New-York tribune., 1901-09-06
HARNESS RACING.
THOMAS ". LAWSONS BORALMA
BEATEN BY LORD DERBY.
DAN PATCH ADDS ANOTHER TO HIS
UNBROKEN STRING-THREE
DRIVERS FINED.

Hartford. Conn. Sept "A big audience at Char
ter Oak Park this afternoon witnessed the defeat OF
Thomas ". Lawson's celebrated gelding Boralna ny
c J. Hamlins Lord Derby. The race between these
two was one OF the finest of the year and 1t was
only after five heats had been trotJed that the bos
ton favorite's cclors were lowered.
The betting on the race, which the free-for-aI
trot, heavy. The starters were Boralma, LORD
Derby and The Monk. AS much $4,000 went into
the pool. Boralma a tremendous favortte be-
fore the start at odds of to / for the other TWO
His hackers seemed to think he could not lose.
Ed Geers was up behind Lord Derby James
G. Gatcomb drove Boralma and NJ. E. McHenry
held the lines over The Monk In the first heat
Boralma led at the quarter by length, with Lord
Derby second and The Monk third. These posi-
tions maintained into the stretch. When
Geers shook up Lord Derby, and the race to the
wire was a heartbresker. Lord Derby nailed
Boralma at the eighty yards distance. and passed
under the wire a ahead. The last quarter was
trotted in S0lz seconds.
The betting then turned 10 TO on Lord Derby
against the field. and the money put down
very fast. The word for the second heat was
given an even start but fifty yards from the
wire Lord Derby made disastrous break, and ieI
away back. Boralma took the heat easily from
The Monk, with Lord Derby just inside the DIS
tance.
In the next heat Borama was made the pool
favorte 100 40 for the field AT the quarter
Boralma led Lord Derby by length. and retained
this 10 the half. on the lower turn Lord DERBY
made an lrreSlSIlD6 DuESt OF apSttA' PdSSS1'
and. going strongly won the heat by an open
length.
Lord Derby again made favorite AT 10 -
As in the second heat. Lord Derby broke al the
turn and was simply driven to his distance
BoraIma was Tapped all the way in this neat oS
The Monk and won by a short length. Lord DeroS
stiU remained the favorite, and. keeping MS Ieet
all the way had little difficulty in taking the neat
and race.
In the 2.06 pace there were six starters aho 'ne
bettors had hard work in selecting taFoIl'e'
puraont W. and Edith W. equal frst choices
with Mazette and Riley B. well thought OF. Ihere
was considerable laying up OF heats in this race
Edith W took the hrst heat, with Billy AnoFe"s
second, and the rest apparently lying back, All
Of the drivers were cautioned by the judges Ma
zette took the second heat with Riley B. bad sec
ond and the rest just inside the flag. The third
went TO Riley B. but he was dstanced IN the
fourth which went Edith W. Dumont w ap-
peared in the fifth and took the heat BEFORE IhS
start in the sixth the Judges took Turner from
behind Edith w and substituted Ed Geers- F-i!.n
won the sixth and decisive heat handtly. AFTER
the race the judges announced that they had Hiyu
Turner the driver Of Edith W. $40, Ernest tle
driver OF DunOut W. 500 and McHenry. the drINeE
OF Hetty G. 800 for laying up heats. IN ao9t-
tion. Geers awarded SINy tor uTlNlhs Eu'N' ~
Onward Silver although a 10 favorite In the
2iO trot could DO nothing with Toggies VINO Won won
the race in straight heats. Dan Patch. a prohtoi-
tive favOrite in the PA pace. added another 10 ms
unbrOker string OF victories His field was at no
time dangerous. and he won almost as ne p!e4se,-
To-norrow's card contains the -Il pace tne -
rot the great Charter Oak Stakes for Ho.o" and
the 2.E pace The summaries;
PACTNG-aO6 CI.ASS-PJrR~E. Sl.5oo-MiLsE HEATS.
BEST THREE N FIVE.