The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-07-06
THE CRAWFORD RACES
CLOSE OF TYEITYO DA vs. III EXITING
YESTERDdY.
Two Races Dccided-Miss shnfTer's Cos
tunes and Trained Horsrs.

Two Races Dccided-Miss shnfrer's Cos
tunes and Trained Horsrs.
There was not large attendance at
the Branford driving park yesterday af-
ternoon, but those present evidently en-
joyed the trip to the beautiful grounds.
| The weather was few degrees cooler
than on Wednesday, which was appre-
ciated by the patrons In the covered
band stand We're a large number of mu-
sicans who entertained the spectators
/ with catchy music and popular airs at
every favorable opportunity.
| DR.. e. c. Ross gave the word to the
drivers while Messrs. Hodgkinson, PEN
ney and Beach acted as judges. f. H.
Newton was timer and f. A, Finch
clerk The PAGER Sly had more speed
than was required to win the first race
on the programme. The following sum-
mary gives further particulars:
$50 Class-Purse $3.50.
Sly, b 6, by Stronghold Chas.
Cook).. ..........,... l L
Rome Wilkes, b g, by Browns
st. Bel wv. a. Booth) 80, :. 8 2
Wallace L. Wilkes, b s by
William Everett (Hicks Bray) 2 3
Henry, b g, by Wilkesbrino (H
Champa8ne) :. =. =. ...... 5
Matte Hanson. CHI M by Pref
ty Boy 81. s. PalmeD ..., :. s A
Time2:341a, 2:2914. 2:829s.
AS The 2:2o class did not I'll the pro-
prietor offered a purse for horses that
We're at the track. Three horses that
came out won money as indicated be-
low
Match Race--Purse $t75.
DR. Counor b g, by DR.. Hooker
IT. D. Williams).. :. .....,..1 / 1
Robsrt b., b 6 by Star Alcyone
tW.' A. Booth).. :. ...,...,.,. 2 8 Q
Lucy ellis, m, by Gillig
Charles Cook). -. -. ... 3
Time-2,24t5, 2:34A, 1854
The exhibition by Miss Lillian Shat
fers educated horses was thoroughly
enjoyed. Her first act was with the
handsome black eaddle horse Boston"
Miss Skaters costumes were entirely
different from the suits which she wore
on Wednesday. In her first appearance
yesterday she wore a wen fitting riding
habit of red with black silk hat, the
color of the horse and riding habit
forming a pretty contrast. The stylish
horse showed several fashionable sad
die gaits and finished with an imitation
cake walk to the appropriate music of
the band, This act was admired more
than the same performance on We'd
nesday.
Miss Shaffer next APPEARED standing
on the backs of two horses, Her cos
tune was short skirt of silver gray
satin trimmed with narrow purple
braid. She rode up to the track to a
point near the distance stand when she
turned and started for the wire at fear
full sn ed. AS she passed the quarter
noe the sglit-second watches in the
judges stand showed 1914 seconds. Co
ing around the upper turn she came
down the home stretch calling on the
horses for more speed and was at the
half in 55lA seconds. for which she was
loudly cheeyed. As she was returning
to the stable jolly party of gentle
men on the club house veranda gave
her well deserved applause to which one
of the gentlemen added, shes all
right"
In the next act she appeared in Jock
ey's cap of red with bloomer costume
of the same color She was seated
astride a thoroughbred and looked the
veritable jocket in. her suit, which was
to on the score cards as THE
new woman costume. In this race she
rode against the riderless horse Tom
Mack the two going under the wire on
very fair terms with a terrific clip. the
two runners were close together at the
quarter in 25A and at the finish of
the half mile in 531s seconds.
Miss Shaffer appeared for her final
race in neat attire consisting of black
derby hat, red waist and gray skirt. She
was ia in pole sulky driving a
pair of fleet runners that went to the
quarter in 2Sis and to the wire in 561s
seconds.
At the close of the Roman standing
race a gentleman remarked to his COM
panions IF one of you fellows would
stand up on the backs of pair of run
ners and ride half mile in less than
a minute you'd think you had been to a
horse race"
Thus ended first class race meeting
provided by Proprietor Fisk and Score
tary Cushman.