The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-08
PETER THE GREAT WINS.
J. .NILCoLB EORBEs'S FoUR-TEAR-
OLD TROTS IN 2.07 IA.


City Purse Rncs-Who IL It Beats Lord
Vincent For the PlRce-ToboEgan n Fast
Green Pacer-KinRmond's Hudson Purse.
]. Malcolm Forbess great four-year- old colt.
| Peter the Great. monopolized the admiration
and applause OF 5000 race goers who attended
the Grand Circuit meeting Of the Empire City
Trotting Club yesterday. In the race for the
| $4,000 Empire City Purse for trotters OF the
2:l2 class. the wonderful young horse simply
played with the best Of his opponents. beating
them all In a big Jog. in the remarkable time
OF 2:07i and 2:0Sa. That he could have
| beaten this time at least second In each heat
| was the opinion OF all horsemen present, and
| there were plenty OF enthusiasts on the lawn
| who thought he could have equalled the
champion stallion record Of Directum. 2:05t.
Spectators were all at sea before the first
heat. In the early pools Peter the Great
brought 1925. Lord Vincent 5000. Who Is 1t
5000 and the field $50. Ex-Alderman Henry
Hughes's local trotter. Ed Lock. drew the pole
in scoring for the first heat Peter the Great
was In fifth place. Lord Vincent sixth and
| Who Ia 1t eighth. Charley Doble. who used
to train for Gen. B. F. Tracy and who has
driven Lord Vincent in all his winning races
| this year. did not hold the reins over him this
| time. Ii. E. McBenry was the driver.
Before the horses got to the clubhouse turn
| liter had shot the Boston four-year-odo out in
| front and across the track to the pole Lord
| Vincent following his lead. Who 10 1t dropped
away behind and the two stations were alone
| in front from wire to wire. The watches
clicked at o:31E as the contending trotters
| shot past the quarter pole. Vincent Tapped on
the wheel OF Peter the Great. Up the hack
stretch which is the fastest portion Of the track.
the two stations went with the speed Of the
| wind. passing the half in l :02L-a 2:05h gait.
From the head OF the home stretoh he simply
logged home. Lord Vincent being unable to
| carry the contest further. The last quarter
ths sn yet tbs
record for he wnnss h9se bet
was dozen length. behind the leader at tho
enough to iana within three or four eneths 81
ns NE TSs in 200
seeond heat; pobie held the reins over Lord
and hNsss 9at hsa. G a oncs
spS % 4hs s. sssy to sa h8 han n ss
but The sadsF did Il easily aTH1 Down Saa
hsr cost s3o 100 last fall after his s T.a
eS eo sson Is Wo PsP
fully easy and smooth. He was quite lame
EI- Senator John McCarty's green PAGER
j. crs fer !a i ss d Rss of . s s
s,sd TSs SS Ssld ss g Il ss{ftIs ~:
baeEstTeoh Dicterson made mao his drys y i'm
homestretch., Toboegan raced to. the front
sH sSS tn. net p oRd
The New bn EbnS mare ETGpts came 6oms
won BY an open length in 2:osx. He was
without public record before the race.
Tho 2:lS trot was strung out to four heats
an unusual occurrence under the new two-in-
three TSf fast bay S:dns Excel
him With bunch Of pool tickets in his pocK iet
Excel and E. r. Bowne's bay eelding Farris
the ons Of thu III. CLOSEST
the week. Farris won the heat by nose, The
s to bs 'front.' Il, % ,hs TnnsT
time , spd was not headed. although I'd, Lock
sS fS fSs a hin op ssS b 70 he
H. next heat. and Pilot Evans Won u 2isS.
@ s NJ s roun md E Hhfsi
bred ,, ~ sSs fsse !; ;; 5frilnS q +. FIJI
Hudson purse. He won the hrst heat as he
liked In 2:10k. In the next heat he made ali
bis competitors look like ordinary trotters.
After stepping the first half in 1:05k no
225 class pacing the Pelham purse. IS. 900
Toboggan. b. g.. by Mountain Prince; dam un.
Annie Thornton. b. m wilson. 4
Evoute. br. m: lockwood.
ActuAry. b. a. tKellyl.
Lizzie wilkes. b. m. Davis. .................s q
Gov Bq.snelI b. g. Gyitehaeld. ..............
Eagle hediu m gr q. Morton dis
Coney blk. g. (McHenry) n dis
Alice Hal, m Howard .................. 7 dis
Wandering jew, b. Q. Kinney dis
Time-21lh 2:osk.