The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-03
NEWS or THE HARNESS HORSES.
Central New York TrottinR Circuit Ready to
Begin Operations.

Geneva, noted in the horse world rs tho
home OF the dam OF George wilkes. will open
the central New York trotting circuit on next
Tuesday with four days meeting After a
good deal Of figuring. fifteen weeks OF con-
tinuous harness racing have been agreed upon
by the track managers UP the state. and the
horses will keep the sulkies moving four days
during ench week from now on until the mid
die OF September. From Geneva the cam
paiRners will go to Ithaca. and thence on sue
cessve weeks to Auburn, Syracuse lion,
Utica. Troy, Albany. Gloversvillc. Utica.
Syracuse. Geneva. Rochester and Syracuse.
where the circuit ends. The purses will range
In value from $500 to $500. One of the notable
fcaturea Of the schedule is the absence OF
BinPhamton, Elmira and Cortland. formerly
among the strongest points in the league.
The Northern New York circuit will AFFORD n
fair field to the trottcrs this year shortly after
the Grand Circuit meeting. Gens Falls.
Cambridge. Sandy Hill. P!attsburg and Malone
make up the league. with the opening meeting
at the Cambridge Fair Sept. : to X. Forty
purses Of $500 and 81 900 each will close to-
DAY Tor the four meetings
Gin has been leased fora, term OF years to
Pleins. 1t is to be fttcd for harness racing and
athletic sports. and will be roopencd with u
r@tpE %tnnS En- Rns EARLY Hdsbt Of
2;25, BY Baywood dam BY W Auditor: The horse r;
Trainer O'C,onnor, who vii! campaign several
Et,ers and for WeHnd tN!S y"Sr
chestnut pacing mare Nutvna, 2:24'.. by
Nutmeg.
The ownership Of the sensational trottng
gelding Page. 2:03't, by Polonus. which was
for two years matter OF speculation among
horsemen herrabouts, has been disclosed by
the recent death OF Charles +. Tilford, to whom
from Orange county lplOnRpl
Page and eight other road horses having fast
records will be sold at auction by the executor
r Rye e"e l'''0f' estate on next Wednesday AT
An Old Reader.-The. best trottinG record for
at GaIcshurg. III. sept 10, ish4 The best
pacing record for one mile is 3d., made by
the by stallion Star Pointer at Readvie Park
D. MEG. Hartford. John Nolan was the
largest money-winning tr2tte ter of ls''s His
twelve times and was eight times first. three
times second and once distanced. Drectum
Eey the ndsss, the
the the campoign in august lie started eight
about sl1.?o0. John Nolan. had 70 record at
the beginning Of the campaign He went into
Key began wth recor afs Of 81 whch h@
lowered to 2:Oai4. The two horses never came
RoadIRider More than one-third Of all the
who live here. The list includes y +. Spier's
Directum. 2:05a: W. f. D. Stokcs's Beuzctta
2:oi. f. E. Harriman's STEAMBOAT. 2:o7 I, and
0no1uaa, 2;oS,S; Robert Bonncr': sunol, 2:ps't,
Buffers Dlrcctum Kelly. -2;aS4: W, NJ V.
Hoffmnn's Pixley, 2:0SA: H, @. Hayemeyer's
Belle Naha. 2:OS'i, Sesa Wilkes. 2:oa and
2Oat,; John H. Shults's Magnolia. BOO, !:
J. W; Gornishs David B., 2;0a'.; william
Bush. 2;Oa'a; Charles Weiland's James L..
2:Qah; Charles +. Tilford's estates Page
2:Oh't and William Simpsons Bouncer. 2:1O
been driven on the road in New York.