The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-08-16
GOSSIP OF THE HARNESS HORSES.
Matinee Races at Empire CITY Track IL. H..
Kane's STRAY Of Trotters at Long Branch.

transacted and plans approved for the matinee
races at tho Empire City track on Sept, :, Tie
most important new business was the selection
OF Judges and timers for the matinee under
tho new rules Of the association. no member
can ~oflciate In the judges stand. The crit
icism OF tho Judging which followed the last
matinee made such a rule imperative, Inc
committee selected II. n. Balm Of Poughkeepsie
and Arthur II. Benson Of Brooklyn a. two OF
the judges. Mayor Alexander T. HARRISON
OF Hartford. Conn. was named as starting
Judge. A. j. Heating New York: George
Roeckel. l.. l.. and f. V. Willis. East Wiliston.
will look after the timing.
Designs we're submitted for the souvenir
programme. which Is going TO be n very elabor-
ate affair. On the front cover will be a very
striking cut, In six colors. Of the great nnish
between Joe Patohen, John n Gentry and
Star Pointer at the Empire track lest fall.
TIT back cover will show a scene on the Speed
way. and half-tone cuts Of prominent road
riders and their horses will be scattered pro-
fusely through the book
Secretary s. c.. Reeves says that entries TO the
various classes are already coming In, fifteen
now being on the list, and there Is no doubt
that every class will be we'll represented before
the day. for closing arrives. ,
President n. n. Kane Of the Road Drivers
Association arrived in this city yesterday morn
Ing from Saratoga. His horses. Darrell, Laura
W. Hattie !. and Little Gem, arrived az the
dent Kane ssid he did but little driving az the
Spa; Nearly all his horses had a touch Of rheu-
matism through getting wet on the Journey
interfered with his working them. Tho half
mile tracks there are oversrown with grass
P PuH ' of' Tie ,veter rsS'f ROAD Stf' dTire Te' Frank NIX
Work, with hiS handsome gray Pilot Boy;
Aekerly e. schuyler. with M9urSorrk NJ.
head, with his mare Bergenls, are still at Sara
togs. The Kano roadsters wiz be logged ON
the dirt road; about hGng Branch Tor tEo
They have recovered from the attack OF rheu-
natlsm and are now IN good shape to take
tsSlr E IN The I,suf Se% VI" pac RIrS0a 8sGs S az the the
ccasIiss SMsitoiRteffI" Of saratoga has just purchased
70 Z ' Ss very 4TO tsst. n Mr. A@IfnitHcfSssTTi is sh PLANNING Il s"t 10
build a mile and a quarter speedway, and feels
confident that they will have a great piece OF
The amateur races scheduled for the n ew
York state Fair at Syracuse, Aug "a 70 Sept.
l. promise 10 be a great feature, Theodore
ment writes that 1t is the aim Of the manage
ment TO encourage amateur racing. and with
that end In. view they have offered four cups.
valued at from 500 to $500 each. which pro-
yldes for one amateur wagon race each day.
These events will be az niue heats, two in three,
amateurs to drive. Hopples are, barred IN
NlN No6Oh NV -aAIA NJ ISAEt "a w tbeAOh'
which has started In a race for money after
Aug. l except In an amateur race 70 four
wheeled V,s, wagon. rhe entries p close; LED Monday
races there viii be AIS, ?:so. All. 222. AIS, and
22S GLASS trots. 22!, 2l5. 2:i2. 2l9, 400 and
free-for-all classes for The PAGERS for purses
There was a good deal OF conversation among
local horsemen yesterday over the report that
p 1hs iIs,ssr b Ha absi %hi sisSc H o%ne not 81 pt tse
fast mare BerRenis. 2lSH. as had been gener-
ally understood. Gossip bad Il that the horse
track and thatMr Mowers was far from pleased
over the fact that a record OF a. bad been given
Musqueton IN his race with Dewitt {. Flana.
the Road Riders Association, where the horse
was certainly entered In Mr.. Whitehead's name.
While the record has been reported 10 Secre-
tary Gocher OF the National Trotting Associa-
ton, there are grave doubts as TO the correct
ness Of ~. In the second heat OF the race Ivan
S5orf broke when nearing the wire, but was he
horse back for the break and gave the heat 10
MusQueton. but announced the, m Of the
aueton is credited with a record to which heis
both SIR. Mowers and Mr.. Whitehead 20 have
time Of the second horse was not kept, AM
davits and statements TO that effect have been
p. O. Schmidt who TUoV Was thrown from his bike
road wagon in Central Park, Tuesday. evening
while driving from the Speedway to his stable,
IetEnE tdNltT NtslfTlLlNs dlIuOukn pTtlIy
severely. bruised and shaken. lie was driving
his black geldine Excellence. 2IsH. and was
run into by q saddle horse.
stable Of light harness horses az Goshen. en-
phatcally deny the report that John r Gentry,
4 the az sTe tbs, p iSsr. !. a p e5nnS. nj Ii! i1 bsins ,bits /,
20 race at the Goshen meeting. but II not, II Ia
but a question Of time until he will be all right
again. The little red horse Is now In his quart
ers at the Goshen track ana is being carefully
nursed.
the PaciSc; slope. < shipment d tweHiy eight
~youngsters. which will arrive
followed him across the continent
docks. nj. sprecSels. while b" owns thirty
Or forty head OF fast %trotters and PAGERS. thinks
more OF his mare Dlone than all the rest Of them
very fast work this year. She ,trotted a mile
q ?97 : the other DAY and did Z so handily
She was bred by her owner, was foaled in 1902,
BY Eros. dam OF Oracle 81 222. by Speculation.
Jenny. said TO he by Bull Pup. She
When 4 h. 6wathmey OF the Cotton E1change
In California early last spring he was given
ride behind Dione and was 80 struck with her
20 buy her. Mr.. spreckels said that
she would make a good pole mate 10 Louise
Mac he would rather buy the latter than sell
Dione As neither would sell Mr. spreckels
As We both want the mares. III tell you what
III do. Wei. throw n game OF dice, and the
winner takes them
Great goodness" replied Mr.. Gwathmey.
that's too hot a stake for me. ! reckon we
each have To keep our own mares"
On his return TO New York MIR. Gwathmey
said that the proposal 10 shake dice was made
r. coolly as though 1t was for the cigars, and
almost took his breath away.
he st expfot s.5rd e3re Of d aSS SH n X keicSs no
e match CresGeus against The Abbott. EdseI'.
FOR q raoe with Ketcham AZ any time, but I
nave not driven The Abbott in a race vet this
'ou. / want some time to get him ready. !
The horse has never been beaten in a race. |
year he started 10 ten events and took
very one Of them handily. have only kept
doing short sprints lately. I would not
put him in a race until ! have driven him a fast
mile against the watch. will be ready in from
10 FIVE weeks TO race Cresceus.N
viii the race occur here II the match Is |
nader" he was asked.
NO, probably in New YORK; was the reply. |
/ have heard nothing personally about a match. |
however, but ] an willing FOR q race at any |
Geers explained that while he Rad The |
abbott at Cleveland and Columbus there was
10 chance for him to enter so that he could
against Cresceus.
FRFTPoRr, III Aug. IS-Rain again forced a |
'ostponement OF the opening Of the tTottinR |
here to-day,
oheeu ed for to-day NJ the Marlboro Trotung |
lark were postponed until to- morrow on ao-
cunt Of rain.
NASHUA. y. H.. Aug. 10 -To-Gay's trottinc
aces we're postponed on account OF rain.
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