The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-02
WITH TRoTTER AND PAGER.

New Departure in Consolation Races At Char
ter Oak Park-The Western Circuit.
The managers Of Charter Oak Park are strong
ly opposed to tho proposition Of the Kentucky
Trotting Horse Breeders Association to shorten
tho distance In harness races to thirty yards or
fifty yards. without awaiting tho action Of the
coming congress OF the N. I. A., the Hartford
people have announced on their stake pro-
gramme that 1.-THE present rules of the N. T. A.
relating to the distance will govern In these
events. no matter what legislation may
be adopted by tho N. T. A. congress-"
Tho published conditions Of the Charter Oak
Stake show q new departure in the matter
Of awarding the money. Instead l. of dividing the
$4,000 purse into four parts Of S5. 900. 80, 500,
$1,000, and 81, 900. according to the customary
plan, the management will reserve $4,000 out
of the purse for a consolation race to DO trotted
three days after the main event. All starters in
the first race will be eligible to try again in the
consolation, excepting only the winners of first
and second moneys. Under this rule 1t will be
possible for q horse finishing third in the main
race to win as much money as the horse that
beats him and finishes second. Consolation
races are not new to the trotting turf, but It ia
an innovation of doubtful wisdom to permit
money winners in the main stake to start again
in what John Turner terms "the coincidence
race"
The will of Andrew N. Moore. the Phila-
delphia horseman and d~istiller. who died last
fss,%sssH that al Il the :, i Is Isss is IL T ,E,.a rs Ss' sSs GOO;
Henry g., for life. The Cloverdell farm, near
philadslphia. embracing what e probably the
ss%lIy, iR But sR %hs SSs1a Il s & 8 smss q t & s sss A MssEs
Question which has for ESQ some Time a' pSr1 lie
horsemen, and which may lead to litigation. 10
s 100000 . few years ago in buying the Sires
and dams of noted ~trotters and in breeding and
t teot p GS, GPsre ~ ms f His father shont stepped sp saI In and y
announcing that he was the real owner and
that the son possessed no authority to sell amy
the farm. Director. the sire Of DIrectum. 2:O5T.
and Direct, FOOL, e at the head Of tho stud:
1888 H for Z ep reported PRICE ifc" Of T Us, 600 SALISBURY IN
George s dtn dsIISTU n has resigned as Score;
Of the Kcntpcky Trotting Horse Breeders Assoc
'i Il The % annual 1S ms ms saies'e % tho Northern Now
York Trotting Horse Breeders Association
George ,. Ferguson, was elected President,
other year. The Hon. William N. Cameron Is
the Secretary and Henry L. Sherman the Treas.
s Srsli rn mee oiKSn at dIens Fails Tah n and wi Win "n appiy
for August dates in the Grand Circuit.
week and organized a spring trotting circuit to
lead up to the opening OF the Grand Circuit in
Colorado Springs. May 80 to June 8; Denver,
June IL to %; Omaha. June % to July 2: st.
Joe, July 4 to7. -Four harness races. each at a
mile and repeat. will probably constitute the
daily programme. with purses ranging in value
from $500 to 81. 900.
John Dlekerson. the Terre Haute reinsman
who is under engagement to train this year for
Goshen. where the Brooklyn horssman's new
breeding farm Is located. He will train on tho
Goshen half-mile track. and will have, in sddi-
ton to Fred Kohl, 2:l2h; Fred g.. Moody. 2:l4,
and other troLters belonging to Senator Nc
Carly, several horses from the West.