The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-20

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The hslt1mils track at Bethlehem. Pa, was
the scene last week Of about the best harness
racing seen in the East this year. Thirty-three
heats were trotted and paced in three days at an
average of 2:l9 to the mile, and the track rec
ords for both trotters and PAGERS were brokon
during the meeting. In the third heat of the
race for trotters Of the 2:1A class the twelve
ysar-old bay eelding J. NJ. D., driven by Frank
Loomis, turned the track in 2:13l9, defeating
Cling, 2:14h. by G. f. Clay; Big Timber, 2:17k,
by G~oodwood; Bert Sheldon, 2:l6h, by War
wick Boy, and q number of othor rood oneS.
This 10 said to DO the fastest mile ever trottod
in q race on q hslf-mile track 30 carly In tho
season. J. M. d. was looked upon three years
ago as an outclassed horse who had soon his
best days. He won the R1o,Ooo m. and NJ"
stake at Detroit in 1894 and afterWard was
campaiEnsd without much success by James
Golden and John E. Turner. J. NJ. d. is the
fastest trotter ever seen on the turf whose breed
ing 10 stated to DO unknown in tho Pear Book.
Frank Loomis, who drives him this year, Is the
Minneapolis reinsman VINO used to drive Nelly
Mason, 2:1A, and tho orrntic Colorado PAGER
w. ". p, 2;o5lo.
In the open class for PAGERS at Bethlehem the
gray stallion Democracy, by Happy Partner,
lowered his record from 2:15k to 2:11k, defeat
ing Rocky p, 2:1Ol0, by Clay Abdallah, and
Grace c., 2:144, by Judge Rice. and distanclng
tho rest of tho field. Democracy is the PAGER
that forced the remarkable trotter Hans Mo-
Gregor to turn tho Point Breeze course in 2:11A
recently. valeo. 2:1sa, by Erin, who was in
vinciblo in the slow classes at Philadelphia, met
her first defeat in the race for trotters OF the
2:4o class at Bethlehem. After winning two
heats in comparatively slow time on the half
mile track. she was badly beaton by G. F. Kill
born's bay marc Alice Barnes, who gained q
maiden record Of 2:22A in the fourth heat.
Alice Barnes 10 4 ive-year-old daughter OF Eleo-
ton. who was by stanford's Eleotioneor, out Of
the old-time trotter May Queen. 2:2o, owned by
Joseph Harker Of this city. sidonie. the dam of
Alioe Barnes. was bred by the Hon. I. v. Baker
OF Comstocks, N. Y. and was by Cholton, out of
. marc BY Robert Bonner's Nutbourno.
The oddly named trotter l. 90. another Philn-
dolphia winner Of promise, had to take second
money at Bethlehem, where he met L. Q. Man
ley's bay gelding Edsall. The miles were trotted
in 2:174, 2:1s, and 2:19lA, the winner beating
his record in each heat. Edsall 10 a six-yoar-old
bay goldinE. by Clayton Edsnll, 2:22lo, the son
OF Major Edsall. and his dam 10 by Ledger. Jr.,
q son Of Ledger, by Robert Bonner. r. L
Narsteller of Bethlehem uncovered q clever
green PAGER in the 2:40 class. driving him 70
the front in straight heats; time, 2:2o, 2:1ek,
2:22b- Tho winner is called d. H. Grand and
10 q Canadian bred PAGER by the we'll
known trottinR sire, Hodgens's Superior. who
was raised In this State and was a son Of Woods
Hambletoninn. The practical working of rule
81 Of tho amended turf code OF the National
Tr0tting Association was once moro illustrated
in the final heat Of this race. The judges sus-
pected that Whirlwind, who finished second,
had been pulled to let the favorite win, but tho
new rules gave no authority to them to provo
the correctness OF this suspicion by declaring
the supposed false result had 70 stand. A paitrTy
nne or 500 was imposed for improper driv-
ing" This is the third case Of the kind which
Bylvania and Maryland circuit, and In each case
the parties under suspicion have got OF with q
b. Ii. Grand finished behind the money in the
2:25race at Bethlehem. the winner turning up
who paced the third. fourth. and fifth heats In
2;2l&, 2;17it9. and 2;19A after John Rosters
IP Figs ahd ME- N had BOT Both the heat fi Winh awG n STs noM IN
Corners in tho fast list. Malyolio is a ~six-yeSr-
old BY Launcelot, the son Of Baehman's Messen.
m - tho dam ofi RRobsrt bonner fast m ares
Melee and Manetta. Malvolio was bred by Will
liam Russell Allen, tho owner Of Kremlin,
2;o7a; Plymouth NJ; formerly Ca called d P4ayymoTth
the sire Of Alice Barnes. and his dam is / Mist;
Jefferson, by Thomas jefferson.
So many. fast records have been made at Beth
lehem during the last two or throe years that
moro than one observing horseman has been led
to question the length Of this lightning;f fast
uAlILhll IIhth. ANOl q INV W hoNo kAlhCu
records there which they were mover before or
afterwArd able TO equal on the best mile tracks.
Combination Park. Boston, which has been
called tho fastest half-mIle track in the world.
cannot equal tho remarkable course at Bethle-
hem on tho face of the returnB. Only one mile
was trotted in 2:20 or better at Combination
Park last week. while tho PAGERS of tho 2:l3
class failed to beat 2:l5A. Tho most notable
performance of the meeting was made by Col.
John Z. rhaysr'g roam pacing ReldinE Moth
Miller. by Aloantara. out of Dusty Miller,
gao class, he equalled tho time made by the
2:13 PAGERS. putting in his mile in 1864. This
10 q reduction OF six seconds in his record.
The principal meetings in the Fast this week
will DO at Dover, \. H., tho New England Cir
cult; at B~inRhRmton. Central Now York Cir
cult; at Medina, Western New York Circuit; at
the Hartford half-mile track, Connecticut and
Massachusetts Circuit; at Brooklyn. Long
Island Circuit, and at PlAinfeld. in the circuit
of the Central New Jersey Driving Association.
All classes in the latter circuit are confined TO
horses owned In Now Jersey. The Plainfield
Club has received forty entries for the opening
meeting on Wednesday and Thursday. and good
sport Is promised. One Of tho eVents will be q
race to road wagon, owners to drive. for a purse
and a silver cup. Tho prospective starters are
r. A. Fairbanks roam marc Lady Harrison. !. +.
RRndolph's bay marc Belle Hayes, John Il. Os-
born's brown mare Rosie French, NJ. b. Small
ley'e black RoldinR Nod Norton. and William A.
Coddington's brown gelding Foxie or black
marc Belle,