Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-29
AZOTE, In 2:O5 IL.
That Is the Way the Fleetwood Park
Record Was Broken.
BEST PRIOR FIGURE, 2;O1 I'D.
This Was Made by Nancy Hanks
IT. 1S9::-Bcusctfa Second In ses-
tcrdny.s Rncc-Kinmath Third
Bcuzctta Sold for $4,000.

FLEETWOOD PARK RACE-TRACK,
Y Y, August 2s.-Azote, Beuzetta, ana
Klamath came together today In the s9'"o
free-for-all race at the Grand Circuit trot-
ting meeting and one Of the most notaDis
and important races I'm the history Ut
harness-racing ensued. These three horses
are looked upon by turfmen as the three
greatest trotters now In training. anu
their first meeting carried more interest
than any event that has taken place THIS
year on the Grand Circuit tracks.
Azote opened at even money in the bet
ting. but the play was so heavy that ne
was backed down 10 to before the
start.
The first heat was n huke, Azote VIII
ming in 209l-2 without contest. as
Macy drove Beuzetta an easy mile and
RAYMOND made no effort to pass Azote,
bur merely took care to beat Beuzetta
for the place.
The odds were now long against both
klamath and Beuzetta, although II was
exuected that both would make harder
drive for the lead In the second round.
TO another start Azote went OF In front
az before, opening a zap Of two lengths
in the first furlong and trOtting TO the
quarter pole in % IL seconds. Beuzetta
out-trOtted Klamath in the stern chase
down the hill. and when Raymond saw
that he was beaten h. eased his horse
letting BeuZetta chase AZOte out this
time
The 4-year-o,d cast a shoe at the second
turn. but she tr0tted grandly and was
not more than two lengths behind Azote
when the big fellow passed the hall III
1901 10. going at ease apparently.
Coming W the hill AZote heightened MS
head until he had FIVE lengths 70 spare az
the head Of the home stretch McDo"sH
easel him IN the last furlong' ana ne
finished. with speed I'm reserve, IN z"o -
H,uzet,a. driven out I'm a hopeless chase.
trottea the mile in 200 II. ana klamath
dropped Just inside the distance.
ENTHUSIASTIC CHEERING.
The announcement OF the time was
greeted with enthusiastic cheering as the
best time ever made by harness morse
on the Fleetwood track had been beaten
by more than a second
Prior 70 Azote's fast mile the marx
stood nc 2fG 81, made by Nancy Hanks
IN 1893.
John Kelly. who drove Directum, says
Azote can trot tn 1903 or better on n"
fast western tracks. Immediately AFTER
this. heat RcuZetta was sold for $500 -
Peter Duryea. Of this city.
The third heat was conceded 70 Azote,
who cooled out finely. and IL was mere
Formally. az the big horse won again
without a sign Of effort, trotting the mile
In 2.7.
Beuzetta again threw n shoe near the
quarter pole. and made q double break,
which left her fifty yards in the rear.
Massey drove her hard when she settled
ana ms klamath also LETT his stride In
tho third quarter. the f-year-old beat him
ont FOR the place. which gave her second
money.
Az0te VIII probably trot no more this
wear. He is in the exhibition class now.
ami - already under engagement 70 trot
AGAINST the worlds record n zoe 81. held
hv his stable companion. Alix, at Engle-
wood Park next Friday
Tho 9-vear-oN race and the 2i9 trot
we're closely contested Fred ?. Moody
winning handllv i'm the frst-namef event
while the stout i-ysar-oll FLY Bouncer
landed tho 2l9 class cleverly after Miss
NcGreccr had captured the opening heat.
SUMMARIES
Free-for-au class-trotting. purse $500
Azote. b. x. by whips. dam Josie py
Whipp,es Hambletonian (McDowelD, J. l.
l. Heuzetta. ch T.. by onward, dam Beu-
lah. By Harold (Macey). 3. >, 2; klamath
b. &. by MOroOkus dam Bob, uy OphiF
,Raymond. .. 3. 3; Dan CUPID. Tine
200 u, 2uj -. and 2.v'.
2.N cass-trotting. 2-year-olds. purse
S20O-Fred ). Moody, ch. c., by Guy
Wilkes. dam Montrose by sultan DICK
IL q
Lady Delrnar. Oh. f., 3. 3; Fausett, Ella
Madison, and Bngen. Time Z'-J IL anu
2.2l. 49,, ,,..
b. Z. by Hummer. dam Musette' by Mann
brine Patchen (Andrews), :, !, l. !; MISS
McGregor. b. m. l, >. ,, 8. Brunhilde 3
Z l. ?; Eastview. FuturIty, Henri
cite c.. Llttla Tobe. Charming chimes.
and Lady u. Time. 2l3 PA, 2I5 st. ana
9:l3 II. r,,.~.or,r,
sHFEPsHEAD BAY RACE-TRACk'
August 2s-The attendance at TO-DAY
races was wei up 10 the average Iuiiy
500 persons being present The weather
WAS an that could be desired, ana the
tr,clS was I'm perfect condition. weinberg
ostohlisheI a new worlds record AT six
,,d a half fur.Ongs in the second race
+, f.ig2-5 This knocks on one NTH Of a
second from Geradine's famous record.
made for the same distance IN California
i'm lelI and f. a second better than the
track record, which was held by Ami
settle.
First receive furlongs-Marqulse O0j,
Hicks. 2 to - won. Annie Barron second,
Caribal third. Time. lN3
Second race-six and half furlongs-
Weinberg Gl3. Taral. to > won. Saint
I 81,
Third race-Flylrg Stakes; Futurity
course Rey del Carerez G22. Taral. 10 -
won. Ina second, The Buffer third. Time.
III %.
Fourth race-one mlle-Flying Dutch
man Q05. Chorn, ; to y won. Patrician
second. Beldamere third. Time. 1:59 Is.
Fifth race-one mile-Sufhcient Oo5.
Griffin > to y won. Second Attempt Sc
cond. Liza third. Time, 80 Is.
sixth race-one mile-The Pepper Ol5,
Chorn. 70 u won. Kennedy second,
Langion third. Time, l:iS IS.
ON THE DOWNS.
LOUISVILLE, KY. August 2S.-The at
tendance at Churchill Downs to-day was
light. In the third race the good t!ly
Fabla fell at the head of the stretch
when in third place, and broke her leg
In three places yet she ran IN yards be-
fore she fell She was az once Killed.
First race-seyen furiongs-Selika QlI
II. Williams. ] to p won, La Creole Sc
cond. Staffa third. Time. 81 81
Second race--five and a half furongs--
Mike Kelly d03, W. Jones. % TO u won
Hippogriff second Belle OF Fordham third.
Time, l:03 IL.
Third race-mile and sixteenth sell
ing-Judlth QO5. J. Hin, to 81 won,
Spring Vale second, Pretender third
Time, / 80 81.
Fourth receive eighths OF mile