The sun., 1894-08-30
RALpH WINES nv GREAT FORM.
re wins the Charter Oak stake IN Straight
Heats.

Heats.
| HARTFORD, Aug. o9.-This afternoon saw the
| twelfth contest ior the famous Charter Oas
stake, which was inaugurntcd in 1883 wher
! Director proved the best Of n strong field. Thrce
| other stations had won this classical event
Patron Prince Regent, andAlcryon up TO 1901
! andthcn IL went tn three mares consecutively
| This time the developed sire carried Oft the
honors though the money reward is only half as
large Ralph Wilkes the greatest Of that fam.
I lily of trotters now in training, gathered in the
| Charter Oak to-day in straight heats making the
best time that has been scored In that event. In
| every mile lac was pursued to the wire by the
| stout brown horse Mahogany. who Is like the
| winner five years old John \. Goldsmith was
| behind the New Jersey trotter and as Judge
| Henry NJ. Whitehead remarked: 1T was a
Crcdittblc effort for horse that is lame at both
ends
Ralph Wilkes started with the advantage of
| inside position, and Gretchen carried him TO tho
| half In :Oj3t Coming home Mahogany drew
| up, and was two lengths back the chestnut
stallion reached the wire in 2:t2l3. Gretchen
| made a bold bid for the lead in the second heat,
| showing a trilo IN front at the quarter. but
| Ralph Wilkes shook her OFT on the back stretch.
| When Mahogany challenged him down the
stretch the leader increased his powerful stroke,
and stepping tho last quarter in 321R seconds,
finished u length ahead in ":l"A. Tho task
| was by no means completed. for Mahogany
was moro formidable than ever in the third
heat. Gretchen tried again, but disappeared
In q tangled break and Ralph Wilkes had recled
or the first second, and third quarters each in
80 seconds. Then came tho struggle home, and
the chestnut truttcr bad to step the last quarter
in 3l3i seconds 10 dispose Of his brown antago-
mist. The pair were only length apart to the
distance, WHOM Ralph Wilkes drew away u little
and had a clear lead at the wire In 2:lOs4. This
gave the winner now record. and IL the fastest
heat over trottcd Tor tho Charter Oak prize.
William II. Fearing, who bred Mahogany, had
run over from New York with his friends.
Rensselaer, Weston and Judge Whitehead. to see
his old favoritc. Robert Bonner also an in
tcrcst,d spectator, while Col John +. Thoyer of
Boston, who owns Ralph Wilkes hobnobbed
with j. Malcolm Forbes, his fellow townsman,
as the race was IN progress. Ralph Wilkes VIII
he ut Fleetwood Park next week in the 2:1S
Following the short battle for the Charter
Oak came ono of five heats for the o:1S pace.
Bcrk shire Courier led the way the first time
aud landed with new mark Of 2:l4a. He
came very near to capturing the second heat
but break in the brush down tho stretch with
revealed the staycr of the party in Judge Ster-
ling, who came through the stretch in hot
dispute with Amelia and out footed the chestnut
mare in ":l5}g After that Judge sterling was
drives in the last quarter of the next two heats.
but unable !n ovcrtake tho roam gclding, who
halls from Michigan.
4 couple OF stakes contributed by the National
Association II IrOtting Horse breeders had ibut
two candidates IN each, and were onc-sided af-
fairs that possessed 10 interest for tho crowd.
After Amboy defeated liortcnse and Katie Is.
showed that She was much faster than Lava
light In the first heat Of their engagement, tho
trotters played To empty benches. To hurry up
matters, Katie i. aud Lavalight did not leave
the track after the second heat, and, after walk
Ing few minutes, scored up for the third,
. The Nutmeg Purse, for three -year-olds worth
100000, is the most valuable event of the meet
ing and will be- decided tomorrow. Nelly A.
should win this easily, as there seems to be moth
trut complete the fourth days card. sum
maries:
2:s class. trottngi Charter Oak; guaranteed stake
Ks!ph wnses, Oh; q by Red wllkes-Mary,
sally simmons, hr { starr
Aunt Dcah, b. m, Stewart.
s,rgntih X Z. IT. T.. curry. ........t
tathgrinc Lcyburn, ch M ej......:......7
Miss Miss McGrsg3r b. ~: Eiscman) y
nlss Nelson d. NJ; unrtisl nis
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,,GS;ls class, pacing; Pursr g. 900.
'Hnss @ mer,HT' III ,y e. ny Detraetor-dHH
HiI4hland L., g. s., by Highland Graz; Giy;iMc:o iMc;o
Harksltr courier, b. 6. by; Ira Wilkes,
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ego class, trottingj stake s525 ,,
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PES class, trotting; stake s7iO.
Kate e. f. I'm, ny Lord Nelson-Nelly by Fowl
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