New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
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VAN ZANDT DEFEATS THE SENSATIONAL
TROTTER AT FLEETWOOD.
GREAT RACE BETWEEN TWO LOCAL CRACKS
WINDS UP THE GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING

A GREAT RACE BETWEEN TWO LOCAL CRACKS
WINDS UP THE GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING
-RETrNA WINS THE PACING RACE.
The Grand Circuit trotting meeting at Fleetwood
Park ended literally and fgurativey in a blaze of
Glory Yesterday. The frightening shadows OF a
beautiful September sunset were falling across the
homestretch when the final heat of the last and best
trotting race of the meeting was lost and won the
1900 spectators who made the tedious journey TO
the old track to the two consolation races on
the card expected little in the way OF exciting
sport for the contest looked on paper. like walk
away for the sensational green horse of the season.
page 2:ces. while Jock Bowen's Boston mare
Rctina apparently held mortgage on the pace
The day WAS calm. crisp and Beautifully prlsh''
after the big storm of the night before and as IL
was an off day at the autumn meeting of the Coney
Island Jockey Club, big delegation of racing men
from Sheepshead Bay seized the opportunity to see
the harness horses They made the betting lively
after the heats began to be divided. and brilliant
contest was developed in the race between Page
and Van Zandt
The opening speculation on the tro,ting showed
clearly the high esteem in which Page was held
among New-York horsemen Although Van Zandt'
who was virtually his only opponent had turned
the track in 21Ss on Monday and had won seven
important races East and West without meeting her
equal Page A favore at TO on ana the oudS
were 10 I that he would win in straight heats
starters. n &c..
ya,Szardt who is a trim built low-headed, hard
irving little trotter, drew the pole. and took the
powerfully muscied. plain. hut well-formed big pay
re,d!ng that Isaac Fleming drove at screening
mace which carried him off his stride before the first
turn was reached Page made a scramoling break
and he was hopecsSy in the rear when ne recoNer'u
from the mistake. Devereux won the heat without
a contest in 2l5i Fleming made no effort 10 "reSI
the lead from DeVereux in the early part OF the secohu
heat but failed. while Van Iandt stepped down 10
the half in 10- The began when they tufheo 10
breast the Hill In the Third quarter but for some
cause or other Van Iandt jumped into the AR the
moment she was challenged. and tho eeldns came on
an easy winner in -:lo"..
The Orange County eclding became as not a
fayoritc as ever after this performance. DeVeI-
eaux however sent the daughter OF Chime Zen
away NJ p hot pace I'm the third heat, and she held
her lead until we'll past the half. and to the aston
ishnlent OF every body she appeared TO hnlsh S oS
q head There was however ii difference OF opa!iot
among the JUDGES - 10 the result. WAX, head
and Alexander Newbcrger saw Page snort heau
in front. while whitfield Eibn me sllli i, y"i6
and the officials sent over TO starter t itS
cision in favor of Page. Walker sent II PACK VIII
out making the ANNOUNCEMENT l" ,ne i, loiih
for the best part of half an hour NE JuuseS Io az
Grated and conferred without reaching maj Ge-
cision Finally the officials came rouiu 10 me
Glib view of the finish. and ii was announced a
misses but the race was trotted again, and in a
driving whipping finish. which evoked cheers iron, ron
first b. open length. in the remarkably ia I
time of 2:l2 Page trottcd we'll but he had gone me
long mile the outside. and he weakened per
ceptbly at tho end. -,
This heat virtually decided the day. Page made
q last rally TO stem the tide OF defeat IN the next
rond hut he WAS overmatchcd and the ga liant,
game little mare literally trotted him into the
ground Page beaten, ana beaten nauIE'
falling behind and stopping almost to Walk ns se,
the distance Van Zandt logged home in 2:i6'2
winner of the greatest trOttng race OF the Grand
Circuit meeting and one of the greatest races ever
Refna. the red-hot favorite in the pacing race
outclassed her field completely and should have
won in straight heats. Jock Bowen did not drive
the favorite IN his accustomed style. Redinda
beating the gray two heats in the ridicu-
great
An interesting feature OF the afternoon was
the attempt Of Nathan Straus to drive his noted
road horse Cobwebs PIP. q mile 70 a wagon be,
would probably have beaten the amateur wagon
record If Mr. Straus had not eased him too much
in the third quarter. As it was. he finished in
o17i5. 'Knapsack'' Mccarthy afterward tried his
SUMMARIZES:
CONSOLATION STAKES S1.oO0-3:OO CI.ASS-PACING
Refna gr. m, by Re Election Minna
wilkes by George Wilkes BtwenJ......... 3 /
Jeanda. b. by Redwald. dam Adinda. by
1scrssford blk. s. by bermuda CErnes,). 49,.
Kelvin. oh. c. by Alcantara lEiiottl.......2
Tme-2l7. gig. 217i.. 2:i5 2:15i4.
300 C1.Ass-TROTTING-srAKE $1,000
Ida. by Alexander H. Sherman CDevereaux) o l
Page. b. &. by Pclonus. dam Du Bots Mare
sira igan"i Line. b m by Jerome Turner
Seie Ben blk M by St, Bel abrams. SSis"
Time-2l51.. 21Ss.. 214's. 2:l2 21G4