OF
scoring for which Ryisnd T. and Harry Gould were
responsible the ten got away, with Paul at the pole
The cray Gedlnr 215 Rsit 10 The quarter and
otted his feet Trim taking the lead az with Little
Albert ct his wheel As they turned home, Little Albert
front and Happy Bee. after shooting up to
second place dropped back 10 third, the chestnut I'm
shed a open length ahead OF Trim In 1884,
The odds to Little Albert before the second
heat and little trouble in keeping the advantage
10 The quarter that The appeared good as
won Turner had been saving his oily. however, and
,ent her along such clip rom The last turn that Little
Albert could on and she had her in front
A. :he pair flew under Che VIE. The mile only in
22l but the last quarter in 39 seconds and Starr
hss Clearly been caught mapping. Now the betting was
10 10 against Little Albert and he tried in vain to head
Happy in the thru heat. The pair went az :lS
clip quarter and the geding lost his stride when he
made final squirt the homestretch
with two heats in hand. Happy Bee led :he betting at
to 2 but Little Albert made gallant enort 20 retrieve
himself sEved him for last rush at the finish
Happy Bee was equal chis, and the two came home
under the whip, Happy Bee short neck ahead In :202
last quarter In 934 seconds.
Rvsnd T. and Harry Gould TO grief in the second
heat while Tom Hamilton, the Toter lately rensts ted
and Paul drawn before The last Geers landed
wildbTino third place In ~ fourth heat securing
share OF purse while Trim had third money after
the first heat.
Before the stake the 216 PAGERS started with Mascot
ruling the 10 20 4. The Buf-alO crack laid
up two and failed get the third after losing
break. got away level the time and restored
confidence by leading the party with apparent but
with the odds 70 l him he died away IN the ffth
leat after tremendous squirt 20 the quarter. Grants
Abdslah who had already two heats to his credit sad
new record :15a. managed 20 get the fifth by
,sw inches from Yello. and another good thing had
gone wrong
1t when the OF class started and the judges
st the crowd 90 after two heats Early Bird who
old first choice all through, got the first heat in mod
rate after several mistakes. but The Seer slipped
lway fast in the second that the stations
rapid finish Of avail, and the bay horse
had reduced his marx 195s. Besides this race the
and 27 trotdng classes and free-fora pace
morrow. Summaries: