New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-23

TUXEDO.
7ROTITNG FOR CHARITY.
WAGON RACES AT EMPIRE CITY PARK
IN AID OF GALVESTON RE
LIEF FUND.

Tho weather and the lack of transportation ia
cities were partly to blame for the rather small
crowd that attended the matinee OF the Road
Drivers Association Empire City Park yester-
dav in aid Of the Galveston relief fund. Not more
than fifteen hundred persons were present AS the
admission fee had been fixed at 80 cents. the gate
receipts did not amount to much. This was COM
pensated for in some measure however. by the sur
prsing sum realized for the three ounce horseshoe
which the noted pugilist, Bob" Fitzsimmons, had
forged at the Gutenberg Fair on Friday to be sold
at auction the Road Drivers matinee When
Alexander HARRISON the Mayor Of Hartford, who
oficiated as both and auctoneer, asked for
bids. A. B. Gwathmey and J. D. Carroll raised the
offers in rapid succession to $3.50, at which price
Mr.. Carroll became the owner Of the horseshoe.
No sooner had the applause subsidized than MI Car
roll mounted the steps Of the judges stand and an
nounced that he would resell the shoe FOR the
benefit of the fund. This time Mr. Gwathmey got
it for 800 He IN turn sold it for $50 TO Fred
Gerken. from whom it went to J. P. Robertson and
then Samuel Mcmillan at the same price each
time. When Mr. Mcmillan resOd 1t he announced
that he was authorized 10 bid 500 behalf of Mrs.
Mcmillan. This took the shoe. Later in the
day Isaac A. Hopper got an opportunity to bid for
the bit Of steel and he became its final owner at
SOL The total thus realized was SOL The
gate receipts amounted to about much more so
that with the 5000 collected last week at the grand
circuit meeting the Road Drivers Association will
s ss able to swell the food fund with something IKE
The race for trotting, teams was the feature Of
had brought his handsome trotters, King Harry,
2:l3ia, and John P, Stewart over to compete. and
they simply walked off with the glory turning the
track 221lb and 2:2l& with ease. James A Muir
them the best hammered pole team he had
seen. After the race over ]. c. Curry Grove
L. z. Whiteheads hay mares, Saratoga Belle and
Marian Wilkes, mile TO pole in 2ls
Several notable trials against time supplemented
way trotter, Louise Nc, 2:09@l, equaled her record
sd WsdEswqS9 Ts9sa Of nile N g 4S{
ter HOPES.
jug, 2:@9l&, trotted 10 record Of 2;SO. A f. Par
rem of Buffalo drove Gambia mile to wagon In
yeSToI d"f rotter symboetta by symboIeer around
the course in 2:24lA. The summaries:
PAc1NG-2:s0 CI4Ass-MILE DASH.
Marion m. by whalebons 0dr; Clark
Ball Bearing CHI. g., by Wsstchsster (Mr. Schd-
sliy eP' Bar b g. by SILVER cloud ir T1oydonesj
Ned b. g. CN1r Daveaport) 4
Soton, TO- g. by Northwest Csr Doej
houNe' b. m'' by N''enM0od lMa Peene'
PACING-FREE-F oR-ALL CLAss-MIIE DASH.
Iucre br. h. by William Dunn. Observation-Disclosures.
Highland Lasse, m" by Highland Grey CNr
Sir EId. g. by, storm on Rose 3
49, 9 Tme~2:i7i4
TROTTING-2:20 CLASS.
W. c. r. h. G.. by Prince NutwoOd CNr. May
H.ss. s:f.sn y os % g a @ a's s
phyllis. b. m. by Pilot Medium 0Ir schild
Little wIss: 95 DR.
TRoTTING TEAMS.
KSs Harry b. s. by Kqs Fsa anS John Stew
KaoSena br BY y WIRE h ie@ys and casselton
''7iGss ss @ s's93. and Marion
TRoTTING-FREE-FOR-A CLAsS-MIIF DASH
James L. b. g. by Dexter Prince (Nir. Smith.
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