New-York tribune., 1900-09-03
HARNESS RACING.
GRAND CIRCUIT HORSES TO TRoT FOR
$4,000 AT HARTFORD TO-DAY

Interest in the harness racing campaign will be
centred this week about Hartford, Where the
Grand Circuit meeting opens to-day with the an
| nual for the $4,000 Charter Oak Stakes rms
is the Oldest fixed contest for aged horses on the
| trotting turf, Director having won the inaugural
in 1883. For many years 1t has brought 10 the
front annually Of the greatest trotters OF the
day. the list Of Charter Oak winners including sucn
horses as Lord vincent 2:0S%; John Nolan. 2oS;
Ralph Wilkes. 206$. Hamlin's Nightingale zoS'
Anderson's Nightingale. 2ioA Prince Regent zlb%'
Oliver K. 216h, and Patron. 2I4A Up to two
weeks ago the outlook for great race in 1900 was
not bright, but a fortnight has completely changed
the prospects, and horsemen would not now be sur
prised to see the and best contest in the MS
tory of the stake take place to-day.
Fifteen trotters are eligible to start or these
probably dozen more will answer the bell On
public form less than ive OF the prospective
starters appear to have a chance of winning. York
Boy the entry Of A B. Cummings, or KARLSRUHE
Penn is likely to be the favorite. This morse
has won six consecutive races thus far TINS year.
cutting his record from 2:25h to 29s%. NO ono
knows the exact capacity Of the unbeaten young
trotter. though many turfmen believe ne can trot
in 2:Os or better whenever he meets morse Iha'
can make him go fast. He is bay gelding Oh
uncertain age and history, whose sire IS reported
to be the noted Kentucky trotting stallion, Wilkes
Boy 2:24jk and whose dam is said TO be by Robert
McGregor 217z. the sire of Cresceus, 2@e. Next
to York Boy the Brooklyn mare Georgena, 2OSA
owned by James Gormley, of the Parkway Driv-
ing Club appears to be the most likely trotter IN
the list OF entries. She has won all her races IN
the Grand Circuit thus far. and has won them
with ease. so that her limit of speed is matter
of uncertainty Andrew Mcdowell. the man who
drove Alx. 20824 Azote, 2O49+. and other cha m,
giSaf great daughter u; of Epamiet at Hartford.
c. J. Hamn, the octogenarian turfmaE. VINO mas
twice won the Charter Oak Stake with horses OF
his own raising will :ry to win 1t thls year VIII WIN
King has faster record than any other morse T2 "a ~
the race. having won heat from marcy l1e5n m in in
the race by the Kentucky staiiloh ronsr6sn me f!d
Geers. behind him he is almost certain to be a
contest. Lady Geraldine. 2:llA, the winner OF me
able one She won a hard six heat race at ProVi-
hence last week, beating among others zoe ne
Charter Oak entries The Boston horse. Temple
Wilkes, 2lOA, made his record in a heat won from
York Boy at Boston and he was enc OF the the CON CON
lowered his mark to 209% James C-Ioden - WIN WIN
ames dane hsm shevlins ii Niger jack sai t g
Flanagans Ivandort, 2l41b; John McSShartys r4an
GTynne SgT 2:i2A; Frank Joness Belle Curry, ~ L
Hardy's Philip E., and T. W. Deiilngers M"ss'0
There are three other interesting races on to-
days card at Hartford In the 2oS race for trot5eTs
Arion 2o7s. Grafton Boy, 2oS; Lord VINCENT 2;oS "a
Ban Ban O. g., Harry O., Sidney Pointer and five other
A. Hartford this week Cresceus will make an
other attempt lower the record for trottlng stan
ceive 1000 for the exhibition; but should he fall
Mr. Ketcham will have to fork over 81 10 "A. d
wei Mec tb the tbe oWner Of the horse 5000 to s. that
Cresceus couldn't beat Directums 2O5A over the
borsemen who saw Cresceus trot at Syracuse last
week say nearly all unofficial timers caughIC C Inc
nus nus IL IL likely 10 beat the record the first time he
tries to do it on good day and track