The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-04
CIRCUIT HORSES ARRIVE.
ALL READY FOR THE MEETING TO
DIY At THE EMPIRE CITY TRACK.

TrottinR Course in the World-A Big
Crowd Out to SEQ tho Harness Racers
Take Their work-05, 900 Race To-day.
With the campaigners and camp followers
OF the Grand Circuit conRregated at Empire
City Park In readiness for the opening Of the
new track to-day. most OF the mon who drive
trotters on the road kept on out Jerome
avenue yesterday instead OF taking their usual
Sunday spin on the speedway. sti1 Jog OF
thirty minutes from Central Avenue Bridge
took them to the course. whore everything
looked like circus day IN country town. Be-
lated trotters and their traps were coming In
for the races to-day: earlier arrivals were
taking their sharpening up work on the track:
hundreds OF carpenters. gardeners. graders
and others were rushing the finishing touches
on the grounds and buildings. whilo thousands
OF interested visitors strolled about the place
inspecting the splendid plant and the noted
horses that arc on hand to chrlsten 1t this
week. Some finishing work remains to be
done all over the place. but the track. grand
stand. clubhouse and stables are all in shape
to accommodate the patrons Of harness racing
in way that has never been equalled on any
trottlng track in the world.
Former Corporation Counsel W. II. Clark.
who has spent good deal more than half a
million dollars In giving to New Workers q
track worthy OF tho metropolis and the trotting
interest here. was Kept busy all day in showing
his friends through the new clubhouse. cool
ing-out paddock. grand stand and stables
In furnishing the clubhouse Mr.. Clark has
made a big draft on his private collection OF
paintings. and the lover OF art as we'll as the
devotee OF horses finds IN UGH to interest him
there. Circuit followers who had come down
tho line from Detroit were unanimous In eX-
pressing amazement at the character Of New
lork's new track and its euuipment. G; W.
voiced the sentiment OF all visitors by saying:
1t beats all the tr9tting tracks out OF DOORS
Trainers who. worked the If horses over the
course yesterday were enthusiastic In their
S Of Oops JsGk Curry Vho drovs
track we've struck this summer. unless I'm
much mistaken. 1 predict that nearly every
h that wins heat here this week will beat
saturday's heavy rain had given the course a
n 6s a1h s
shortly after noon; bozsns Of noted
Ia des Ss' sampled The short c Sodisd lsss
aes that reeofd "a at Dee
trot In the lrst winning heat Of her ga career.
be there or thereabopts at the fnishi The m
lnge Farm trainer also got up behind Dare
King. that Is to start to-day In the So 900 Man
haitian purse for trotting stations The horse
ns s9'S better Of h or soms kse
1hG S Manpg ma 2ot was another Of the
ercse during the morning. She is "a rakish.
long. low set light chestnut mare OF medium
the 2:O5 race next Saturday. Her breeder and
owner c. J., HamIin. has made the prediction
that she will pace in 300 or better before the
V"f K"aBsa eH' Mccarthy was out behind the
mn 1 talSsd,Gf paSsing staili0n ssaEehlight.
SON Of New Haven The brown horse lo" 5p
rugged and fine SO far as the eye could
half speed s be His as rG ss at H5Sa
was big disappointment to his admirers and
hackers: and horsemen who were saynR
stable mate Anaconda, 2:o1h. can take him
o. 266 that to aSr the 3o
pacing race, Both staions were admired for
their rugged look and shapely form.
The horse that attracted more attention than
Mnsolm Forbes,s crack stallion Bingen. 2 0654,
bay OF fine size and proportions. and the rail-
birds say, he can beat any trotting stallion IN
Bnsen ia that he nc eannot always be- dependea
on to stick to the trottinR gait. Bad
behavior in scoring and getting away from the
Xlre has cost him about every race he has lost
rode couple of slow tiles behind the irwin
chile four-year-old colt Peter the Great. This
rotter When ny going Ing Slow III. head i large
and plain and is not very nicely set on to neck
shoulders back Peter the Great is ali horse. and
it Is said that he can carry high rate OF speed
Th les apparenrth efIo,t than am6st any
Xear-oId and the Charter Oak winner. Lord
Vincent promises to be tho feature OF the Grand
Of view. They will meet on Thursday in I the
$4,000 Empire City Purse for 2:l2 trotters.
Most o. the shrewd critics are going to put
their faith and their money on the Forbes four
year-od. but all hands concede that both Lord
Vincent and Who:Is-It are dangerous factors
heat. He Is California. bred iour-year-old
that gained record OF 2:O9]s at Boston fort
With the $1,000 stallion race on to days card
there is likely to be fine. sport at the meetDg
this afternoon. Bngen is sure to start tavorlte
wise m en- yesterday Circuit followers say that hat
Creseeus went an easy race at Hartford
the Boston horse, Captain Jack: and
hs W todaPR probably haze quite hfolow
Askey. 2:0S1. is counted on to give both Bin;
dr1ye him h hall mile in :02 y. IT is said.
ing is likely to be a duel between Nick HUI
binEer's hay mare Darrell. 2:07h. by Alexander.
fna es b. baT SE tS Se B Bs
~ favor Of the, stallion. Both PAGERS gained
their records at the last town. and circuit fol-
lowers say they are very evenly matched In a
and Dollad Wilkes are some OF the prominent
trotters that will start in the 2:2O race to- day
or the nine pacers engaged in tho 2:1S race,
Belle Cannon is likely to be the choice OF the
talent, Among the entries in this race are
the local horses Oscar L.. owned BY 9,
some bay stall ion Actuary. belonging to
follow:
2l5 Class-Pacing; Moshou purse, 81, DOOR II.
Plants b. z Johnny Agan. by Dgnus; F. D. Miller's
b.g Free Bond by Simon; DR., b. r. Kelly's b. g.
Journeymsn by Prodigal; Del Dtneharts b. 8. Billy
Andrews, by Bow Bella George Castles b. &. scape-
goat. by Heir-at Law; N W, HubinRer's b. m Darrell
by Alexander; Scott HudsonS CHI. e. Blaze Boy by
herrilCA
Free.tor.an Clasa-Trotting stations; Manhattan
Purse, S5,ooo-DAvid CAhills b. c. Charley Herr by
Alfred g.; J, Malcolm Forbes's b. o. Bingen, by May
King; william kelly's b. =. Dan Cupid, by Barney
wilkes; George II. Ketcham's CHI. =. Cresceus. by
Robert Mcliregor; +. W. Marbles CHI. q. Benton NJ
by General Bentonj II. g. Winters b. .. oakland
Baron. by Baron Wilkes Harry Darlington's br g.
Askey. by Mcfarland; c. J. Hamlin's blk g. Dare.
Monterey. BY Sidney
2ls ClSssnPaclng; purse 81. 5oo--John ". Board
man CHI. e. Prince PuRh. by Tom Pugh G. H. Do
vines b. z. Edmond by Eldridge; A. p. McDonGld'a