New-York tribune., 1895-06-14

sOupAN AND GIL CURRY PROVE TO BE
GOOD MUD HORSES.
THEY MAKE FAST TIME FOR SLIPPERY fooiiN"
AND WIN WITH EASE E-TIE e;:7 CLASS RACE
PUT ovER-sprcIAL TRIAL or SPEED
nETwEEN MASCOT AND bVpp

AID WIN WITH rAsE-TIIE e;e7 CLASS RACE
PUT ovEn-sprcIAL TRIAL OF SPEED
nErwEEN MASCOT AND nupp
ponrE TODAY
Rain threatened for a time 10 prevent n"'"'S,
racing altogether nt Fleetwood PARK yeS'eru"S anu
4, finally put an end to the sport wneh the ua'
progr,mme had been only hair carrie" o"'' "
was only n slight shower further downtown "pou'
,,,,. w,s , dovnrour at the track. the result
h.,uy n hcavy slippery course for the harness rae
or, when the first contest was called ~ o." ''o'N'
The poor footing had n visible erect "'', w. ~.
ords made yesterday for. while 'h' '''' ." " 49,, ~
heats was below the 2:2o line. 1t was no'hhs nNr
uba, the competing horses were capable OF ha""s
ON frm fast track Experienced drivers ""' Wv"
mar, IN the races yesterday agreed that the oo"'s'
,s FROM, ,hrce to four seconds slow. which II ""''
would Indicate that under favorap" o""''''"' Wv
pacers would have gone In 2lo or oe'''' '
,rot,.rs would have beaten 21o. Even WIN -"
track far from fast. Gil Curry stepped '""' "'''
In o13,. with something to spare ana 'ne S"o"e
going trotter Soudan. winner OF 'he go N '
ouoI,od b,s hest preyious record Of 2:ls',
A., on tho two previous days the att'ho'"o''
,uo ro,hinr remarkable In point OF numbers was
good considering the uncertain s'"'e " ,
weather and II was gratifying 10 'ne D'e
and the friends OF harness racing "hen III" ~
,r ., rho crowd was considered. The men VINO
looked
lawn and the clubhouse piazza were 'or INV
,,r, wcll-known business men. who drive on '"e
road and uosscss n genuine love TOT uo'''h Nv"
and trottng races apart rom "' ~ ,,,,,,
nh,se Of the sport. The bluN. picturesque Ola d."
Toyell Motel I'm the early days OF harness. Ia '"7
as the owner OF American GIRL IVA was 49,
ne,chcI upon a chair Offering odds against any
-. .,os, admirers wanted TO back him. ana
,bere v,r. two or three Other professional D'tols
Il, tho gathering: but the noisy crowd OF poor
sellers bookmakers touts and gamblers WHICH, "''
der the old regime made the scene Oh '
track offensive to tho gentler tastes o. '"''"'''
no, and women was conspcuously absent one
n, tho prominent agurcs In the clubhouse yestet-
day was John H. Wallace the venerable editor VINO
thirty vears ago ga thcred up the scattered rag
mani. NJ early trottng horse history anu estaD-
li,hoi "Wallace's Trotting Register "a'iace mas
b..n a lifelong opponent Of poolseng. bookmak-
ing and all forms o. public betting on harness.
races and so great hts aversion 10 thls au-
tunc, of the sport that until the prohbltory con-
,ru,,onal amendment went into effect he had not
hc.n on n trotting track for nearly ten years lie
ia nrr I'm tho belief that the new order OF 'hihgs
Is going 10 be "A great benefit ultimately 20 tho
horse-racrg and horse breeding interests afhouEh
no says the sport may suffer ;or time "hHe 'h'
Oh commercial element f. getting out and the
spor,.fncn arc getting ready TO 20 In Among
,,hc- v.l-k known spectators were Colonel william
y Thompson the owner o, Dudley Ocoti ana
other East iroticrs well as an extensive racing
stud: " Il. Janvicr. who owns the promising
young hors. Potential. no. In the training stable
~ Kich,ri curtis: Frederick T. Steinway. John G.
stratton james Butler. Samuel Mcmillan. ex presi-
dent OF m. Driving club: ex-Juigc II. VI. White
head Juisr Henry Fitzgerald. Frederick House
General JncOb raiz Arthur Benson. Henry husheS.
