The record-union., 1897-05-29
LAST DAY OF THE MEETING.
To-Day Will be the Last Of the Present
Race Meeting.
Three Harness Events and One OF
Running Neutrality-suspicious.
Accident.

To-day will witness the conclusion of
the six days racing meeting given by
the Capital Driving Association at
Agricultural Park. 1t has been the
most successful spring or early sum-
mer meeting held here in many years,
at least within the recollection of pres
ent-day race-goers.
1t simply shows what can be done
when men in whom the public have
confidence set about it in a business
like, practical way The members of
the association promised to give the
public a week of good sport and they
did SO. In return they have had the salts
faction of seeing the races well attend
ed every day.
That there were a few tricks worked
by drivers Of horses is no doubt true,
but they We're generally discovered
only too late to punish the offenders.
The best of judges are occasionally i'm
posed on, but during the meeting about
to close there was less trickery prac-
ticed than usual. To Directors Daniel
Flint and H. S. Beals, Secretary Will
bur f. Smith and Business Manager
NJ. N. Winans is due much of the credit
for the success of the meeting, and the
general cleanliness of the contests.
These gentlemen have occupied the
Judges stand during the week, with oc-
cas1onal assistance, and their presence
and vigilance was a guarantee that the
races would be fairly conducted, or as
nearly so as possible.
The attendance yesterday was in
keeping with that the rest of the week.
Ii was a big crowd for a local meeting
and the sport was good. There was one
incident that did not look well-the de-
feat of Prince in the first heat of the
40 trot in 2:2934 and his winning of
the next one easily in six seconds fast
er time
Outside of that, the only untoward
event was the accident that occurred
during the running race, when two of
the horses fell and Jockey Holmes was
SO seriously injured. II was the only
accident during the week.
AS sort Of an appetizer, or eye-op-
ener, a half-mile and repeat race was
put on for yearling trotters. The
starters were w. NJ. Leach's Silver
Bells, j. j. McGraths Alone, and P. C.
Byrne's Mamie K. The latter was the
favorite at even money against the
other two
The first heat was won by Mamie in
1:43. Silver Bells second and Alone last
Mamie also won the second heat in
1:39. but this time Alone and Silver
Bells changed places.
River View Stock Farms Candy Joe,
H. Mitchell's Hero, Jr., S. B. Onyett's
Hobo and E. c. Peart's Prince lined up
for the 2:40 trot for a 5000 purse
Prince sold in the pools for $40 against
So for all the others
First Heat-Candy Joe won the heat
handily in 2:29$4 with Hobo second by
three lengths, Prince third by two
lengths. Hero broke badly on the first
turn and remained hopelessly in the
rear. Candy Joe led all the way by
from one to three lengths. with Hobo
IN second place In the last eighth of
the mile Prince made a sprint and it
looked as if his driver was about to
spring a surprise, but it was only a
squirt, for Prince let up again and re-
mained in third place.
Second Heat-Candy Joe led to the
half, with Prince at his wheel and Hobo
three lengths behind them. Then
Prince went to the front and led Joe
by three lengths at the three ee-duarters.
Near the end Hobo came on with a.
rush and took second place from Candy
joe the trio finishing one length apart
The heat was trotted in 2:2315
The books now offered on the heat )
to ] against Candy Joe, 80 to Hero. )
to l Hobo and l TO ) Prince.
Third Heat-This was a close one be-
tween Prince and Candy Joe They
We're head and neck at the quarter. at
the half Prince had a length and a.
half the best of it, and three lengths
at the three-Quarters. But Joe came
on in the stretch and the best Prince
could do was to beat him out by a.
bare length in 2:2Sl5, Hobo a poor third
and Hero last, as usual
Prince won the next heat also. in
2:26 by three lengths. Candy Joe broke
after leaving the quarter and fell back
to third place, where he remained.
Next came five and one-half fur
long running race. selling The odds
were to | Heartsease, > to / Perhaps
) to | Mollie r. ID to | Modestia. s to
L Dorsey, , to ! Emma D., 10 TO
Picnic. 80 to l Starting, ) to l Lo-Lo
and to / Jerilderio.