New-York tribune., 1901-08-02
HARNESS RACING.
EXCITING CONTESTS OVER The FAST
COLUMBUS TRACK.
DR.. BOOK, DAINTY QUEEN. EDITH w. AND
CAPTOR THE wINNERS-GOOD PROS
PECTs FOR CRESCEUs's TRY
AT RECORD TO-DAY.

Columbus Ohio Aug This was the big day
of the Grand Circuit meeting. and more than hve
thousand people watched the harness horses per-
form over fast track. The weather was perfect
and all the conditions were conducive to excellent
sport. DR. Book Dainty Queen. Edith W. and
Captor We're the winners of the four races on the
card
The first event was the unfinished 214 trot. four
heats of which We're decided Wednesday, Dr.
Book having two to his credit and Oracle Onward
and Wauban each DIR. Book was a warm
favorite at ! the field. and there was
CONSERVATION when Wauban wsR the fifth heat
with DR. Book well back. The favorite, however,
came to the front the sixth heat and won easily
Wauban making two disastrous breaks,
The feature Of the day was the 2'oS pace. the
fastest class of the meeting. in which seven good
horses faced the starter. Hetty c.. made the
favorite at $50 to $40 over the feld with Bonnie
Direct and Riley b. at equal odds for second
choice. The handsome of Direct won the hrst
heat in 2N5A his own record made here last sea-
SON. Hetty G. duplicated his performance In the
second heat reaching the wire first In her own
record time of 2O54. To the surprise of her back
ers. she unable to repeat, and Edith W., VINO
had been entirely overlooked, won the next three
heats and the Egosen. 206h. was drawn
after the second heat, having strained tendon.
The injury will keep him off the track for the
rest of the year
The two slow classes went to the favorites in
bs fbst 1g rmf two heas IN so but came back easily
the strongest of the field in the next three Cap
2:12l4 and beat his field handily.
The weather indications tonight are favorable
for the last days racing and CresCeus's trot
against his record OF 2022. tomorrow The track
is lightning fast and needs little work The cham
pion trotter Daraded before the stand again this
afternoon and was received with great enthusi-
asm. Horsemen confident he will show very
fast mile. and many predictions have been made
openly that he will step in 29B or better The
summaries:
TROTTING-2.14 CTAss-PURsE $4,000 Unfinished from
Wednesday,.
T~ Rook h. & by Mckinney CDurfee).. !
Wauban ( e by Pilot Medium CCurtisD l l =
ch. m. tMaceyl ...-....-. ! 3dis
Nancy King blk m tMajorsp -.-..-.--.-. ~ uS
4 J. n. & uIustonj. .-..-...-.-..-.. . . or
Dot Miller. h. m CNalderl ......-..... dis
Time-2lli4 2:lol4. 2:12h, 2:12l.. 211h. 2:13h.
PACING-224 CLAss-PURsE 5000.
Dainty Queen blk. m. by Peeler Munson).2
Xayia ch m CMcI.ane and McDowelD.... 4 2
Jean CuyIer. ch. m. Murphy. .............4 3 J
Miss Gertrude hr. m. oHalD D-.-........-.3 ) Ads
Charlie Hofer h. tHuston) .......--.....- dis
Ethel Brown. blk. IN. Curts) .:......:... dis
TiIne-2:lOl4, 2:1oI 2:12h. 2:12'a. 2:l2A
PACING-2O6 CI.Ass-PURsE. $1,000.
FTIth W. b.. m. Ben Loman Cruruer).. ! l l
Fetty C.. b. m CMcIneryl. l................
Bonnie Direct. blk. h. (NcIenry). .......... .
Riley T.. blk. n. Erwin -................ :
Eyelet gr. m. 'Kenney) ........-,......- 4
Milton $ b h Powell, ................. g DR.
Time-2:o5i.. 2O5S. 2:c5s. 2:o7'a. 2o7%
TROTTIN-225 CT.Ass-PURsE 5000.
Captor b < by Cicilar Ciarvin) .......-.... ! !
Captain Broken. b. <. ERWIN .-.----..----.--
Algonetta, b m, Sanders
Delecto. blk <. Noungl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES : .
BIZ Du''' Time s ill.,. lbs 2:i3i.. 214 2i4s