New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-01
THE WIND-UP AT FLEETWOOD
CLOSE OF A MOST SUCCESSFUL WEEK OF
HARNESS RACING.
captain WHITE CHANGES FORM WITH GEERs IN
THE sUl>KY-THE DRIVING CLUB MADE $4,000
ON THE MEETING-JoE PATCHEN. JOHN
r. GENTRY AND ROBERT j.
TO MEET AGAIN.

TO MEET AGAIN.
A handful Of horsemen and members OF inc DIV
Ing Club witnessed the windup OF the Grand Circu''
trotting meeting at Fleetwood Park YESTERDAY Inc
nostronei 227 class. four heats OF which ".'o
trotted on Friday. was the only contest remaining
,s,,s,oa and most OF the spectators who had seen
1are Erie outac: Captain White ard outast Beie
Truxton on the previous day believed that 'ne i"ee
was pretty sure thing for the son OF Nau'''7
Hambletonian Captain White had SHOWN n'o'o
sneed than any her horse in the party to'Ns
long mile around the entire field In the second neat
and finishing in 2l5 but in Ira Harris S nahNs me
rad been so unsteady after his fast winning hiie
that he was back in the ruck at the hhish Vi INC
third and fourth heats -.
Some members Of the Driving Club VINO hau
backed the fast black horse after MS eNh'o'uoi' VI
,need in the second heat did not like Harriss o'N
a., 80 !, s said that complaints were made to the
,,1cas while the horses were on the track scorihs
tor tho ffth heat on Friday night BE THIS as IL
NAV the race was suddenly postponed until yes'ei
dav and when the horses appeared Tor the "i'u-
Nm ed" Geers was in the sulky behind the speedy
tut erratic Cartain White. The judges denied tAe
c,rrert rrnor that they had ordered Harris to re-
sign his seat to the Tennessee reinsman. The bet
ting which had before been in favor OF Lake Erie.
changed suddenly when Geers came OUT behno
White w +. ste, :. the owner or the laVorl'e' De-
ing among those who bet on his chance 10 WIN.
Ceers drove the horse. who is unquestionao.y pad
actor in mastery style. steadying him around the
first turn where he wanted to leave his stride, and
letting Lake Erie and Belle Truxton show the way
10 the three-qUarter pole. There Geers maze MS
drive and as the nervous little trotter came up with
Lake Erie Scott Quinton, driving the latter
swished his whip in a way that threatened to send
the Captain into the air But Geers. who knows a
thing or two drove wide OF the leader. taxing the
outside track and easily beating Quintons morse
through the stretch In 2:l84. Belle Iruxton came
on from the rear in surprising peculiar fashion
Irta n 8
she could not the day, and White won as ne
pleased.
Betting was now at a standstill. II being plain to
everybody that Captain White could not lose the
last heat repetition OF the min, although
Belle Truxton was out for It from start to finish,
opening a gap o. half a dozen lengths in the first
han-nile which vas tro:ted in 1861. When Geers
set sail coming the hill past the point OF rocks
however the D. was seen 10 be beaten for white
trotted steadilv ami true at rate OF speed when
quickly closed fe- J. A sharp brush at the head
of the honest, ch eave the heat and race to Cap
tain White 2l7i2.
Most OF the horses that took part in the Grand
Circuit meeting shipped yesterday TO Galesburs
and Philadelphia. where two notable trottine meet
with the peerless trotter Azote returned TO the
West. 1t is not unlikely that the big horse VII
week and ev, ybody who witnessed his two splen-
did perfor' Al IS here is OF the opinion that AK
der favors ondtions The Hamlin stable will
be shipped Ioulsville, To-Day where hoDeIt g.
Nightingale a. the others will enjoy weeks let
up preparatory starting there next week. Robert
j. Is entered in the s. 0O0 free-for-a at the Ken
lucky town with his old rivals. John r. Gentry
and Joe Pa;chen. the other starters. After the
Louisville meeting ;he champion PAGER Will be taken
20 Fort Wayne. and then to Terre Haute and Lex
ington Gecrs the little fellow Is fast reganing
his best form. and the Village Farm trainer hopes
10 drive him nile in two minutes yet this season
Joe Patchen and John r. Gentry are TO pace
series Of exhibition races. beginning next Wednes-
day at Belmont Park. Philadelphia and continuing
after the Louisville meeting at Dubuque and Sioux
Ciiy. Iowa Robert J. will not start IN these exhi-
eether again Lexington in October in the free
for-all class
The Driving ub of New-York cleared something
like $4,000 or best Grand Circuit trotting meet
ing that ha been held in New-York showing
pretty conc i've that harness racing can be sue
cessfully RI on under the ant-gamb.ing
laws in tbs q The sport was for the most part
clean and . and the speed average SIM
ply daZZllng Fleetwood far surprising all rec
All tod. four heats trotted and paced In
2134. while the track record was
twice lower l. and new champion among trot-
uncovered. The summary:
1927 CLASS TRoTTING-PURsE $1,000
Captain White. blk. g., by Scarlet Wilkes.
Harris and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Lake Erie, by. by Cadnus Handle
tonian dam by Rysdyk's Bellfounder
Belle Truxicn blk M. by Tra1on dam
by Prince Orlof Tyson. ...............
Eddy Wilkes p. &. by Wiikie Collins INC
Sargent. b. s. by Aln,on Eclipse lock
81 S:: 4, s:s.l5 4. :..
Memorial, b. m. 10y Brghtmont pen
skiifui ch M by onward CseiileJ. ...... dis
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