The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-07-11

! ut Saginaw contestlng for Sis, 600 in
| purses, and on July 16 the scene will
change to Detroit, where the paatial now
track and grounds of tho Detroit Driving
club Will be opened with n grand flourish
| During the six days of racing at this mag
nificont track $40, 900 will DO distributed
among the owners of the winning horses.
J Not purse less than 81, 900 is offered, and
Ill every event $500 additional will be
given to tho horse trotting the fastest heat
provided that heat eclipscs tho record time
| for tho event.
The banner event of this famous blue
! ribbon meeting, however will be the
Horscman' s stake for foals of 1890. Tt will
DC trottcd July II and will be worth S11. =
600. In addition TO this sum, a sterling
/ sllvcr cup, valued ut s. 900, will bo given
10 the breeder of the winner, and $500 adj
ditional Will 20 to tho winner of the fnst-
est heat, provided 1861 is cclipsed. Tho
following day the $4,000 Merchants and
Manufacturers purse, 2:24 class, will be
contested for and the feature of the last
day of tho meeting will DO a so, 600 Con-
ISOLATION stake.
On July 23 Clova1And will DO full of
horses and horse talk, for on that dny tho
, Sal 900 meeting of the Cleveland Driving
Park company begins. There MS in Dctroit.
Directum the king Of trotting stations,
is barred from the free for all class Tho
largest purses offered at this meeting arc
50, 900 and the smallest So, 900.
When the trottcrs and PAGERS reach Buff
1alo, they will find the snug sum of $75,-
! OOO hung up for tho two weeks meeting.
which begins at Buffalo park on July 81.
In this great home Of PAGERS tho sido
whcclcrs arc well provided for. OF the SO
events on tho regular card ii aro for the
lateral gated 1licrs. The two pacing events
OF the fortnight will be tho So, 900 Sensa-
tion purse for 300 PAGERS on Aug. 8, and
the So, 900 purse, FREQ for all, on Aug. 9.
| Three different So 900 purses are offerod
the trottcrs, and the gallant old Directum
Is not barred in the free for all on Aug. 8.
one OF the most interesting contests of
the meeting will be the match race for
So o0O between Grcenlander and Nightin-
gale, the rival two milo 1icrs In 1892
Nightingale trotted two miles against
time ut Nashville in minutes 33L sec
onds, which established now worlds rec
ord for the distance. Last year ut Tcrro
Hautc the hardy stallion, Grccnlandcr, took
shy at the record on Nov. and cut
Nlghtingalc's figures to t minutes 32 sec
onds. Nightingale still holds tho three
mile record of minutes % X seconds and
will make grent fight to regain her old
two mile honors.
On to RochcStcrp' will then be tho
neigh among the horses, for on Aug 13
the circuit performers will begin n weeks
hard work ut the Rochester Driving park.
III all $i2, 600 will be contested for by the
trottcrs and PAGERS. The big purse of tho
week will be the So 900 event for 1898
trottcrs on the opening day. In the free
Tor all, Aug. rs, Drcctum is barred again.
/ Tho third week in August is still I'm
claimed, but on Aug. 81 tho travelling
horse show, which annually swings around
the circle of the grand old circuit" will
Strike the Nutmeg State and hustle for
$6O,0 hung up by Charter Oak park ut
Hartford. Last year the iron hand of the
law barred the gates of this famous old
race course, but this year business will be
done as usual mt the old stand On the
second day, Aug. Is, the great attraction
Will be tho $50, GOO Connecticut purse.
Tho following day the Charter Oak guar
nntecd stake of 5000 will be the Drizo
struggled for by the 2:1S class On Aug.
30 the trottcrs will battle for the $40. 900
Nutmeg purse. The feature of the pro.
grammo for Aug. 81 is the So, 900 Hartford
guaranteed stake for the 2:22 class.
The Driving club of New York next
entertains the equine royalty and pays
S44, 600 for the high privilege. The New
York meeting opens Sept. and continues
week. On Sept. II Philadelphia will