New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-11-06
WORK OF THE TROTTERS.
THE FIGURE FOR 1902 PRETTY SURE TO
REMAIN AT 2 :04
CLO:E OF THE wFSTERNsoUTH CIRCUIT
HOW THE HoRsEMEN WERE DECEIVED

the worlds record at :O4 for trotng. as the cam
paign on this side OF the country Is practically over
and even the Cautorians have only few more days
before the rain will give the sukics vacation on lhe
Pacific Coast. 1t is 70 the Western Southern Circuit
that the largest need Of praise is due for contributions
TO the HIST OF sensational performances the only record
OF any Importance made ontsde of that series being
! the one scored recently by STEAMBOAT nj stccRoh'
where he Won the stallion championship from Palo
Alto over the same ke-shaped track where the dead
son OF Electoneer troted In 0o 81 nearly tweNc'
month ago. All that remain unbeacn siEce the
bicycle sulky began ITS trumphal march are the rec
ords for one two and three years. all OF which are
held by youngsters the other side OF the ROCKIES
| No yearnes that have been out this season nave
! shown such foIm as Frou-Frou and Bell Bird ala IN
1891. and AriOn's mile In 10 "a bids FAIR TO WIN
stand all attacks for some time to Not 50 the
10 LIZ credited to Suno at three years as Directum
has got dangerously those figures in race and
can probably cut the IL Ia he made at NashVillc
when he defeated Kentucky Union and other CRACKS
| by at least second in time trial scarcely less
| notable the heat in 10 "a by the two ycarom
silicon. and 1t IF generally admitted that OF all inc
Youngsters now on the turf these two are The most
promising.
The Cumberland Park Association was descrvedy
proud of the successful meeting held Mt Nashville
and is already making extensive preparations ior
next year. but what promised 10 be brilliant close
OF most eveniu season at Columbia fell far short,
whom his nelghbors denouncc. When W. u jones'
hustlIng and apparently thrifty citizen OF the pretty
little town In Maury County. situated about MY
miles from Nashville, laid out track OF the modern
kite pattern the attention OF turfmen was naluraS
attracted to Columb n. As shrcwd stroke 10 open
the new park Hal Pointer, the pride OF Tennessee
and Direct, his most famous rival, were engaged 10
there for the final test OF their ability last
year. The two had previously met at Terre Haute
and Nashville within a few weeks Previous anu III
honOrs We're the battle at Columbia possessed
greater interest, it would decide the supremacy
for the time being at least II was therefore not
surprising that upward of 5000 people assembled
TO see this pair OF crack PAGERS in supreme enor',
and the result was that Direct lowered the record
TO .Os and made three fastest heats ever scored
in a
Backed by this prestige, the Cumberland As'ocla'
| ton which really meant nobody but W. G. jones'
| came out early this year with the most ambitious
project ever known in the history Of harness racing.
This, was chiefly the opening of stakes for all ages
! and 10th gats, the value Of which was placed III
| round numbers. at 100000. the amount OF SUD
scnplonS to each being SO small that 1t seemed inc
best investment ever offered 10 breeders ana o"hcS'
The result was a liberal patronage from all parts OF
the country, and many horses were named that
The meeting Columbia babe fair to eclipse any DINER
of the Western southern series. As most OF the Tor
fclts were Iayable carly, modest estimate oil the
money entrusted TO columbia JONES' ms he became
Familiarity known showed that closc 10 $4,000 saoula
have ieen TUNED TO him by the various auoSc'lD'r'
to the stakes. one two Of the more prudeh'
breeders instituted inquiry and finding that the man
who proposcd TO do so much for the turf was promi-
nent in business mt his home. his enterprises lncuchs
a cotton factory aud stOckfarm. their confidence be
came pretty thoroughly established. Inc ia 'i1'
he wa, unable TO retain the services Of secretary
and that two competent persons resigned AT IF snort
perod Of service did not prove enough Of warning
I'm
| f f. Chrissman, wcllkhown writer on 'rott.hs
affairs nj Nashville tho first secretary ana IL Is
| row declared that he soon discovered mlsapp'OPlf
ton OF tie stake fund, and quietly severed Ms CON
ncction with Jones and his enterprise Then H. b.
Witters n Kentuchan, engaged, bat, Ike Young
ChIlssman, soon dropped out; but being ra,hr more
ouspoken made no secret OF his discovery tha Jones
was using the money as fast as IL came In to carry
him along at the local bank. \ MINOR oil tils came
back 10 Jones, and meeting his second exsecre'Hy
at the fair grounds In Columbia some weeks ln'er rs
demanded ali explanation. He got this in the shape
of an open charge that he was employing trust
nnd for his private use, and a heated quarrel en-
sucd which came near bringing the southcrners
career TO an untimely end. lie ATTACKED MI Nlt-
ers and the Kenmcklan promptly drew MS pistol
TWO shots from which ploughcl burrows through the
cheek and shoulder OF Jones, who then fed from
further danger at the hand OF his indignant enemy
The matter was SO well hushed up that only vague
hin. NJ IL reached the hoISemen who were then at
Tcrre Haute cngrossed with the sensations OF the
las, week in september
When the circuit reached Lexington 'h'Te ""'
Jones OF Columbia, ready TO assure every one 'ih'
the prospects for his meeting were OF the brightest"
his strong card being a political gathering 10 lake
Mace lust opposite the track on the hra MS must
modest estimate OF which was 1000. Assuming That
tbe major part OF this assembly would gravitate
IN where the famous Alers were to contend Tor Inc
big premiums the meeting was to start OH Win Such
splendor that it, was assured Ills was 'he
foundation on which the project was bascu' ana
without further investigation everybody VIII "iu
MANNED 10 visit Columbia proceeded theic from
Nashville iii the limited accommodations Of mat
nr,utivo town were taxed to the full. The an
rouncement that the Northern VISITORS were u
enjoy the southern hospitality OF which so mnch mas
hecn written seemed to insure comfortable quarters
for everybody, but learning that the private HOUSES
were ONLY available at Il considerably higher RATE
than the small holel, ule hiS' '" " "
was heard
From the track Itself came general protest
against the wretched facilities for sabns the ios
dIouth causing a lack Of water uat "''ue II u''"' VI,
to care for the valuable stock quar,ercc ueie' All
this made II 50 unpromising on the eve Oh INC ol'
Ing that The suspicious which had beeh Iuiieu "
seep were aroused again, and doubts rs 10 tue soo'
fo,th NJ tho TehucSsecan grew stronger IMAM ever
With that easy-going philosophy which characteristic
Of turimen they awaited developments instead Oh ue
harding n guarantee that the money "ouiu Nv ioroo
ing prcsming that Jones relied on the Democratic ray
TO bring the crowd TO his track, the failure OF 'h'
to attract over two thousand people, most OF ""o'"
returned home after the spcech-inang was over may
have hasiened the prlcking OF the bubble, La'ei
development, point TO II prcmedi'at"d s"lHuie' ","'e
possible by the ill-advsed support WHICH was ic"'
., scheme that Oh the face OF II. should have
been rejected at the first sight. Neither Cohnoi"
Itself nor the sparsely peoplcd section IN which
Is located could hold ont any induccmcht that 'he
gate receipts at a race meeting would amount 10 more
than a few hundred dollars day, so 'h', ""ue'
any circumstances there must be Il denci' III su."
an extravagant undertaking as the one IN qucSu"
To make this up there remained what was realized