New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-23
HARNESS RACING GOSSIP.
THE DRIVING CLUB PREPARING FOR THE
GRAND CIRCUIT VISIT.
sIvA's BRILLIANT WORK THIS sEAsoN-iT ~
ANOTHER TRIUMPH FOR CALIFORNIA.


have been nearer 10 this city than Philadelphia q
Hartford and so far the public patronage Is con-
cerned their return Is somewhat oil an eApen"ehe'
An abundance OF well-meant advice has Dceu
showered on the Executive Committee OF the DRIVING
Club one member Of which. william b. Fasig. had
long experience in conducting n trottng track Dc
fore he came to NewYOrk In his capacity as score
tary OF the famous park at Cleveland. The once
Of vice president Of the New-i0rk Driving CMo was
offered TO Mr.. Fasg soon after his arrival here ana
though this may have caused some jealousy ut nrst
the addition OF such keen and wellposted thurman
has proved great boon to harness racing mere
abouts The cold guard Of trotlng turfmen which
also constituted what has long been known as the
sealskin brigade, OF road riders has been reduced
10 q handful and few OF the younger generation
have followed in the footsteps OF their fathers scores
of rich belong to the Driving Club who never
enter the gates Of Fleetwood
Meantime another set. including several Of the new
crop OF Wall Street magnates have gone into breeding
or have purchased largely Of the fashionable stock
which been sold at the large sales which have been
n feature OF the winter and spring season here since
senator Stanford set the fashion In 1856. These
men, with the same business instinct vhich enabled
them to roll up the millions rapidly, see that the
only way to get return for their investment Is to
have their horses trained and started for the large
purses now offered all the country. THIS In
auence has made itself felt ut Fleetwood and many
OF the entries for the meeting which begins here In
August were made by for local owners. Be
sides the stakes. which range In value from 81 COO
to 1000, and were opened by the Driving Club Of
York months ago. the more classical Charter
Oak Stake is the latest addition TO the attractions OF
IN ambitious prog for the meeting mt Fleetwood.
Since 1888 this has brought together many Of the
best campaigners eligible to the 30 class tottins
the handicap used for the since Its inauguration
Conforming the spirit of the times. the stake has
been made this year for rs trotters. change which
Is pretty TO result In more speed than has YET
been seen In any OF the ten contests which have
already taken place for the 10000 prize.
The fact that seventeen subscriptions have been Sc
cured proves that even the change OF venue from
Hartford to NewYork has not affected the popularity
OF this oldest important fixture for the trotters.
Rather curiously one result OF making the class
a more open one will enable the fast mare Niss
Alice to compete for the Charter Oak stake second
time as her record Of II Ia has not been lowered
since the late James II. Goldsmith drove her nftn
heat In that time the Hartford course In June,
1891. lie had set his heart landing the big stake
with the bay mare when the stables returned 70
Charter Oak the following August, but the greatest
racedriver Of his time lay dying at his home In
Orange County the day the horses scored up ut
Hartford. Since that day Miss Alice has won three
races, but all in time equal to or slower than tile
mark Goldsmith gave her, and as her present tutor,
George Starr, Is one Of those who purchased nomina
lions for the Charter Oak Stake OF 1893 the shapey
mare may yet bear Off the honor previously lost TO
her by series Of m.sfortunes. The task will be
much Formidable this season, rs 1t Is likely
that an unusually strong field will compete for the
historic stake the occasion OF its tenth renewal
OF the credtable things done by the trotters this
year by far the most brilliant was the feat accom-
plished by silva at Detroit last Tuesday, when she
captured the Merchants and Manufacturers stake
from her eleven opponents in straight heats. When
the gray geding Jack and the chestnut mare Geneva
S came down the line CT the Grand Circuit in 1855,
carrying everything before them, the oldtime horse
marvelled that ive-year-od trottefs should make
such o campaign. since then 1t has been shown that
early development does not detract from the ability
to win, and more than one youngster OF three OF
four years been able to cope with aged perform
ers. silva is, however, the first four-year-Ol- to
carry off an important stake from her elders, Miss
Ida and MarimOny being the only ones OF the same
age as the great California FLY that were I'm the
field she met and vanquished at Detroit The ao-
scnce of Chimes Girl. speedy member OF tie Hamlin
stables Is to be regretted, II Is probable she could
have made silva 20 at least one mile faster than any
she had to trot but a second heat In = :13 "a was
sufficient prove that the winner Is the best thing of
her age that has yet appeared. This mile In
cludei losing break I'm the third quarter yet sivas
phenomenal speed enabled her TO regain the lead
some dstsr" rom the wire and finish with nothing
dangerously at moderate clip
OF this superb young trotter is another
triumph for California and emphasizes the great merit
Cf Guy Wilkes sire Of race-winners. silva was
bred at San ,Iaeo Farm, where this fastest son Of
George wilkes has such high hOnors I'm the
stud and her dam is one Of the most distinguished
matrons at this noted rotns nursery. fascora Hay.
ward from whom she gets part OF her name. was
himself performer. and scored :23 IL nearly ten
years ago lie was mated with the black Sable.
afterward noted the dam of sable Wilkes, and the
FLY, also "A black was called Sable Hayward. sne
also reserved for the harem and, bred to Guy
Wilkes produced in 1oSo the chestnut lilly now
known fame silva. BEFORE this sable Hayward
lad produced ii brown colt by the same sire, and
this young,cr, called Rupee. developed extreme speed
at the pace, and has record OF IL. b. these
several performances the first and second dams OF silva
are In the list of great brood mares and are adding
10 their reputation through their progeny every year,
silva sold before her own quality had been tried
and became a member OF the stud ut Clarview Farm.
neIr Ietrot the property OF her new owner. George
5. Davis.
Last season she was trained and started three
times. her first appearance being at Lansing. Mich.
August II, where she won heat In = "a > In
contest OF heats, which went to Piletta silva
getting third money over other three-yearolds.
A week later she defeated field Of all ages In the
- class at Detroit hut at Grand Rapids, septem-
Der ., could only get third place among quartet Of
thrce-y ear-olds. AL
Having a rambler OF important cngagements THIS
season, silva was sent to John A. t;odsmlth III Apf:
string which he had Kept through the winter at me
homestead in Wnshington,illc She was 80 LOW ~
the h'glsrrurg hly, his chief object being 10 g.. ga
her strong enough to cary h,r sp'u t., Tart The
Young maze at The Philadelphia Drivng: Park me me
last week in June Here the lack OF so,m mo -, The
It's effect and silva almost unminas'f,pie ia u
proracted scoring She lost the irsi heat but I'm
more actablc AID landed the race IN me d mex mat
M" rTa sn "r r'r sras heats one Of them in
aIs L. and Goldsmith then gave ner r,,, "J ne