New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
HARNESS RACING.
GAME STRUGGLE FOR A $4,000 STAKE AT
DETROIT

GAME STRUGGLE FOR A $4,000 STAKE AT
DETROIT.
Detroit. July 19.-The gamiest struggle made to
win the Merchants and Manufacturers $4,000
trotting stake since the inception OF that annual
event. ten years ago. was witnessed on the Crosse
Pointe track to-day by more than nine thousand
enthusiastic spectators. and the sun went down
leaving the result decidedly in doubt. after the
four leaders had each been credited with one heat
In the third heat The Queen lowered Directum
Kellys 2:11H record, the best time In the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers until to-day, three
quarters Of second. II horses names count for
anything those Of the four leaders Of the big
event. Kingmond, The Queen, Royal Baron and
Success. were entirely appropriate So far as 1t
went the race was q splendid exhibition of drv
ers skill combined with fast young horsefesh
Kingmond the strong favorite Of the day,
aged his hackers by getting heat. Then the ex-
citing finishes began. McHenry, in a wonderful
drive in the stretch pushed Success into a win
ming in an almost dead heat finish with Kingmond
Geers did likewise with The Queen in the third
heat. He tried 1t again In the fourth but The
Queen failed to carry out her noted drivers plans
again went up" in the stretch although the
Royal Baron rushed out Of the bunch and took the
heat. while another hitherto inconspicuous men,
Der Of the aristocracy. Lady Wellington of Cleve-
land. followed close at the Baron's heels and got
third place. Wiask gave Kingmond close race
in the first heat. Kingmond leading almost the way
by only neck. In the second heat Kingmond
Wiask and The Queen together to the head
OF the stretch when Success got into the game and
won the heat from Kingmond by the barest Of
noses. In the third heat Success and Kngmond
approached the final turn neck and neck But
Geers there came out with The Queen and justi-
fed his reputation by the manner in which he took
the heat away from the favorite. The bunch came
up strongly toward the end of the fourth heat
The Queen and Kingmond leading when The
Queen broke, while Royal Baron came to the front
and got his first beneath the wire.
Lady OF the Manor was played as the favorite In
the 201 pace, but failed to satisfy her hackers
The low mark Of the day. 2:0514. was reached by
Sphinx s., favorite. got only place in the 227
pace. and Dorothy s.. n well backed mare, took
second place to Owyhee in the 2:20 The track
was fast. and the day cloudy and rather threat
enng.
PACING-227 CLAss-PURsE 81 200
Harry O.. blk g.. by Atlantic King Bogash).....
SPHINX 81 en- g. tBurns) s).,.....................
TIme12;iiA. 2;ioh 2:ioz
TRoTTING-2:2O CLAss-PURsB $1,000
owyhee. b. h., by Charles Derby OeHenry). ....1o
Dorothy g., blk. (McIaughlin) ............... z
Palm Leaf b. g. Mccarthy. y).....................2 4
Tme-2i5. 2:13h. 2:l3.
TRoTTING-2:A CLAss-THB MERCHANTS AND
MANUFACTURERS $1,000 STAKE UJnhnshed)
Kingmond, b. g.. by King Darlington (Marsh).. ]
The Queen. blk. (Geers) ....................o
Success g. q. (McHenry). y)...................1 i2
Time-2:15A. 2:iiA. 2:i0ik, 2I2I..
PAc1NG-2:07 CLAss-PURsE 5000 sUnhnished)
Sherman Clay ch g.. by Prince Regent CwesO o 3
Pear onward .; m. mccarthy. hy).''............
Time-2:osiz. 2;o7s 2;o6is 2:o7H