New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06

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some notable changes have been made IN the
programmes for today and tomorrow The 2li
race originally scheduled for Thursday ia 70 he
irotted this afternoon and It is probable that an
other feature o. tho card Will be an attempt by g.
J. Hamlin's crack pole team, The Abbot s''l' ana
Battleton 1884. 10 beat the double team record 81
lgi.. now held by MI Hanns old tine pair.
Belle HamMn and Honest George The two tro'-
ters moved hall nile in oiis At Boston couple
Of weeks ago There no doubt about their ability
~ riot IN 2l0 70 pole, provided both horses SUCK
TO their stride Tor the mile To morrow there will
10 double team race with three Of the fastest
pairs in the country as starters Harry Darlington
PAIR that cost the Pitshurs horseman about sw1".
r. T.. ke7ting and Scott Hudson VIII put together
spreckeis. and Louise Mac 210i4 owned BY Colonel
Jim" Reeves. Neither marc knows how to make
Sa giaS a." "'Andy% McDowen and oscar Ames arc
going 10 hook up the two fast Western gcldingS,
race on their Individual records these three tea ms
are the fastest pairs ever brought together IN a
Joseph F. Thayer the Lexington horseman who
makes business Of buying yearling trotters for
year-ods for $1,000 apiece arrived At the track
Yesterday TO announce that he had Just sold bis
Plant Of Macon Ga Thayer drove tho youngster
a half mile in 80 the other day. lie Is full
brother 10 Jaynawker, as. by Jay bird Out OF
Sorrento. by Grand Sentinel eran1dsm Empress
dam of Edeins, 2ISlsl. BY Abdallah az Mambrno;
him for 5000 The Tramp Is entered in the Ken
lucky FIturifY and oil the hlS colt races
The remarkable performance Of True Chimes.
213. Monday, when the Bunalo trottcr pulled a
road wagon a half mile IN 02S.. go capuvated the
well known Boston road rider. John Shepard. that
be offered A T. Perrin ~ for tho horse. The
offer was promptly refused
There Is likely 10 be another Labor Day, crowd
AZ tho track this afternoon n see star Pointer.
$50; John r. Gentry 2Oo57. Joe Patchen 2:olia.
and searchlght 2o5i4. measure strides for the free
purse OF A.c0o This Is the hrst time the four
great PAGERS have como together in a race. ana 1t
is likely 20 be their last meeting. n is under
stood that Gentry and star Pointer are 10 be re-
tired to the stud the end Of the present cam
palsn. That the race will be for blood In beond
question IN ;he opinion Of all horsemen and that
II will be a redhot contest. paced In the fastest
time that has been made IN race for many a day.
likewise the belief Of the critics or course. Star
Pointer will start favorite over his three rivals.
HIS fast mile a. Hartford last week indicates that
the John L. Sullivan OF harness horses is right on
edge and when he Is on edge the men who follow
the circuit will always bet that he can beat any 70
thing and everything IN tho shape of horsehesh
, that wears a harness.
That the big fellow IL not inTncible however.
is shown by the fact that John r. Gentry ha 8
beaten him IN two Of the three races in which
they have met, and that Toe Patchen twice
trimmed his wings in tho campaign Of 1897. when
Pointer paced mile after mile right around the
200 mark below II. Nearly all circuit followers
by the way. say the official witches were going
faster than Star Pointer over at Hartford last