The sun., 1901-07-07
WITH THE HARNESS HORSES.
Eikwood Park Races Declared on Chain
shot Doing Well

Ever since A. B. Gwathmey was In California
last year and rode behind A. B Spreokels's
fast mare Dione 2;o7h he has been anxious
10 owp her lie made MIR. Sprecksls an offor
for her on the occasion OF ! a.. visit 70 the
Pacific slope and that genu, = an. while ne
refused to sell tho mar, az any COST rather
startled Mr. Gwathmey by offering 10 shake
dice with Dione and ouise Mac 2091. owned
by Mir Gwathmey as the stakes. Mr.. Gwath-
mey declined During the past year. several
letters have passed between them. but until
day or two ago Nr. Spreckels persistently
| refused TO consider any Offer. Last week.
however. he accepted Mr.. Gwsthmeys offer
OF 8. 900 for the mare. saying at the same
time that she had been bred. Mr. Gwathmey
was greatly disappointed As he wanted the
| mare for road work and 10 drive To pole with
Louise Mac. and not for tho purpose OF rais-
ing a foal Consequently negotiations were
| again declared on.
Owing TO the heavy rain OF yesterday.
which eoodei the track. the trottin2 races
! az Elkwood Park were declared OF. Another
| meeting will be givon on on the 18th. 10th
and 20th. with purses for practically the
same classes, entries 70 close on the 18th.
| A free-for-al class for trottors or PAGERS
will be added Next Saturday the club will
give a matinee Of running and automobile
races.
Charles C. Lloyd said yesterday that he
had tho most encoura aing reports about
the form Of his fast trOtter. Chain Shot.
?lit,, that is being trained by Lou Mcdonald.
His frat start this year will be al Dover n; H..
on Tuesday IN yass the class nils, but Will DO
considered more OF trial mile than race
for him lie will have no more races until
he starts In the $1,000 Massachusetts Stake
Dr David Raniel owner Of Moth Miller.
has bought the brown seldiny yestasie.
| III track in charge OF " A Wylie Thero
are six In the lot and all showing well. They
are Flash Of I;ish,nlng 2iSh Gentle Lad:
| live a two-year-old sister 10 Early Reaper.
thai stopped Gn.tsr when yra5Ining an cor -
BY Red Heart. Harvest Prince, threP;yesr:
| olt by Highwood and a four-year-old colt
| BY HighNood They will be raced ptlnoi-
pely IN The ARorifan as|0cnta0h ,ta t1aek 9s nov
| going some ra,tlinR quarters. halves and
| miles Scott Hudson sent King Aware. by
seconds Misa on a ihrec-year-old chestnut
FLY BY Baron Bell. trotted a mile IN 2'2i, half
| in IN and has had but fsty days training,
Hudsons cam paisners have been worked
" r Freeman drove the black mare Miss
Mcdonald hy Bermuda .eyers a., heats snsord the
.
His yelrling colt BY treSc"us, 2Oi, has been
a quarter IN a. seconds and hs yearlng by
San Mst-o, 7i3R. has been quarter in tS1
seconds
tso-year-old by Bettrrton. dam by
Red wilkes, trottcd mile IN 2:1S, asst quarter
IN az, seconds viii Young has worked
his three year-old bv Regal Wilkes-Nannie
Ettcoat a mile in 2??'1. first and last quarter
in az, seconds Melton. a three-year-od
BY Allarton. 'rotted mile In 223, la4t quar-
ter In "a seconds Those who have seen him
WORK asy that Charley Herr. 2o7, was never
n better looking horse than at present lie
braezed through the stretches the other day
In sJ'1 second, finishing the mi lie easy In
2io
John Mcclure shipped two horses TO Elk
wood Park On Friday. arriving there Just
after ~" storm Hr shipped them back
again Yesterday 'ust after tho storm that
presented tEom from racing
Kimbnll & Atwood who won three n! the
cups at kikwOod Park last week. Is iuUNant
over hi, victories pud SAYS he would rather
have the cups than tl,Os purses He drove
ench Of the races himself Trainer Dewey.
who Is In charge Of the stable. has the horses
In splendid form
Thomns Bvrnes has sent his horse Ber-
tolu, n + Maxwell % bo Shsped up and
taught better manners in scoring