The record-union., 1894-09-08
Exciting Episode During a Race
at Fleetwood Park.
a COLLISION IN WHICH A DRIVER
Was SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Directly Lowers His Two Year. Old
Record Half Second at IndIanap-
olfs-Racing Events at Detroit.
Gravesend, East st. Louis. Latonia
and Hawthorne.
Special to the REcoRp.uxrox.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
New York, Sept. THE days doings
at Fleetwood began with an exciting epi-
sode when the first heat of the 2:22 class
was trotted. Just as the field of horses
passed the Point of Rocks, closely
punched, Cocoon and King Darlington
came into collision, and Martin, who
drove the stallion, was thrown violently
to The ground. The horse ran away, pur-
sued by a mounted policeman, who
finally succeeded in stopping him just
after passing the wire. Martin was badly
cut and otherwise injured. When Dar-
lington started TO run Quarterstretch was
set running by his driver. in order to es-
cape being run down by the runaway
stallion, and came the last quarter mile
on a gallop. The judges raised a storm OF
jeers when they announced mo heat' as
the result, instead of placing the horses
as required by the rules Of the turf. There
was such vigorous and unanimous re-
monstrance that finally the officials re-
yersed their ruling and gave the heat TO
Quarterstretch. Cocoon finally won the
race after seven heats.
Two twenty-five class, Anson won, Me-
mortal second, Leon Wilkes and Maggie
Nelson distanced. Time, 2:23!.
Free for all, double teams, trotting
AZote and Answer won the race In three
straight heats, IN 2:3S-2:3l4 4-2:334. Spar
and Shannon Bells and Billy A. and
DodgeVille also started.
Iwo-twenty class, trotting, Cocoon
won the third, fifth and seventh heats
and the race, in 2:154-2:l74 and 2:l74.
Carl Don won the second and fourth
heats in 2:l44 and 2:154. King Darling
ton won the sixth heat in 2:l6, and
Quarterstretch the first in 2:15. Six
Others also started.
Iwo-slXteen class, trotting, unfinished,
Judge Austin won the second heat in
2:15, and Strotona won the first in 2:l44
Impressive and five others also started.
AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. = The fourth
day of the indianapolis Driving Clubs
September meeting was favorable for a
last track, good weather, and an attend
ance of 1900. Directly, who has held
the two-ye&r-old pacing record of 2:104,
lowered the mark by half a second.
Two-twelye trot, purse $1,000, Dandy
Jim won the third, fourth and fifth
heats and the race in 2:114-2:114-2:
Ellard won the second heat in 2:l04, and
Strader III. won the first heat in 2:09I, but
came in sixth in three others, and was
distanced in the fifth heat. William,
David b.. Lees Pilot also started.
Two-twenty trot, stake 81 600, Bourbon
Wilkes, Jr., won the fourth, sixth and
seventh heats and the race in 2:l24. 2:lS
fifth heats in 2:l24 and 2:20. Connor took
the first in 2:l34 and Heir-at-Law the
second IN Z:l44. KratZ, Mambrino Queen
and Cytherian also started.
IWo-tWenty-Seve trot (unfinished)
purse 5000, Nightmare won the third heat
in 2:l34, Hal Pointer the first in 2:lS4 and
Douglass the second in 2:204. Bettes and
Ella Mont also started.
Directly was sent 10 beat his own two
year-old record Of 2:103, and did so. Time
by quarters, 0:3l4, l:033, 1861, 2:1Q4.
AT DETROIT.
DETROIT {Mich.), Sept. 7.-To-day's
sport at Windsor closed after dark, leay-
ing no one winner in the principal events
of the day. The only race finished was
the 2;l9 trot, which was unfinished yes
terday, and three-year-old pacing race.
The $50 trot scheduled for to-day was di-
vided into two divisions, there being
twenty entries. The second division will
be started tomorrow. But one heat of
the 2:20 free-for-all, the highest class
event Of the week, was pulled of. Clay
Hontas won it rather easily. The weather
was fine but the track a little heavy.
Two-uineteen class, trotting, unfinished
i pOI56 rOOVs 11u1OU DOY won
the fifth siX Xth and seventh heats Time.
2:23- 2:24-2:23. Forest Boy won the first
and fourth heats in 2:I74 and 2:lI. Vrewski
won the third heat in 2:l9. The second
heat was declared dead heat between
Huron Boy and Forest Boy. Chloe and
Bassora also started.
Three-minute pacing, purse $500, Altar
won the first and second heats in 2:30 and
1921. Ollie q. also started
HwO-thirLy class, trOttinp unfinished
purse $780, Saranac won the first and
third heats in 2:234 and 2:32. Atrian won
the second in 2:2l3. Major Eddy, Rosa
D., Laundry Girl, Epitaph, Prince and
Grace B. also started.
Two-ten trot or pace, unfinished, purse
$500, Clay Hontas won the first heat in
2:l3I. Willie Knox, DIR. NJ, Pocohontas
and Prince also started.
AT GRAvEsEND.
NEW YORK, Sept. I'm spite of a
meager card, which was still further re-
duced by scratching, the attendance on
this the opening day at Grayesend was
excellent. Two features were down to be
run of.
Six furlongs, Stone Nell won, Correc-
ton second. Mendicant third. Time,
1:15a.
Mile and sixteenth, Candelabra won.
Miss Dixie second, Song and Dance third.
Time, 1:4S4.
Five and a half furlongs. Salvation
won, Silyie second. Manchester third,
Time, Los.
Mile and sixteenth, Patrician won,
Sir Knight second, Stone Nellie third.
Time, 1;4S4.
Five furlongs, Golden Rod won. Sec
ond Attempt second, Cockade third.
Time, l:02.
Six furlongs, Assignee won. Wern-
berg second, Adelbert third. Time, 1:l42
AT EAST sT. LOUIS.
EAST ST. Louis. Sept. Five fur
longs. Ike S. won, Jorquet second, Sam
Watkins third. Time. 1:06.
Five and a half furlongs, Jim Claire
won, Loveknot second, Snarley the
Smuggler third. Time, l:I5.
Five furlongs, Orphan Boy won. Dick
beneath second, Picadilly third. Time.
l:063.
SIX furlongs. j. B. Freed won. Mon
tella second, Postboy third. Time. l:2l.
Five furlongs, Larue won, Head or
Tails second, Prince Peyton third. Time.
Lost.
AT LAToNIA.
CINCINNATI, Sept. Two favorites
out of six won at Latonia to-day. The
track was fast, the weather hot and the
crowd large. Large fields were the rule
of the day, and Starter Pettingill had
rather busy time, two horses being left
at the post.
Six furlongs. Jersey won, Alto June
second, Cora Taylor third. Time, l:16.
one mile. Peytonia won, Al Boyer and
Ellen Douglass ran dead heat for place.
Time, l:444.
Eleyen-sixteenths of mile, Fayette
Belle won, Brevity second, VaIodora
third. Time. Ito.
Mile and seventy yards, Pearl Song
won. George Black second, Strathrol
third. Time, l:l7f.
Nine-sixteenths of a mile, Isabella won,
Aimee Goodwin second, Pleasantly third.
Time OBJ.