Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1894-07-07

tcrs and side wneelcrs will put in n week
ut Saginaw contesting for SIS, 900 I'm
purses, and on July 10 the scene will
change to Detroit, where the palatial new
track and grounds of the Detroit Driving
club viii be opened with q grand flourish.
During the six days of racing ut this mag
niflcent track $40, 900 will be distributed
among the owners of the winning horses
Not q p sc less than s., 600 Is offered, and
In ever, event $500 additional will be
given to the horse trotting the fastest heat
provided that heat cclipscs the record time
for the event.
The banner event of this famous blue
ribbon meeting, however, will be the
Horscman's stake for foals of 1890. 1t will
be trottcd July Il ind will be worth SILL.
600. In addition to this sum, q sterling
silver cup, valued ut 81, 900, will be given
to tho breeder OF tho winner, and $500 nd
ditional Will go to the winner of the fast
est heat, provided a:O5L Is cclipscd. The
following day the IS, 900 Merchants and
Manufacturers purse, 2:si class, will be
contested for, and tho feature of the last
day of tho meeting will be n 50, 900 Con
ISOLATION stake.
On July % Cleveland will he full of
horses and horse talk, for ON that day the
$4l 900 meeting of tho Cleveland Driving
Park company begins. There, rs in Detroit,
Directum, the king of trOtting stations
is barred from tho free for all class. The
largest purses offered at this meeting are
50, 900 and the smallest 81, 900.
When the trotters and PAGERS reach Duff
falo, they will find the snug sum of $780,
600 hung up for the two weeks meeting,
which begins mt Buffalo park ON July 81.
In this great homo of PAGERS the side
whcelcrs arc we'll provided for. OF the %
events on the regular card II nrc for the
lateral gated flicrs. The two pacing events
OF tho fortnight will be the IS, 600 Scnsa-
ton purse for 800 PAGERS on Aug. 3, and
the IS, 900 purse, free for all, on Aug. 8.
Three different 5000 purses are Offered
the trottcrs, and the gallant old Dlrcctum
Is not barred I'm the free for all on Aug s.
One of the most interesting contests OF
the meeting will be the match race for
So, 900 between GrCcnlandCr and Nightin.
gale, the rival two milo flicrs. In lSg2
Nightingale truttcd two miles against
time mt Nashville in minutes 33iI sec
| onds, which established a new worlds rec
ord for the distance. Last year ut Tern
| Hautc the hardy stallion. GrrnlandCr, tool
n shy ut the record ON Nov. and cut
| Nightingale figures tn minutes - SEC
| ouds. Nightingale still holds the thrc'
| mile rccurt. of minutes 55I y seconds and
| will make great fight to regain her old
| two mile honurs.
ION to Rochester," will then bc tn,
| neigh among the horses, for ON Aug. !;
| the circuit performers will begin n week
hard work mt the Rochester Driving park
| In all So, OO0 will bc contested for by I'll,
trottcrs and PAGERS. The big purse Of tn
week will he the So, 900 event for 2:2;
trottcrs ON the opening day. In the fro
| for nil, Aug. 10, D:rCctum IS barrcl again
The third week In August Is still un
claimed, but on Aug. 20 tho travelling
horse show. which annually swings aroun'
tho circle OF the grand old circuit" vii
strike the Nutmeg State and hustle 70
500, 900 hung up Ivy Charter Oak park n
Hartford. Last year the iron hand Of tn
law barred the gatcs of this famous al,
race course, but this YEAR business will h
done ns usual Ht the old stand. On tn
second day. Aug. -. tho grVat attraction
will be tho $4,000 Connecticut pursC
Tho following day the Charter Oak guar
antccd stake Of 81. 600 will be tho priz
struggled for by tho ais class. On Aug
| 30 the truttcrs will battle for tho $40. 90
Nutmeg purse. The feature of the pr
grammc for Aug. 81 Is the s., 600 IIartfor
guaranteed stake for the 2:23 class.
The Driving club of New York mex
entcrtains the equine royalty and pay
so, 600 for the high privilege. Tho M
York meeting opens SCpt. 3 and continue
week On sept II Philadelphia wi