New-York tribune., 1896-09-01

SPIRITED HARNESS RACING AT THE
GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING
VAN zANDT TRAINED AND DRIVEN BY AN ANA
TErR, WINS THE FLEETWOOD STAKES IN
FAST TIME-THE PACING RACE
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Bad weather interfered seriously with the opening
OF the Grand Circuit trotting meeting at Fleetwood
IarK yesterday drizzling rain setting In soon after
the horses were called for the first race and continu-
ing all the afternoon. Threatening skies at o'clock
kept the attendance down to slim proportions not
more tnan 20eo persons witnessing the sport. The
track was dusty and not at its best when the first
heat of the Fleetwood Stakes was trot;ed. and the
rain made 1t slippery and heavy later in the day.
{. j. Hamlns fast Valence by Mambrino
King. and J. Devereauxs Van Zandt by Chime Bell.
were expected TO pat up fine in this race.
but the Buffalo millionaire drew his before the
start and Van Zandt was made hot favoritc over
the field Of ten that opposed her Straight Line and
San Mateo had few hackers. but the Others were
ignored King Chimes Long Island troter
pr!sed the knowing ones by trottng great mile in
the first heat. and forcing Van Zandt take
OF 2:l3%. 1t was nip and tuck between the rot-
ters nearly all the way, King Chimes apparently hav-
ing shade the best of the argument as they ap-
preached the wire. Both drivers went the whip
In the last strides and King Chimes left his feet run
ming under the wire a shor; neck behind the favore.
The second heat trotted after the rain began,
ana II proved TO be easy thing for Van Zandt The
quick-gaited little mare perfectly at home in the
slippery ground while the long -strding, big geldng
sprawled and tired and failed 10 hold his own after
going fast to the half San Matco. a Kentucky four
year-old fast up the hill and finished second
Van Zandt in 2:l52. II was any odds on the mare,
but San Mateo close to winning the third heat,
his driver bringing him up with a fine rush in the
homestretch and forcing Devereaux go TO the
whip win by neck in Pisa. The winner is owned
and driven by j. DevereaUx. an amateur reinsman Of
this city, who never drove race until he started out
with Van zandt last spring. He bought the as
a wean!ng and has worked patiently for five years
make her the great tro;ter she is to-day. She
started the campaign in the three-minue
class and has steadily reduced her record unit! she
finally turned the Fleetwood track in 2:l9a.. This
-txt ippfr and no has
started only eight times since the campaign opened
George Starrs handsome little four ycar-old colt
Planet. who gained record of 2O9l2 at Builalo q
fortnight ago. and who has won lot OF races al
the Grand Circuit meetings this season. was the
hottest kind of favorite for the Good Cheer Stakes
after the Hamlin crack, Mock!nS Boy. was
scratched The odds were SlO0 to SIS on his chance
before the start OF the twenty PAGERS listed on the
programme only seven started Red SIX, speedy
four r-old. who woa stake race at the rect
wood spring meeting stepped out and won the nrst
heat with perfect ease in 2lis, the favorte finish
ing second 1t was not generally believed that Starr
had tried remarkably hard with the favorite, and
the little horse stl hot favorite. but the bet
ting took sudden turn after the daughter OF Baron
Wilkes had won the second heat in impressive style,
nacinr the slippery track in 213&4. With the odds
to on her chance before the next round she made
tangled break at the first turn ana was out OF 'he
hunt barely escaping the distance flag. With Red
SILK out of the way Planet went to the front and
won handy in 2:19i2. the track having become 100
muddy permit of fast time.
Everybody afterward expected to see the original
favorite step ii off in two more heats, but W. II.
Mccarthy had a dark horse to spring on the pubnc
in Monopoe who had been laid up in the first two
the start in the fourth heat. and the tall, angular.
@ sedng waI five heats had BEEN
paced the winners were W. C sent TO TO- he ds
tressed TO ge; inside the distance flag in the fifth
round, only Planet and Monopoie were iels 70 @ S,i
Planet net to sNa" break by ser sending him down the h
within striking distance, of the leader When the the
third quartz only an open length behind Nonop9e
pedigree decided the result of the heat. Monopoe'
ter, out Of mare by Abraham lacked the stout .2n
Oregon and d arqnes by jersey Wilkes and
rapng finish through the NG,n ranet dazer
lengths from the wire. beating him out by about
It was TOO dark to finish the contest and the de-
Gliding heat was carried over until to-day Mono
S crsa iHgR he u h"
tie this aterno9n panS Is not hoinr nIf ne un D
1 n exsnd hmse t on ' the steep decline to
hafmie pole Frank WakeI oic'aed onover az Of
Trenion and Tatse Lewis Conlon. Colonel ". F.
Parsons r capan u Mel MGDoH2IG WaIo1 and the e. Old d.
time road-rider and double team drive hahaieu
the distance flag. Summaries:
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5000.
Van zand, b. m. by Chime Bell dam Alex Ida.
by Ai.xander H. sherman Deysreaux'. J
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cSsT4yt4cf cSslS5S@f e'e e6 g E. By ai%ss S%'%cod
ftFsI1qs RTsi, E. T. F. by BY REs%lln x J
Peter ch. g., by Oscar d'enman, d,s d
Nelly Bel blk rlm.@2 T oE isi,'' a:i5'. s;lss,
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Planet b. s.. by Bonnie McGresor dam g
Monopois, ch e., by leicester, dam by
r:,G:s53s AsfsSSs'n 'Hscarsy' sis ;. by bermuda
ssaimss ,Frnsso Clay. ch g. by Clay Dust,
ned 9'sHSD Sex. b. f.. by Baron Wilkes Gy, Al,
asram sDn1 S. er g. by Twilight (Sclan! 3 81: 81:
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ptJ-r RIBnON STAKES-s2 Oco-2:I5 CLASS-PACiNG.
Royal Victor. br c. by Roy Wlkcs; John Penman
Sev York Mochlng Boy ch. c.. by MamAr NJ IL rg; 9.
u.ui,r uunaio Planet. b. c.. by Bonnie Mctiregor;
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steinway. John Mariner. Norfolk Kentucky siar b. .
nv Noi@r; McC;reeor: T. Radiser. NV York Robert
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e. b. n, BY Abiallah wilkes; Frank Howell. P9ngh-
lesnsle charley g. ch &. by Dan Grown; l.. II. Huri.
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