New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-02
TROTTERS COMING HERE.
PREPARATIONS FOR THE FLEETWOOD
MEETING.
SOME OF THE HORSES WHICH WILL CONTEST
AND THEIR RECORDS

| Wavne and the Hartford series in the Grand cam
pagn have come to an end the harness horses are
| concentrating in NewYork for the meeting WHICH
| begins at Fleetwood Park next Monday Inc entry
| ust for the METROPOLITAN meeting is perhaps the
largest and strongest OF the season. with the e$cep
ton of the three great harness racing TOURNAMENTS
| at Detroit, Cleveland and Buffalo. and New iorA
| racegoers are promised a week Oh extremely h's"-
| class contests between crack trotters ana PAGERS
Nearly all the prominent stables are represented by
| horses whose performances have made them famous
since the trottlng season opened Such skifu rens-
| men as ~ f. McIenry, the Garrison OF the trott'hs
| turf; John A. Goldsmith, Charles 3 Greeh' III
| Curly, John Turner James Golden, d. j. fayD'uiu'
| Richard Curtis and Bob Stewart are among the
drivers that will be seen in the sulky. and altogether
| the Grand Circuit meeting In Newborn pids Id'r
| 10 he one of the sensations of the season on the
| tro,ting turf In addition TO strong programme
OF class races, arrangements have been Hiade ior
series OF special exhibitions in which the wonderful
| mare Alix and the champion two-yeaF-o.o PAGER
| Directly Will be seen
| AK IL to start day during the week 10 peat
| the record Of 2Oi now held by Nancy Hanks. The
| little mare from Iowa has repeatedly shown that
she possesses the speed to dethrone the present
queen OF the turf to this time she mas Deeh
rated unevcnly in her efforts against the watcn
| that her chances of success have always disap-
peared before she turned into the homestretch Tor
| the finish. At Terre Haute and at Chicago. where
| her first two exhibitions were given, Andy NC
| Dow.ll sent her TO the half mile post slowly
! that nothing short of miraculous speed could nave
! carried her home fast enough to beat 2OL Al FORT
Wayne Ind. on Friday last. Alix trotted In 2:O5i.
| finishing the last quarter at the rate OF a mile in
2:O2. showing that she has all her speed Her DIN
Guilty heretofore has been In covering the first haf
mile at high rate OF speed. She invariably I'M
ishes fast enough - eclipse the best time on record
| At Fleetwood next week the little mare Will at
| least have an opportunity 10 compass the first
half ori- hrea he
portion OF the Morrisania course Is admittedly the
fastest stretch OF trotting track in the country
When Drectum trotted his mile In 2:07 over Fleet
wood last season. he moved the first half in lDi2.
the fastest time record for the distance. Alix
ought to be able reach the half in equally fast
time and, II she does 80. the record will be in dan
ger for nobody has yet seen her weaken in
the homestretch; although at Terre Haute she
asked to finish three successive heats In
lOlL, l0i1 and l:Oli. respectively. Local horse
men. who know both the mare and the track,
differ widely in their opinions to what Aiix will
be able To do at Fleetwood some contending that
the loos. footing and the heavy grades Will pre-
vent the long-strd.ng little mare from going fast,
either down up the hill. and that she VIII not
beat her own record let alone that OF Nancy
Hanks; while others believe she will DO both. Her
manager Mr. Salisbury, is evidently Of the opinion
that Fleetwood IL MOI to Axis liking, for he has
declined to trot her against Drectum over the
New-York course. on the grounds that the track
Tie exhibition mile by Directly is regarded as
likely - be successful. The cot Is to start
against his champion record OF 2iO-.. made az
chicago a fortnight ago and. while the mark Is the
fastest on record Tor two,year-9ld THIS phe-
a perfect pocket edition OF his sire the champion
WOOD course ought to be to his liking. Competent
critics say the y0unesier can beat ~ whehyser
must mus b Trmrnbf that p to two Years ago no
lyl 4. her %
mature age had ever reached The ,:lo mark .,o
,rot,.ng free-for-all gave promise Of the mos, brill
liant contest until Pamlico died at Hartford. Mo
turf and Azote became sore. IN addition TO having
struck hlrnsr:f In his las, race al Terre Haute two
engagement t. ro. SsAnS tms r SA bsy fSr
Two extreme efforts in sng.e week, and The mare
Will probably be drawn. leaving only the TWO FAR
AMI Kylani T, To star; In the race on Thursday.
