New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
HARNESS RACING.
srRroI TRoTs IN 21o AT THE NEW
TRACK

rooR RACv FOR THT SPEEDWAY c'P AT The
GRAND CIRCUIT MEETING STAR PA'DRs
START TO DAy-THn TRAMP
SOLD ror $4,000
Neither tho programme nor tho attendance a.
tho Grand circuit meeting yesterday was up IN
tho standard ~ Labor Dav whom twel," thousand
rersonq saw Cresceus turn the now tm7'r" 'ny
track ,n oo7'. Tho dash race having tailed TO MI
there were only throe contests on III" card end
l,,. ono Of these developed really high class race
coneilorinc the quality ~ the programme tho At
tendance was most encouraging fully five thousand
persons passing through tho gates 'h" TRACK N'@
at4ln I'm Gno condition. hnt IN" horses had TO fac"
a strong wind going NJ the hackstrot"h 50 that
f.s, time was not So easily made on tho opening
day
only five pacois answered the starters boil IN
tho 90 rnce witch opened the afternoon sport
OF those tho Boston fvc-y old. ROYAL x Sh"'
don. was pronounced favori'e. S"hins ID ih"
rools for 800 20 sco for tho ncd II has paced
some ene races along Tho line ~ tho Grand Circuit
this wear but has been forced heretofore n start
aesinst the champion mare. Lady ~ tho Manor
2Opl and has consequently had IN pleN se'on"
fiddle I-p 20 the time he started YESTERDAY Ne
had not q race this year. Inc 'Hnau''pn'a
mare Choral set tho pace from tho word. and ied
tie field we'll past tie half-mfe post. the faVorne
trailing her length o. two back. When 0NNn
finally or, saO With Sheldon the sTeedy Young
racer quickly went m the front gaining the lead
near tho head n tho homestrHtch. From there n
the wire he sailed along. without being urged In
the least. and handily 10y length or more IN
2o1. FOR the mile Choral weakened at the finish
and WAS beaten by Fairyiew. Tho second heat was
almost A repetition Of the nrst Sheldon coming
away from his competitors in the homestretch and
winning without drive I'm MSS This time II was
the Detroit horse Nico p. that forced the winner
out
TIE race for the Speedway cup was rather dis
APPOINTING 70 those who had hoped 70 see such
trotters az Page 2oQ4; Luxon. a1lA; Cuprum'
orca and Iron Rar. AIN. compete FOR the prize
The owners n all these crack road horses weak
ered AZ the last moment Withdrawing their on
tries and leaving only ! W. Cornsh's Newcastle
clls.. John Rarnetts Angelus ?l2'a. and Or j. +.
Noores Mcmillan. 217i4. 10 start TWO ~ tines"
horses were lame and the third was not on his
best behavior 80 that n commonplace race result
3D. All Of the starters broke repeatedly IN tho
first heat but Mcmillan trotted more than either
Anselus or Newcastle and got his In front
AZ the finish The mile trotted In the remark
ably slow time Of 2.2Siq Newcastle fairly out
trotted Mcmillan In the succeeding round turning
tie track In 20 lie looked Ike the winner NJ
the third heat and the race until he made a break
In the homestretch leaving the clear for Nc
MILAN 10 snatch Tho lead and win the deciding heat
IN 20
Ry odds the best race Of the day vas that OF
the 21s class for the Bronx Purse OF 500 Eleven
horses scored down for tho word, and the betting
indicated that II was an open race In the snc-
ton pools C. r Bronks chestnut mare Precision.
2lW4 hy Aner'on sold for t"'. Frank Jone's
J<usa eIa. for 500 George Castles Robert ].
o1la. for $40: s r. Bryants KITTY Newman.
214t for SO: Jack" Curry's gray stallion serpol.
2r0 FOR $40; @ T. Columns Lamp Girl. lila. for
80: O. c. Houghton's Paddy D. 2lsa. FOR 80.
James shevlin's Niger Jack 2l'ia for So I. +.
Keatjng's Phpbe Ch.lders for 80, and the hed
for $40 In the later selling It was Precision SO
and me field 500. or Phoebe chiliers $40 and the
field 500 Andy" WEIGH bet a lot OF money In this
way. always getting Serpol IN the field. CuTys
gray stallion came ont slightly lame. but he acted
ike a great trotter and racehorse from hrst 10
last His action was true and he MADE none ol
the buck jumping breaks which cost nm many
a heat last year
Precision got or well. trotted fast 70 the turn
and led the field TO the half mile pole and past
e., IN tho opening round Curry kept tho gray
stallion on her wheel all tho way. Nhen y came
- tho drive IN the homestretch serpol out'rotted
the New-Yorl marc neatly and squarey' "iHhiHs
the heat by about a length, IN 2lO'2 Win speen
annarentlv in reserve. The stallion became hot
ea,o-,,e on the strength Of this showing. bringing
so n so for the field before the second heat THIS
,,,ns he held the pole from wire TO wire. trotting
2 rrettv race with Precision and Paddy y. 10 the
half mile pole. When Curry called on him IN inc
stretch he came away with eeernlns ease ~"
won from Precision by two or three lengths IN
21o This performance equalled his record inao'
~ Detroit last July. The horse has been OF since
he LEFT Cleveland. and has not Won race since
.hn meeting there. Tho summaries follow
PAc1xa-2o7 c1Ass-TURsE 5000
povsl r sheldon blk e., b. Ccns,antine-Fla1ey'
r., Poirh1n Wilkes 10 NeilN .-.'.''''''--''
1850 h r Nv Tvco (Critchheid ...-.--.---.'
MI "a b e by Alcaus mclaughlin. .........-'
choral b m by c. T. Clay Kinney d.
Tine 207l4. 2os't.
7po71rxo To WAGON FRET OR-ALL CLASS
PI.IzD THE SPEEDWAY CLIP
Mcmillan b E.. IS Norval--Maud T. by Ham ,
iir.a Aimout jr ,rr J. +. Moore) ...--: '.-.-'
N-e,rcse,,a % z by Comedian ~. Maoneyl '.-t. %
Aneelns ch ( by Witty G y Barnett ana 49,,
Time > 2aH 70. go.
TROTTrSG-21e CTASS-THE PRoNX PURSE. 800"
ser-o e.. r. bv Electricity saliio Benton. ~ Gen
ersl Benton q. Cur! ''
Precision ch. N by ANertor Nockwoo1l- .t+-.--.'
Bigger Jach blk &. by Aberdeen Arthur, .;..-- =
Phret- Cnniers h. m. h1 SIR R-deIfch ~ li'rrll >
rsa5v II r T. by Prince Nutwooi Noughton)....
T<1ls ok, by Cecil4an fNarshl- .s--'-
Cr4rfersaff boy Quarfe1nastor tsn}1er)..-.-- -
rvarl,rf b. 2 by Alandorf ikmel} l-.... .+...'.- ~
MYRTLE blk Myrtleron 'Snol' .jJ.---..+. -
R.bert J b. e hy Chichester 1fia wsIdl 81 u
Lamp Girl. D. ~. ty walkers MOTT" 't''"'' To- '''t
Time-2:iOib. 2.l"
some notable changes have been made IN the
programmes for today and tomorrow The PA