New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-22
TALK ARor-T TROrTING HORSES

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Although the Grand Circuit meeting when ope"td
the new trottng track in Detroit last week was inc
scene OF some high class harness racing ana ie"
sansationa, performances. It must be said that Oh
tho whole the realization fe somewhat short OF ~
dllIng the expectations OF horsemen Inc H'"cn-
-aked-Of course at Crosse Po!nte perfectly p'''"'"
,,l CONSTRUCTED though It u.s. has not yct been set
lied and packed sufficiently 70 afford the hrm
s,rlngv footing required by the harness horses Tor
,holr rocor, breaking flights OF speed, and at pres
or, II q far from being "the fastest track IN the
world" which rs jealous Managers and puhaers
proclairncd II TO b. before he Blue RlDDon Wet'"s
began While tire speed average FOR the week al
Detroi, Is wei below 30 1t Is neither what morse
mon expected 70 see whcn the pick and choice OF
-, ear,v Eastern circuits met the flower Of the
Western trottlng turf for the FIRST time nor what
may be reasonably looked forward 70 this week
..ho, tho c,mpai.ners are at the Cleveland course
o., whose golden yellow sol, Maud s iro,ted 10 her
s,.u uneoua.led old-school record Of 2Ost
OF the four principal races Of the week
,broo were in measure dsappointmcnts
This was especially true OF the amman
cor,as, for the Merchants and Manufac-
,u-crq stake Of $1,000. I'm which sixteen sup
posediv crack trotters ~ the 2:2f class nearly All
Of them winners In IN" carly circuits. went 10 the
nos, In other years this race has been one OF the
most brilliant features OF the Blue Ribbon meet
ing and has usually gone to the great horse OF the
..,nn,iro as witness the victories OF Walter T.,
en,,,e BAR and Nightingale ia their respective sea
.ors But the M q NJ" OF 1891 will be- refn"m-
bercd as a commonplace race between apparently
commonplace horses, and chiefly notable on ac-
count Of the unexpected defeat Of {. }. larllln
industriously toutcd trouter Rex Americus THIS IS
the colt that the Buffalo turfman pur' haSe1 ior
y5co a, Lexington. Ky. two years ago. after the
,ounrsfer had shown q trinl lu gl5is two-year-
old lie W. then. ~ he Is now, big i'hC", IN
suited In form for carly racing ara sirel 10y IL
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prowcs- on the turf. Mr.. Hamln was wise enough
not to start him last season but this year me ionr
AZ Hamilton. ont, ana az The rrcrnt SiAIH""
meeting. where h. irotted 10 record OF ~ ~
the strength Of these two victories tos 'thor Win
the Jrostlge which attaches to every starter from
tie Hanln stable. lt"A Amrrlc"s was n ,l., an
and be- cnrricd round sum OF money iCr us mn
ionairc o~r"r ana his friends HOY me n's oars oar"
l' 'i, 10 tyo s,,c...ai,e ,enrs was rounIiy ana
,oindl defeated g., the picbciam Baltimore trot-
ter VI -. in mo'erat" time b. matter 81 -.
cont history Hereafter il IS probable that Grand
oils Tho winner Of the N NJ" was a hors,
d"lphia circuit Of May and june. aud although IA
seems 10 l.. a mater ~ considerable uncertainty
nls history =. unknown 70 MS owners. and 70 The
Year Book au''oritios Common reinte VIZ II that
" - ls ny Ja.oa RIqpcri's Vcl-kuown trottiar
Sire Favorl,e wilkes ~, whrr" D.. com"s from
anI who his breeder is are matters that ~ yet
have not been brogAht 90 hght. For IT, hrst tmr
ln thc hietor, ~ the hg ~ Detroit Eastern
horse finished arsi. THIS year the contingent from
this side ~ the Auognanics more than redeemed
80 former defeats by capturing met second and
The pacing frc--'or-aI ~ po'r)t nEcl 20 bring
fos iher nae ;w1 rival horses from Rufl'o Mssco,
ara Robert J. a- hors.n,.u had expected y would
meeting on' the brilliant .p"r'or,naacr u 4 bert
-, 49, 9As."," Nhnre ns defeated i}lnS I'D ani
Dnne. ~ iaFt 'm'. probably initc"h "ij Oh.
Iurn'r ihe ifni.'f o.; MRf'7t. 20 deter 30" COMBAT