New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-15
rLEErwooDs 5000 FREE-FOR-ALL
TALK ABOUT THE TRoTTERs WHICH MAY RE EX
rEcrED TO srART-AITX APPARENTLY
AMrss THIS YEAR AND MAY NOT
ror-Ar HER ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TALK ABOUT THE TROTTERS WHICH MAY bE IN
rrc-rrp TO srART-AIIX APPARENTLY
AMIss THIS YEAR AND MAY NOT
EQUAL HER REcoRD-DTREcTuM
on THE IMPROVING LIST
IN vi.w NJ the fact that the Driving Club OF New
York has opened n purse OF 5000 for horses OF the
all cls ~ be trotted for at the Fleewood
Grand Circuit meeting next month. the perform
ances OF the flyers which may be expected to COM
petc In this race are OF unusual interest to the fol-
lowers OF trottng. on the public form OF last sea-
sons campaign not more than half dozen tro''ers
In training could be said TO have hghting chahce
OF winning the big prize at Fleetwood THESE were
Alix Dircctum Fantasy. Azote. Ryland l. ana
Phoebe wilkes with Trevillian, Dan Cupid and
some others as remote possibilities Indeed. II the
race were TO be trotted over one OF the record
breaking tracks suited to the reaching strides OF
Alix most horsemcn would look upon the result as
q foregone concusion for good as the others proved
to be last year. not one OF them showed ability to
make any sort OF n contest for the queen OF the
trottlng turf Directum In his four-year-oid form'
gave promise OF becoming the horse OF the CEN
tury'; his brilliant campaign in lss3 when he de-
feated everything he met causing him to be looked
upon as invinciblc. and to be barred from about all
OF the free-for-all contests OF last year But. as
every body knows. when the black horse left the
stable OF Monroe Salisbury at the close OF 1893 he
lost his grip on the championship OF the TURF ana
has never since that time rcgained 1t.
In the hands OF the noted trainer. Or
rim Hickok. his campaign last year proved
to be dcplorable failure. ak beating
him TO a standstil In comparatively SLOW
time on a track which gave the stallion a decided
advantage Hckok was widely criticised for his
failure 10 bring Directum back to his four-year-old
form but many horsemen who saw the condition
of the fve-year-old when he trotted at Mystic Park
thought that the trouble with the horse In
stead OF his trainer. Directums legs were In bad
shape and his feet were tender that he shifted
to a pace every time Hickok attempted to drive
him up to his speed.
CONDITION OF DIRECTUM.
This year Directum Is In charge OF the
wcll-known trainer James Dustin. and great
stories have como from California ever
since the beginning OF the year about the wonderful
Improvement wrought In the son OF Director by
his new driver: but the recent performance OF
Directum at Minneapolis In his race against Fan
tasy indicated more thoroughly than ever that he
had seen his best days The first heat In the race
was trotted In zoo. and was won by the tall i've
year-old Ally from Buffalo. Drectum finishing at
her shoulder all out. In the next heat Edward
Geers drove Fantasy an easy MILE, distance being
waived by mutual consent, while the second-rater
David B.. forced Directum out In 2I2k. Then Fan
tasy moved again and Drectum was once
more beaten. In zoo Geers repeated his
Iaying-up tactics with the daughter OF
Chimes In the fourth heat. merely jog
ging her around the course. away In the rear or
Directum. VINO once more beat David B. In 2isla
When It came to the decisive NTH round. Fsrtasy