New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-24
GOSSIP OF THE TROTTER.S.
THE HARNESS RACING CAMPAIGN NOW
AT ITS HEIGHT

THE HARNESS RACING CAMPAIGN NOW
AT ITS HEIGHT.
SOME OF THE NOTABLE PERFORMANCES OF LAST
WEEK EAST AND wEsr~KENTrcKY UNION
APPARENTLY THE CHAMPION TRor-
TER OF THE YEAR-JUPE
WONDERFUL TWO
YEAR-oLD.
Totters and PAGERS Of the higher class were per-
forming to good business last week at Portland.
Buffalo. indianapolis and Independence The har-
ness racing campaign is at its height AMI
| from this time forward until cold weather sets in
the county fairs and the big circuit meetings will
furnish ample opportunity for horses of all classes
TO earn their winters oats. For the first time since
the Grand Circuit organized. more than twenty
years ago, Buffalo Park was not member of the
league this year, indianapolis having stepped in
and claimed the dates while Buffalo managers were
hesitating about making the attempt to hold a
meeting under the anti-bettng laws now in force.
Although the official Grand Circuit meeting was
held at indianapolis Buffalo secured her share Of
the Grand Circuit horses however. and scored a
financial success II is said.
Neither of the all races Buffalo came up
TO expectations Notwithstanding the fact that Robert
j. In the first heat of the open class PAGERS made
the fastest time made on the Buffalo course
AidHh AbdH was virtually the only competitor or
Robert j., and 1t is old saying that two-horse
races not likely develop hard-fought contests.
Better sport may be looked for when Joe Patchen.
John K. Gentry and Star Pointer Join issue with
Robert j. and Frank Agan at Fleetwood next week
in the $500 freefor-a of the Grand Circuit meet
ing Joe Patchen's exhibition mile in 2O3 at Port
land last Friday shows that the burly black stallion
possesses more speed than before, and he is
always a racehorse Of the highest order when fit
and properly driven. Although John r. Gentry has
not yet won from the free-fcr-all brigade
this year his temperance in the company OF the
cracks will be watched with interest for like Joe
Patchen. he has shown record breaking speed in all
of his recent performances.
Judged by the past performances Of the free-for-
all trotters Fantasy and Kentucky Union should
be the leading factors in the big at Fleetwood
on Wednesday Of next week Fantasy has now
beaten two Of her formidable rivals. Beuzetta
and Onoqua. twice in succession. uotting in posi-
the fastest heat Of the season. at Columbus fort
night ago. At Buffalo last Friday she again de-
fcated them without being forced beat 2O9la
II this is the true form of Beuzetta and Onoqua, It
indicates sorry failure on the pSrt OF their train
ers Orrin HickOk and John Turner. who were eX-
pected TO work great Improvement in the two crack
four-year-olds Of 1885. The impression Is abroad.
however that both will show a sudden i'm
provement in speed one of these days, when the
Although she has not yet equalled Fantasy's fast
heat at columbus. Kentucky Union Is pretty cle.rE
of 1896 Few trottsrs ever placed to their credit SO
ter Of Aberdeen has since the beginning OF the
season, Starting out in June with record Of 2:ll%.
Western circuit az Red Oak, trotti1g three heats
entered the si6 list putting in her Winning heats
in 21l'z 2oel., 2ISl.. and at Joliet week later
Victory was at the Columbus Grand Circuit meet
ing. where she forced klamath out I'm 207l4. and
Later she met Lord Clinton and PAT l. in the 2;o9
class at Fort Wayne and defeated them IN straight
heats, the time OF which was ZlV'i 2tel 2'H Last
week, at Indianapolis. she scored again over ING
great Nebraska four-year-old. Pat l., who forced
her 10 trOt three heats In 2Oli4, 2Ols 29@.
The splendid performances Of Kentucky Union
young mare in the West as throe-y ear-old She
defeated Directum very handily the first time they
the two until overwork reduced her TO mere skel-
eton toward the end OF the campaign. Even then
in the best contest ever seen between three-year-
old trotters If she should some day beat the best
w. w. ~ T,nton No owners Of Kentucky Union
colt Surpo, who gained record or zlo'2 IN ,uc
fourth heat of his maiden race az inaanapos laSs
tricity 2:I7., was by Eiccionecr Of the dam of
Jay Eye See. 21o. and his dam. sailie Bentons
ana. was the champion four-year-old trotter OF
Futurity 10 be trotted at Lexington next October
His present owners bought the youngster Tor rev
Alto trotters in New-York about TWO years ago =
The sensa onal colt trotter OF the week ana 81
the year thus far. however appeared az ior ps
Ne the opening day Of TIE meens az h cIs
Park Starting for the first time IN me -'S' Sn'
Jupe, twoyear-old bay colt owned 10y ~ -; Snshi,
of New Bedford. Mass won with eaSe' TU1eins 'i,f
public sale in Lexington KY las, eor r oi s,
He was bred by the wel-known New oIk Drerl,n
owned by l. j. darkness of this city, out Of Annie
Patchen, by Membrino Patchen; granddam. ANN
mont Biackhawk When Jupe was brought East
six weeks ago his best rate OF speed was aDouI pr
ant las' Week say nd e ATon made his wonderful
ord ~ m
SO far as TO predict that Jupe will beat Ari0ns
pmnion mark before the close of the The
sensational New England two-year-o IS about the
first high-cass rotter got by Allie Wilkes VINO mas
heretofore been known chiefly as sire OF hand
Bingnn the crack two-year-old Of 1895 owned by
J. Malcolm Forbes OF Boston d mace a h rs ibe Por
land meeting. The son OF May hihg W. %nS IN boraes
which upset calculations al the big circuit Mak
ngs now ana then ana b was took his measure low
cred her record from 2I 10 ZSa IN ,he Sp9 cam
paiener Robert MeGregQr 21 and is one 1To OF be
good things that Hood has , sent season 9e from MS
W b Fasig former vice president OF the DrlVihg
club OF New-York, is coming down the me OF me sne
- ~rov,ng TO be one OF the best green ones OF me
Hedr He purchased the mare, Marguerite for
sales last winter and campaigned her early IN me
season az in ' the zoo class she developed speed rap
idlv and at Buffalo last week she won d Ha az
IOgghS vas raised at Trenton. y. j. by konoyer
Rovd and was got by Intrigue, n son OF Jay HVuI.'
a'Sj% and Rosalind 22ls Another New- ork trot-
Ter that has gathered in her share OF me money III
~ ~ iaa, classes this season il the bay mare an
Zandt, bred by J Lyon Gardiner OF ~alui hy
1siarS and owned ard driven In htr races py D.
Havnrca,,x She was widely entered IN carry clos-
TO stakes in all parts Of the county from Main"
me ~" Njssissippi Valley. and she has won inahy
roo,'tie races since the opening OF the campaign.
a month ago MIR. Dcverealx ana ms i" l ~ a,
a., in illinois and Iowa. picking up easy money az
V ,b ~ minor tracks. Last "wednesday they 1oe9ed
~, a. rbe New England fair down al Portland Me,
up az ny 3D. dt sof the money in her customary
style although the PhiadclPha mare S, end R
StrS besf in 2.lsi1 10 win. Her next ensasriheh' -
w. - 20 6 stake for 2:30 troiters AZ the fleetWooh
,nocfing next week and although such good ones