The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-05
WITH TROITER AND PAGER.
Lovers OF the Harness Horse VIII Hic to Hart.
ford To-day.

ford To-day.
Charter Oak. good weather. and the probabili-
ty OF a two-minute mile were the burden of tho
song at Fleetwood yesterday. All othe. topics,
even the good prospects of the local meeting, gave
place to discussion of tho grand Independence
Day carnival in Hartford. OF which the great
three-cornered pace Is the prime feature.
While the champion, John II. Gentry. who. 1t
was announced yesterday. will positively start
as tho representative of the Tewksbury Stable,
Is naturally the favorite OF n majority of tho
local horscmen. he does not by any means mo-
nopolize attention, for many good judges will
pin their faith to the representative Of our great
est pacing family. Star Pointer.
Little is said about the chances OF the Hub
inCer candidate. Frank Agan. but there is n
well-defined feeling Of respect for the gelding
who has on previous occasions taken the scalp
OF the greatest OF the side wheelers. Though 1t
is not looked for. his winning would not be a
very great surprise TO the knowing ones. For II
thrce.horse race there was perhaps never an
occasion in which 30 little was really known
as to the true condition OF the candi-
dates only twenty-four hours before the
start. Few. outside tho respective stables.
have any definite Information as to the
recent work or speed of the horses. by far
the best performance and the only really au-
thentic work reported, was the mile OF John Il.
Gentry, some ten days ago. when he was sent a
half in :O2 to. high-wheclcd sulky. Numcr-
Ois reports have since been circulated as to
phenomenal quarters by Gentry and star
Pointer, the latter being credited with one in %
seconds, and one midnight; report has had
Frank Agan floating down the hOncstrctch in
90 seconds, an evident case OF pneumatic watch.
But whatever may be the condition of the
great PAGERS, and they will assuredly be nj their
best, IL is certain that the victor Will be greeted
by the applause of one of the largest and most
enthusiastic audiences which ever witnessed n
pacing or trotting race. Hosts OF harness horse
admirers have been headed toward Hartford for
tho, past week from all parts OF the, country,
while special trains will be run this morn
Ing from every city. within 800 miles.
lyn alone 1.-THE advance guard OF which
left Sunday night, and the balance Will
follow on the special train leaving the Grand
Central Station at 10 o'clock this morning.
will mako a good sized crowd in itself, and
should tho homo fayoritc, John Il. Gentry. win.
that all New York is at Charter Oak. such. an
ovation will be accorded them by their fellow
Next TO tho champion PAGERS. interest will
centre in the 2:l2 trot, which promises TO be-
one OF the hottest races, ever witnessed in n
similar class, Among tho entries are Grace
Hastings. 2:l2, who is reported TO be bctIc than
ever before AT this season.; Ccphas. 2:lll4, tho
2:l2a: Maple Valley. 2:I2; Marguerite. 2:li.
and The speedy but errntic Island %irl, 2;i2,d.
class trot. in which nine are entered, and Il . 20
pace. with seventeen entries,
Owing TO an unexpected hitch. the arrange
ncnts Tor the July meeting nj Fleetwood hhvO
not been concluded, but II Is expected that IA pI u
gramme viii be made up and announced during
the present week. There IL a general feeling OF
satisfaction Mt the action OF Mcssrs. Butler,
Dykcman. and Monaghan, aud they Wal, bc ac-
corded the unanimous support of the club mcm-
beers and local hUrsciuen.
The Parkway Driving Club has given n lesson
to tho Fleetwood managers in proulptncss nLid
readiness TO grasp the present situation. No
sooner had the proposition for the meeting at
Fleetwood been taken up and the dates an'
nounced than tho brooklyn contingent got to-
gether and arranged II programme Tor the Park
way track. which was sent out yesterday. The
dates selected are the week following Fleetwood,
Tho big stables which have made Fleetwood
their headquarters during the spring are gridu'
ally slipping away and during the present week
the balance OF those engaged In, tho Grand Cir
cult will have packed up and shipped to detroit,
tog TTa%" s"" President i'G But lsst 0"f East %s'A Wow view
ien6eck .'r WAS 81 Shipped pRsiso to OF Hartford art MA'i Friday h%t;
class. The best, work he had for his race was q
milo in 2:l6i2. but he finished so strong and
fresh that It would appear as though he will
give a good account OF himself today; From
"Knap" Mccarthy is getting his big string
ready for shipment and win move toward the
end Of the week. he will also start with Detroit
With The exception Of William Penn. who q 4
still going slow the ih stTinE Is ,h ~ good shape hnpsd hnG
taxing only +. I. stein ways PAGER Iii. by stein
way. who is entered in the Chamber of Com
three-yeer-old PAGER Patchen Boy, BY Wilkes
vile last Thursday. putting in three heat'
in 2:12A. 2:l0H, and 2;l2H; Several oshel
start at the Poughkeepsie meeting, where She
won the 2:34 pace. taking a record Of 2:lbi4
track In 2:1ll0. DAILY 10 very confident that hi
has the winner OF the big pacing event, and thu
black flly certainly has tho speed, the only
question being whether she IL up TO the raspinG
race which will certainly be demanded of thu
winner OF that event.
the misfortune 10 lose his very promising stall
lion Loretto, by Wicklifo. out OF Lotto dam %
PiXley, 2:o9LJ. by General Washington .LFridaI
morning last. Loretto was II six-year-old brown
stallion without a record. TIN Sullivan. whc
pect' He had received little work but cam,
quickly 10 his speed. having trotted q mile onlJ
the day before his death in 2:2l. The cause O
death was tumor Of the stomach.