New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16
HARNESS RACING GOSSIP.


TROIIERS TO TRY AGAIN AT FLEETWOOD
MANY FAMOUS FLYERS NAMED FOR THE STAKES
THERE-GEoRGr STARR IN DEMAND.
For the second time since the troters have ceased
tc draw large metropolitan patronage. an attempt
Is being made to revive interest In the sport here
abouts and this tine with much better prospects OF
success. Fleetwood Park. which opened In
1870, had big crowds at first, then there came
falling of a. runling began to grow more populer
During the middle half of last decade the grounds
| at Morri,ania pretty mlrh deserted except by
tho members Of the Driving Club. Then some new
blood was infused. and With Alfred De Cordova.
successful Wall Street operator, president, fee'
wood applied for place In the Grand Circuit OF
less some stakes were opened, and most Of the
stables that were on the annual pilgrimage eastward
made this one Of the stopping places.
This was the first Grand Circuit meeting ever heid
In this city, and from the class of horses entered In
the pursc and stakes should have had enough support
nj least to pay expenses. Rain inerfcred with Inc
| opening and except on saturday the gate receipts
were light.
with the exception OF Johnston not one oil the
horses at this meeting held IA worlds record ana
while those that came the next autumn incluued
some hrstcass campalgncrs, they were not sensa'
tiona and therefore unatractiyc to metropolitan
plea seekers Hal Pointer stake for PAGERS
but he had not become champion. and again inc
| attendance was not sufficient to pay the premiums
The third effort to hold meeting In the regular
line was even more discouragng. and with certain
los, staring them in the face the managers at ii'e'
wood decided drop cut OF the Grand CIRCUIT
since then the Driving Club has been content WITH
matinee performances. and one or two modest puDIc
programmes with small purses, but now a more am
bilious plan has been made for the coming S'"'o''
Early this year 1T decided 10 try once more 10
iii the grandstand by securing some special a'r'c'
ton and besides opening three stakes Tor young
trottcrs, one for 1900 for champion stations was
offered ilaa such cracks kremlin, siamOoHl
and Moqucttc been nominated the race might nave
boon made but only four stations were named ana
none. Of those mentioned were entered for the NS
prize Though had to h. declared OF, Tie contests
for age two three and four years respectively were
well supported. and considerable sum had Deeil
raised As a guarantee fund. IT was decided to add
,hrc, stake, for classes ard for ycarlings The
suppor given TO these i, the most encouraging thlng
that has recently occurred in connection Win the
effort 10 keep harness racing alive In TINS h,ShDor-
hood and the september meeting AT fI""lNoou
promises to he a Brilliant The free i0rah none
(, worthy Of as large patronage AS that EXTENDED
IN the meeting of JAY -Eyc>ec and II. Julien at this
track I'm september 1883, should fair proportion Oh
the eight trottors named come 10 the wire Inc
most noted Of these Is Martha Wilkes, mare that
VA, cond only to Nancy Hank, IN fame last season
She ended the year with a mark OF @:o7 against
time and what Is much more crcdiiab" earned tlc
rncc r. cord by her heat in :oo Ii against Gillette
at Evansville. Indiana. From the time Nl" started
I'm the southeastern Circuit at Hartford last June.
Martha Wllko, diG not lose race or heat TIL the
c,mpaicn wa, nearly over. This was at NASHVILLE,
wncr,. the racing queen could get only the first heat
Of the = 10 stake. for which she was iaVorte al
prohhitlvc odds The victor on that occasion was
Grccnlcaf a strappng bay trot,cr that had joined
fine fall circuit at Tcrrc Haute whore he gave the
| 4 1.t t..iin ~ l.,
over large field. gaining faster each time til he
scored .IJ1i His unexpected triumph over
Martha Wilkes at Cumberland Park made the tall
trpttrr from Minnesota famous, and their prospective
meeting at Fleetwood pos,cSsc, thc more lhercst on
accom-, Of the previous rivalry.
The rest OF those named in the open class are
,car.,4y less notable Little Albert and Lord elm
ton ,tnud second to Martha Wilkes ia the matter Of
iecura, as each scored $40 Ii IN contests last
year Drecum hod, the rae" hon9rs Tor th,,n,e -
yrarold,. with the . IL Il he scored ut Nashvilc
Walter h. 4, stout warrior that haN been dihseI"u,
ri2,nr tb, Mcrramr, and Mnnna urr,' stake in
l-VO. lie lowered hi, record to II > laSt season
on the occasion when h. defeated Bell" Nara al
rrrrc Mnutc after her sensational heat n ;O7 -
Regal Wilkes /, also just inside The IL ns'. me
eighth nomination IS Geneva; chestnut TALON tnat
came ont two years ago and took record OF 2'li
Var tb, other stakes al Fleetwood o.cn to the III
and 20 troters. the fields ar" Nkely to be- still
Larger. Thirteen named in the 2:i4 elias, and
| leads With 2:I3I-4 made before the bicycle aulky
came ont, ana the rest have all made nam" within
last season. and viii have her Old tutor. John y.
GOLDSMITH. behind her again IIulda, owned ~
Adolpn sprcchci, Of san rrand>co made her debut
last july Al Detroit in the same race with Muta
WILKES and aficrward landed some Wen earned vie
toIi~s Mis-, Alice though stil Ell sibc to the l.
,ia,s viii bc candidate for this event. her
owner, Major :. r. Dickinson, OF tins city, i rue
,por,, man and prefers To have b., trotcrs tested in
lie most select company. Another Eastern hvorite
is Instant ,toutly bred mar that was noJ drlTca
to her limit last season. though she scored : III IL
in ll.lladclpha.
The : 20 stake has twen,yihrce nominations and
Is too far OF To print >r', laiion on the result with
30 many competitors In prospect stake Tor
ycarllngS CLOSED with twcuty.,iA ,ub'crpiionS. rep
rcscntng Of the most fashionable strains makes
the programme Tor the Juvenile rouors complete.
1t s doubtful II any Other training point N IL"
country possesses attractions ~ lrrrc liautr
To begin with, ludd Dole has such celebrities rs
Nancy Hanks. slamloul and Belle Narq: George
starr who make, his first public trainer.
enjoy, a wide popularity and already ha, rs many
pupil, rs one man handle conveniently. Mon
for his . age .' at tw" and three %,r win be prepared
for additional honor, 10y hi old trainer Who drove
Formidable canifla" for first llac, among the four
ycaro id~ in car chestnut '1Ih"n i4it h'ld We
race record for h. age ll~t al 10y ms neat IN
lib -. which stood til DlrcrtHn ccipo'd it by
rhr New York favoriic. Ms Alice. and her stable
companion Z,nll a. - Trrrr IIauto In few days
ana their career In stars hlnd, VIII be watched
Auiac rrGyc@,ly referred to in connection n. WITH
though She /, not owned hy Major Dickinson or G. H.
N,l~Gn, who bred her. HIS been yaiiouNy y.
ported As She Is csilc 10 the --o a. al r
before her temporary retirement from t' turf Au me
should h' valuable for III" ,tak II she cone hck
I" nr d" of II. and Myrtir e. viii III IL to
her orcdi complete ,hG, IN ihr t ' t. S'ar
| others with marks below 2"'o
| THE VIEW BEDFORD FEDERAL ByfLDIy1 cPEN.
Ncw-Bodrori. April Il Cspccab.-Thr new public
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