New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-23

The sport on the first two days or the meeun6
at Detroit was below the usual Grand Circuit
standard few OF the winners showing speed enough
10 get out Of the classes in which they were en-
tered Angelina. the winner OF the ~ uottine
race. and Eyangeline winner on me .as phhcsn ,s
winners that lowered their previous records
The Indifferent showing made by the once great
PAGER Frank Agan q O3aD. In the 2:0i race at Do
troi indicates that he has his best days as
campaigner The horse met with an accident to
one OF his legs In the fall Of 1885, and was not him.
self last year. He performed so well In his pre-
liminary training at Hartford this season. how.
ever that It was generally believed he had fully
| recovered.
The project Of building half-mile trottng track
IN New-York Is said be safely dead The few
members OF the Driving Club who favored the
plan were outvoted at Informal meeting the
other day the sentiment OF the majority being
that haf-me track would be worse than none
for number OF & ar no coosS
ering plans for building mile track In time Tor
use next year
One OF the best young trotters developed here.
abouts this season Is the gray mare Nell Gwynne.
in the stable Of the veteran New-York trainer. L.
II Hurd. She finished second to Milan Chimes In
2l3a. at Hartford in her first this year. ana
the trainers over at Guttenhurg say that she will
Ave years old she Is almost white. She Is dsugh:
ter Of the old gray horse Alcryon. 2l5 the son Of
Alcyone. and her dam is Sally Green. by Green.
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The bay trotter Percy. which gained record Of
2l3 in winning the 225 at Detroit last Wednes.
day sold AT auction in New-York last No.
vember for $500 He was then a four-year-old
and had never started In race. although II was
claimed that he had trotted a mile in ga in bis
work Percy was bred by j. NJ. Overton. OF Nash.
VILE and is owned by o. G. Kent. prom.
nent member Of the Cleveland Driving CLUB ne
Paronage the sire Of AK. 2o3'.; His dam, Flora
Points 2ia Percy resembles the old-time cham.
pon Dexter 2 in form ana temperam naspt: me
his at Detroit
Directum Kellys brill.an, victory in the $4,000
race Detroit caused great rejoicing among New.
York horsemen. The handsome Of Direct
was known be q fast. game colt but few
circuit followers expected 10 the four-year.old
beat the most formidable field OF aged horses that
ever started In the big NJ Detroit. As stated
in The Tribune a few days ago. James Butler paid
800 for Directum Kelly when the great trotter
was a yearling John Kelly. for whom the horse
is named developed the colt on his owners half
several races as a three-year-old: driving him TO
record OF 2 at nat age ne was go sSme many
horsemen doubted that he would ever make a
trustworthy racehorse. In his three starts this
year. however he has made only one break and
has won every race in consecutive heats. showing
and gameness After Mr. Butler bought the colt
he purchased both his sire Direct l20Sl2) and his
dam Rosa Ludwig. by Anteeo C2IS4), and they
now East View Farm.
A number Of prominent Westchester County peo-
pie saw Directum Kelly win his The party
included Sheriff William V. Mooy. Of White
Plains: Mr. and Mrs James McClenahan and the
Misses McClsnahan. Of Port Chester: James W.
DAILY and Howard Bailey. ~ Mount kisco Frank
and James Fitzpatrick. Of Larchmont Manor; ex.
Sheriff Addison Johnson. OF Rye. and Mr.. and MIA
Butler. OF East View.
Wednesdays race for the $1,000 Merchants and
Manufacturers Stakes at Detroit the tenth
annual renewal Of the contest The first race, In
1889 was by Hendryx in 21ss.. Walter f. de.
feated Suisun and big field in long race the
following year his best time being 2:lsh. Temple
Bar and Prodigal the contending horses In
1891 the former winning In 2lT4 Anderson's
Nightingale outcassed the other starters In 1881
and won the big race In straight heats. her best
time being 2:l7Is The pneumatic sulky was used
In the race for the first time 1885, and tho VIM
ners time nearly four seconds faster than
before. silva trotting her first heat In 2:l3%.
j. NJ D. horse Of unknown breeding. won from
somewhat commonplace field the next year,
trottng in 2:i5i. The Corporal in 1885, after
the judges had removed his driver. J. B. Chandler
and substituted Ed Geers. The best time was
2:l3i9. Emma Ofut. now owned by John F. Dingee
OF Brooklyn, surprised the talent by winning the
big stakes in 1856: time. 2l2i2 The Mississippi
last year. but The Abbot won the fastest heat In
2:lli2. This the best time made IN the
until James Buffers great four-year-old,
Directum Kelly. trotted the third heat IN ?:uh-