The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-15

Plans for and Gossip of the Coming
Meeting.

There are sixteen horses named in the
historic Charter Oak $4,000 purse, and
there never was time when the result
appeared so open" Every horse has a
good chance, and that the 1899 Charter
Oak will rank with it's renowned prede-
cessors in interest in undoubted. The
Charter Oak has the distinction of be-
ing the pioneer fixed annual event for
so large an amount; in fact for years
it was the only $4,000 annual harness
race. There are but four now, we be-
leve, the Merchants and Manufacture
ers at Detroit the Massachusetts at
Boston, the Charter Oak at Hartford
and the Pennsylvania at Lexington, the
Massachusetts, and the Pennsylvania
having recently been raised from $4,000.
The winners Of the Charter Oak since it's
inaugural are:
1883, Director, fastest heat 2:1S; 1894,
| Harry Wilkes, fastest heat, Ply; 1885,
Joe Davis, fastest heat, 2:1S 1-2; 1886,
Oliver *, fastest heat, PIG IA, 1887,
Patron, fastest heat, 2:17; 1888, Spofford,
fastest heat, 2:1S "a; 1899, Alcryon,
fastest heat, 2:16 1-2; 1890, Prince Re-
gent fastest heat, 2:19 Ia; 1891 Night
ingale, (Hamlins), fastest heat, 2:19 ga;
1892, Nightingale. (Anderson), fastest
heat, 2:13 1-2 1898, Harrietta, fastest
heat, PIP; 1894, Ralph Wilkes fastest
heat, 21o ga; 1898, John Nolan, fastest
heat, 2:09 1-2.
A two-minute class! Shades of Wood
ruff, Peabody, Mace and the other old
timers. What would Hiram have said
had anyone predicted during his life
time that there would ever be tWo-min
ute races. Hartford has the distinction
of opening the first one and the field
will probably be John r. Gentry, Joe
Patchen. Searchlight and Anaconda,
with several others a possibility
f. G.. Peabody, an ardent admirer of
the horse of all kinds, an eX-member
of the English parliament and great
traveller, passed through Hartford re-
Gently. While here he visited Charter
Oak Park and was astonished and en-
thusiastic. He said II have visited the
principal race parks in England France,
Australia, Russia, Italy and South
America as well as this country, but
Charter Oak is the most picturesque and
beds, the beautiful groves of shady
oaks, the tidiness Of the whole plant
is simply refreshingly enchanting. l
think I know something about horses, ,
especially thoroughbreds, and have no
doubt that a good sensible horse al
ways enjoys himself at Charter Oak |
Park"
Star Pointer arrived at Hartford yes |
terday. RE never was so good In his |
life and :5S or 1:5S Ia Is the mark |
placed against him by the best Informed |
horsemen.
Arlington, the present holder of the
half mile track race record, 2:07 IL, is
believed by many to be as fast PAGER
as there is in America. He is engaged
at Charter Oak
Entries to Charter Oak events closed !
last night.
1t transpires that Ohio law allows a
loser to recover money lost on a wager.
and it is probable that Mr.. Stoner
knew this when he set his suit over the
2:14 trot at Columbus agoing. So good
an authority as Turf, Field and Farm"
takes the same view as that taken by
these notes recently, that rule three
should nave governed the decision OF
The judges and they should have de-
elared all pools off 1t says: There
could be no more decided change in the
than t o throw a three-in-
five race into two-int three, as was
done at Columbus
The top-sawyers are at Giens Falls
his week, beginning to-day There are
wenty-six entries in the 2:15 pace and
lther events are filled in the same gem
,rous manner-and still meetings are
declared off here and there for lack of
lorses.
Danny Maher has been having fine
'un of luck at Saratoga, while the sta
lie of his former employer is making
title or no show Matt Allen, Mr.
,larks trainer, Is considerably criticised
~ patrons of the running tracks.
Dow & Hatch's Patchen Boy, who
lsed to be such a hummer on Wash
ngton street under Mr.. Binghap's
broke a leg while in pas
ure at Mr. Hatch's place in West
Hartford and had to be killed,