The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-02
GOSSIP OF THE HARNESS HORSES.
Lord Vincent, Peter tho Great and Who
Is-It to Meet Hero Next Week.

Lord Vincent, Peter tho Great and Who
Is-It to Meet Hero Next Week.
New York horsemen who saw Lord Vincent
win the ST. 900 Charter Oak purse at Hartford
last Monday grow enthusiastic when they talk
about the speed. stam ma and racing qualities
OF tho Ohio stallion. John J. Timmins. owner
Of Actuary and Oscar. says Lord Vincent was not
nearly all out when he trotted his third heat in
COOK, and expresses the belief that he can beat
any stallion in training. He will get a chance
to beat some OF the beat young horses on the
turf when he starts here next Thursday in tho
$4,000 race for 2:12 trotters. J. Malcolm
Forbss's great four-year-old colt. Peter the
Great. 2:OSS. is in the lsld. together with tho
uubeaten California gsldng. Who-Is-I 2:09k:
". f. Spers's fast horse. Copeland. BOOK. and
a dozen other fast ones. This race promises
to be about the best trotting contest of the
meeting.
valpa's winning heat In 2:O9H at Hartford
last Monday makes her the fastest green trot-
ter OF the year. The marc started four times
last season and was good enough to force John
Nolan out in 2:13 at Boston. but she closed the
campaign without record. She was then
owned and driven by ]. II. Thayer
OF Lexington. who sold her last winter
70 the Macon. Ca. railroad maRnate.
r. II. Plant. The new 2:1o trotter 10 a
hay mare by Dark Night. the sire OF the crack
PAGER Scar chliGht. 2 :O3k. Her dam Is Sadie,
by Hambletonan- Nam brine. pix. She Is
entered here in the S3.OOOVan Cortlandt purse
for 2:2O trotters to be decided next Monday
In this race she will meet the California stall
lion Owyhee, Dallade wilkes. Paul Pry Will
ask md several other fast ones.
Captain Jacks defeat by Cresceus. 2:07% ;
Daredevil. 2:O9k: Clayton. 2:o0Jl. and Oak
land Baron. :O9k, in the 2:1O race at Hart
ford. makes Bingen. 2;08h. look more than
! ever like the prospective winner OF the $1,000
stallion race at the New York Grand Circuit
bad actor In scoring. particularly whom he has
the pole. but his wonderful speed should
competitors and win Notwithstanding his
unless the other hSIsfs
nsEy that 'hs
| from Peter the Great and then forced the Pilot
MEDIUM cot % turn the the hhsrtf%rd tr"ck in
piece OF tho So 900 purse next Monday The
&opngster is now IN the hands Of Trainer John
best, races trotted by, any stallion this year.
| While the ,Caliiornla horse Monterey. 2:Oak.
p ps Some sSrewd eIp. Se hm 70
be a prominent factor in the big stallion race
| here
Rubber the latest ~ 2;lo trotte ter Of tho year
hssG Of tbs U city and Ers s6s aEe:
granddam Bowerman's Mary. 4 mare Of nm.
known breeding. Mike and George Bower,
came out green as a four-year.oid. trottinS
several races in western New York without
of2:2O at the Norfolk spring meeting. cutting
It down to 2:l8H last year on the Allentown
| half-mile track. Rubber In entered here in tn,
| 2:l+ race TO he trotted next Thursday at the
| Grand Circuit N eeting.
ROCHESTER. Sept. IA drlzzling rain set II
| races at the Driving Park, The officials post
| poned to-day's events to tomorrow. The raiI
has fale en- all day and will make the track yer!
| soggy for tomorrow. which will be q disap D,
| pointment, as some fast ones are entered, anC
i 1t was Ia be tina hast daH oft thu aatinA-