The herald., 1897-07-06
FOURTH'S FUN
On Turf and Track and
Diamond
A TREMENDOUS ATTENDANCE
AT THE CHARTER OAK PARK
REoPENING
A TREMENDOUS ATTENDANCE
Star Pointer Wins the Great Pacing
Race With Gentry-Baseball
and Wheel Work
Associat I'd Press Special Wire.

HARTFORD, July 5.-Charter Oak
park, which has been closed for two
years, re- e-opened today with one OF the
greatest race meetings of the country.
Attendance 35,000
The largest crowd that ever assem-
bled at Charter Oak park and the larg-
est attendance at any harness racing
event in New England was present to-
day at the re-opening of the famous
track.
Free for all pacing, purse $4,000, best
two out of three-Star Pointer won in
straight heats. Time 2:06A, 2:04N /;
John R. Gentry second; Frank Agan
third.
2,:12 class trotting, purse $1o00-Grace
Hastings, ch m, won in straight heats.
Time 2:12N. 2:151h. 2:14A: Maple Valley
sec ond; Fred Kohl third.
2: 10 class pacing, purse $2000-Forest
Herr won in straight heats. Time 2:141s,
2:171a. 2:15; Sid Worth second, Pentland
third. Five others also started.
2:9O class trotting, purse $5O0-Pastoral
won fl rst, third and fourth heats. Time
2:171s, 2:21hs. 1928 Crete won second
heat in 2:1S1a. Teasle third. Rene also
started.
AT SHEEPSHEAD
SHEEN PSHEAD BAY, July 5.-There
was a We ry large attendance at Sleeps
head Bay the usual big holiday crowd of
Is, 900 or 900 people putting in an ap-
pearance. The chief event of the day
was the G reat Trial stakes of $4,000 for
two-year-o Ids, in which a dozen went to
the post, with August Belmont'S Fire
arm an od, Is on favorite. There were
several brea ks and when they got away
F'irearm had the worst of it. Hamburg
was the first to get into his stride and
| led the way through the chute, followed
| by Laudemal IN, George Keene, Bowling
Brook and tn others. There were some
| changes in he rear ranks as they
reached the turn into the main track,
but Hamburg was going easily in front.
Laudemann, h owever. quit and fell back,
George Keene taking second place. Thus
they ran to tn last furlong when Sloan
got to work on Previous and drove him
SO hard that he got into second place
but Hamburg W 'on very easily. Results:
Five furlong s-Geisha won, Attain
ment second; Miss Tenny third. Time
not taken.
One mile-Hs.nnah H. won, Caldron
second, Arabian third. Time 1:41 1-5.
Mile and three-quarters-Joe Miller
won, Lincoln S. second, Counsellor Howe
third. Time 1902 2-5.
Great Trial Stakes, Futurity course
Hamburg won, Previous second, George
Keene third. Time 1:12 1-5.
One mile-Havoc won, Lehman Sec
ond, The Swain third. Time 1:41
Sixth race six furlongs-Yemen won
Decide second, Hugh Penny third. Time
lila As.
Seventh race, Great National steeple-
chase, full course, about two and three
fourths miles-Ilinda won, Baroness Sec
ond, Lion eHart third. Time 5:27.
AT SACRAMENTO
SACRAMENTO, July 5-A three days
running meeting was begun here today
The attendance was good. Following
are the results:
. Four and a half furlongs-Uncle True
won, Magnus second, Ravalet third
Time 0:561s.
Five and a half furlongs-Blue Bel
won, La France second, Emma D. third
Time 1903.
Six furlongs-Lost Girl won, Santuzza
second, Peril third. Time 1:151a.
Five furlongs-Decision won, William
OBJ. second, Kitty Brady third. Time
1902.
Six Observation-Disclosures won, Nc.
Farlane second, Diabolita third. Time
1:16.
AT INGLESIDE
SAN FRANCISCO, July Sat Ingle.
side on Sunday Jim Byrne's Seminole
: captured the Fourth of July stake ant
$100 with Cronin and McDonalds Sky
: Ball a close runner UP. At today's race
i Grace and Deans Connemarra took frs
, prize and P. E. Portals Magnet second