New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-20
FAST TROTTERS OF 1896.
STATISTICS OF THE HARNESS RACING
CAMPAIGN
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED HORSES HAVE
rporrEp IN 2oo OR BETTER THIS YEAR
-MORROw's BIG STAKE RACE
AT DETROIT


judging from the unusually large number OF fast
records made thus far In 1896. there more high
class rotters on the turf this year than for many
seasons past II not, indeed more than ever pefore.
Although the Grand Circuit campaign Is just begin
Ming more than one hundred trotters have Already
gained records Of 22O or better while not few OF
the faster performances are little short or belng
phenomenal even in the present of sensational
speed Many Of the best horses such as Mrs W.
f. D. Stokes's prospective turf queen, Beuzet'a'
have not yet started in public this season, their as
tute trainers reserving them for the rich purses
annually offered at Detroit. Cleveland. Buffalo and
other cities in the line Of Grand Circuit meetings
Other fast Ones like the New-York flyers. Baron
Crisp Page and Cephas, that have fallen into SOFT
places up TO this stage of the campaign must soon
meet their equals at the big meetings with the re-
suit that their records Will take another drop
THE DETROIT MEETING.
The Detroit meeting. which Is usually the first
great contest Of the year, is on this week at the
Crosse Pointe course on the banks Of Lake ST. Clair
Always popular meeting among New-York horse
men. it will be more than ever so this season ana
hereafter ex-Presdent Matthew Riley. OF the Driv-
ing Club. Of New-York, having recently become a
heavy stockhoder and treasurer OF the Detroit
Driving Club. under whose auspices the Blue KID
bon meeting is held Another thing which adds
interest 10 the Western meeting Is the fact that
New-York trotter now looks like the probable WIN
ner Of the classic Merchants and Manufacturers
Stakes the richest class of the season and
worth this year about $4,000 Ever since Baron
Crisp made his first appearance at the Brooklyn haf-
mile track in the intercub wagon races for anna
teur reinsmen last spring. he has gone on winning
In straight heats wherever entered, defeating with
every trotter he has met and ii is now all but
certain that he will start favorte for the NJ and NJ.
stakes tomorrow at Detroit The list OF entries IN
cludes no less than twenty-eight horses this year.
although 1t is hardly probable that more than half
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form the Fleetwood trotter would seem to have a
frs-rate chance. his present record OF 2:12% being
two seconds faster than that Of any other starter.
while he has already met and defeated several OF
his most formula BILE rivals Among these Is Dione.
a green from California owned by A. b.
Spreckels and driven by Orrn Hickok. OF ST. julien
fame. She finished second to Baron Crisp when the
Eastern gained his record Of 2l2i4 al Chicago
las, month. this being the first time she had ever
started In a race 1t Is believed IN some quarters
that Hickok will lay up the first heat or two with
Dione while the others try to tire Baron Crisp and
then go with fresh mare in an effort to beat the
favore. Some of the other prospective starters are
Piloeen 2:14a.. a very fast year-old owned by
Supplee Brothers, of Bryn Mawr. Penn: the un-
beaten Kentucky mare. Emma Offutt 2:lGN. by
Gambetta Wilkes. bred owned and entered by
Granville Cecil, of Danyil.e, KY: Charles Nolans
Philadelphia trotter Fascination, 217A. by Epaulet;
Etiquette. 2ls'., by Alcantara; owned BY W f.
Spier. Gens Falls \. Y. John Mariner $ MISS Anne,
2Isa4, by Egolist, c. J. Iamn's yalenee 2:l7s. BY
Mambrino King: the much; talked-of Detroit road
horse Peter 2:l7A: George Stars entry the brown
gelding Porter 2l1i2 by Brignoli Wilkes; joseph
by Simmons and several other fast ones. In the
seven years that the NJ and NJ has been a fixture at
Detroit the fastest time made by any winner was
scored last year by The Corporal who trOtted heat
In 213la but this rate of speed will hardly do for
to-morrows contest If the track should be fast ana
horses at their best.
The table appended comprises all OF the trotters
ha wing gained records Of 220 better in 1896.
the first column giving the animals mark as il
stood at the beginning Of the campaign. while the
second column shows the best record Of each horse
for this year The speed honors II will be seem be-
long TO Kentucky Union who trotted in 2:G9l4 at
Peoria H., July T. Western horsemen now predict
that the whit faced chestnut daughter of Aberdeen
will be the star trotter OF 1896. her present fast
record being 1t is said. no measure of her speed.
Close after her in point of demonstrated speed is
Wilkes 221A. out OF Alicia by Messenger Duroc;
TO be able to beat 2:l0 whenever occasion may re-
quire Bravado bred by General b. +. Tracy
at his Marshland Stock Farm, in Tioga County. The
horse has been hammered abou; the country ever
since he Old enough TO trot and considering
the treatment he has had he is one Of the best cam
paigners seen on the turf General Tracy sold
him as yearng in 1855. He IL now in the hands of
Charles p Doble a younger brother of Budd Doble.
who was formerly in the employ Of Bravado's
breeder.
FOUR-YEAR-OLDS OF THE YEAR