The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-18
WITH THE HARNESS HoRsEs.
October Trotting Meeting on the Card n
Empire City Park.

Empire City Park.
The story set aloat during the Grand Cir
cult trotting meeting TO the effect that former
Corporation Counsel William H. Clark had ap-
Piled to the Jockey Club for dates for q i've
days running meeting at the new track this
fall. turns out to beincorrect. Clark says no
such application has been made. and that no
running meeting will be held at Empire city
Park this year. 1t IL probable that another
week OF harness racing will be seen there be-
lore the campaign ends. The owner OF the
course was greatly pleased with the unprece-
dented patronage given tothe inaugural meet
Ing. and he has decided to open,the gates again
for four or fvs days II the horses can be
rounded up for such an event. The proposed
meeting will probably be held in October. Now
that the Grand Circuit has, ended most Of the
star trotters and PAGERS are headed for Louis
Vile. Lexington and Nashville. whore high
class harness racing is to continue until we'll
along in October. Nearly all OF the eastern
horses are likely to be back here from the
South within q month. and by that time the
fairs, which are attracting everything not OF
Grand Circuit calibre. will be over for the year.
BY hanging up $500 purses 1t Is believed that
enough horses for a successful meeting can be
| obtained.
! Rensselaer, Weston. who cooks after the trot-
| ting interests OF Il. Ii. Hartman. says the
| widely circulated report that John r. Gentry
| is to be retired to the stud at the end Of this
season Is not true.
Gentry and Joe Patchen." said he. like
some OF the theatrical stars are'very apt to play
| sGood many farewell engagements before they
| quit the stage. Both horses are earning now
| as much as ever they have earned. l suppose.
and don't believe the turf career OF either one
O. them will end with tho campaign Of 1890.
ha to y Goshen ofPs to
Gentry at Sioux City last week in 2:05 and
aSan M. r.s oS Fsbom ms T y to d sS.s
the horses will go 70 Wichita. Kan. then 70
DrSnve5 probaby and on to Los Angeles and
as G sSs as f Ss
lance, but beats the best Americ mark as well.
This is probably the fret instance in which a
made outside The United States and Canada:
ne accord here TO K held
FRINGE ~hoss marx Sss in
Polly e.. S;'s English per5orma AN therefore
B.. tho bis bay mare that Bill McKinney Of
Hgslnsviiils Mo. in 1855. and was bred By T.
aen %.? tRS Hs% SsSafhs UIf cRa
son Of Almont Pilot and Manila, BY George
bred racehorse. Red Eye. by Boston.
-, 1t will be remembered that Mckinney sold
mysterious stranger who turned up at one Of
%ss ii
ting under false name and pedigree. and was
expelled from all European tracks Two or
three Americans implicated in this inter
to answer charges before the turf courts. One
ure in Paris. they spirited the fast mare over
to England where through technical loop
how fixed her status SO that she could not be
expelled there. She has won many matches
and purse races in England and Scotland
Metropolitan road riders who saw the Chi
speed%s1 VIII g. Ps' las. sTes1 tne
were not much surprised to rend in THE Sun
last Saturday that Georg. Starr had driven the
second slower than Joe Patchen's world record
over ilse Terre Haute track After horsemen
had sem him make the Speedway smoke a few
ter or PAGER in the world could get away from a
jogging start with bumps and beat him In a
brush OF hall mile He was timed quarter
Records OF the New York and Brooklyn
Players.
Keller Ia practically out OF the race for the
! League batting honors. In the last Ave games
he did not hit the ball a sufficient number OF
times to retain his average. which was lowered
eight points. Kelley. Jennings, Anderson.
Kennedy. Dunn and McJames made slight
gains The team batting average was do
creased two points. while one point was added
to the fielding average. With Grady out OF the
gams for the remainder of the season. Davis
has n his tSv9T to stay at the top IN
ords up to last Saturday inclusive:
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