The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-06-24
TR0TTINC AND PACING.
Flanagan and Fioyd-Joues Teams 10 Trot for
$500 Stakes At Enpire CITY Para.

flanagan ana Fioyd-Joues Teams 70 Irot f0r
$1,000 stakes At Empire CITY Para.
The rivalry among the owners Of some Of the
crack trotting teams that have figured In the
brushes on the Speedway this season promises
to result in big sweepstakes race for the oham-
pionship at the Empire City track. W. G.
Floyd-Jones. VIII owns Casselton. 2i0A, and
Knoxena. 22sh. and De Witt c. Flanagan. the
young Morristown reinsman who drives King
wood. 2l7R. to pole with Little Belle. TASK. have
agreed TO 60 into such Q race for u, 900 q corner.
to trot at the matinee OF the Road Drivers As
ISOLATION on July II. II no other owners wish
to take q hand In the contest. Mr., Floyd-Jones
and Mr.. Flanagan win make III match race.
but the door is open to anybody who has con-
fdence enough In his team to stake
1000 on the speed Of the pair. The winner
Of the race Is to take all the money. With
it will go a handsome souvenir cup TO serve as
a reminder OF the victory. This trophy Is 10 he
presented by the Road Drivers Association,
Messrs. Flanagan and ri yd-JoLes invited John
T. Cockerhl TO enter his Antonio %trotters. Swift.
2l8n. and Honor Bright. 22sh. In the race.
but the owner OF the team objected to the early
date proposed for the contest. saying his horses
were not In shape 70 trot mile heats, two In
three. Mr.. Cockerill offered, however. 10 enter
them in a sweep for 81. 900 or 81. 900 a corner 10
trot at the Grand Circuit meeting In September.
The owners of the other teams declined TO wait
SO lons;' and unless their present plans are
changed they will race next month. kiDgwo d
ana Little Belle were timed q quarter of a mile
in 0:3l4 or the Speedway last month. The
FlOyd-J0nes pair trotted n mile TO pole at
Empire City Park a few DAYS ago in 2 2Ola.
4, }. Welch and Orlando Jones. who recently
leased the Empire. City trottlng track for a
Grand Circuit meeting In September, have de-
cid"d to open four or more stake races for tho
%trotters and PAGERS. Though the season IL far
advanced for installment purses, tha managers
Of the meeting hope to get d good number o,
entries. a. they expect the men who last fal
pr or TO July /, and who entered In none Of the
early-closing races Of the Grand Circuit this
year, 10 back them up in the exp. rlment.
the late-olosing stakes here receive liberal
patronage from the horse owners the boycott
ters may induce other associations to follow the
win the fight. On the other hand. II the En-
pire City stakes are not well supported tina
horse owners cannot hope TO see winter-closing
races aboli he'd. The New York meeting will
oren on Monday. Sept. 10 and will probably
continue six DAYS.
nouncsd Yesterday a new rule for the Speedway
which will met With. the approval Of all road
riders who drive fast horses there. Heretofore
there has been no restriction as 10 the direction
in which horses might be spesded. although on
nearly every other driveway Of the kind in the
country the brushing must he In one direction
only. Head-on go liaions have been narrowly
averted on many occasions since the Harlem
River Speedway Was thrown open to the public.
and MIR. Clausen has finally decided to require
10 go slow when driving up the road
toward Dyckman street.