New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-27
FLEETWOOD'S OPENING DAY:
FINE TROTTING AT THE GRAND CIRCUIT
MEETING.

NIX-UP IN WHICH HOWARD HIS DRIVER
IS SEVERELY INJURED-THE 2n7
CLASS RACE UNFINISHED
The Grand Circuit trotting meeting at Fleetwood
park opened auspicousy yesterday. upward OF two
thousand persons witnessing some OF the best sport
cha, has been at the Old track in Morrisania
o. many years. There nothing particularly
-omising about the programme for the opening
a,v hut every race proved to have it's interesting
taature and tho interes' tagged from
oclock until nightfall \ host OF prominent horse
wan and road riders from the city and from out
=, town were in the throng the clubhouse piazza
s,,ons others David Bonner. Albert Hail. c. J.
rIarNn Of Buffalo; Monroe Salisbury. OF California;
w y steele Chicago: John Il Shuts, W. r. jan
,icr Andrew Miller. John Eudd Jacob Baiz' John
=, Barr, A. !. WEIGH Jack Curry. the driver Oh
-. patchen. and George Starr. of Terre Haute'
who trains for Major samuei T. Dickinson OF '"'S
city. ,, an, svsrv
The track was in excellent condition ana every
,oo- ~ the day lowered his record. Prince furdy
Ting his mark from 2:2l to 2:l5'+; Moons'one, 4
uamlir's crack PAGER, setting his recoru at wv
Mia in the unfinished 2I7 class race. the TWO neat
|n,ers Catherine Leyburn and Benton Wilkes
W.. ,her best performances two or three seconds
pe"' - taking a record Of 2i and the stallion a
mark OF 2l' o ...u oooa., tho meet
- 18th a race which nearly ali circuit lo"o"eis
all lathv four-year-old owned by T. D. hau-
h"' h,s c,tv The horse was bought at auc-
en- j., tho fall Of 1898 for $3.50. He has won some
r,ns like $500 this season in the Grand Circuit
,a,dlns nearly every race IN wh'ch lie mas ~,
H. was A favOrte At even money against VIC ~
,s,ore ;he start. and after he won 'he OPENING
=, cIevsr styie. outfoot.ng Roetta Soap and NO
- hating WAS virtually at standsthl. fropapi!
~ ,o,orI,e would have landed the race in straight
- I'm, Cor an accident which befell the big ielo"
d the third round. r. RAM is miNeu-s"',e'
,orss and in order 10 keep him from Pachie "'pp'
are used. Hopples are extremely oahse'o
arances fer when a horse makes break win 'he
ns ON his LEGS he usually lands on MS mead
y Rami made a sudden and unexpected o'e"N -
~ third heat when Amos; TO the quarter poie' anu
,.fo-e ANYBODY could realize what hao happe"e'
three horses and their drivers were Nihs III "'ar
On .he track FL RANT was in the LEAD "ne" N'
h-ose with the California colt Burngame rlgpt oe
hind him and the Long Island trotter Nomah U"
he wheel The moment the leader fell the olhe'
,ro we're on top OF him. Frank Howard the drNer
~ Fl Rami was so badly injured interha'y anu
alr,ut the legs that he had TO be removed III d"
ambulance 10 the Harlem Hospital isaac r'e'"
ing he driver Of Nomad, got of with Pi''S
severe shaking up while John DickerSoh' Inc "'Ne'
o, Burlngame although thrown high In the ar
cane down feet foremost and luckily escaped un-
sur, Charity and King Alfred were pulled up 10
avoid going into the wreck. Prince furuy' r'oe''
SOAP Rayreuth and the others lodged the heaP Oh
su.kies horses and drivers and finished the mile,
Prince Purdy going to the front al the hai anu
winning handily in PISA. The judges. O. 5 Lehman
? MCGOWAN AMI James o. Gray. showed 'ne"
knowledge of the rules Of trotting by ds,anchs
II Ramf who fell without being interiereu WI;
S NV ~ faii 70 start again in the next heat.
