New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24
FLEETWOOD'S BIG LIST.
.,.sv ENTRIES FOR THE GRAND CIRCUIT
rRorTING MEETING.

srccrssruL MEETING ASSURED
,,, u,,xnREp AND SIXTY NoMINA-
r,oSs IN THE TEN STAKES WHICH
CLOSED on FEBRUARY is.
- rau,ard s Hedges Of the Driving Club
-, New-York gave out last evening the ns' VI CT"
.5.s in the eleven stake races to be tro''eu ana
ad at the Fleetwood Grand Circuit meeting
80, Sentember The list Is a mammoth one.
..ss,ne the splendid showing made last season.
49, sarlv closing contests for trotters were rad
oil over the country and far exceeding 'he eN-
.c+a.,ons OF everybody connected with the DIV
,,o club In the classes which closed on FEB
ruary IS no fewer than 400 horses have been named.
rs ia an average Of fory-six entries in each race
h,ch f,lly assures the financial success OF the
Grand Circuit meeting. the Driving Club made
a nat profit Of 1000 Its early closing contests
last season. when the list was considerably smaller
II is well known among horsemen that the stake
system so-called. received setback on the trot-
ting turf last year. and 1t has been the common
belief that few Of the earyclosing contests opened
IN 1886 would receive much support from the breed
.rs and owners who campaign their horses Gales
burg H. and New-York were the only prominent
tracks that venured to open stakes for the coming
season. so widespread was the feeling that horse
men would have nothing more to do with the sys-
tenn The Galesburg stakes closed February l. and
the outlook for Fleetwood was exceedingly I'M
promising when the news came from the western
track a fortnight ago that everything had oeen
declared off owing to a lack Of entries The DrlVihg
Club Of New York had offered It's stakes without
reserving the right to declare off. and the pro-
cramme announced would have been carried out
10 the letter II only half dozen nominations IN
class had been received instead OF forty-sx' East
ern horsemen appreciated the enort OF the Ne"
York managers to maintain high-class harness rae
ing at Fleetwood. however. and they gave the o!o
track the greatest list OF entries probably that mas
ever been secured by any member Of the grano
circuit
Nearly every prominent campaigning stable IN the
country is represented and their entries are OF
class which promises some great sport for the 1ol-
lowers Of harness racing next September. c. j.
Hamlin of Buffalo j. Malcolm Forbes and Coonel
John E. Thayer. of Boston; Frederic r. olcott r. H.
Hartman William Simpson and James Butier' OF
New-York William Corbitt of Burlingame Cal.
Rumble White and William Becherle, OF Danoury
Conn: Robert Steel and Charles Nolan, OF Phia-
selnhia: Senator Mcmillan of Michigan. and c. W.
Williams of Galesburg ILL.,. are some OF the repre-
tentative breeders whose troters and PAGERS VIII De
seen ut the meeting. Among the other prominent
owners and drivers whose horses have been entered
are Orrin A. Hickok OF California; George starr
Terre Haute: John Splan. Of Cleveland; NJ T. NC
Henry Freeport Ill. General John f. Turner,
Amber Penn: James Golden. Boston; l. p Stauer.
NcGregor, Iowa: Colonel John c. Taylor. the owner
of Joe Patchen: Roy Miller. Macon Ga: W. r.
Putnam Cleveland. and Frederick T. Stenway'
Major S. T. Dickinson. W. E. d. Stokes, ana Z. H.
Bedford of NewYork.
As usual the slower classes secured the largest
number Of nominations In the three-minute class
for trotters the entries number hfty-nlne ana the
$50 class has still larger list. sxty-two horses
having been entered for the s. 900 stake. The 2:5o
class for two-year-olds has ffty-sx prospective
starters and the 2:4O class for three-year-ods has
forty-seven In the three minute class for PAGERS
there are fortyseven green side-wheeiers. ana the
other slow class for PAGERS. the 5000 stake Tor the
s25 class. has forty-two entries.
Following is list Of the nominations In the
three fast clauses OF the stake programme:
PTS Class TRorTING; STAKE 5000.
Queen Allah. 2iS;. oh. m. by Almonarch; L. Harris
Dixie 2:i4& b. g. by Elector: DR.. H. C. Wells La
AamOn 2:i74 b. g.. by Aamoor; C. W. Kellogg New
R0s Mss ssnD rs s. g. BY F'''A'' Wilkes Jam"
s'% White. panbury Conn ,.,.
w ss IN sou SS Ss'';S s Asf
Arlens, 2:l7N, b. m. by Arlington; Air Line Farm
King Albert; 2:ieI. b. s. by King Nu,wooe; Newark
Rife sis Eyr.. ,s Msci s,a:.o an
or' eE:sS Sa.st a fis 1'' '''''" '
sru RSis:: s:.!l s4 by Viking F. w Smith Hav-
S.Ts::,s $i 5s;o g. by c0rn''''"' F. Putnam
Nutshell. a:i5, b. m. by sayonne Prince wsrenwood
Genera rams: aisi.. B. g.. by sidmore Miller Spring
sunIand Cay 2:l5A. b. s.. by Clay; A J. wy-caron,
Ro'sa a s . s eo'i bos an:
Genevieve. 2le1.. b. m. by Insewood benjamin Hyde
Eastview 2:i5i. e.. by Aicyone; John p Gibbs. New
Dennis 2I4s.. br. g.. by Farhom; Roy Miller. Macon
Alcidaia. 2lss. b. m. by Sir Walter ,r; Waldo T.
rG Farm nu; NSr,o a' "a " 0' cottage STOCK
DsPSS w s S :; Mas. sy Governor Benton
Wanda. ai7s,. br. BY Rdsewood: B. H. Demares'
ss BY p sz 6sar sa' s. Fh s
ss:. Sa 70 s Fl By y ss Shines Village WI Farms
oranseiander 2ie,s. br. s.. by Greeniander: William
Elloree. 2is. ch m. by A"'ei G. W. Williams Gales
Ba,soIs. gle sr. s.. by or..nbacks; William Penman
Frank L.. 2:i4a. b. s.. by Sentinel wilkes; Gu. Macy.
seylax 25s.. b. g. by Aban: Allen Lowe. Boston. Mass
2ns CLASS: TRoTT1NG; STAKE. 5000.
Bob Rysdyk. 2:1sb. br. by Royal Rysdyk; George
Dewey Northampton. Mass.
Mar.ton, C. 2:ls'.' b g. by Piedmont: F. E. Hyde.
croSnmcnt: 2so. sr T.. by Monticello E. NJ Lockwood.
COPELAND G no.. FAILS Sf 4 :, Del Mar Suburban Stock
ru,urity 21s' b. g.. by Hinder wilkes; jeremiah
May Day. 2:iss;. b. m. by Abdaliah Mambnno; J. II.
Ruby s:isN b. M by Clifton; Anton Rinschler. New
Jactsonian. 2Isx. by Autograph; Newark Farm, New
Nomsa s:is. , G.. by smusssr: l. B. Fleming Fleet
Little Nance 2:21A TO- m. by Henry c.: Charles coyne.
Vera. 2:isx b. M. by STEAMBOAT. and Pera b. m'' BY
sfaIoboui: e. H. Hartman. New-York a.. 49,
Wanda 2:2Ii. b. m by Piedmont: c. E. BEDFORD New
Ell. 2:22H B. M, by st.nway; F. 7. stenway. New
B. /. c. 22oN b. g.. by Norwood Colonel T.. Lo"oen
snowden. Philadelphia. -. r.-rs
Marksboro n. J.