New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
THEINA WINS a HARD-FCUGHT RACE
OPENING OF THE SUMMER TRoTTING NEfIINU
OF THE PARKWAY DRIVING GLIB


OF THE PARKWAY DRIVING GLIB
Cs,tain Henry Honman's black mare Thelma won
2 bard-fought race at the opening Of the PARKWAY
Driving Clubs summer meeting In Brooklyn Nrs'er-
day. defeating field of starters Sfter contest
of seven heats Secretary John +. Corner Cdliofhl
stallion Sidney Smith was the iaVorle Deio'e '"e
ers, hear was rotted the horse having SHOWN great
s-aa1 NJ late In Ms work the Parkway track
rro,,ine without break he won the frst Two hed's
handilv cutting his record from 2:4 10 z:Zl4 IN 'he
second mile After this exhibition OF speed he race
was conceded to Sidney Smith but MS drNer 'hre"
awav what looked like certain victory DE Seiul's
the stallion along at his utmost speed rght from
80 s,ar IN tho third heat. lie passed the hali-nlIe
NON, IN 1.0S-a 2:lG gaia dozen lengths or more
IN advance cf the field. but The killing pace 'o' d"
,he last half ard when Tnelma came up 'oin ''e
reer with a terrific burst Of speed at the end she
, c,t,o,. smith bumped out and done for, and
she heat him easily in 2:2O$4 Thema tro''ed the
lac, half If this mile in 01i2 according TO the hoTse-
men on the clubhouse piazza
sidney Smith pulled up lame, and it was now any
odds on the mare. but the race TOOK another 'u,n,
1,beloa breaking repeatedly in the two succeeding
hsats while Mclaughlin Maid and Agnes Morrill,
went 20 the front, gaining new records. In1er ''e
rule all horses ROT having won neat IN "Fe were
nov, ruled out and with the field reduced 10 three
s,,r,ers the u.te black became steady ana
go ., nv. ,u,o heats with ease Her record be-
fora the race vas 2:2r.. She was raised IN CAN
fornia by Count George Valensin. and was formerly
ou,no1 hv the late John A. Goldsmith. who Is said
10 have driven h.r trial IN z;l4'2 as d ''''ee-s
Od. 80 ,... -
arl.. owned bv Treasurer :. H. Mason, OF the
Driving club Of New-York. was an easy winner OF
the 95O race taking record OF --.tz III 'ne 'n'ru
heat lie Is owned BY ChsTes Me1dI e WaSSe sSn
% and he ng mare Masd sdS g. ;6e "a by mare mare
veserday to C. H. Chandler. who will drive her on
the road in New-York -, ,,a snor, Yesterday was
he speMlsssfS Mr sfaGs 0 ProbaSy Pre- drives last
est rosdhorse in Greater Newf OK T66ehs no PIP by
WI,fp Whips Hched g road wagon tRis geldns
doi'e9l l,assay se driven by his Mr. straus IS
conaden C9owe6s 1 aG bT pea Mathew nf Reys
wagon ,lofier Guy 2C ana it Is probable that an
aiternpt viii be made IN tne cOufse u oa % 70 uTesi
ctre ~ ~ rom the black OF Kentucky Prince
The Parkway meeting s %ili sssrnoon inciding the
ID Iss ana tn, 229 class for troiters summaries
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