Nomad displayed a do, Of speed in the suecee Ti
s ss' Pr S t he Was Sm not ee Wy Knspack
Carthy's mare Anna Mace. although laine' "o''e"
McCsrihys fast PAGER Paul was made s hd9I9
tayorte for the 2lC class rae Out IF a. fast Won
the 5000 purse in strsisht heaIs wh 1hs speed Of
Ss rsrty ~" ana was the dangerous horse through
out His repeated breaks a.ons 'oS m,s and beat
Three hea were trotied in th5 % until
todav at O'clock Benton wilkes boston n9' he be
owned by Johg shsppaTa was e H Winner # the
I'D been dn.shed last night He ga not move 9 iII
t ,ne H whe, he overhaued the blgsieG onward
mare in the hones,retch IN the mDTessive Style
a ,IsIns 81 P me IN ia that
wilkes has toe R mSks and John r. Gentry the
three great PAGERS that entered for he soC on
ibe homestreich Yesterday All appearea TO be IN
fhe pink of condition. ana great race - 'Np
when they meet summaries;
On cr,Ass-rACING-PURsE $1,000
,,.ors,o,e INK m by Msmbrino King. dam ,
carice by Hamlins Almon, IT. Gees,
H ,,nS1T r' Or b. 5. by Princc,on s,vlson,
h.q T. f fo & & b By o Hal i 10
fsIns cs > ), by A llS5Sa's1 SS%s5
XIV ~ blk m by Messenger Clay a. Mcdonald d,
"niIi'ss' ''' 2G1i. 2oo. 2Io's
o.ao c1Ass-rnoTTING- PURSE $4,000
prime Purdy b. &. by Haveook dam Dy I
sam pDsdy er 'G m by Robert Mcc;regor c
f,arfnyb o,d
,5 E.qae' Soap. b. M by raichen Wilkes
nc HSe1 b. " NSTe9d Ty;sp,
nsyreuih b. s:Iqnssr ,si ies, 10 Il
6seret,s ch m by Elyr' d1oble' 10
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b'H''r 6 by GIsra ! hfs'"' 2ls' sia 2'
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OF -rporT;NI-PuRsE $1,000. UNFINISHED
1en,on wilkes h. Sy Above Gam 'sss'e '''
ton by Jim s, Ss0l, Golden" con- . b. onward dam
ya%s sy s'a Ai%'q By 'f s.nah KINNEY;
Nam'- wiikes b. m. by King Wilkes deechN''' :
Ora Dr. c no. BY s np'Isne BY sable wNs Dcke'
o E..1,sr g. y Autograph CTys5n.,;
kitty r. b. m. by Landmarn nnr SiiAndrewsj..s
,T,1le e. m by wllkss by Walker 10
N'qn1aT by 5S FpaGIet Z
Fl.ctioneer baldwin IL :" -
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ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY's RAChs
Following is the card for to-day; soooo,
ezs 'rass ycar-ods trot,Ing. purse 81 TO-,
Cria 5 blk f. by Ambassador Genera TId Russell
M.doeby IT, Boston. Mass. scud m u ps rowlov h. T.
= Fleming EIee,w9 Yone Portsnlouth y H. Pandorss
l. T. by Edgenark J. Ma!eoim fo'p Ms,,ford Upland
IN g ianes G smith Richmond Va iaIa0'e. es a. r.
bosom Legene BY Mountain By Bue Dawn Over
ioa Fam Lexington Ky orq,hy ''es rrst harrington
Ms.s ,;c;d.s tiorrnery Bagbey b. I..x,oy,on X,
Wilkes WaInu, Hall stool. Farm @;lf1ya' b. M J.
Aen,aia william DecSerlIe p"nouIi a.eo ga Farm sa
Ma, "a Zoe Alexander. br: H., by rpraff"v, wi,che
Hartford, y. !. Lou