The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-09-03
DOWN AGAIN.
Directum Beats His Own Record
at Fleetwood.
The Speedy Son of Director Is Prov
ing a Wonder on the East
ern Circuit.

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The slpshod fashion in
which trotting meetings are managed In con
tradistinctIon to the practically theatrical man.
agement of a running racetrack was never
better eXempliled than at the Fleetwood Park
track to-day. There was no announcement
that Dlrectum was TO appear In the
race for the 2:12 class and the association lost
fully $4,000 In gate receipts for tneT failure 10
have the fact properly advertised. Directum
d!d start to-day and thousands OF people Will be
disappointed when they read off the fact They
Will be additionally disappointed when they
learn that the horse, in the third heat of
the race lie won, not only lowered
his record made on Wednesday last to 2:09 II,
but made the fastest mile ever trotted by a
stallion in a race, and made il over a track that
was very heavy in spots and not by second
or more so fast as IL was when he trotied in
2:0934
The fact that DlTectum was in such good
shape and evidently possessed OF much more
speed than he has yet shown induced the
management TO al one arrange with the owner
of the horse, Monroe Salisbury OF California, 10
trot him on Monday afternoon against the
track record OF :06$4, made by Nancy Hanks
on Wednesday, and also against Tie worlds
record OF 2:04.
In case he beats the track record lie will be
given purse OF $4,000 As he is TO get nothing
Whatever unless that record Is beaten, 1t is eX-
pecled that the "Black Whirlwind' will show
phenomenal time.
FLEETWOOD. Sent. 2.-Director to-day trot-
Ted In IA competition mile in 2:0915, breaking
the record n made on Wednesday of 2:09aA.
lie made lie quarter in 50 seconds. the half In
1:O3A and then went w the hill To the three
quarters In 1867. This was in the third
heat OF the 2:12 trOt. the first TWO heats of
which he won also IN 2:1l84 and 2:11A2 re-
Sneciiyely. Phebe Wilkes second and Hazel
Wilkes thisd.
In the 2:2S trot Brazil won, Quarter Stretch
second. Newport third. Best lime, 2:2314.
In tue 2;l5 pace Habit VOL, The Dude sec.
ond. Maggie Il Ihiid. Best time, 2:1512.
LII the 2:22 trot Ora Wilkes won, Dora J
second, Florintine Boy third. Best time.
2:l7i2.
LAToNIA Sept. 2.-ThiS was The opening day
of the tail meeting of the Lalonia Jockey Cub
The track was last and The att ndance large.
One mile. Sister Mary won, hinslom second,
Sabone third. Time, 1924.
SIX furOngs, Salvation won, Grab Cider sec
oDd. Cora Tailor third Time, liza.
One mile and seventy yards, Anna won,
1:47.
Merchants stakes. Yo Tambien won, Hands
Down second, FaradAy third. Time, :4l$4
The stake was worth $3.50 10 the winner.
FIVE furlOugs, Caroline Hamilton won. Ohio
Belle second, Probasco third. Time. :O3.
Five furlongS. Minnie Baxter won, Tom FL.
/ ;03.
SHEEPsHEAD Sept. 2.-The track was good.
Seven furiOngS, Soundmore won. Stonenel
second, Herald third. Time, rs 80.
Dash stakes, five iurlougs. Henry of Navarro
won, POtentate second, Weinberg third. Time,
/: 01 2-5
Omulum handicap, one mile and a furlong
Sir Walter WOE. kinget second. Candeabra
third. Time, /: 200 40.
EutuTity course. BuSiTus won, Frog Dance
second, NenuSburg III third. Time, zoo
Five furlOngs, Lady Bess won BY Jove
second, simmons third. Tim, :0I 40.
One mile anc furlOng. Versatile won. De-
ception second, Lizzie Ihirc. lime, 81.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-Pierre LOrlllard has
decided TO sell mis- entire stable OF horses in
training, and temporarily retie from the turf.
His stable Will be sold in Two lots the first on
September at She- pShead Bay, including the
following well-known horses: LamplIghter.
Kilkenny, julien. Yemen, KildeeT, Derfargilla
RubicOn, Curacao. Locninvar. Iona ISton
FllrJ and FeuusbuTg. LOrillard's retirement is
due TO continued III health. He will spend next
winter and possibly the entire year in Cali
foTnia.
PORTLAND, Or, Sept. 2.-To-day was the
last day OF the Ial meeting OF the Portland
Speed Association. Following are the sum-
maries:
Running, three-quarters OF a mile dash, Rock
land Boy won, Banknote second, Later On
third. lime, 1:l7.
One ana a sixteenth miles dash, Miss Idaho
won, Vlceroy second, Sir Henry third. Time,
1:0l.
Pacing free for ali. Our Dick won, Doc
SperrY second, Del NorTe third. Best time,
2:l3.
TrottinG. free for all. Oting won. Klamath
second, Richmond Jr third. Best time, 2:1S.