The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-09
THE ABBOTS RARE SPEED.
CRACK TRoTIER TURNS THE NEW
TRACK IN 200 IL.

| A Record. breaking Speed Display Mt the
| brand Circuit MeetinE-Four Races Aver
age RtOT 3-4-Anaconda Beats Lady of the
Manor in ao3 1-4-GaytOn's Great Race.
with speed average for the days sport.
which probably has never been equalled In the
Grand Circuit or elsewhere. the inaugural
meeting OF the Empire City Trotting Club
! ended yesterday. Four races were on the card
| and the average time was shade faster than
2:07A. Five heats were trotted at an average
OF POO. and four heats were paced at an
average OF 2:06. Every trottsr that won
heat gained q new record below 2:10, while
the PAGER Anaconda from the breeding stud
OF j. B. Haggn came within half a second OF
the time made by Joe Patohsn in the heat that
gave Star Pointer his knockout blow. crowd
OF $500 persons was present.
James Buffers Clayton scored brilliant vic
tory in tho 210 trot. The little Cincinnati
mare Louise Mac was tho pick OF the talent.
Gayton's disappointing performances down
the circuit causing him to be ignored in tho
betting Scott Hudson hustled Louise to tho
front at the start, and she got the pole and the
lead before the horses passed the clubhouse.
She never surrendered her advantage until the
wire was passed. The old gray horse Success.
entered by the late Frank c. Ives OF billiard
fame, gave her a stubborn argument to the
head Of the stretch. The time was 200l4.
new record for the neat little chestnut
mare. She is i've years old and 10 by
Little Corporal. the son OF W, L. ID.
Stokess noted trotting sire Onward.
and the old-time mare Cetchny. 2:1SA.
Hudson kept her in the lead until well
down the stretch next time. with Clayton on
her wheel all the way. Myron f.. McHenry.
who was up behind tho New York stallion.
made one Of his whirlwind drives In tho
stretch, landing Clayton first by a
couple OF lengths in 2:O9l.. This Is
n new record for the handsome son OF
trotter that has beaten 2:1o for the first time
sso,n u ,n thsd rannt hr, G.r,n mar" ou, sa
h sa,n ~ .nv .nrn uut y'S o,,o, Tsa
hGr at tho END, finishing easily IN 2:i1 800 me
.nomt e, wv" "no 's"' ~ "Ns''0A III -''' '''
aIou' 800" .,,,. NJ,
b.. had everything his own way in the $1,000
Dnnwoodia n,rss for nacsr. ~ tho 30 alas.
The rugged littlo stallion had rot lost a race
this year and the talent were willing to bet
500 to $50 tina. he would not meet his
out 70 3Rs hst mile liz Ss and covered
On the track his relative Enan9} old Star
persuaded to get up OF, his feet; The pioneer
oa paSi'fh his t snf 20 'G%pfes
ended, according to the opinion OF old turfmsnn:
The 300 PAGERS made the race OF the day It
Anaconda. 2:04t;, g. J.. Hsmlin's champion
mare Lady Of the Manor. 2:04A. and the crack
S64.: The local mare, Bessie Bonehiil. a;oSS.
owned BY Fred Dietz, was the fourth entry hut
she was generally neieoed to pc 'i1Ghts
start hb erG Sad Sioo LADY Of the
mopn9 th S2T ana me sa Sro R ns .aHorse
Hill In the first furong, Roam wilkes going at
his Wheel sr 91n The turn to the agsrer in
Manor 90 along at ease four lengths back OF
@ s OF asK 5h sp
time to the half was OF. and nd Roan Wilkes
was stiIl at his wheel v Here Geerns be-
Gnish: They saw one; oAthourh the raey bay
him at every stride. But the hoinsstretch
IN front. and anaconda won BY only a head in
A glance at the fractional time Of the mile
gait; Lady q the Manor was three lengths or
somethine III = 90 gait: TIE time for ths
a %dde Rs o% se
quarters was covered in :0Ot. 2:O1h gait.
Anaconda'S best previous record was Z:Oft.
made on the fast track at Glens Falls. This
sensatlonal neat seemed TO take all the 1Rht
out Of the Lady She az acted sour in scoring for
the next neat anu 9lu not Waht 10 20 away
Witn tho kelu,uk p'cis, lost MS pa''oilVe az
last and struck ner Sharply TWO or three times
with the whip long break soon after get
ting the word, left her hopelessly out OF the
fight and McHenry had only to send the bay
gelding around the track in 2:O7 to win from
Roam Wilkea
Eo1la Flanagan 2.O7i; had IN ha drawn
frnnn n trotti,,I, frao ~ ino ,Snir mr.
nd I'm Naln 10 fpp ha
hnuoI any yonh t>oi t " Psats ioL NY ez,o9o
purse AtnpuGn we nanlin EeiuInE hou-
niavara bant "a him re neat the TranSYIxanio
i 80 ~ aaS a. n1Js ~ SIn 70 90 81 S1n
Minuot az 100 ~ o wv II. III " r. auu PIp
IN the nrst neat thS duhaihln trotIer Simply,
Jog Reo nome IN :VoA' beers consented
TO turn on iitte more steam the
next time. with distance waived the great
trotter turned the course in 2:Obi4, seemingly
as easily as before. This Is n new record Tor
the horse and the track. The first quarter
was trotted in O:32&-a 2;11% gait. The next
2:O3 Around the upper turn The Abbot
stepped at pos clip and then came back to
half vac In 1 .0y and tha last threa-nuerters
10 trottad NJ a .nS Gait
"Ixnntber await n bie narform,nca rosn,tad
eli 70 ~, ~ IA Snn,a Ivnui'eu
wrn ~. a. DIYai' at he D', uoute VIZ S- an
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