The record-union., 1899-07-21
Captures the Ten Thousand Dollar
Purse at Detroit.
Was a Comparative Outsider, But Sue
ceeded in Landing the Big Purse.
the Detroit Races, Succeeding
in Lowering the Seasons Trot-
ting Mark to 2:O71a.

DEIROl1, July LU.-ASdu lHe uUeA--
pected happened in the Merchants and
Manufacturers $4,000 trotting stake.
This afternoon Royal Baron, a conf
parative outsider, became the winner
of the rich prize. But it was not won
without effort, for never was there a
finer struggle in horse race than the
one put up by Kingmond, who won two
of the heats and finished second in he
other five.
Royal Baron is a six-year-old bay
horse, bred by Colonel StOner OF Ken
lucky and is the property of N. w.
Hubinger of New Haven. He was NOM
mated for the race by A. j. l!aus of
Johnstown, Pa, deceased, from whose
estate Mr.. Hubinger purchased him.
Up to yesterday when he won one M.
and NJ heat in 2:14H, his best mark
was 2:23H.
TO top off an afternoon of magnif-
cent racing, in the first heat of the
-2:0S trot The Abbot lowered the sea-
sons trotting record from 2:l0, made
by Surpol on Tuesday, to 2:OI12. The
first money won by Royal Baron
amounts to $5,460 A $1,000 consola-
tion will be trotted Saturday.
When the M. and M. stake was called
at 12:35 O'Clock the four-heat winners
of yesterday and three less fortunate
horses faced Starter Hayt. After scor-
ing for the fifth time they We're given
the word, and Kingmond went out i'll
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 heat winenrs
were Withdrawn. Just as they were
sent away Kingmond broke and before
he got down the others had good lead.
The Queen cut out the going until
they turned into the last quarter, when
Royal Baron came with a rush, took
the lead and held it, finishing a half
length in front of Kingmond, who had
again caught the bunch. Despite his
having broken, Kingmond kept in front
in the final heat from the first eighth
to the three-Quarters, when Royal Bar
ons rush again came into evidence and
landed him under the wire a head to
the good Amid the cheers of more
than 5000 people present, the winner
was led away covered with a beautiful
blanket of flowers.
The final heat of the 2:01 class pace,
unfinished last night, was won in the
fast time of 2:01A by Sherman Clay.
Bel Esprit, in the 2:01 trot, had no
trouble in winning.
Edith w lost the first heat of the
2:12 pace to Fanny Dillard, and after
that she was not in danger.
The Abbot was favorite in the fast
trotting class. and justified his Selec-
ton. Geers captured the first heat
with one of his famous drives in the
stretch When The Abbot broke be-
fore the first eighth in the next heat
it put him out for the time being, but
in the last two he was steady as clock
work and won both. Geers afterward
explained that Kentucky Unions sulky
had bumped into him.
After three heats of the 2:15 pace had
gone to three diffrent horses the judges
postponed it until tomorrow on ac-
count of darkness.
Merchants and Manufacturers S10,-
600 Stake for 2:24 class trotters, unfin-
ished yesterday:
Royal Baron, b. h., by
Baron Wilkes. dam Dali
sy Blackwood (Spears) .13 13 1
Success. G. g. (McHenry). 10 l 6 Il 2
Shs sisr@ont 9asfn ch Rlk : M Mah5 Gffs}s DR.
Lady Wellington, ch. M
Dainty sAnSrewE, Daffo, -''i;ll blk M DIR
Escobar, t,eb br. h. (Millerj... Is 9 DR.
Bertha thar Lee, blk. m. n 4,
Dan wilkes, CHI g..
CHAIN GnrsRo, sSa5. + g daabs5:s % 70 DR. DR.
ShsSa dMecarthy5 '5oson, .. IL 10 dr.
Granite. b. g. Foote) dis
2:12la, 2:13a4.
Pacing, 2:07 class, purse $1,000 Gun
finished yesterday, Sherman Clay won
the second. third and fifth heats.
Time-2:07A, 2:061a. 2:0714. Pearl On
ward won the fourth heat in 2:071a
and was second; Egosen won first heat
in 2:0Sla and was third. Miss Logan,
Lady of the Manor, Charles B., Ana
Mas, William Wallace, Scribner and
Royal r. Sheldon started.
Trotting. 2:27 class, purse 81 200,
Belesprit won the first and second.
heats. Time 2:12@ 2:12R. Derby Lass
second Black Robert third. Cornelia
Belle, David Harum, McAdams, Lady
Ethylin, Princess, Pluck. Fitzhugh Lee,
Lasso. Edwin Winters, Hopper Grass,
Bertha r., Lou NJ, Quetzet and Kero-
lite also started.
Pacing, 2:1S class, purse 1920,
Edith W. won second and third heats.
Time-2:061a, 2:07A. Fanny ballard
won the first heat in 2:0SA and was
second, Little Frank third. Will Ley
burn Lord Roseberry. Harry Omer. Do
nogh, Golden Prince. White Hose, Fair
view, You Bet, Lily of the Valley,
Harry c., Darrell, The Airship, La
verna, Miss Margaret and Miss Mayme
also started.
Trotting, 2:0S class. purse $1,000, The
Abbott won first, third and fourth
heats. Time-2:011a, 200, 2:1034. Mat