The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-30
WTrn rRorrrR AND PAorn.
The Harness Racing Campaign for the Year
A Race Between Speedway Horses.

Now that the track managers OF the Grand
and Great Western circuits have held their an
nual meetings. the harness racing schedule
for 1899 il pretty we'll mapped out. SO far as
the two leading circuits OF the country are
concerned. Several associations have already
announced carly closing purses and stakes.
and horsemen are beginning to arrange their
routes for the coming camDaiGn. II Secre-
! tary Dexter OF Providence succeeds in his eff
fort 10 form an Eastern league OF mile tracks
to I'll out the season preceding the onening OF
the Grand Circuit, important harness racing
in this part of the country will probably begin
early in June, with high-class meetings in
Boston. Hartford and Providence. New York's
new track will not be finished In time for n
meeting In the proposed spring circuit. but
Secretary Toman says that after.this year:the
Empire City Trotting Club will join the league.
Although there wasssaid to be no friction:ln
arranging the Grand Circuit programme in
Detroit last week. IL is reported that Provi-
dence will not accept the dates which the stew
ards assigned. and that the fall meeting Mt
Narragansett Park will clash with the Grand
Circuit series in New York. The Providence
meeting is held in conjunction with the Rhode
Island State Fair, which for many years past
has begun on Labor Day, and tho managers
could not be induced to accep the following
week this season. Providence clnshed with
i1HTllbIu III lChN. buJ dllcu W bNIId'b HiOIc
than d few Of the crack ~trotters that had come
down the Grand Circuit line from Detroit. In
the Great Western Circuit Terre. Hnute has
declined to surrender to Louisville its oldsplace
in that league, and these two prominent tracks
OF the southwest will accordingly compete Tor
Denver is out with a programme of thirty or
more early closing purses Tor a ten-days meet
ing in June. and the Western campaign will
open at Overland Park. where the California
horses always make their first start on this
side o. the mountains. Omaha. 1T. Joseph, or
tween the close OF the Denver meeting and the
opening of the Great, Western Circuit at Dav-
schedule arranged by the, Western track man.
agers in Chicago a few days ago. the horses
B Belr6Si sc 'r ci.2e R4y2np GEica TO Pf Hsdric ihe gGfts to
Dubuque, Independence. MINNEAPOLIS. NIL
waukee, Louisville and Lexington, The Chi
track, July Il to A1g. ). Although the fol-
lowing week has been assigned to Hedrick, Ia.
1t is understood that Fort, Wayne will hold q
meeting On these dates. bidding for the Grand
Circuit horses after they leave Columbus and
the Gteat Western campaighers going from
:. Rivalry among the men who drive ~trotters
on the Speedway may lend TO n formal race to
road wagon over the new Empire CITY track
for cham 0ionship honors,, 1t Is understood
that Nathan Strius is willing to, start Cob
the owners Of LuXon. III, Ayes, 2;114;
David, b.. LOO; Newcastle. ala; Albert
c., 2:l6i4. and others that have been trying to
take the big, chestnut %trotter's SCALP would
try again IN the.track. MANY New York horse
men believe that a rafe Tor the chamPionship
than almost any other event OF. the Grand Cir
cult meeting, One of them said Yesterday:
The race should be for a cup. with no money
at stake, Make it a genuine sporting event;
limited to horses regularly driven on the road
either here or elsewhere and make the owners
drive. What does a race for road horses
amodnt to if you admit cainpaigners like The
AGe9 Gsc 2;oS IN Tith p ,Gs@s e d ths y rsa spG roa as
horses are frightened away and there Is no
amateur flavor about the race"
ThA If1nnuiftAT, md Ia ausaf OF tha Il
A. to enforce the rule pronibiting hopples on
the tracks of members will probably. be put TO
the test for the first time in connection with
the Hartford meeting NEXT summer, The
managers OF the track have announced that
withstandine the Iule of the \. 7, A; WHICH
says; Horses wearing hopples shall not be
eligible nhe It to s,, start Tan IN raf iS@ On t sso EFT9T a 6ors o,
in a race iii Hartford, a protest against his
eligibility would take the case to the Board Of
Review for decision. andithus settle the mooted
question whether every track is a law unto l.
Former ConGressman " j. White of Cleve-
land, who owns the champion PAGER: Star q
chestnnt t]rottiinmg' i mare n Russo GrseEE. > ;l4%%S'
dropped dead on the track at the Two Minute
plexy was the cause Of her death. She vas
S Gr%y' y bs A 2''' Y sS"Ss 5:55; gran G%i o. Molly itdiy
Clay. by American Clay Harry Nethaway
drove hef TO nef record III q Winning race Ut
Coium bus last June.
Il. II. Hartman. the proprietor Of Arden
Alvinza Hayward. San Matco. Cal. the bay
t~rotting geIding Hayward. by STEAMBOAT 2:OIls.
grandam, Lady Vernon, by Dave IN: third
dam Lady Vernon. 2:23is. Hayward is a tull
brother to Sthmboulet. 2:lOt4. that was the
contending horse in nearly every heat, of the
10000 Charter Oak purse race at Hartford
last fall. and to Ebert. 2:1". The horse is six
years old. and is said to be one OF the kind that
is worth going across the continent TO get.
He will be cnmpaiGnnd in the Grand Circuit
this year by Trainer W. j. Andrews OF John X.
Gentry fame. II is Il singular coincidence that
old Lady Vernon. 2:GH'i. was owned in Goshen
by W. H. Ward tlftY years ago. and that her
great-grandSon should return to this historic
home for %trotters. where he is to be trained.
Officers of the New York German Gun club.
The New York German Gun Club has elected the
following officers: President. Frederick Sauter: Vice
President, Edwin G. Hotk; Secretary. +. Kronsberg;
Treasurer. John p. Dannefrlser; shooting Master.
John II. Wellbrock; Hsnhicapping Committee for
the year, john II. WCllbrnck, August schmidt. John
4. Dannrf. lscr. j. IL. Mersch. aud DR.. George V.
M VII Il GHl1 HANNA