The record-union., 1899-07-12
But the Sidewheeler Did the Mile in Two
Two and Three. Quarters.
Good Sport at Brighton Beach
Firearm Wins the Flint Handi-
cap at Six Furlongs, Imp, the
Suburban and Brighton Handi-
cap Winner, Being a Badly
Beaten Fourth.

LIZ nO1I uly II.-JOiAAi ~ OSA@AS -
mile in POPPY was the feature of to-
days harness races at Highland Park.
He went against the track record Of
2:O2, and while he failed to beat 1T,
paced a magnificent mile His time by
quarters was: 0:31A. 1:011@, :33%,
2O2A. 1t was the fastest mile of the
year.
Driver Schuyler was fined $25 for
pulling Laverna in the first heat of the
2:15 pace. Results:
Trotting, 2:24, Lady wellington won
in straight heats. Best time-2:1511a.
Ella H., Green Wilson, First Land,
Onward, Silver and Clint Carly also
started.
Pacing, 2:15, Roam Dick won in
straight heats. Best time 2:12A. La
verna, Bay Leaf, Johnny c., Harry.
Gypsey, Red. Edgar H., Star Hal,
Sweet Violet and Cora Young also
started.
AT PEORIA.
PEORIA, July 1.-THE Peoria Trot-
ting and Agricultural Association meet
opened here to-day. Rain rendered
the track a few seconds slow and de-
layed the racing an hour, conse-
quently only two races were finished,
the 2:09 class, with three heats paced,
going over until tomorrow. Results:
Trotting, 2:30 class, purse 81 600, DR..
Book won the second, third and fourth
heats. Best time-2:16H. Kerolite
won the first heat in 2:15A Black
Robert, Cornelia, Bell Staleario Lady
Ethelwyn. Escobar, Yellow Jacket, Bell
Metal, Aggregate. You May, J. E. c.,
Branden and Spice finished as named.
Pacing, 200 class, purse 81 900 Gun
finished), Kitty r. won the first and
second heats in 2:09a and 2:0S11a. Ar
getta won the third heat in 2:10. Robert
Wilkes, Colonel Bert, Warren D.,
Princess Eulalie and Ethel A. also
started.
AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
NEW YORK. July 11.-There was
plenty of sport to-day at Brighton
Beach, the chief event on the card be-
ing the Flight handicap, in which Imp,
winner of the Suburban and Brighton
handicapS, tried to take up 126
pounds and give a beating at six fur
longs to lot of good ones. AS good
as g to l was laid against her. Bendo-
ran was slight favorite over Fire
arm. They got away in good order,
with Bendoran first to show He
opened gap of a couple of lengths
into the back stretch and the upper
turn, but in the stretch Firearm came
after him. wore him down and won
by couple of lengths with something
to spare. Imp was a badly beaten
fourth. Results:
One mile, May Hampstead won, Max
imo Gomez second. ST. Clair third.
Time :4O25
Five and a half furlongs, Shoreham
won, Innovator second, La Vega third.
Time-1 :09h.
Six furiongs, Lady Madge won, Inc
mara second, Andronicus third Time
-1:151s.
Flight handicap. six furlongs, Fire
arm won, Bendoran second Swiftmas
third. Time :l445
Five and a half furlongs, Senator
Matian won, Prestidigitator second,
Montanic third. Time-1 :094b.
Mile and a sixteenth, Kirkwood won,
Maurice second, Handcuff third. Time
Il :4S.
AT FORT ERIE.
BUFFALO, July 11.-At Fort Erie
to-day it looked as if Hold On should
have beaten Beau Ideal. had Lewis not
drawn the finish too fine. Lord Kitch-
ener, John Brennan's colt, died at the
track to-day. Weather clear and track
good. Results:
Six furlongs, Prince Plausible won,
Flying Bess second, Quaver third Time
i :16.
Five furlongs. Ida Fordham won.
Aurea second, Larkspur third. Time
1:O21h.
Mile and sixteenth, Beau Ideal won.
Hold On second, Topmast third. Time
Il 49,
Six furlongs, Frohman won, Monta-