Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-21
ROYAL BROWN
Wins Merchants and Man.
ufacturers' $4,000 Stakes.
Passes Kingmond in Home Stretch
and Wins by Head.
The Abbott, in 2.08 Trot, Lowers Seasons
Record TO 2.O7 IL.

Detroit, Mich. July 20.-Again the
unexpected has happened in the Mer-
chants and Manufacturers $4,000 trot-
ting stake. This afternoon, Royal
Baron, comparative outsider. be
came the winner Of the rich prize. But
it was not won without effort for never
was there a finer struggle in horse
race than the one put up by Kingmond,
who won two Of the heats. and finish
ed SECOND in the other five.
Royal Baron is G-year-old bay
horse. bred by Col. Stoner of Ken
lucky and is the property Of y. w
Hubinger of New Haven. He was
nominated for the race by a. j. Hause
OF Johnstown, Pa. deceased. from
whose estate Mr.. Hubinger purchased
him. Up to yesterday. when he won
an NJ. and NJ. heat. in 2.i2 IL. his best
mark was 2.23 ii.
TO top off an afternoon Of magnifi
cent racing in the first heat Of the 2.OS
trot The Abbott. lowered the seasons
trotting record from 40 made by Sur
polon. Tuesday, To 2.07 IL. The frs.
money won by Royal Baron amounts
tb $3.50 \ $1,000 consolation viii be
trotted. Saturday.
When the NJ. and NJ. stake was cali
"a. al 1915. the four heat winners DC
yesterday and three less fortunate
horses faced Starter Hayt. After scOr-
Ing for the fifth time they were given
the word ana Kingmnnd went out in
front ana stayed there. winning all
the way. although Success was always
close enough 10 be dangerous. Before
the next heat, all but the four heat
winners We're drawn. Just as they
We're sent away kingmond broke and
before he got down the others obtained
nice lead.
The queen cut out the going until
they turned into the last quarer. when
Royal Baron came win a rush, took
the lead and heat. finishing a half
length in front Of Kingmond. who had
again caught the buncn. Despite his
having broken kingmond kept in front
in the final heat from the first eighth
To the threc-q quarters, when Royal
Rarons rushes again came into evil
doncc and landed him under the wire
a head to the good. Amid the cheers
NJ more than 5000 persons present The
winner was led away, covered with a
beautiful blanket Of flowers.
The final heat Of the 2.07 class pace,
unfinished. last night. was won in the
fast time of 2.O1 "a ~ Sherman Clay.
Bal Esprit. in thu 2-27. two in three
tr1t. had no trouble in winning. Edith
w, lost he first heat Of the 2.12 pace
To Fanny billiard but after that she
Nas not in danger.
The Abbott was faYorite in the fast
trottinE class and justified his selec-
ton Geers captured the first heat
with one Of his famous drives in the
stretch. When The Abbott broke BE-
forr the first eighth in the next heat
It put him out for the time being. but
in the last two he was steady as clock
work and won both. Geers afterwards
explained that Kentucky's Unions
sulky had bumped into him.
After three heats Of the 2.2J pace had
gone to three different horses the
Judges postponed it until tomorrow on
account NJ darkness. The day was
warm ana clear ana the track fast.
The results:
Merchants and Nanufa cturers', So
900. fer 224 class trotters, unfinished.
yesterday, Royal Baron, first; King |
mond. second: Success. third; The I
queen. fourth. Time. us IA. I'll 81, |
> 101-2. PIP Ia. 30 -. PIP 1-2. 2.1S S-4. /
The 2.07 class. pacing. purse $1,000, /
unfinished. yesterday. Sherman Clay. {,
first: Pear onward. second; Egozen, /
third: Miss Logan. fourth. Time. |
>. 0S II. 2.07 IA. 200 Ii. 200 IL, 2.01 IA. |
The 30 class, trotting, purse $1,000, /
Belle Esprit. first: Derby Lass. second; /
Black Robert, third. Time, 212 IL.
III -. 2.12.
The 2.12 class, pacing, purse 1920,
Edith W., first; Fannie billiard. sec
md: Little Frank. third. Time, 2OS II,
,06 IL. a07 II.
The 3.oS class. trotting purse $4,000.
The Abbott. first: Matte Patterson.
Iohn Nolan, third. Time, 2.07 Il,
100 IL. 2o9. 20 "a.
The 2.15 class, pacing. purse. $4,000
unfinished Norva Patchen, Hontas
rock and The Main each won a heat.
Time POS. 2.O9. 2.0S II.