New-York tribune., 1896-05-25
FLEETWOOUS SPRING RACES.
FAST TROTTERS AND PAGERS ENTERED
FOR NEXT WEEK


FOR NEXT WEEK.
PROSPECT OF INTERESTING CoNrEsTs-THE
DISASTROUS EARLY CAMPAIGN
Ill luck of all sorts seems to be in store for the
promoters Of early trotting meetings in the East
this year When the Riding and Driving Club OF
Richmond announced Its harness races for the frs.
week in May 1t found the combined handicap OF a
! backward spring and the betting laws in
Virginia too heavy to carry. and the first meeting
in the Southeastern Circuit had to be declared off
on account Of the light entry list secured. At
Norfolk the next stand in the spring campaign the
advertised programme carried out to the letter
on the trotting track built by John Mariner.
but the starters were few and the sport was, for
the most part. lacking In spirit and quality The
ant-betting laws. which were intended to suppress
the outlaw running meetings at Alexander Island
and St Asaph. have. 1t is feared given the death
blow harness racing in Virginia.
About the only high-class horse uncovered al tho
Norfolk meeting the chestnut gelding Clipper.
which troted the second heat of his winning race
In 2:21% the half-milc track. stepping the last
half of the mile in .oSia under strong pull. Horse
men who saw the performance said that Clipper
could rot in 2:l5 and the talent to a man. backed
| him TO win at Baltimore last week. when he started
In the PA class. The short odds proved to be too
much the speedy stopper. however. and although
the judges made n change Of drivers after Clipper
had lost two heats he finished behind the money
| when the winners time 2:2ci2
| The GAntemen's Driving Park in Baltimore is
| exceedingly popular among horse owners. and
very successful spring meeting promised there
until rain nterfere,l with the sport on the opening
day. With the weather at its worst only half OF
the the card could he decided. six having
TO be declared off al the end OF the week There
was no lack OF entries in any of the classes one
race having sixteen starters: but. at Norfolk,
the horses not yet seasoned for fast work and
the time made generally slow. The first 2:2o
troter Of year entered the list in the PA class.
however. r. NJ Jobe's Attraction cutting his record
from 2:24l4 TO 2:lsla in the opening heat He Is a
bay stallion by Belladonna, son Of Ambassador
22lL. and his dam is Olga Lambert by Royal Lam
| bert making him a full brother the fast PAGER
Simmons, 2lf4
THE BROOKLYN MEETING.
This week the circuit trotters will be divided be-
| tween the Pimlico course. In Baltimore. and the
| half-me track OF the Parkway Driving Club. in
! Brooklyn. Owing to the conflict OF dates and the
| tardy season, which has interfered seriously with
the preparation Of the horses neither meeting
ises equal the standard of last year. Four Of tho
| eight purses offered for the Parkway series having
been declared off for lack OF entries. the Brooklyn
meeting will last only two days. beginning Friday
Nearly all Of the in the four class on
| the programme are local horses. The 2l6 race. in
| which E r. Bedford's Wanda. 2:2ll.; Charles
Coynes Little Nance. 2:2li.; John +. Gbbs's East
| view 2l5i.; Elwood Smiths Lizzie Lanning. 2I7i.;
! Howard Hayden's Island Girl. 2:ls4; John +. Din
! !,
2l7 and w. A. Wynnes Hussar 22l. are entered.
bids fair 10 be the feature OF the meeting. In add
| ton to the regular card two special races are 20
| be decided. One is private sweepstakes FOR $40
corner. with the three fast Brooklyn PAGERS News
boy 22A Touch -me-not. 2:13%4 and Roscoe. 2l2&..
az starters. This race is to be paced Friday.
on Saturday +. H. Powerss brown PAGER Pan-Pan.
| 2:31ik and Martin SInnotts trotter Billy Mack,
2lsA, will start in a match for $50 side.
A PROMISE OF GOOD SPORT.
Next week the harness horses will be at Fleet
wood. and the entry list which given out yes
terday. indicates that the followers OF trotting
around New-York will some high-class sport
when the starting bell rings at the old course I'm
Morrisanla. There is total OF 1G6 nominations for
| the nine races OH the programme. giving an aver
age OF seventeen prospective starters TO each class.
Eighty OF these nominations were made In the
three 81 90 stakes which closed last March. the
800 pacing having thirty-one. the 300 trottng
race twenty three and the 2:3O class for trotters
twenty-six entries. Little is known about many Of
the prospective In the stake races few OF
the lot having appeared In public this season The
remarkable three-year-old hy Mrs. 10. by Lord
Eldon. is among those entered In the 800 pacing
stake and she will probably start In her first race
to strike a 200 gait In her work this spring. bu, 1t
remains to be seen whether she VIII carry her r
speed and consistently for three heats In Big
field Of fast horses such as IS she Is certain to mes
Adde se~' $. BY Kentucky wilkes James Buffers
chestnut colt Pamet. by Pamlico. 2:lo. and black
Is
bay mare Grace Anderson. by Anderson wilkes;
Thomas HO%ards war grsy gedHs & A9ram ape o. ,be ry
local PAGERS OF more less speed that Mrs 10 Will
In the 800 stake race for trotters Fleminss
bay geding Page by Poon!us; is perhaps the most most
promising horse OF the eld haying sho" Ph e
| adelphia mare Ella Voo. which gained a record OF
promising ones She is entered in both the 300 and
The 2sO class In the latter race Wiiam Deyssons
TrmSes rhnb eSq Serena ana " pevys Attractive are
few OF those that have shown speed In their WORK
James Buffers Baron Crisp is ~ likey to ,o be the
iayore If not the winner m d m the Wkes M cAs bavne q T p
Gently cent? shown a nile IN 2:i7 in his work a. Fleet
H0ward .K Kaheen 2 T. Py gr styenffT WeR ! !sasf M
Thompsons Tismps NY Water N Belle 22 by St. Bel T. p
& s by BY ana Jon" e.
Wfs @ ID the ' e
| rousing race. John Penman enters Lucre. 2l9A by
Wsm L. "a rHs MccsSy HGyS Hf1ss Thamss
speedy geldng u Bond SS, o,dia by Frank & HobIe
leicester l.. II. Hurd Will start A.ex Newbergers
Chestnut mare Smilax 22. by S;dney' ana ,J[n J0hn
mare Niano which he purchased for $500 at the
Jewett sale last winter. after having driven her
mile In 2:lI
ENTRIES IN THE FASTER CLASSES.
Tho or,ree in the faster classes are as follows:
212 class pacing-Roy Mer's b. <. Berkshire
Courier 21pL: Thomas H. Howard's ch. m. Touch
Me-Not 212al NJ. Ader's b. g. Rebus 2l2a.; T. L.
Arthur's dun G. Newsboy 2l2s. j. d. w Sher-
mans b. m Lucille. 2I4l2; James Buffers b. $. val
eau. PIP; John T. Turner'S b. simmons 2lts;
J. w. Seaton's ch. m. Fanny s.. 2jli5; Charles
Nolan's ch. s. Billy Richbal. 213, and H. +. OAR
% 2:i5 class. trottlns-W. II. Mccarthy's k biz. g
Ok. Row \ier's br g. Dennis. 2I4h j. Z. Gi6bs's
Eas,yew S15 A. ,r p McDona'dYs Yutshe S m AnGt a5
w H. McCarthy's b. m. Ernsie. 2:l6lt; ,NewaTk
Farms br. rs. King Albert. 2:l6l.; John r. Iurher
IA Soan
Scranton Be!e 2:lSa.. and II. s Henrys b. m Net
tie Wilkes, 2:l7i2 ,,,.,-,.,