Cab. Case l.. " Parker. J. ". Knox. Frederic
nown. Harry Ellrci VI. - Thompson OF Utica
Frank Bower cs-pr.-iIent of the Belmont Park
ll. Erllt
Andrew Miller. Joshua Gregg John Danicli Alex
ander Ncwburgcr J. G. HoHland. OF Orange county;
Joseph 4 wendcroth OF Philadelphia. Carl :.
lurr ir OF Comac Long Island. and J. 5. Fer
guson.
The races Yesterday were somewhat marrcf by
the poor condition of the course. the extremely
fast time which horsomen had expected 10 see
being made Impossible and public form being some
what upset 49, we'll The Texas nliy queen Alfred.
that gained "A record ~ 2i5i.. fortnight ago al
the belmont Park meeting IN Philadelphia. was
supposed 10 have the 2ls class race AZ her mercy,
and on a nrm. level track she would doubtless have
tto,tci three fast heats. but she proved TO hc
all AT sea yesterday on the slippery footing. and
Soudan gave her a beating IN comparatively slow
time. Driver Campbell WAS called into the Judges
stand after his mare had lost the third heat the
officials being bit suspicious that ne was not
trying 10 win. The Texas rensman explained that
his mare did no, like the track and he was per
mitted TO retain his mount behind the fayorite
10 the end Of the race but without being able 10
win from the good mud horse Soudan. Dudley
2.ii, in his work and whose chance was considered
good also disiked the track. and failed TO 10 ms
the leaders in the homestrctch and the chestnut
horse appeared to be on The point 81 winning IRON,
Soudan when he slipped on the muddy track ana
made disastrous break
Gil Curry. the good graz pacer from bost,on,
started against him in the 2.l1 cIass rae iir 2St
going down The slippery Fleetwood hill. and would
probably have lost the other heats in the same
pair OF three-ounce toe weights. when had the
effect Of balancing him perfectly, and Keeping nun
on his stride during the remainder OF the race In
the second heat the gray fellow came from three
lengths back at the head Of the homestretch ana; ana;
paul before he could reach the wire beating the
bald chestnut on, by hSaa m SS n on iTr
Gil Curry winning at the finish each time win
pace n mile In 2OS better on good track ls
commonly believed by horsemcn, who witnessed
Wh}rligig who has a record OF 2O. made last year.
was not driven bruislng race by Andrews UNI, ,nis
her position doubtless. but her driver said he had
chance TO win so he sent her three easy niirs
Of the It was decided not to start the ,nI 2
are fifteen starters. going over to to-day. isiies
the regular card. which includes the 2:l5 trot,ing
sss and aseo ass s & s''hs in nss nS and %S
Doble. 2:l3n hitched with running mate, IL on Tor
to-day Summary
eIs -TRoTTING- PURSE $500.
soudsn br. T.. by Combat dam Maude,te by
capoui Nv. II. Snyderp ....i
Queen Alfred, b. T.. by Alfred o.. dam AlS star y .
by jay Rird tW 7. ,nmpbell ...........:...a
Dudley Olcott. ch. g., by Albert W John kclly)3
Clara X b. m. by Clarion thef ". \ Kinney Z
Scs,;.,r,s,N .'..........................5 2
,,,ann. + % bv Nohicnn n Ilyan,...........1 = 3 =
I,r,nhlide gr M, by VIKING tW. II. McCarthy)s u u
Time-2:is% 2:ist. 2:is'. 2:io
2uo cI.Ass-pAcING- $500
on Curry gr. g. by raTshalrs Almont hoy.
dam Gray Jenny. pedigree unknown tredcrck
Paul ch r. by Rusks und Hornet. dam I.ucy,
pedigree unknown w II. Mccar,hy 2
s,sr a., b. m. by Little Henry IN H. iiigbiep
Oebus b. r. by Chrstcrwood tM D"maresD. y
Fred H. blk g. by Shadelnnd Onward CIV. l"
Lester, ...............:...:....". % 9
Whiriaie br T.. by Wlke tW j. Anirrwsl o
Timc-2:i+t. c:iss 2:i3h 2:io
Following are the entries In the two regular
class races on to-day's programme:
ai5 class trottlng: purse. $500 San Pedro blk g., by
Ic sur. r II. Fleming Fleetwood Park. ~ Y. Gretchen
lar M by schuyler; +. W. Smith. iiaverhill Mass Mer
man b. h.. by McEwen; Roy Miller. Macon ua Billy e.