The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-08
WITH TRorTER AND PAGER.
New Ri10 Trotters Of the Year-NIoo n Great
FOur-Yenr-Old.

FOur-Year-Old.
Although the harness racing campaign is yet
young, eight ~trotters have gained now records
below 2:10 thus far this season. The mile OF
The Abbot in 2:0Sk ranks as the fastest trot-
ting performance Of the year up TO date. butthe
1ve-year-old son OF Chimes and Nettie King
has taken a big drop In the estimation Of most
horsemen since the day OF his defeat by Eagle
Flanagan at Columbus last Friday. OIL. Ham
lin. the breeder and owner Of The Abbot, was
reported as saying at tho opening OF the cam
paign that he believed his speedy trotter could
beat 2:05, and circuit followers have backed
him with unlimited confidence every time he
has started. The Abbot opened the campaign
with a mark Of pix.
Eagle Flanagan, the new champion Of the
fast class in the Grand Circuit. is q six-year-old
bay geldlng by Eagle Bird. 2:21. who was by
Jay Bird. the son of George Wilkes. out OF Tan
sey. a daughter OF George Wilkes. Eagle Flan-
agan's dam. Lady Flanagan. was a fast mare by
Woods Hambletonian. that was formerly
owned and driven on the road In Brooklyn by
John X. Flanagan. who sold her to Judge II. M.
Whitehead OF this city. 1t is claimed that she
trotted a mile in 2:22h about twenty years ago.
E. O. Camp. n prominent lawyer OF Tennessee.
bred Eagle Flanagan and still owns him. He
came out green In 1896. gaining a four-year-
old record Of 2 :20E. which he lowered last year
:" @'A~Nf H. SCOIO huuSOu VI ltAlueJOu
trained and drove him to his record Of 2:09k at
Columbus.
Capt. Jack. another Of Hudson's old pupils.
defeated the hitherto invincible New England
trotter Alcidalia, 2:10k, at Portland last week.
cutting his record down to 2:09H In doing the
trick. He is a black geldlng. seven years old.
by Black Wilkes. 2:29H. the son OF George
Wilkes. and his dam is Susan Wood. by Wild
S %SHShf CAP Capt. S jack n for S$ssSSsE s nf one o Of VI the f aaF,
den sales last winter and drove him to, his
1906, and closed the campaign with a record OF
In, which he lowered last year to 2:l0k:
the; measure Of blone at Portland f ! i.t tpot ahH two two
fopr.year-oId ever bred in New England, He is
Of the very few %trotteirs now fn sight that may
possibly develop into a reeprd-breoker ,Nico
T. E o :RSS s S4d'o q h az l %o f:$s. a fa aRfh5issE
race this season he ,trotteed three miles
6el99wT 2i15. cutting his record down to
and other cracks at Portland Was the fourth
race OF his career. The youngster enjoys the
d tbst Rss beS Si heinz aofo the hf S Gnl IoS SFqtte sFs Of any Fl S6 age
man who now, owns him. He Is one Of the
sire OF Stamboul, -2:07H; grandam Maggie
66 6fsf' $tIs y Jim Monroe the sire of Monroe
Crescens, the son Of Robert McGregor. 2:17H.
h inEa RoE 2!Y6h nf by HSS Ssm r A Ma@Sqino. f Is ant:
other four-year,old trotter that has beaten 2:1Q
this year. But he improved his three-year-old
Tommy Brltton in 2:09N at Cleveland. and a
good many, h9rsemen are now saying he has
Tommy Britton. he has not trained on well
e en- bis to- to make coed the winter predictions
having been talked =. .r BOUT as po %Sifie
candidates for CHAMPION, stallion honors.
ord aStr Of 5:i1R ltte to 2!o8 bST at ciev NeS Iaf' a ysdic ciip TsSi
his losing race at Columbus, he has not yet
horse he was generaliy believed to be; Fred
lasting him, is II years old and is a veteran Of
eight campaigns: He has lately been looked
sire Of Tommy Brltton. was by Bell Boy, 2:i9xS,
a ae tati dpr t0 Tbo to .b Gbhim s:6,s SO that hat he ,t Is closely
t te5@tep Of It the ef Han nRRo sta ai2eS, Bone 5hs o! a:oaa aa b1
Eros, the SOL, OF Electioneer. and Matte Patter-
son. 2:09T. the short-bred daughter Of Villain
Ger complete the list OF new 2:lo trotters for
Star Pointer will beat his record before the
%itR BAD i luck SGfn 81 s Rd1s' eoTt. ns said Hps e we apf @sss
trainer wanGnr on reading miIae q Of TIE The, hampton staIlion's
surely have Knocked on ff3 a poiPt or two two a Wo the
the half at a ! ;57 clip, with the second quarter
see, he couldn't get home in less than 1 :OOA-a
2:0lha gait. l would like to see him land at the
half IN, about ffty-nine. and a quarter or a half
some day. and then get home as fast as he could
come. The mile. would be a shade better than
1:59 or | lose my guess"
J.. j. H Grossart, a civil engineer OF Allen
town. Pa, has certified to the officers of the
Bethlehem Fair Association that the half-mile
track at Bethlehem is six and a half inches
more than the regulation length. measured
three feet from the pole. So many horses have
made records at Bethlehem which they could
never afterward equal on the best mile courses
that numerous turfmen were led to believe that
the Pennsylvania ring would not bear careful
measurement.
The Grand Circuit horses and horsemen will
move to Fort Wayne. this week for the last
meeting Of the series in the West. The Great
Western Circuit, which bids fair TO rival the
Grand Circuit in the brilliancy Of Its racing, is
lage Of HedricR. la. The mile-track meetings
II the East will be at Franklin. Park. near
Circuit, and at Rochester in the Western New
York Circuit; The Central New York Circuit
Opening Of the Orange County Circuit is sched-
uled for the same day at Middletown.