The sun., 1897-08-02
WITH TROTrER AND PAGER.
Remarkable speed Average ut tho Cleve-
land Meeting.

Remarkable speed Average at tho Cieve-
land Meeting.
Although yesterday was the first pleasant
Sunday which the metropolis has enjoyed for
weeks, the visitors to Fleetwood during tho day
were few and far between. This. however, 10
the usual state Of affairs during the heated
term, when tho attractions OF the summer re-
sorts are far more powerful than the limited
prospect of enjoyment to be afforded by tho few
stables remaining at tho homo track.
There was nothing in the way Of speed shown
during the morning. the fastest mile being In
o:24a. by Mike" Leonard's eelding, Russell
T. Charley Thompson came down from Troy,
wherc no attended the meeting last week. to Jog
q few OF his backward ones, and returns again
to the Albany meeting this weok. From thero
he goes to Poughkeepsie. George H. Huber's
string also at Troy and will take in tho
Island Park meeting, afterward going up to the
Vermont circuit.
The fast time shown by the circuit racers at
Cleveland was a general subject Of comment.
especially the two good miles trotted by William
Penn in the 2:0s class This performance was
a great surprise to those who had observed the
horses work at Fleetwood, where. up to tho
time of shipping, he had not gone better than
2:3O. and there was NO expectation Of his start
ing until the tail-end of the circuit. His two
miles In 2:Osa are therefore considered the
moro CrcQltHDle as showing tuUL no mas COmo 10
his speed early. With another race or two it
will take much hotter company than he met at
Cleveland to make him stop. Others Of the New
York representatives also showed that they
were rounding to and will soon be getting some
Of the big money. n, ,.,
been arranged for Tuesday last, but which was
postponed because of rain. will be taken up to-
days sport will bc afforded In addition to tho
qualification OF assisting a worthy cause. As
pecied pc ted f to be- scsetholders. there should be
good attendance and neat little return to tho
benetciaries.
dtion to the main attraction furnished BY Mr..
Fuller's great teams is as follows: Sweepstakes.
Mqnh.san. BIZ sam MfMian Sdld'a S;ao cia;s
1 e. h % nSsss EFeTn NJ Nj S. y
Entries to Hs Class vail Be- re-
ceived today. There will also be speed exhibi-
corns Corn sh's David B. and others. Mr.. Fuller has IA;
been handicapped BY bad weather on his pre-
Is ss%s to a,Ts hi i 6e
favorable tomorrow he will break records.
The PANE will 1Sehs Se Frsa
| ana Saturday of this week; Over 100 entries
| have been received and there will be three
| Thursday includes the 300 class trottinR and
pacing. the 2:2s class, trotttng, and a three rec
|
trot, 2:22 trot and q three-fur!ong heat race.
running. for ponies.
free 'or-ull trot and pace: and four-and -a-half
| furlong running race. The most prominent of
Island Park. Albany. and Cornwall. at both OF
which local trainers will take part The Corn
rcu C wheb incs%es also ,nP Port Jews
| dlctown. and Goshen. The entries throughout
the he CIRCUIT are e. Of high class. ~ !,
week al Columbus and as all OF tho events have
filled well. the high.cass sport OF the two pre-
meeting opened today with the :27 trotting and
2:l7 and 2:2l pacing classes. The 2:l2, and 2:24
3:os class, The 5000 Review Stake for two:
frsc.foral pace. a;2s pace. and the 2:a7 trot oc. DC
crpy the fourth days card. and for the final day
circuit chain, complaining the Western half.
From hfe @ b the 9ads big imp to Gens Falls this
ings at Readville and New York will give the
East ample opportunity to SOC all Of the light
The result of the Cleveland Grand Circuit
meeting last week showed remar kably gen.
eral advance In harness horse speed over last
years meeting at the same place While the
lGstest heat for both mee'ings was in exactly
nearly every other class showed a marked i'm
proysment In the time average. At the meeting
% ranging % from from @:ot. the fastest to s:29. iH the
sSioWest we At this ysars rt mestnE % the siUwest
between that and 2:0i.
In 1896 twenty OF the sixty miles were made
with the slowest mile paced In 2:i6. Al The
same meeting the range OF tho trotting division
With With forty heats was from 2:0sta the fastest IT, 10
heats were more evenly divided this
year, the pacors going twenty. y.eight miles
, | between Star Pointers 2:04 and 2:l2le, the
slowest mile paced during the week. The
trotters have thirty-three miles to their credit
headed by william Pann's 2:osst In the first two
heats OF the 2:0s trot while the slowest mile OF
the meeting was 2:l5a In the 2:20 trot. The
fastest race Of this seasons meeting was the
free for-all pace with three. heat average oil
, 2;o4l2. which is only one.twelfth OF q second
faster than the Same event last year.
The time average for the whole meeting wa.
about 2:lOos this season. as against 2:l3 last
, year.