Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-31
END AT FLEETWOOD.
Weather Too Cool and Wind Too Brisk
for Extreme Speed.
azoTE ATTEMPTS TO IEhT 2.O3 81
The Hest He Can Do. However, *
I:O5 I-.-HamiltOn's Nightingale
Steps a Mile In 2.O0 1-2-Other Turf
Events.

FLEETWOOD PARK. August 9o-lhe
most brilliant and successful trottins
meeting that has ever been held IN Ne"
York virtually came TO an end to-day
although one race was unfinished al
nightfall. The weather was too cool 10
be favorable for extreme speed, ana
brisk wind further interfered with the
breaking Of records.
The feature OF the programme was
Azotes attempt to beat the worlds trot-
ting record OF 2:03 "a. held by his stable
companion. AK. The best he could do.
however, WAS 2:o5 IL.
McHenry rated Azote very badly. driv-
ing the first quarter I'm 20 IA seconds, ana
then taking him back to a 2lO gait in
the second quarter, which Is the fastest
portion OF the Fleetwood track. The next
quarter, which is uphill and very trying
on a horse was covered In 81 seconds,
leaving the big fellow 90 tired that he
could not finish better than in POS gait,
making the time for the mile 2O5 IL.
The most notable performance Of the
day was made by c. J. Hamilton's 3-yesr-
o.d trottins-mage Nightingale. ON a slow
track. and under unfayorable conditions.
she stepp d a third heat IN 2:09 IL, beat
ing the best time ever made at Fleetwood
by any trotter save Directum. Allx, ana
Azote.
Gers made II two straight for the vi
lage Farm Stabl by winning the go
pacing race with Bright Regent. The
chestnut son Of Prince Regent completely
outclassed his field.
Darkness necesstatd pOstponing the
PA race. after four heats had been trot-
ted. Sklful, the favorite, threw a shoe
ard was distanced in the first heat Bell
TruXt0n tired after one fast mile. and
Captain White. winner of the second,
was unsteady. Summaries:
2.20 class-pacing, purse 2,e0-Bright
Regent, ch. X, by Prince Regent. dam
Bright Eyes. by Blackwood Chief Gers,
/. /, l.; Fanny 5. ?, ., 2. Abeto, 3. 6, g.
Boneta, :. 3. 5: Clara c.. I. 5. 4; Albert
Darling, 6. 1. dstanced: Vancott, g. dis
tanced. Time. 2Il l-2. ZIP IA. 2:il Ii.
21l class-trotting. purse S2,oo-Nlghtin-
gale ch. m. by Mambrino King, dam
Minnequa Maid, by Woods Hambletonian
Gers, l, /. ]: Geneva, 3, ., 2; Altao, 2. B.
4; Colonel Kuser. I. !. 3; Aunt Delith
7. 4. 5; lightning, :, G. 6, Major, g. 5. 7
Gertrude, s, g. s. Time. 2:l3 IL, 2:l1 IL
200 -.
eli tltSS-tfDliliIs Itlst saw '-''
nuished)-Lake Erie, br. <. by Cadmua
Hambletonian. dam by Risdck's Bell.
founder Qulnton). ,. 2, J. 1; Belle Truxt0n
l.3.2. .; Captain White. 2. l. 5, I; Edli,
Wilkes. 3, L. 3. 3: Gleason, I. 6, 8, I; Sar-
gent. 6. 7, 6. ,; Nora L., S. S, 7, 6, Ne
mortal, l. 8. 4, distanced; Skilful. dis
tanced. Time. PIG - 2:l5. 2:lS IL, 2:2O.
TRACK SLOW.
GALESBURG. ILL. August 3O.-To-
DAYS races we're attended by 5000 people.
The track was a trihe slow on account
Of the rain Yesterday. Summaries:
2ll pace-Fidol won, Colonel Thornton
second. Tom. ogden third. Best time,
2O7 l-2.
2:35 trot-Pattie Clark won. Judge Rice,
second. Harry third. Best time, 2lI Ii.
POO trot-Fredonia won. Orlando second.
Jerry W. third. Best time. 2IS IL.
$50 pace-Cadet won. Sphere second,
Delano third. Best time, 2l6.
TRACK FAST.
LOUISVILLE, KY. August 30.-The
track to-day was fast. and the attendance
good. The feature was a rafting finish
in the third race between Ragner, who
was heavily played, and Sligo. an out
slider. Ragner getting the verdict by the
shortest OF heads. Summaries:
fllsl fdct-slN 4Hi 4viit 'i4'C W. W.
Bergen, 70 y won, Marce Wadlands
second. Sellka third. Time. Is.
Second race-five furl0ngs, selling-Belle
Of Fordham ls. Thorpe. 4 to u won.
Feast second, Laura Gotta third. Time,
LOO
Third race-mile and seventy yards. sell
ing-Regner O05. Irving. To u won. Sligo
second the Princess third. Time. ~ IL.
Fourth race-fOur and a half furlongs-
Sapphire 002. W. Jones. 70 u won.
Charley Sullivan second, Robinson third.
Time. 81 -
Firth race-seven furlones. selling-La
Creole GO. K. Isom. 3 10 81 won. Master
T-raf second Interior third Time % "a