The record-union., 1899-09-09
Last Day of the Empire City Trot-
ting Club Meeting.
Anaconda Wins the TWs-FiYe Pace In
Straight Heats.
Goes the Circuit in the First Heat
in 2:O3A The Free-for-Au
Trotting Won by The Abbott
Results at Hawthorne, Sleeps
head Bay and Fort Erie.

NEW YORK, Sept. S.-Threatening
weather somewhat interfered with the
attendance at the last days racing at
the Empire City Trotting Club track.
Every one of the 5000 people present
We're rewarded for Drawing the prospect
for a poor day, as the sun came out,
and the best days racing of the week
was on the card.
The opening event was the 2:lO oac-
ing class for a purse of $1,000, and III
spite of the fact that Hal b. was con-
sidered invincible, ten other starters
lined UP for the word. The faVorite
sold at $50 to $50 for the field. lie
spread-eagIed the field in both heats
The 2:10 trot brought out a high class
field Louise Mac got away first Tor
the opening heat and won all the way,
with Gayton in close attendance. Gay
ton came back for the second heat. and
after the quarter found no particular
trouble in winning handily in 2:O9i4.
1t was all Gayton in the third and de-
Gliding heat.
There was strong betting in the 2:Oo
pace, with Anaconda favorite at sou
to $50 for the field. They came out for
the first heat, and the heat of the meet
ing was witnessed. Anaconda went to
the front at the start, Lady of the
Manor second, Ryan Wilkes third.
They raced in this order TO the last
turn, where Geers moved up with Lady
of the Manor. She responded noblJ,
and in a neck and neck drive Anaconda
took the heat in 2:03114, new mark for
the colt PAGERS.
The colts got the word quickly for the
second heat. AS they started Lady or
the Manor broke badly, and Anaconda
won the heat and race. Results:
: Pacing, 2:10 class, two in three, purse
/S5. coo, Hal 3. won in straight heats.
Time :06A, 2:0615. Eyelet second,
Hydrogen third. Mothmiller Split Silk,
Little Thorn, Flirt, The Maid, Slavonic,
Free Bond and Hontas Crooke also
started.
Trotting, 2:10 class. two in three,
purse $1,000, Gayton won the second
and third heats. Time-2:09A, 2:lo44.
Louise Mac won the first heat in 2:0934,
and was second, Success third. Queechy,
Battleton. Monterey and Belle ]. also
started.
Pacing. 2:05 class. two in three
purse 1000, Anaconda won in straight
heats. Time-2:0314, 2:07. Roam Wilkes
second. Lady of the Manor third. Bessie
Bonehill also started.
Free-for-all trotting, two in three,
purse $4,000, The Abbott won IN
straight heats Time-2:09$. 2O64.
John Nolan second. No others.
AT HAWTHORNE.
CHICAGO, Sept SIT is rare that a
race horse wins his brackets in con-
test at so long a route as mile and
a quarter. yet that is what Tom Mid
dleton did to-day at Hawthorne. He
was backed for a killing, and won gal
loping. Track heavy and weather
cloudy. Results:
Five furlongs, Orletta won. Fair
American second. Homer c. Davenport
third. Time 90.
Mile and a quarter, Tom Middleton
won. Kalmia second. Brown Dick
third. Time-2:16I5.
Six furlongs, May Beach won, Gold
en- Rule second, Marion SAMSON third.
Time-1:134.
one mile. Silver Tone won, Racivan
second, Canace third. Time :4612.
Six and half furlongs, Lomond won,
Decoy second. Man of Honor third.
Time :26$4.
One mile, Moroni won, McCleary sec
ond. Tillie w. third. Time-1:4112.
AT SHEEPSHEAD BAY.
NEW YORK, Sept. S.-The feature of
the day at Sheepshead was the two
year-old race over the futurity course,
which attracted a field of high-class
youngsters Gonfalon was made an
odds-on favorite, with Hindus we'll
backed second choice. Neither was in
at the finish, however, as Sadduccee, at
10 to /, and Filmarnock, a promising
colt from Madden's stable, ran SEN
sational dead heat in fast time. The
purse was divided. Results:
Five furlongs, Hesper won, Angle
second, Gold Lock third. Time ops
One mile, Rush won, Lothario second,
Leo Planter third. Time 40.
Six furlongs, Abuse won, Kilt sec
ond. Tabouret third. Time-1:15
Mile and an eighth, Azucena won.
Swiftmas second, Maid of Harlem
third. Time-1:544 IS.
Futurity course, Sadduccee and Kill