New-York tribune., 1895-07-01
GOSSIP OF TUE TROTTERs.
A REMARKABLE YOUNG PAGER Is HAPPY UNION
HARNESS RACING WITHOUT LETTING IN
CHICAGO THE COAiiNG MEETING
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At HrNTISGToN. l.
Uea, racing Of the bosi-ihree-ln-nve order Is
building up stout. courageous breed Of harness
horses in America At Dcs Molnes last week eight
two-year-oid PAGERS started in race for the nIst
tine on any track. with the same weight beh'nl
them iha, is required for older horses. -Four heats
were paced before frs, money. 81" was won by
Happy Union. and the tic.e OF thesc four meats
was an 22Ois. 2:l9i. and 2.20i.. a high rate Of
speed for green two-y car-ois their first contest
ard wonderfully sustained from beginning to e"i.
The winner IS a ches'nu. colt by the ro'urs horse
Union Medium. 2lss.. son OF Happy Medium ana
his dam. K;ty Vera l. by Talavera. 2;So' anDth'r
son Of Happy Medium Yet the Happy Mediums
are not generally cla ssoi stout strain among
trotting families Another remarkable performance
by a two-year old PAGER took place at Rei OAK
Iowa last week when Suphile. Colorado colt
by superior. 2I7i.. won his race Ia two meats
pacing ~ 2:iGi. aid repeating IN 213.
At a meeting " the officers OF the Northwestern
Trotting Horse Breeders Association hold in Chl-
cago last week 1t was practically decided 10 ho.d
series OF harness races az Washington Park next
August without either pcol-selllng or liquorseing
az An adjunct Of the sport. Heretofore ~" Breed
crS' Association mas derived large revenue from
the betting privilege and the restaurant priVleBs
at the annual trotting meeting. and some OF the
members In doubt about the financial success
OF harness racing conducted withou this revenue.
Arthur j. Cation and Frank S. Cor are In con-
trol Of the association. however. and 1t Is said
that they mean to put the scheme 10 test regard
less OF the financial outcome Al the little town "f
Red Oak. Iowa. Last week there was neither bet
ting bar In connection with the meeting, yet
the average daily attendance ran above 1900. ac-
cording 70 the press reports. The meeting was
managed by Palmer L. Clark. a former ChcaSp
newspaper man. who arranged daily excurslohs 70
Red oak from ali the neighborng towns Among
the horses which took part In the cpcning parade
tfyo
Robert j.. 2:OlA; John X. Gentry. FORA. Joe
Pa,caen 20l. Hal Pointer. 204i.; Directum 2p1'.;
Fantasy. 2:0S and Directly. 207ii all OF them
cha mpions or ex-chainpiors OF the turf Fantasy
ani Directum were 10 meet in special race Dut
rain on the third day interfcred with this feature
This week the famous trotters ard PAGERS now IN
the West Will be divided among the meetings at
ST. Joseph, M.nneapo.i Davenport and Grand
Rapids. Dircctum and Ryiand ]. are under en-
81 cement to trot a special race at Grand Rapids
on the Fourth.
The Eastern meetings OF note 10 be held during
the present week Saugus. near Boston. at
the Gentlemen's Driving Park. Baltimore. AMI at
Huntington. Long Island. where the new itssc"
J. j. W. sherma1 Of this city; gives MS hrst mrs
cst trottins track now in existence. Some bril-
Ian; harness racing Is promised at the "a later
Wood and at Parkway having been entered. The
DSs. r'Ss xo has Of Wn% M
sight in the East among the hall dozen en'T,ss fss
but erra,ic horr.. Dudley Olcott. 2lsH. and ". p.
isng Of good heid The 22$ class entry ns, IN
eudes such cracks as Thomas Morgans lube. 2;is;
Marie Jansen 222A; James Buffers Eastvisw.
2:2a'.; l. P Leyys Halvan: 222ls ana number
reuth, owned by. ". ". Marsh ana .Thoma. Lynch.
OF this city, and Edith Rose. John II Shuss fast
four year-od trotter. Will together In the 40
or 800 class both horses being entered in each
Alcantara. is also among the entries IN these
classes II is said that all three troters can beat
landed three races since June ~ without being
forced TO show his best speed The Huntington