The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-08-06
WONDERFUL HARNESS RACES
4 DAYS RECORD MAKING AND
RECORD BREAKING At BUFFALO

Every Trotter or PAGER. Except ose, that
wo, Either OF the Nineteen Hoats. Ir-
proved His Rscord-An but ons In
n Field Distnncea In = Fret Hest-Rob-
err, y. P,oes /. Third Heat I. ZOE Ga.
BUFFALO. Aus. b.-Ths Grand Circuit meet
Ing here was saved by to-day's sport from
comparative failure. Up to IL 80 this morning
but one regular contest was decided In Ave
days programme.
A fresh breeze dried out tho track to- day. It
was at it's best, and whom the nineteenth heat
was decided at 6:45 this evening more than
$4,000 persons knew they had seen the best
harness racing ever witnessed on this or any
other track From tho start before noon. to
the finish this evening. II was record breaking
and record making. Every trotter or PAGER that
won heats. except Vitello. had to chip some-
thing off his mark. Every heat was below
2:2O and every finish was fought out stub
bornly, the verdicts in most instances going
by heads OF half lengths Heats were split In
way that kept the betting crowd in q bubble
Of excitement favoritism setting first one way
and then another. as those who got In wrong
squeezed around tho pool box in their efforts
to get out right.
The fastest and heaviest betting on the cir
cult was on the 2:23 trot Instant was backed
at $500 against the field at ovens as fast as
the sheet writer's could scribble tho cards.
Bundles OF money went in at these odds. and
when the blaze face mare drew the pole. q
mur,nur Of pleasure came from tho Instant
party. Trimbe was offered the use Of a new
bicycle sulky. but for some reason he decided
at the last moment not to use 1t.
1t is not often that money is lost SO quickly
on a trot as the Instant crowd lost theirs to-
day. 1t Just took two minutes to burn up from
the time the mare broke. near the quarter
pole, to tho drop OF the red flag in front OF her
as Virginia Evans dashed under tho wire.
The performance Of Flying Jib and Robert J.
In the 2:27 pace gives Buffalo a record or two
that other tracks would like to have. 1t was
the fastest class race ever paced. and tho
2:O0r. of Robert j.. in the third heat knocks
chips otT the four year-od race record. and is
ecualled only by Hal Pointers mile in the
match with Direct
1t was really duel between the Eastern and
Western sidewheelers for the first cooking
heat in 2:1l swept away the field except the
Alcantara stallion Allen Lowe. who fought
p.UckiIy to have his share of the purse. but q
The excitement, was at fever heat when
mill after mile was uP put il Ro at In
DeoplS yelled with delight. Ncither Won onI by
more t,an half a length until the deciding
tho quarter. and before Geers could catch him
pursuit was useless. Nightingale would have
won in straight heats. tut she picked up a
nail while scoring for the first. This made her
break going away and Addie l. clipped several
seconds OF her record.
Virginia Evans Won her fast heat to a bicycle
sulky. and the race winner. Belle Ward. put
in hor fast miles to similar machine.
There is very little chance for continuance
Tomorrow. as rain was falling when the la st
heat was decided to-day. All the stakes are
discussed Of: SO it is probable the meeting will
lie cal ed OIL. Summaries: