New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-30
TROTTING AT FLEETWOOD.
THE STORM INTERPRETERS WITH THE PRO
GRANlME.
AN ACCIDENT TO NANCY HANKS BARELY
AvEETED-A FINE CARD FOR TO-DAY.

AVERTED-A FINE CARD FOR TODAY.
Fiecwoods usual III the matter Of weather
rthcr illustrated yesterday dat fixed fos the open
Ing u Ncw-Yorks Grand Circuit trotng Though n.
by any means 50 good a. Of te offers will be- the
opening card fairly strong one; most or the horses
Engaged were the ground everything was ready Tor
the start, aud Management looked forward to begin
ming successfully harnc,, meeting which 1t Is hoped vi"
revive Interest such contests In this city aud neghlor
hood.
The Violent wind and rain Of Monday night however
wrought hao. park and 80 delayed the start that
the opening dag virtually >ppHcu NJ dayDI'ah tents
were seen blown down. canvas was 'ofh Poe' N'r"
nappod the road, leading the track to thr stable,
onkld,cp Ia mud and filtered with broken branches
SO fct the fencing on the lar sac oil tle track
wrecked aud. worst Of all the tia1N it'ci was
,iply ~ quagmrr dry track T., needed alike for the
safety u The horses competing and be au'c IL !" IN"
p.-lIc for hnr-., either trotnS or pacing 10 show
sufficient speed on track 10 make the contests even
pa. ably interesting.
when thc executive committee arrived at the track
about 10 o'clock they were discouraged lot OF men.
Tho damage done tent, aud fences coulG oe cm'u,'
with a little energy the question was "ouc the
track dry IN time By dint oi narrowing anu ri"ns'
with the HELM OF strong westerly "nd W' "''h ''t""
- show sign. 81 driving out and a'ou; noon II "'ahc
apparent that H. couc lie used III tlhc 10 F'1 V" Nv '
part Of the programme.
\ Niyoror, ,lo~t was made - clear up the wreck The
,orn canvas wa, mcndcd and new poles were procured
~ O'Clock hcll rang for the hr't h'u 10 come
ont Tor the >c.r,. rs that time there was la'-9A"
.rowd u prol,llv between 800 and 1900 people Pr"
women vcrc among those The wind player MIS-
chr,ou. fri X ON the old Guard band. sudden gust
clearing much II their sheet music from the S''S I''
a, they strike up, and sending IL streaming
away to lccwarL - g., ut.
..lv an tbc nlur We, D. ;. Hammond, Jacob lu'
rcr, W w Mar.h ponca Web. Captlin j. Da"Noh' eN'
>tt rrrn Henry Hugh captain Nc'uI"eh' - w.
Wri.ht Coionl T.. iougl. Of lumo - - :" DuN''
Frank Work H. - Pcfsin.. MnIoT pi'kih on y NM
/ G1r.iic Cyrus I.uScn> philadelphia e. - = P''"'
g.. l.. Christie. Gcorc. rllTh 'cA, J. - ANY 9'"e
r,Gv: Dud'.y Ol.ott. W. TomiknN. Nr"'rN Z. J.
wcrrlc r. LoughI an, +. y. Virgins. owner ." MaF'"'
,,u, + u slater Canaan G. H. Macdonald. Dr. !.
T. Miller +. T. S;cinvay. W. T. J,nNicr ii. H. Muf'F'
General J. rail- r. Ryan. Daniel De Noyell'~ y Bo"n'.
Fin hing. T. kiiparr.ck. John Dorr, rcioric AkeiN
and r. 4 Thomas The Parkway Dd'ing CMb 81
rrooAl,n. wa. rIrc.cntd b. Bcnrmn shri"vr o. NJ
I,0ton 4. >horcr II. II. ritz. J. liayn'. j. IL
.hrit- it, C. H. Benson. H. II. SihrAcy AMI D. H.
>chol,s
q. .ati-,,ctioa Of the cioNd that they v'r' to SEQ
-on. racing when ih'y feared po-tnoncmwt wa
ucwhat nafr,l tho decision Of thu committee not
+, >t,,, the fc~foran trot until today AMI no Doubt
nd The great improvement In the weather duIlhe te
,. 10 fl b on an'ciIat,d The original programme won
nav, hcon adhered t.. This - 0o' tot "hi'h ehoHlu
M .lc Of 30, b OF tlr week l. now Included IN ~'N
ard and with the s1o 100 Chatter oak SaN". the Two
v.arot pure and Tho 20 not oilers an uhuS"'lY '
and ntrrc.tinQ p.ori ammo.
II looked At time - II the mi~h1p- Of III" early
morning would De- caplci by serious accident o. II not
the death Of Nancy Hanks the champion tr';'r. DoDe
lr,uaht her out to give her breathcr between heat
p A.. 20 lqrc and ~ the thrc" Fca''old cln--.
1t. mare jogg,d slowly round the track the reverse
v,v and when Ill. got around and was coming W the
tr.,.tr,,h Do,lo Wa recognized and 0P lird'd The
,.f.f,u driver responded by donnc hi cap ~ doht
81, rnonsnflrly taking hls attention from Nancy ana
IA, vos going Oh In front 81 ~ the -an" moment
The th.e-,sfod tottr> were st'rnt down. anu ano''
,, pol va. aware " IL the shaft u CorncIa How
ards .ukv wa within yard OF the mare. chest
and .fi.nr directly f,r x. Both wefe going ut far
.,,. ID, .,..d bu, quick O.. 4 flash Dohc pulled on"
,. ID .oun, l.a,t behind corucla Howard. tn other
and IN. danger Wa past though ia" rlrci OF the sui
/ .i.. ,,.e, Pratt and his My IAN away, hut soon
.fo,tci ~nd So a." machine was no; damaged Ifat'
ua- -.or hl- place.
The Judge. Of tho day Frank Walker. ltdanaIolS
.t,-,,r. ! MctI.nihau J. &. De Ia NeTSne ana june
/ i...l. W Eu,-l. Canton. y. y, judges g. \ "'I
and Mathew ll ~. uUcr-.. seven heat" dl"'on % inc
49,, ,,t .c. started Doub.e cross, vino started at . TO
Over h.r two opponents. winning wan IN" F'a"'' 'a'.
, . 20 picc va, frirly god b rns rae. IAN"o''
r,,.r.n AHA IA. clover wcst,fn lrYcf. Nell my. up
+ "a, IN. ctolco at 500 Ltue Daisy - n'ld 40 In
m or-t heat The a,oriie lot h- -'rdc AM Amelia went
60 tn r,ut In the -tr-tch convert trott'r fogsN
,tt,t-, H. taftt ann time that reduces h- ror'
| e f-,.t.u 4 tip then went around tlHt Little Daisy
! ,ho sea, driven ~ Hckok was goa ulht' ~" ~
- lacked agn,n.t ia. n..d a. money. The rest oil
80, var, lav biv,..n i,r and focgy. Who broA' at m'
/ ,...f. If .,,t, mat vim IIlckok made his diNe ana
,,ra him with me M,ott. The tine wa slower Than
.>leetd but me uark SO" al" -of' Ia many pa -
Ihe summary.