The herald., 1894-09-08
FLYERS At FLEETWOOD PARK
An Exciting Episode in One of
the Races.
Fast Work on the Indianapolis and
Windsor Tracks.
Opening of the Fall Meeting at Grave
send-stase Fair Races and East
Turf Evsnts-Sport-
ing Notes.
By the Associated PresG

New YORK, Sept. THE days
doings at Fleetwood began with an ex-
citing episode when the first heat OF the
Q % class was trotted. just as the field
OF horses passed the Point of Rocks,
closely punched, Cocoon and King Dar-
lington came into collision and Martin,
who drove the stallion, was thrown
violently to the ground. The horse ran
away, pursued by mounted policeman,
who finally succeeded in stopping him
just after passing the wire. Martin was
badly cut and otherwise injured. When
Darlington started to run, Quarter
Stretch was set running by his driver in
order TO escape being iun down by the
runaway stallion, and came the last
quarter OF mile on gsllop. The
judges raised storm OF jeers when they
announced mo heaF' SO the result, in
stead OF placing the horses as required
by the rules OF the turf. There was
such vigorous and unanimous remon-
STRANGE that finally the officials reversed
their ruling and gave the heat to Quar-
ter Stretch. Cocoon finally won the race
after seven heats.
The :35 class trotting-Anson won,
Memorial second Leon Wilkes,and Mag
gle Mason distsnced time, 2:231a.
Frse-for-all. double team, trotting-
Azots snd Answer won the race in three
straight heats in 2:3S, 2:31L, 1881.
Spar, Shandon Bells, Billy A and Dodge
Vile also started.
The 2 20 class trotting-Coccon won
the third. fifth and seventh heats and
race in 2:1519, 2:1714, 2:17M. Carbon
won the second and fourth heats in
2:141a, 2:1514. King Darlington won
the sixth neat in 2:l6 and Quarter
Stretch the first in 2:15. Six others alao
started.
| The 2 :16 class trotting (unfnished)-
| Judge Austin won the second heat in
Gals, Strotona won the fret in 2:l41a.
Impressive and five others also started.
AT INDIANAPoLIs.
INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. THE fourth
day of the indianapolis Driving clubs
meeting was favored with fast track,
good weather and an attendance OF
1000. Directly, who has held the 2-yesr-
old pacing record OF 2:10$4, lowered the
mark by half second.
The 2:l2 trot, PURGE s1000-Dandy
Jim won the third, fourth and fifth
heats and race in 2:l114, 2:ll14 and
2:I2l5. Ellsrd won the second heat in
2:1014 and Standard II. won the fret
heat IN 2:091s, but came In sixth in
three others and was 6istanced in the
fifth. William, David B. and Lees
Pilot also started.
The 2:2O trot, stake $1000-Bourbon
Wilkes, jr., won the fourth, sixth and
seventh heats and race in 2:124, 2:1S,
| a ,nh to@ II ~ id o,,I
fifth heats in 2:1234 and 2:20. Connor-
toon took the first heat in 2:13I and
Heir took the second in 2:l3l4. Kratz,
Manbrino Queen and Cytneria also
started.
The 2 27 trot, unfinished. purse 5000
Nightmare won the third heat in
2:lSI. Hal Pointer tie first in 2:1Sl4
and Douglas the second in 2:2014.
Belts and one other started.
Directly was sent to beat his own q
year-old record of 2:103d, and did 90.
Time by quarters: 3114, :03s4, 1859
2:l014.
AT WINDSOR.
DETROIT, Sept. 7.-Todsy's sport at
Windsor closed after dark, leaving no
one winner in the principal events of
the day. The only race finished was
the 2:i9 trot, which was unfinished
yesterday. and the 3.year.old pace. The
80 trot, scheduled for today, was di-
yided into two divisions, there being 20
entries. The second division will be
started tomorrow. But one heat Of the
2:20 iree-for-all. the highest class event
of the week, was pulled off. Clay Hon
tas won it rather easily. Weather fiRe
track little heavy.
The 2;l9' class, trotting (uninished
Thursday), purse s500--Huron Boy won
fifth, sixth and seventh heats; time,
2:23, 1924, 2:23. Forest Boy won first
and fourth heats in 2:1714, 2:2l. Vrew.
ski won third heat in 2:l9. The second
heat was declared dead heat between
Huron Boy and Forest Boy. Chloe ant
Bassora also started.
, Three-minnte, pacing. $300-Attal
, won first and second heats in 2:20
2:l914. Ollie G.. alse started.
The $50 class, trotting (unfniehed)
puree $500-Ssrsnac won frat and thirC
heats in 2:254, 2:23. Austrian wor
second in 2:2lA. Major Eddy, Rosa d.
= Laundry Girl, Epitaph, Prince ant
t Grace b. also started.
4 The 2 10 trot (unfnished), purse 500
r CLAY hontas won fret heat in 2:l315
: Willie Knox, DR.. M, Pocabop.ss any
: Prince also started.