The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-14
SPEED ON GRAND CIRCUIT,
A REHARKABLE CAMPAIGN or THE
HARNESS HORSES.
worries Greatest Trottcr, and Cresceus l.
Crowned the King Of stations Many New
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WORLDS Greatest TrOttcT, and Cresceus Il
Crowned the King Of stations Many New.
conner, e. Ho seen a. tho 2iIO List.
ono Of the most cvcutful seasons In the history
| Of the Grand Circuit closed with tie Terre Haute
meeting. The average time made by both
t|rottcrs and PAGERS was faster than ever before.
Time made IN tle slow class"S was surprisingly
! fast, and one OF the features of the campaign
was that the horses began to 80 fast from the
opening of the circuit at Detroit aud kept 1t mp
20 the end. The tTotters went ahead Of the
paccrsi In making ncE worlds records. The Abbot
and Cresccus receiving the crowns Of ak
and Directum. star Pointer still remains the
pacing king. being credited with the fastest
mile ever made by a harness horse, 1897.
The fastest average time during this years
big circuit was made by the ~trottcrs
at Hartford. In the accompanying table
OF averages. every heat officially trotted
or paced is credited A feature ~ the campaign
on every circuit track was the close and stub
bornly fought finishes. There we're few pro-
nounccd iavorltcs, and the field end in specula-
ton on the evsnt, usually had the best Of 1t.
A. Detroit the classic Merchants and
Manufacturers Stake. which usually
inauguratcs tho Grand Circuit with a
great race, was.a disappointment le'ause
of the slow time and the withdrawal
Of almost cvcry horse that would have mace 1t,
a. il usually has bscn, one OF the sensational
races Of the year. Henry s.. John Rcdmond's
fast gclding. that wiu' supposed 10 have a mort
gage on the money, ~cnt lame just before the
race was called. Bntil"-ign, that would hayo
made a game light. cat a tendon in the second
heat aud was drawn. the Lawson entry, SagWa,
one og the tuutpd elielhlr~, could not start, nor
could The Bondsman. Joe Mayors last candi-
IL Cleveland tho lY"-cs iegun r. 60 faster.
II was there that N,Jl,nry drove the black
PAGER toucy three leA'o u 2ot 2u2' 2"t
defeating Prince AI"r'. Ace, william Me, IN
diana. FREQ Bond and .'Nernl others that wc'c
thought t0 be- inyiu.ihl' DAYTON also trQt'cd
his two fast heats. EOS. and ?OH, defeating Dare
pnyi. tinrIrv Herr AMI others, and Prince
Abort raccd Ills noted 'rcund heat ~ 2o2 y
Glcns Falls Soarchiis,' Nnl""mIH snd rank
going -four Iear- in hsffrr than ?uS on soft foot
iue Several sensational ru'v- occurred az
m" 2Io pace. I"f'atLng Island Nuhos, ~
Harry q. Clinton IS ami others in 207',,
2Os'. md 2O, and nnnort " pace!
prldyIIn MAT the cllnn' rot a line on
Gcurroua for tho $1,000 charter oak stake
~ Hartford, whore s.' won me ~ tr1t
Bond won li~ great fIe-h"at race. going the
frh heat in 26e'., Crer-rcus lowered tho stall
lion truttiu. rncoIi Ia 2Nt', ana Tie Abbot
placed the truttlug wagon record ~ 2no'a
TIE following week, at Columbus. Cre--
rng. started fn h'pVA TU'ordS In tNN s. Np
frr,-fur-au stallion race me- tIu'trl the thrCe
ft-fa-t puu-rrItINu heat over made 10y a stall
lion tip nyrraEe hciu- 2uCi. and 10y his two
heats ga 2uG re was even that early In the ~cl-
SON within tnrcc-guurtCrs II a second ~ Di-
root ms world, stallion NAH SIX stations
we're originally named for NE contest, hut only
fnlr went TO the po~gt-Crp-CCus Gra'tsn Boy,
charley Herr and Dare Devil. Inc Inter ihreNa
shoe and was di-tHuo'd. II was At Columbus,
too james Buffers fOur-N ear-Old colt, Bonnie
Direct. won % hud-iouRht fve-hcat race. the
2ls mace. guiug the Third, fourth and NTH heats
In or. POSE. and 2UNl.
From the first race at the Empire city moot
Irs there We, fast work Bay star, John
kIrur'- trolley Io.tF mare, started 10 hv
%fr,r,iur around n big field " good ones in
t., glg class. winning IA straight heats in
21N. 2ua aud 2O0I.. linen Lord Derby came
10 the front IN the EOS trot and sent cold chills
down the backs ui the spectators by clptur-
Ing the 2OS trot i'm straight heats, in 2uT. POI.
2uS. defeating GrnthAu Boy, Lord Vincent,
Charley Herr and Clayton, Free Bond paced
n milo to wagon. driven by his owner, in 2t4l,.
Every race was fast for the class The wind
mn at Terre Haute saw the trotting record
lowered ~ The Abbot 20 2.OS. and the awn-
tour wagon record placed az 2u3a. While
tho latter is accepted rs the Official record.
Cnnev. the horse driven to II, was from a regu-
lar campaigning stable, Will" Mr.. Billings
record Al the Empire CITY track was made
with his own horrr. \ rVCent addition To his
roadster string and was therefore strictly
an amateur record.
The principal feature OF the Grand Circuit
campaign follows: