The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-19
WITH TROTTER AND PAGER.
PACING KINGS TO MEET At HART
FORD ON INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Sohn n. Gentry, Robert T., star Pointer, ana
Frank AEan Enterea In tho %, Free-
ror-aii Rnce-Jupe ana China SIN TO Trot
for 81, 500 takes-Floetweod' Opening Nay
1t will be a surprise to the followers OF harness
racing TO learn that Lewis @. Tewksbury's
pacing kings, John h. Gentry, 2:0oi0, and
Robert j., 2:01lo, have been entered in the free
for-all race at Charter Oak Park on Independ-
ence Day, the Glens Falls engagement for tho
horses to go against time on that day having
been cancelled. Although Manager William b.
Fasig has not announced the list OF entries for
tho big race, II Is known that James
A. Murphy of Chicago has entered Star Point
err, 2:o2ls, and probably Guinette, 2:os, and that
Frank Agan, 2:03a, will start for N. w. Hubin-
ger OF New Haven. Joe Patchon, 2:03, is the
only ono Of tho crack sidcwheelers whose nomi-
nation is uncertain. The black horse is to be
sold at auction Mt Chicago on May 4 by order of
the courts. and he may or may not be q factor In
the race. Trainer f. II. BOVINE. who has charge
Of John r. Gentry and Robert j., said last night
to The Sun reporter that IL is too early In the
season for him to decide which horse he will
start, but that both were entered, SO that tho
best ono might represent the stable when tho
day OF the race arrived.
Owing TO this sudden change OF programme
Trainer Bovine says that he will ship his horses
direct from Fleetwood Park to Hartford early
ueAb HlOutn, anu HnlSn InelT preparation Ln0rO
instead of at Poughkeepsie. Robert J. was shod
yesterday, and worked two slow miles, each in
about $3.50. Tho eelding wears a six.ounce bar
shoe forward, under which there 10 a leather
pad, with a stuflng of pitch and oakum between
the hoof and the pad. The soles of his feet, which
were thin and tender last fall toward the close Of
the campaign, have become seemingly thick and
tough, SO that he now moves without a sign Of
his old familiar nod. Four sulkies and a skeleton
wagon for the two PAGERS arrived at Bowne's
training quarters last Saturday. The pneumatic
sulky which Gentry is going to try to pull a mile
in 200 weighs twenty-seven pounds. The old
style high.wheel sulky in which one or both
horses arc to 70 against Johnson's champion
record Of 2:06k weighs thirty.eight pounds.
The skeleton wagon Is a raeyflooking, vehicle,
specially built for Gentry and Robert J. to pull
2:09a, now held by Mrs. VI. 4. d. Stokes's
PAGERS, Miss Rita and Josie b
tho road riders at the Fleetwood clubhouse yes
road horse Guy. 2:osa, by Kentucky Prince.
driving him q fast quarter to wagon on the
speed. and his owner thinks OF shaping him up
to trot a fast mile at the spring opening next
PnI9s Or, or during M6l1s the hscJ June ,, meeting. Guy n9y
NJ. J. Leonard and Fred Gerken INDUCED in a
spirited race from the half.milc pole to the wire
faced PAGER to a road wagon. while Leonard held
the reins over a %trotter to a road cart. Both
and the crowd voted it a dead heat.
Eth, The ,x formal ,ai, opening Of the trottinE season at
attractions will be a harness race at half-miie
heats for 2:2O %trotters. the prize to be a rubber;
tired Tired no ROAD snv wagon 500 Xaiued at $50; Entries will
racing at tho track every Saturday throughout
the season., and small purses or prizes will be
gether, 1t is understood that the Driving Club
VIII hold It's annual spring opening on May Is.
in the Harriman-Daly sweepstake races to BIO |
trotted at Goshen next August. writes to THE
from from ' B. A. ne sn neS f Of New B { dtfStesrG namin ehtpS
tho great colt Jupe: 2:l3%; by Allie Wilkes. in
meeting me- fnse between eSr .n't thy fasfess yo dn1s t insafss Of e
the East and West. as Marcus DAILY will name
China SIX, 2:l6t. the winner q the two.
season: f.. H.. Hartman will probably start
Khaledau. by, STEAMBOAT. winner OF the Produce
these three entries in the three-year-old race at
500 q corner CO. neG play or pay. the stakes will
The sweepstakes for two-year-olds is certain
fSs Raa{ Ill., S1li n oa9 Of 'h Hn hsy % SGls hip aSe Md by
tana breeder having already entered this young J
M 1TEft erob In S1m s,,r other s;pd stnke = ,r =; T.: Maf sfin an
STEAMBOAT, 2:o7i2. out Of Linda, by Electioneer.
while J. Malcolm, Forbes,s representative is
trotter by NorvaI. 2:14a. that he has entered at
Fleetwood Park and other Eastern tracks. It is
trot.ed at the Goshen meeting In the Orange
county circuit, but at a special meeting to be
held one week later on the same track. The
Orange county circuit promises to be extended
by the addition Of Newburg. arrangements hav-
ing been recently made to build a new half-mile |
track at the river town.
1t Is among the Possibilities that the new
of the Hartford track will revive the
10000 Charter Oak Stakes, which was the star
event Of the season on the trotting turf until pro-
hibitory betting laws in Connecticut closed the
gates of the historic Hartford course.
The stake programme for the Portland, Me-, |
August meeting has been declared OFT, owing to |
the small number Of entries received. Purse |
races will be substituted.