Ryiani has shown speed enough to beat the hes,
that his p1cnomenl speed Is usually Of 10 avail In
heat racing AZ Terre Haute. IN the race AGAINST
quarter In 2s'g seconds. a hall In OOH, mir In
acc at For, wayne "' on Friday as .' the dstaEce
nag fel In his face when the tine "rs no faster
indicates that tn. Arkansas quarter horse is In fine
form ju't at prrseai A. l:ansns Mich; weck
- 2hsA, 2lO AMI wa. lowering MS record
larger and r'ore evenly matched field. II not a
faster one. IL promised Tor the 2ll class race on
"Wednesday. Thirteen crack troiters h-ve been en-
tered and Will nearly every horse IN the lot seems
to have fighting chance. the two contending trot-
iers on pHpic form should be ne ne chicago mare
rnoebe Wilkes. $ii: and Alar nv. owned By r
Wayne On Friday last Will Alay on ~ same lay
scored b lAnt victory " the Nrw-Engl mi ST
,,S sre 9' 5n ~ he Slga Of Wes,t%a
smith. who handles NJ. olcotts great hve-year.od.
Is counted he peer Of any Eastern trainer WIN
ma,RSosAsny. ~. %Siy ". 2ii.: Aunt b.iah.
l2l% ana other good ones IN IT, ,eId hs race
AnohGr ra Of raT promise S@r. i ,n c or 2 na 9
Wilke.. the unbeaten hye-year-oli from Boston ~
one Of the lot. and on the strength Of his straight
where he troted third heat In 2.lO+' the rugged
son Of Red Wilkes is likely to be a hot favoritc;
Lea Wilkes a young mare that seems TO be i'm
proving with every and has already trotted IN
nm in-saa out performer who Is badly in need OF a
drlyer. QIecchy 2If,: Cocoon 2,iS Baronet ?l9s..
end lot 81 other good ones. This race IL To be
on the same day second important con,es; is
Cheer Purse Of 5000 orc Wilkes one Of John Gold
smiths matches tric Of fouryelr Odds y the ms;
colt IS sterling racehorse and at Terre Il ,u,e he
a,cr force The Kcnu,ky stallion to trot IN 9:OoI
~ his last race. trot;ed & Hartford last week ORC
Miss Iidi a Western mare hat is owirci and driven
hy the mi MILO ,Grlman George II KetGham Of
Lansing. Mich. where Miss La. last started. she
tiOttci 4 MIRA winning neat IN 2JVS. silicon, 2l34P
who Is reported to be lame ana doubtful starter; +
Jenny X. 2:l5ls. and Charley c.. 2:l5i.. are other
fast In the
Fridays programme has promising race in the !
2Is class for trotters which brings togeiher the !
Major s r, Dck!nSon's equally great young mare
Rose.eaf Expressive won II sx-heat race against
field OF thirteen aged horses at Fort Wayne
Wednesday last, trottng the third. fourth and NTH .
heats In "a. ABBA ana 2:l5-by far the lest per
fOrmlnce OF the season for youngster Of her age.
Rosclcdf. a four-year-oI. forced Aar Ia 2li3.,
1913 and 2lt at Hartford Friday last. giving Mr..
rs "A
Strontla Elsa; James L.. 2l64. and Arena. 2l5i2,
are other formidable names on the list of nomina-
lions. The Fleetwood meeting Monday.
five days ~ an additional feature Of
the programme already arranged. the Driving club
has opened two extra for trotters under sad
die, one for horses OF the 2:20 class be trotted
on Thursday