The times., 1897-07-04
7RO7TERS AT HARTFORD
The Connecticut City Filled With
Well-KnOwn Horsemen.
Star Pointer, Frank Agan, John r..
Gentry and Robert j. Ready for
the starters Word.


be found in the great race at Charter Oak
Park Monday. They have been coming
in small parties at time every few days
since the kings OF the turf began to arrive
month ago. They have been coming
by tie carload today. The City has
already assumed a holiday appearance
and several thousand more are expected
Monday morning.
ALI scrts OF judges OF horse flesh have
visited the park this week. The rural
gentleman with the cotton umbrella and the
linen dustcr, as well as the man who
has driven in no end of record d-breaking
races, has looked over the specimens of
nerved electricity, and then has inquired
under his breath what the chances will
be for a book or pool the day OF the
.r;t,:e The law is against anything OF
the sort, bot something is whispered
In the Qpestioner S ear, aud he looks happy
as he vows:
.l'll be here, by thunder,'
Aadeyen II ii were the most nconve nsens
day III tire year and not the nations birth
day, he would be here in such force that
every hay crop in Connecticut. not 10
speak OF couponclipping wouldbeneglectcd
It's in the air tnat it will be the grea vest
race the world ever knew since Ben Hur
drove the chariot.
Conditions were never more promising
The park, whieh was going to be cut
up INTO building lots when the anh-pooliaw
was passed, has been improved in every
detail, arll tlle old track, always considered
so fast, is declared even faster. The
al, flx.f a..ft
horses have examined it and are delighted
Finally, the wea hter has been perfect, and
every horse has been in prime condition
for practice the last two weeks.
There may be surprises, double back-ac-
ton surprises. T he trainers are all app4r
EMILY h. frankest men in the world, wear
ing their hearts on their sleeves, but
W hat they have said today and what -ne
old nc. semen re whispering this afternoon
Is quit different Manager William b.
FaSig will express confidence OF but one
thing and that is that It Will be ire
mendous race.
T h four animals, Star Pointer, 2:02 i-2,
Franz Agan, 2.u3 81; John r. Gentry,
200 :" and Robert ] :, 2:o1 1-2, appear
to =, quivering for he word "Got" But
tn il trainers are crafty. They have :siv-
en- OUT several fine records hat have been
made IL practice. yet there is strong
| suspicion that liz certain Instances Where
a fast quarter has been struck, the time
has been slowed away in tie inside vest
pocket
Both Gentry and Robert j. have done
well enough, SO that there is talk today
OF So for Mondays record, Lewis q
Tewksbury, of New York, thei,r owner
who has been here this week, will not
prophesy; he simply looks happy Train It
Powne SAYS that probably Gentry will lie
the horse for the race It was the stipnia-
tioa that If he went in the purse would he
$4,000; if Robert J. took his place il
v-oeid be $4,000 No one cares "a fig fol
| the money, but it is thought that Gentry
| is just right for good time 1t is said that
| he made a half in 1.01 1-2 to high suisSy
| yesterday Bovine -he says nothing. Thi
! plan was to have the horse which did not
| pace 20 a mile TO break Johnston's world
| record TO high suiky. One of the probabiy
| absurd runors today is that gentry wIl
| do this act as well as participate in the
race
| James \ Murphy, of Chicago, has also
| been here TO see. If Star Pointer is in as
eood shape a Trainer DAN McLcary
reported him, and he is satisfied of
| Dan s. everlasting truthfulness Star
| shifts the battle from afar There's q
| story that lie has passed quarters in OBS
within ii day or two.
| But il is leaned from the inner inside
that the pul,lic must look ous for the great
| est sglprisc from N W Huhinger's s Frank
| Agdn. Up to within a day or two tie
| New Haven gelding has not received much
| attention That appears to be just what
| Trainer George Speers likes. Every one
| has been looking at the other fellows. and
| he has been 'sawin' wood" Mikagau,
| Flota, White Cloud-those are no great
names for ancestors beside those of Brown
Hal, Sweepstakes, Ashland Wilkes, Dame
Woad, Wcdcewood. Hartford, Geraldine
and Jay Gould, but it has been said by
one who has been a constant observer that
Frank has done his quarters in 0:26, and
if Star or Gentry are to beat him, they We
got to make the pneumatics whistle. There
is an opinion among the well informed that
til" Ifu:,ingeTs are lying low.
There viii lie an array of SPECTATORS in
the boxes to encourage any horse TO do
his level best. a few of these who have
itSst'S az I'll SiA1eHeo ~ &c ltete are Nd ol
Strong, Gen. b. F. Tracey, Faul Dana,
Col. D II. Paine. Hamilton Busby and
President Mcmillan, of the beard of pa rk
commissioners, all of New York; Mr.
Tewksbury. with a large party from that
city; Senator Mccarthy, of Brooklyn, y
Y. and John Shepard and Gov. Wolcott, of
Boston. The management allowed each
owner TO select Judge for the race. Mr.
Murphy named Col. William Edwards, OF
Cleveland; Hubinger Brothers named Gen
Alexander Harrison, of this city, and Mr.
Tewksbury selected Major William c.
Clark, OF Manchester, N. II.