The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-07-21
HUBINGER'S HORSE WINS
ROYAL BARON TAKES THE S1O.OOO
STAKE 1T DETROIT RACES.
Ihe hnce Was Holly Contested but the
new Haven Horse Was Driven With "a
Rush and Won u Great Stake for uis
Owner-COvered With the Floral
Blanket at Finish.


Detroit, July 2O.-Again the unexpect-
ed has happened in the Merchants and
Manufacturers $4,000 trotting stake.
This afternoon Royal Baron, a compar-
ative outsider, became the winner of the
rich prize. But it was not won without
eIorts for never was there a final
struggle in horse race greater than
| the one put up by Kingmond, who won
TWO OF the heats and finished second in
the other five. Royal Baron is six
year-old bay horse bred by Colonel
Stoner of Kentucky and is the property
| OF N. w. Hubinger of New Haven. He
| was nominated for the race by A. j.
Hause of Johnstown, Pa, deceased.
from whose estate Mr.. Hubinger pur-
chased him. Up to yesterday, when he
won an M. & M. heat in 2:12A, his best
mark was 1894. To top off an after
noon of great racing, in the first heat Of
the 2:OS trot The Abbott lowered the
seasons trotting record from 2:10, made
by Surpol on Tuesday, to 2:O71a. The
flrst money won by Royal Baron
amounts to $5,460. A $4,000 consolation
will be trotted Saturday.
When the M. & NJ stake was called
at 1885 the four heat winners of yes-
terday and three less fortunate horses
faced Starter Hyatt. They were given
the word after the fifth attempt, and
Kingmond went in the front and stayed
there, winning all the way, although
Success was always close enough to be
dangerous. Before the next heat all
but the four were withdrawn. Just as
they were sent away Kingmond broke
and before he got down the others OBJ
tanned nice lead. The Queen cut out
the going until they turned into the last
quarter, when Royal Baron came with
rush, took the lead and held it, finish
ing half length in front Of Kingmond.
who had again caught the bunch. De-
spite his having broken, Kingmond kept
in front in the final heat from the first
eighth to the quarter, when Royal Bar
on's rush again came into evidence and
landed him under the wire head to
the good. Amid the cheers of more than
eight thousand persons present the win
ner was covered with floral blanket Of
flowers.
Bel Esprit, in the 2;27 two-in-t three
trot, had no trouble in winning. Edith
w. lost the first heat of the 2:12 pace to
Fanny billiard, but after that she was
not In danger. The Abbott was favor
ite in the fast trottng class and justi-
fled his selection. Geers captured the
first heat with one of his famous drives
in the stretch. When The Abbott broke
before the first eighth in the next heat
it put him out for the time being, but
in the last two he was as steady as
clockwork and won both. Geers after
wards explained that Kentucky Unions
sulky had bumped into him. After
three heats of the 2:15 pace had gone to
three different horses the judges post
poned it until tomorrow on account Of
darkness. The day was warm and the
track fast.
Old Orchard, Me-, July 2O-The con-
Guiding day of the Old Orchard race
meeting was made notable by an eight
heat exciting event. -Four horses re-
mained to the end and the winner was
pressed so hard that the final heat was
he fastest of them all. 1t was the 2:16
rot that furnished all this sensation.
The race was finally won by Confessor,
gelding that Driver Brady bought for
300 few years ago and is now owned
Jy Charles L. Wizard Of Broolfeld,
Mass His Readville mark of 2:15N
vas cut. down to 2:14%. White Points,
Boston horse, and Nibbs from the
oomfret Stock Farm, Pomfret, Conn,
ook two heats apiece, both lowering
heir marks, and one heat was won by
gelding belonging to the
lookout Farm, Natick, Mass The 2:25
,ace was won by Island Wilkes, jr.,
of the Highland Stock
farm, Derby, VT, whose record was
owered to 2:13A, Mary Eagan, Phil
delphia mare, giving him hard race
nd taking one heat.