The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-04
BENZElTA'S BURST OF SPEED
GOES PART OF AN UPGRADE COURSE
 AT 4 e:O1 GAIT.

1t Awaited Her Nausht, hoWeVer, TOT
 Steady Little Fantasy Won the Great
 Free-For-Ail Rnce-Best Time Was 2:oS
 the Fleetwood Course-Derby Princess
 and Directum Kelly Win in Their Re-
 spective Classes-Two Special Races
 Against Time.
 New York, Sept. S-The 5000 persons who attended the Fleetwood Park meet to-day saw c. J. Hamlin's mare Fan tasy defeat all the crack trotters of the free-for-all class now in training, Kentucky Union 2:o7A, Benzetta 2:06&, William Penn 2:0714 and Onoqua 2:oSA, were all unable to go to the pace set by the daughter of Chimes when Geers turned her loose at the head of the home stretch in each heat and she won out as she liked in 2:O91a, 2:08, 2:10.
 The weather conditions were much more favorable for fast time to-day. Benzetta made a break in each heat which left her out of the hunt. A break in the first quarter of the final heat was the means of bringing out surprising burst of speed on her part. She made the break after the word and before Hickok could settle her she was more than one hundred yards behind the field. But striking her gait just be- fore the quarter she made the flag. She went at an astounding clip past the half-mile pole and her speed seem- ed to increase as she breasted the hill.
 Horsemen timed her the third quarter in 30A seconds-a POI gait-on the heaviest upgrade to be found on any trotting track in the country. Fantasy and the others were like horses stand ing still, so rapidly did .Benzetta close | the gap. She not only saved her dis tance, but she beat Onoqua in the heat, | finishing close up to the field. Her burst of speed was the feature of the race. Fantasy was an adds-on favorite | before the first heat was trotted, Ken l lucky Union was heavily backed at to 4, but the others were at long odds,
 with few packers Kentucky Union
 drew the pole.
 | The trotters were sent away in nice alignment Kentucky Union was clear
 ly in the lead before the first eighth
 had been covered. William Penn chas-
 ed the chestnut trotter down the half
 in 1:O4, but Kentucky Union staid in 1 front until the point of rocks was reached In the third quarter There she suddenly left her stride, William Penn | passing her with Fantasy not more | than an open length back Passing the | three-duarter pole and turning into the home stretch Geers began to come up
 on the favprite and although the Penn-
 sylvanfa stallion fought gamely Fan tasy closed steadily in the race through
 the home stretch, and won by length
 in 2:09k. Kentucky Union beat will
 liam Penn for fourth place. Benzetta
 was laid up. Kentucky Union dashed
 away in the lead in the second heat.
 Fantasy moved along two lengths be- hlnd Kentucky Union who led the way
 to the half in 1:02 and to the three
 quarters in 1852.
 1 The excitement was intense as Geers pulled out to make his drive. Steadily
 and rapidly Fantasy overhauled her ri-
 val In spite of all that Ecker could do
 Kentucky Union was all out and under
 hard drive, while Fantasy seemed
 merely to be jogging When Ecker
 tapped Kentucky Union with his whip
 just as Fantasy ranged alongside the
 game mare could not respond. Ecker | stopped driving and Kentucky Union
 died away, and Onoqua beat her a
 length for second place. Fantasy won
 easily in 2:08
 Geers in the third heat permitted
 Kentucky Union to go to the front in
 the first quarter and stay there until
 the three-quarter pole was passed be-
 fore making his drive When Fantasy
 was called upon she went quickly to | the front as before. From the distance stand to the wire she simply logged
 along in the lead, winning as she pleas | ed in 2:10. William Penn outfnished | Kentucky Union for second place but
 the judges set him back on account of
 a break in the early part of the mile. This forced the stallion to divide sec
 ond and third moneys with Kentucky
 Union, who was moved up a place in | the summary. Onoqua was prominent | in this heat until she made standstill
 break near the three-quarter pole. The visitors stakes for 2:19 trotters was an | easy thing for Derby Princess, who | won in straight heats. The local road mare Wanda was the contending trot ter in the last two heats, finishing close up each time.
 East View Stock Farm-Purse s2, ,500- Free for all Class-Trotting. | Fantasy b m, by Chimes, dam | Howard (Geers).... .. .....1 1 i | Wm. Penn. b s, (McCarthy). 2 4 3 Kentucky Union, oh m (Ecker), 4 3 3 | Onoqua, b m (Turner).... .... 3 5 Beuzetta, m m (Hickok) ...... 5 4 :O91a, 2:Os, 2:10. | Visitors Stakes-S3. .00-2:10 Class-Trot- ting.
 Derby Princess, bl m. by Charles Derby, dam Princess (San- ders) ..... .. .... ............ Wanda, b m (Bedford). ....... 3 2 2 B. l.. C., br g (Reamer). 2 5 Roseline, b m (E. Clarke)..... 8 Futurity, g (Kelley) .......... 8 , Dick, g (Bowne)..... ........ 10 4 Bob Rysdyk, br g (S. T. Clarke) 5 9 Tom Medium, bl (Werner). ' 8 6 Memorial br m (Green)...... 6 10 8 Quality, m (Andrews) .. g 6 10 hn oh