The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES
$4,000 PURSE FOR 2.15 TROTTERS
WON BY OAKLAND BARON.
Pacing Prize of $4,000 Captured by
Bumps, and Purse for Two-Year-
Odds by Jennie T.

NEW YORK, Sept 6.-Over 5000 specta-
tors were at Fleetwood Park this afternoon
to see the big light harness sport in the
opening day of the Grand Circuit meeting.
The weather was perfect and the track in
the pink of condition. Speculations were
brisk and heavy The big event of the day
was the $4,000 Manhattan purse for 2:15 trot-
ters In the pool Louis Victor sold at $50
and the field $685. which really meant Oak
land Baron, as the race was conceded to
be between the pair, Oakland Baron led
all the way and won in straight heats, In
the last pulling up at the wire a winner by
six lengths. Louis Victor was fast, but
broke repeatedly. In the first race the Win
ner got to the half in 1852 and in the Sec
ond in 1903
Only four met in the 5000 purse for two
year-olds and Jennie T., fleet tilly by
Bow Bells sold first choice at $50 to $50
for the field, including Marcus Days
crack colt Limerick who won $1,000
sweepstake at Goshen last week. Limerick
took the lead in the first heat to the half,
where he broke. and the favorite went on
and won by four lengths. In the second
easily by two lengths that the betting
changed to 500 to $40 on him. He started
in Wen IN the deciding heat ana LED fa 70 th rs
came home as she pleased, pulling up.
The fastest race of the day, the 2:09 class
g gTf' ' BUMPS I who sold at $50 to $50 for
the field. Blanet drew the pole but bumps
was quick on his feet that he took the
pole on the turn and went sailing along
like a LOCOMOTIVES, getting to the quarter
in 30A seconds and to the half in l:UO12
and came home easily, with SphinXetta
poor second. Pools now sold $50 to IS on
Bumps, and he justified the betting by WIN
ming by. six lengths in 2:0i12 In this heat
Planet broke in the stretch and swerved
into I.antana, causing a breakdown with
no serious results. Both horses were placed
and started again. Bumps made runaway
race of it again In the third heat, but
just beyond the half Planet broke, swerved
and threw his rider out and then galloped
home in front of the field to the wire, where
he was stopped. During the afternoon the
handsome mare Marion :, Mills ills. paced
mile without a driver in Eli. summaries;
2:15 Trot; purse $4,000:
Oakland Baron, b. h., by Baron
Wilkes-Lady Macky, by Silver
Thread. (Macy).. ................. l
Louis Victor; Demarest...........2 9
Nutshell b. m; CThSmpsonl. ........
Miss Gatewood, b. m tdiller}.. I
Glenmere Boy or. g. (Murray)...... 8
Time-2:12l2, PIP, l:l412.
$3.50 Trot, for two-year- olds; purse, s., OO0
Jennie T., b. f. by Bow Bells-Nida,
by Monon. (Fuller) ..................1
Limerick b. c. (Kenney). .......... 8
Charley Herr, 3. G. (Nicholas)...... 2
Time-2:241a, 2:24s4, 2.23A.
200 Pace; purse, $1,000:
Bumps, b. g., by Baron Wilkes
Queen Ehel, by Strathmore CWil-
spi Hn2 b. m. lspeer:sj ........
Dan Isr O., b. h. (McEong hlanj
Hail Cloud b. h. (Bush). ............. 3
Mignon, b. m; (sanders} ............
Lantana, b. m. Dore). ,............,.. DIR
Time-2: 09A, 20713, POSE.