New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-07
HARNESS RACING.
STAR porNTER MEETS HIS WATERLOO
AT THE NEW TRACK
THE o,,,np,ox PAGER plsrANcFp Rf JOE
sArcrEx IL THE sPEc'N" NN'
~ TWENTY THOUSAND PERSONS


~ TWENTY Thou SAND Fh''9'N'
currnEp TIE WINNER
rh. r,t,her that served so vel "en' "'' 10,
too oftar and was shattered o'"' ,,..,,o,
,na ,,os oil naclng stations met his Na''',"'
'"0 H'hs - 90, track yesterday afternoon ne
"e l,' ,od hv his old rival, Joe Patcheh "o'
onlv n. the ..rand old king or harness NUS
beaten ,ut he was shut out III t"e 'i,' & 90
vba, us possibly the last race ne VIII ','
That Dave" McClarry mas KEEP, ''' '"N' ''7oalor
III "a ,or four seasons has been inc WIN
-, 80 e~o,,,rc world but the horse was pauy ."
after TIE first neat on"
third yesterday. liza. ,,,,1 draw, q
That eally high class harness racing WI" '''" 80
Lie, ,ro,d IN the metropolitan district wa INV"
bv the attendance OF many more pe"p,e '"
-, 49, reeting on tho opening day II was give"
.hore we're 15Oo0 people present on Mon
d. ,,centing this as a basis ~ comparlson' 'here
49,, ave been 20cro present when poor star
ro,n,, was swept down IS the grand rush oil '"'
I'atchc stallion - an rli
'outsae of the main race the cara was d" "i"'
rsrv ne. II was announced that all dash races
for IN. balance Of the week were of ana tha' '"'
,acos chedulcd for Saturday would be moved UP
n M the meeting might end on Friday. Inns
was satisfactory to the horsem"n VINO WIS" 10
shin ?, Providence before sunday
FRS, came the 2.22 trottine race I'm when Sc"
o,or the horse that was bought by John Shep-
/ Tl
Readvlle meeting was fayortc over what looked
nj. -, ordinary LOT AT 500 20 50. He demonstrated
| ehult, 10 outsprint the lot at tn" outset ior ne
was II front at the eighth and won in comfort
able Dg I'm 217'2.
The second mile showed what speedy ana
good horse has Joined the road brigade LOT 9e"'
| ator raced TO the front though 1t was easy
and ,fter going TO the quarter in the moderate
| tin,e y 80, seconds. stepped the mile I'm 2l2 so
| easiI, that the talent" thought he could step
handy I'm 2:o9 or better. He is handsome horse
and c trots without boot or any sort OF rig
ging Mr. Shepard paid $"D for him 70 drive
on tie road.
The came the great froe-tor-an. which had mar
roUec 10 three starters. owing TO the muscle sore
ross II tho California bred stallion Searchight.
ON h.. wonderful mile I'm 2ol nj the Hartford meet
ing he champion. Star Pointer. was not IA
vorit, at si0o so over the homestretch wnri"hi
John r. Gentry ana his old antagonist JOE
Patcle1. scarchlght WAS paraded on the str'tc"
befor the start as evidence OF his presence on the
track lie moved AZ though tied up, but otherwise
looked All right
Genrv drew the pole with tho black horse m
second place aud the champion on the outside NC
Clary was behind the fayorite. Andrews oo''
Gentr, and Dickinson drew the lines over m" ola'K
horse The strungest thing happened In the carly
sooro, for Petchen. which Is usually always on the
pace tcorng was rough gated. and seemed 10 want
to trot
Aft,r four scores they got away we'll and Joe
Pafcfen at once went 70 the front. Patcnen ""9
full # pace and trough McClary wanted 10 keep
him I'm the lead. the big horse "ouId hot "dNS
II Patchen was in front at the quarter IN '.'0 :.
r,t VAS outpaced by the champion 70 mo ha'
rn,cb the timers caught at 0.59ia. But they were
alone in doing So as no outside watch got II peter
than q minute When McClary got the Dig morse 10
tho front he sat STILL and, though DlcKersoh s@'o
the black horse n hard drive, he couid ho' k''
~ d
beyond the champions wheel, Wheh ne S"'P' ~ ''
wire in 2Nil4 49,. ,,,o,, borso
-..od q, Uartfard looked for great mile II 'n'
second heat. -.u,o
pointer had not had r1ce this year ana some
~ the wise heads sa1 that Patchen had better '"
an outside chance to outiast the champion i0l.' -
80 f., .ront at the ouartn~ f"io' WIN '"s 49, -
p,+oh,n right at his saddle. They were at tue
quarter IN 0.30s. again and had not changed posi-
lions At the half which tho timers again got IN o.
seconds Dickelso" sPt up vss rcached in 1874.
nom vere driving ~ yards from the "lre' ana II
1nrh Ly inch the Old black horse Crcpt To HIM ana
when Ge had his neck in front Pointer wen, Oh 49,.
! feet in 4 Wild break and Patchen swept 10 ''0 WIZ"
joe Fatchen got great reception as he paIasso
ii' snorei for thn word and the nrst time they
wcut past together hc went OH Ms l,el. VI ,,t,,
80 when they went away ne made no effort 10 20
- the front. Dickerson was not song 10 Tx sts
tT .l
>" stem away from the Champion Between ~,
quarter and tho half Pointer made a VIZ ~,
.trd US hopeessly shut out when he ctusn'. TIT
e. {, vas a race for blood shown by me dii'e
/ MORRISON uoc- gave the back horse. lie ,a.VNt
him FOR his fe and very nearly had 'IehOy ''i''''
ne aag ~ well as star Pointer I'm 204l. o.-
,d dn@rg VI was fair lot ~ horses with J r. d
and louise Mac best thought o. a.,,,.
T'nev were long time get ting away ana ll.Ht, ss
! when tho word was given. Leah s was t"aE ul
al the distance nag bionne ana ioglSr Ma ,' f
in the front the former IN the lead ~ a .epF. a
On the upper turn Louise Mac came 1asl. alt i.a'
Tho California mare beaten when they tIIi.eu i
tho stretch Il looked to be all over, nHl ~, ~
| was coming Ike shot from a gun. ana 1nout
SCOTT Hudson tried hard AlVes beat her "a ho s Al
/ the wiro. with a new mark of 2,@'2 me Nlnnei
IL owned by Nathan Sraus, OF TINS city an" Wa
! driven by G. A Thompson. OF. 49,.
After her handy wiz n tho CharteF T I4a1tf S%
rubber was looked on the good one IN The ~
! SAX. II was a good field but the Wilton mare
sod for yiOV to So over the neld
| eot away Iri, o. raced To- the front. with GhtnN
and Tittle Dick laying behind her and Knhhr'
inncc where Rubber came fast and ,carylnl
the leader 10 break. beat her out. ~ did ilt'I
Dick ln 2lo. the winner former Iec9rd .,o,..,
Rubber was I'm front all the way In inc secon'
mile though Iris o. was close TO her IN the las
end Of tho mile. and was only beaten neck II
The summaries:
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