New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-02
FLEETWOOD SPRING RACES
SOME SPLENDID SPORT MAY BE EX-
FECTED
A FINE LOT OF HORSES ENTERED-THE MEET
INGs AT BALTIMORE AND PHILADELPHIA
AN EARNEST OF WHAT MAY BE
LOOKED FOR HERE.


AN EARNEST OF WHAT MAY BE
LOOKED FOR HERE.
Within d little more than a week the harness
horses OF the Baltimore. Philadelphia ana New
York spring circuit will be at Fleetwood. ana the
followers OF trotting in and about New-i orK VIII
get their first glimpse OF high-class sport for the
season of 1896 Men who have attended the meet
ings in this circuit at Baltimore ana fhliaoeipiia
dur;np the last three weeks say they never before
saw so many good horses out for the none! d.
this season OF the year. and this statement Is
horne ont by the numerous fast records which
have been made. Usually the best trotters ana
PAGERS are held in reserve for the big purses Oh
the midsummer season: but this year for some
reason or other a great many trainers seem 10
be making use Of the earning capacity OF tner
fastest horses from the very beginning OF the cam
paign the result being that in nearly every class
race thus far trotted or paced in the spring cir
cult the time of the heatwinners is the best tha'
has been known for horses OF IKE c'aSs '"''
early in the season.
GRETCHEN'S FAST RACE.
Tho time made by Knapsack McCarthv's little
mare Gretchen, 214i4. in her race at Baltimore TWO
weeks ago, said to be the fastest mile ever
trotted in a in the month OF May anu I'll
Currys three heats in 23i2, 21lia and Zl-, on 'ne
same day and track certainly constitute the fas'-
oct Nav race on record Although the fastest four
races on the programme Belmont Park, Phia-
delphia were declared off last week. on account
of the passage Of the anti-beting law In Pehnsyi-
yania, leaving only the slower classes 10 DE con-
tested the average time made IN the thlrty-ohe
beats ,rotted and paced at the Belmont Park meet
ing was Pisa which beats the record away OH
for spring harness racing on any track IL 'he XIV
and ga class PAGERS and the 2lS and Zl5 troters
had been permitted TO so. according 10 the or'sl-
nallv scheduled programme, the average would
doubtless have been fully up TO the 1rahd circuit
standard. -
The same races which were cancelled by the Bel
mont Park track managers have been declared on
at the Point Breeze track in Philadelphia where
the circuit flyers hold forth during the com
ing week Thus the Fleetwood meeting in New
York which follows one week later VIII see the last
division In motion for the first time since the horses
loft the historic old Pimico course in Baltimore
With this let-up of fortnight every animal should
be on edge at Fleetwood and local followers are
leaking forward to a week of splendid sport. Be
sides the circuit flyers that come from baltimore
and Philadelphia. quite number OF new horses
will join in the campaign at Fleetwood, thus CIV
ing an additional element OF uncertainty ana inter-
est TO the harness races here.
THE 2lO RACE FOR PAGERS.
Perhaps event of the meeting VIII create more
interest than the 21O for PAGERS in when the
Tennessee geding Gil Curry, 21ll2; the IeXas hiis
Lena HILL 2l2; the Kentucky four year-old. Whirh-
gig 2:1O; the Nebraska flyer Fred X. 2"*s-; 'he
Indiana mare Angie d.. 2I1A Knapsack Mccarthy
Paul 2osi4. and the in-and-out Baltimore PAGER
Rebus 212a4. Will come together along with some
other fast Gil CurfyS last "lnliHs i"'e ~
baltimore shows that the gray son OF Almont BOY
,s all hut ovincibe in his class those who saw him
defeat Angie D. Paul, Susie G. and Simmons at
Pimlico agreeing that he can beat any hoIse no'
capabe of putting in three heats below Z:V. "h'ii-
t ,ba champon three year-od PAGER of 1884,, ought
10 be good enough TO do this II she comes 10 inc
nos, sound and right. but the condition OF Andrews
creat dllv is a matter of some uncertainty as she
has not vet made start In company TINS year
,rgie d who forced Curry out in 2lli2 at Eat-
more is another great young mare, whie rreu ~
e ne Is as good as he last season. ought 10
give the gray favorite the hardest contest OF MS
oaraar paul and Rebus although they are erratic,
uncertain performers, do not look 10 De ou'0"sN'
even in the company of Gil Curry ana the rest.
The Ola class for PAGERS has another strong field
of prospective starters with the Mar!idho "oIs
Robert c. apparently the best of the lot on PUBIC
,r,, The son of I'horndale Idol has not started
since the Pimco meeting. but he was good enough
then TO defeat Queen Gothard. Maud T. ana sU,h
beats Alhambra 2:lii.; Lutte Stret hmore z.lStt'
Peter Piper 24i ana me loca are among the other
starters that have been seen in pubic ms Eeai
,b ms' eighteen speedy but the
circuit followers who come from Phiadeph'a Gnu
ar western fy Prairie Lily. there is probably only
one PAGER in the This hd angbTer
ss0u aar, paS wilSes the iowa sire that Roy
WiReS nacers She has started every meet
Ing in the spring circuit thus far ana hss yet TO
re ON on Thursday last at belmont; Park Wilton
(ireenways good young ma Is q 1aneat IN siS,.
and come back in 2i In order 10 WIN, put tIG my
Ma WhH saw the race TO have without being
called upon in any part OF any neat
FLEETWOOD SPRING PROGRAMME
Below is the programme for the Fleetwood spring
meeting June II to IA. together with the hst oil
entries the faster classes
Tuesday June 500 .ass eas o,'n 1S pnfe purse 500
Wednesday. June l2-2:lS class; tIo,uhs pr1 80.
isss class ' GIss o PnTss sSgS
Friday June i4-2ls class, trot'ins. purse 500 2hs
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PETER piper b. &. C2:l44) By Nantucket: j. r.
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tyank A. Frank Carroll. Baltimore. Md
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Hambletonian: j. b. Fleming. Fleetwood Park. y T.
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Rider Cambrdseboro. Penn. Kentucky s'aT b. vi e.
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smith Haverhil. Mass Daisy Dean b; m '2lslso.
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Mcdonald. Albany, \, y Jennie Brown m. ego.
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