The record-union., 1899-09-01
xing won, shoreham second, Petruchio

SfXteentnS, kinney MACK won, Mdrll-
mas second, His Lordship third. Time
-2:022s.
Five furlongs, Olea won. Lingerie
second, Linda S. third. Time-1:O2.
Selling, mile and a sixteenth, Rare
Perfume won, Maxine Gomez second,
Handcuff third. Time-1:4S25.
AT CHARTER OAK.
HARTFORD, Aug. 31.-The feature
of the day at Charter Oak Park was
Star Pointers great mile, which was in
two minutes fat without stop or break.
beating the track record made by the
same horse last season, 2:001a. Dave
McClary drove Pointer, and he was
aided by two running horses, one going
to the half, both coming down the
stretch on either side of the PAGER. The
time by quarters was 0:30, 100, 1:30A,
200.
There was intense excitement during
the progress of the unfinished 2:17 trot,
in which Letah s. was the favorite
early in the day, % to Is, and later,
before the race started, 45 to 3S for the
field. The change in the odds looked
suspicious, and there was a great
amount of money up. Dollade Wilkes
and Letah S. each had a heat in We'd
nesday's contest, and Letah S. took the
first of the heats to-day. In the fourth
heat, however, there was trouble brew
ing, Kenney, driving Letah S., did not
score her to the pole and the word was
given with the mare we'll in the rear.
She broke on the first turn and made
the mile in fifth place. Kenney COM
planned that he was fouled, but the
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Geers up in the fifth heat The veteran
drove her to second place in the fifth
heat, and in the sixth took the race,
although Speers, behind Pilot Evans,
Pilot Evans, was fined $50 for not
was fined $25 for not driving the heat
to win. Dollade Wilkes had two heats:
Billy Andrews took the 2:30 pace, the
first mile in 2:06ff1, Coney being the
only horse that had any business with
him.
The Consultations, for horses below
the second place in the Charter Oak
stake of Monday, was won by Rubber
in three straight heats with little diff
Guilty, Precision second, Senator L.
third
The Abbott had a good thing in the
free-for- all, doing the small field-John
Nolan, Eagle Flanagan and Monterey
with ease. John Nolan made a big
race, but was able to make only sec
ond, Geers driving The Abbott at pleas
ure.
j. B. D., blk. g., beat his record of
2:12 to road wagon, making the mile in
2:11A.
Al. j. Andrews, the driver, was fined
Sl0O for not starting John r. Gentry
in the two minute race Wednesday. Re
suits:
Trotting, 2:17 class, purse 81 800
Letah S. won the second, third and
sixth heats. Time-2:13, 2:11A, 217A.
Dollade Wilkes won the first and fourth
heats and was second Time-2:12H.
2:15A. Pilot Evans won the fifth heat
in 2:1512, and was third. Fairy, Iona,
Dr. Pizer, DR.. Whitney and Myrtle Boy
also started
The Nutmeg, purse $3.50, 2:3O pace,
Billy Andrews won in straight heats
Time-2:064, 2:07a4, 2:1O Coney sec
ond, Toboggan third. Motion and Evo-
luton also started.
The Consolation, 2:16 trot. purse S2,-
ooO, Rubber won in straight heats
Time-2:11112, 2:12h, 2:1O Precision
second, Senator L. third. Royal Baron.
Philip E., Miss Jay and Rene also
started.
Free-for-all, purse $1,5O, The Abbott
won in straight heats. Time-2:O6A.
2:OSA, 2:07&. John Nolan second,
Eagle Flanagan third. Monterey also
started.
AT HIGHLAND PARK.
BUFFALO. Aug. 31-To-day's re-
suits at Highland Park.
Seven furlongs, Spring Wells won,
BY George second Hapsburg third.
Time-1 271a.
-Four and a half furlongs, Grumble
won, Sim Malone second, Monaghan
third. Time-0:56
Six furlongs, Odd Genius won, Prince
of India second, Kathie May third
:15A.
-Four and a half furlongs, Profit won.
Aileenna second, Mr. Brown third.
Time-O:561a.
Six furlongs, Brulare won, Quaver
second Acrobat third. Time-1:14M.
One mile, Leoncie won, Windward
second, Maritanna II. third. Time
1:41@
IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Aug. 31.-At the third dav
race for the Quarndon selling plate of
lU6 sovereigns for two-year- -olds was
won by H. Barnatos chestnut colt
Swears, ridden by Tod Sloan. Five
horses ran. The betting was 13 to s
on Swears.
The Keddleston plate of 200 sover-
eigns was won by J. Porter's three
year-old chestnut filly Crowborough.
Martin, the American jockey, had the
mount on Chaffinch, who finished sec
ond. Three horses ran.
In the race for the Rangener stakes
of sovereigns each starter, with 100
sovereigns added, for two-year- -olds,
the three American Jockeys Sloan, on
Lord William Beresford's Perdicus.
L. Reiff on Richard Croker's SaIina.
and Martin on Lord Dunraven's Moan
erla, finished in the order named. Four
horses ran, distance five furlongs. The
betting was IL to 10 against Perdicus.
The race for the Queens plate of 200
sovereigns was won by j. E. McDon-
AIDS chestnut horse Rensselaer,. Lord
Farquhar's bay horse Nouveau Richie,
with Sloan up, finished third. Distance
two miles. Four horses ran.
Ex-Governor Merrill Dead.
LOS ANGELES, Aug. 31-Ex-Gov-
ernor Samuel Merrill of Iowa died this
evening at the age of 73 years About
a week ago Governor Merrill suffered
stroke of paralysis, and but little hopes
of his recovery We're entertained. He
was injured severely in an electric car
accident several months ago, and he