New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-30
HARNESS RACING GOSSIP.
REVIEW OF THE FIRST THREE WEEKS OF
THE GRAND CIRCUIT.

Gar speed since the Grand Circuit began at Pitts
hurs and by far the most sensational contest Of
the wear was that in the open class for sde-wheel-
srs on the last day of the meeting at Detroit Had
This race been any of the extremely fast tracks
there is little doubt that record would have
hecn made. All the drivers pronounced the track
slower than II was last year. and the dead. hard
footing retarded the horses at least second This
fact emphasizes the merit of the mile in 204 l-2
which the champion Mascot paced in the second
heat with his old rival Flying Jib, trife in ad-
vance Of him, but on wild gallop. This is some
ching like the memorable heat at Terre Haute last
september. when Flying Jib Tapped Mascot from the
head of the short homestretch and carried him to
the wire in 204 but the California flyer has new
driver this year and is not likely to do as well as
when George Starr directed his movements. The
Salisbury Stable has only been out three weeks
this season. but already there is a notable differ
ence in the form Of the speedy lot which its shrewd
manager has put together this season. 1t is likely
that Monroe Salisbury himself realizes more fully
than any one else that trainers like George Starr
are not to be had at all times. John Kelly, who
now handles the cracks in the string. is a capital
man with a sluggish horse, but does not have that
fine touch required for horse like Flying Jib and
seems unable to keep the handsome PAGER steady
nj the critical moment The fast heat just men,
toned is case in point, and all through the ex-
citing battle the superior speed of the fleet Cali
fornia gelding was Offset by breaks which probably
fast PAGER also owned by j. Mllen Griffith. OF San
Francisco. and used a mate to Flying Jib be-
fore either was on the turf, requires TO be deait
with even more carefully than his mate and at
Detroit became so demoralized that he was out OF
the race after the second heat The California
marty now making the Grand Circuit tour declare
that Flying Jib went half mile in So seconds be-
fore leaving Pleasanton. that If he were the
trustworthy racehorse of last season he would DE
easily master of the champion class at the lateral
gait.
Mascot was taken back to Buffalo directly AFTER
his splendid feat on the other side OF the iahe'
getting a vacation during the week at Cleveland
though he was entered there The object OF TINS Is
10 give the champion every opportunity TO re-
cover from his exertions at Pittsburg and Detrolt
so that his chances in the valuable stake at bunao
next Thursday may be the surer afte: the rest
Here, too. Flying lib and most OF the other meh-
class PAGERS Mascot met earlier in the circuit
will be pitted against him. and the bay geldng
will require to be quite as good as he was TWO
weeks before to win the lions snare OIL 'he
$500 offered for the contest
Though the grounds known as HamtramcK
course, which have been used for harness racing
nearly fifty years are to disappear from the scene
in the same way some of the old and historic
tracks on Long Island. and be cut up into puiiu-
ing lots the sport which has grown so popular al
Detroit will not suffer in consequence. fiahs LOT
a much more extensive and better equipped park
have been completed. and for the light harness.
steppers are promised faster track and more
commodious quarters when they return TO the
City of the Straits 1t is to be hoped that with the
new place will come efficient work IN the
Judges stand than that which characterized the
recent meeting. Owing to the inapiilty Oh "e
starter TO handle the large fields ana get their
away together in more than one instance the
ha.t horse did not win Nothing could more
clearly point to the necessity of banishing the
amateurs from the stand than the continued bung-
ling at Detroit this year.
The association at Buffalo. which is the senior
member Of the series. has had professional
starter for many years though c. J. Hamlin'
who used to fill that place. did 1t better than
most persons with whom It is a labor OF love 10
sound the bell and drop the flag. Frank b. Walk
err of Indianapolis who has wide reputation III
the West and South was seen for the nrst umc
I'm the Grand Circuit last August at Bunaio ana
will be there again for the longer meeting which
begins on Tuesday. This iDsures satisfaction 70
far as the starting is concerned. but the equai'y
,mportant duties Of placing the horses, enforcing
the rules in general and guarding against uis-
honesty In particular should be lnUusteu W men
who also enjoy the confidence OF the pubic anu
the horsemen Last December the Board OF IKE
view of the National Trottng Association reversed
the ruling of the judges at Buffalo on question
which arose in 1891 and plainly dealt WIN
in the printed rules This should debar persons 80
clearly incompetent from further opportunity !"
do mischief but there is no case on RECORD "heie
such a discovery has ended the judicial career
of the offender, except where there was i'a1N
sufficient to warrant expelling either the asso
citation or its Judges. Buffalo is ahead OF most
n,.ces where the sulkies patronized III coh-
Quoting it's races, that II there Is iooi' '''
Improvement there how great Is the hceo Vi
new order of things elsewhere
A contest which marked the farewell appearance
of the flyers at Detroit the mile trotted by
(,uv in 20s ga which reduces the record FOR gela
ings at that gait by quarter OF seco''u ,,rr,nS
overlooked in the midst Oh ,rs II would have
been the feature OF the meeting prior 70 b., .e nine
ven. of the Seyss s sns Eye the
trottng championship by turning tne ,nad this
Providence in 21o Though Mau Ss o. s,ooa 9Se as the
record for the unsexed trotter I'll Guys recent Sn;
and Iord Cinton"have scored 2lOl- in race
and Ryland T.. once caprcious as Guy himself
tober u AT the freefor-ail trot at Nashville Guy
had a greater flight OF speed than these ana II
h Gs dr had b nU 9efn notable
than the mile which places him hrst among se''-
As the oldest Of the tracks in the line OF the
Grand circuit It is fitting that the course at
longer stay than ever before the Queen city
S1a h TIE a v but of the the as
meeting which has previously been held at dry
@ IS pS offered d. $4,000 Of which goes the rotters
and the balance TO the PAGERS lhese again are 50
divided that a part of each is reserved FOR a CON
ing The contest for the main stake in the pace,
worth $500 comes on THURSDAY next anu ne me
Hal Pointer Guy 5ohns'G Rseec, Rue M sisn
Xlnette. Grants Abdalah; hei tse 'cbamnion
trot,ers $1,000 is TO be distributed on or
Friday and the other 5000 is reserved Tor a second
race the following Thursday. This VIII BRING To-
gether speed than has yet been COLLECTED Cam
paigners now in training are named Al pu' IN, w
have records faster than 2:l2 Martha wilkes iehu h
ing with EOS and Belle Vara close after her WIN
a0e 81 Then there is AK the champion OF Iou,
year-old fes with an even 2:lO 10 heI C.eu.''
and two others Hamlin's Nightingale and Green
leaf have records better than an both made IN ,me
famous stake al Nashville last October i'rr'.u'..
the greatest OF the three-y ear-olds last season,
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