The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-01
FLEErwooD TRACK CLOSES.
Gers Drives Captain white to Victory.
Where the Horses VIII Go.


FLEETWOOD PARK, Aug. A.-About
20 horsemen witnessed to-day the finish
of the 2:27 trotting race that was car
rled over, on account of darkness last
night, at the Fleetwood Grand Circuit
meeting.
When the horses were called out for the
fifth round this morning, Edward Gers,
the driver OF Robert j., was behind the
black horse, Captain White. in place
OF Ira Harris who handled hin. yesterday.
Ii was iumOrcd that the judges had made
the substitution, but this was denied,
Harris claiming that he had secured Gers
voluntarily, because Captain White was
a bad actor who needed "A master hand
10 keep him in stroke. The black horse
was a fayorte to-day, with Gers no,
and the Tennessee man guided him TO
victory, in two heats. giving him the
race. Neither Lake Erie nor Belle
TruxtOn, the heat-yinnSis Of Yesterday.
could compare with him IN point of
speed, ard as Gers kept nm from oreak-
Ing the e-year-Old won with great
ease. Belle TruXton apparently made
nO move to win to-day. so long as Lake
Erie held the lead. but when Gers brought
Captain White up fast in the home
stretch heading Lake Erie. Tyson went
on with the TruXt0n mare.
The race had all Of the ear-maTks of
an attempted Job, but the best horse won
after the change OF drivers Nas made.
Tine driving club of New York -s.sared
about $1,000 on the hye-days meeting, IN
spite OF the anti-gambling laws. which
prevented the management from deriv-
ing any revenue from tho betting ring.
IL was the most successful and import
ant ,ryttirg meeting ever given In New
York and the followers are unani-
nous In proaOuncing il one OF :he best
tr0ting meetings IN the Grand Circuit
Of 1856.
The Village Farm stables Of c. j.
Hamlin made The largest winning. the
victory OF Robert j. In the $500 pacing,
and OF Bright Regent and Nightingale
yesterday bringing Mr.. Hamlins earn
ings up 20 a round sum.
From here Robert J.. and the Hamlin
horses go 20 Louisville laying idle until
the week after next. when Joe Patchen.
John X. Gentry. and Robert J. are 10
pace for a $500 purse during the G. A
X. reunion at the Kentucky town.
Patchen and Gentry viii start next
Wednesday in an exhilStion race at
Philadelphia, then going 70 Louisville
and afterwards to Dubuque Sioux City,
and Lexington. where both PAGERS have
engagements which will bring them to-
gother. Summaries:
2:I class. trotting. purse 5000:
Captain White. b. g., by Scarlet
Wilkes, dam Jane 9ioseley.
by Mambrno Patchen ,iisr-
ris and Gers ................ assn
Lake Erie. Dr. e., by Cadmus'
Hambletonian. dam by Rsdix
Bellefounder (Quinton) ....... 521l35
Belle Truxton, bl. m, by Trux-
ton. dam by Prince Orloh (Ty-
Eddy Wilkes. Sargent. Gleason, Nora.
Memorial. Skillful.
Time, 2l6 Il. 2l5. 2:ls 10. 2:2O. 2lS Ia.
2:T II.
rHE BYLLg Stalks AT sBRf psHFAD.
SHEEPSHEAD BAY RACE-TRACk.
Aug. 3l.-The very attractive card here
tc day brought Que very large attend
ance. fully 1900 persons being presens
The track was in fast shape AT the he
ginning Of the sport, bat shower ate
in the afternoon made it decidedly heavy.
The features OF the programme were the
Belle Stakes for two-year-Olds and the
Turf Handicap the ninth OF the season,
for three-year-olds or upwards. The
former was won handily by One Love.
who ruled favorite at odds of 10 5. Ar
gentina, iO-to-l shot. ran second three
lengths away, and Enlorti ". third.
Axiom was well backed to cross the
wire rirst in this evcrt, bur he finished
I'm the ruck.
The race for the Turf Handicap re-
suited in a decisive victory for Bath
amptOn. who went TO the front In the
first furlOng. and was never headed. win
ming by a length from Counter Tenor
who finished only 4 short head to the
good Of Maurice. third. Summaries:
Firse face--for two-ycar-olis, five fur
longs.-Eamiro us. Ballard. TO ID
first. The Wirner second. Captive third
Time. lo3.
Second race-for three-year-o one
mlle.-Monaco Q1S. Hamilton to p first.
SunuD second. owlet third. Time.
Ia 40.
Third race-the Belle Stakes. for two
year-old FLIES. Futurity course.-One I
Love dS IL. Doggett. & 10 81 first Ar
gentina second. t1oretta Nv. third. Time,
I'LL -.
Fourth .race-for three-year-olds and
upwards, one and three-sixtsenths miles.
-Orinda lo2, A. Clayton. TO y first.
satalla second. Str Dixon. Jr. third.
Time, 2:oi 2-5.
Fifth race-six and one-half furlongs.--
Irish Reel O06 Simms. TO p first, Buck
ror second, Buckwa third. Time, lis 30
Sixth race-the Turf Handicap. one and
one-quarter miles. on turf.
Css. Perkins. 6 to u first. Counter Tenor
second. Maurice third. Time, 1:n.