The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-07-18

Good Race Meetings at Branford-
 Dates of Races at Hartford, Brighton
 Bsach, Empire City Park, Etc.
 There will be considerable first-class turf sport this season at several race tracks that may be easily reached by New Haven people. Near this city is the picturesque driving park at Bran ford which an enterprisng proprietor has completed at enormous expense and which may be reached in about thirty minutes from the City of Films, via steam and horse cars that carry pas sengers to the race track gates. The horse car ride through open fields and dense woods is enjoyable and affords a pleasing contrast to city sights. No fare is charged on the horse cars The 1 races at the park this season indicate the liberality of Proprietor Fisk who has claimed dates for three race meet ing as follows: July 23 and "A, August and 8, and September IS, 19 and 20. Several early closing purses of $1,00O and $500 each have filled so satisfac- torily that the best contests in the his tory of the Branford park are antici- pated. So far this season the Branford races have been well patronized and very satisfactorily. The proprietor of the Hartford mile track has offered three purses of $1,5OO each for fast horses to win on August 2: the day of the big match race between T. w. Law sons Boralmo, 2:07, and E. E. Smathers Lord Derby, 2:06 1-2. This match was originally made for s2O,0 side but may be increased to double that sum, which | if deposited will make a purse of $S0, GOO for the winner A reliable authority has stated that both of the gentlemen mentioned are willing to bet $2O,000 a side additional to the original amount which if deposited will be doing quite we'll for a man Wlln as MT. Lawson's s declares himself "is not betting man" | The offer of both owners to bet addi- | tional money on the race indicates the superior condition of the two trotters. Mir. LaWson's Boralma, 2:07, by Boreal, | is in the hands of Tom Marsh, who last season had Eleata, 2:0S 3-4, the largest | money winning trotter in 1901 also win ner of the $10,000 M. and M. race at De- troit. Lord Derby, 2:06 1-2, is in charge of George W. Spear, formerly employed by N. W. Hubinger.
 MT Spear won the s10,000 M. and M. race in 1899 with Royal Baron. 2:1O 1-2 The Grand Circuit races at the Hart ford Charter Oak track will open Mon day, September 1. Labor Day, and close I on Saturday, September 6. At this meeting which is annually one of the most celebrated of the long chain of meetings the historic Charter Oak stake race for $10,000 will be divided among a field of fast trotters. The Hartford Flu turity and other big money races will also be decided during the week. A new half-mile track and many costly | Improvements have made Charter Oak park unusually attractive.
 The excellence of the racing pro- gramme and the short ride to Charter Oak park presages extensive patronage from this city.
 AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
 Last year Charles A. McCully as sec- retary-manager at the running track at Coney Island, trotting meeting, which as this paper predicted in 1901, was a success from the first bell for the | horses This year tn Grand Circuit meeting at Brighton Beach will be held on August il to IS and will be directed
 by the same experienced manager who
 has well perfected plans for week of high class sport. The large amounts
 offered for early closing purses caused I them to fill to excess. The Horse Re-
 view $6000 stake is to be awarded at Brighton. Another drawing attraction
 that the genial secretary has secured is
 a $10,0O0 race between Lord Derby,
 2:O6 1-2, and The Abbot. 2:O3 IA, two trotters that are owned by New York
 city gentlemen.
 Several novelty races are on the card for the Brighton Beach mile track. The plan of these races is as follows; The horse that wins the first heat cannot
 start again in the race. The same ap-
 plies to the second and also to the third heat, which terminates the contest. The
 first money will be awarded to the l horse that has won the fastest heat
 the second prize to the next fastest heat
 winner and the third money to the oth- CT heat winners The next best horse in the summary gets fourth prize. Other fast races are on the daily programme.
 One of the big purses is the Bonner
 Memorial for $10,000.
 The most direct route to the Brighton
 track is by rail to New York city, thence by 34tf street ferry and Long
 Island Railroad to the race track. The sail by boat from Hudson river pier is
 slower but an enjoyable route. This
 season as last year McCul,y's race
 meeting will have considerable patron
 age from this city.
 AT EMPIRE CITY PARK.
 A beautiful mile track park is located
 short distance west of Mount Vernon N Y, and is called Empire City Park
 Some idea of the style of this park ma,
 be imagined from the cost of the plant
 which has always been estimated in biz
 figures. A New York turf journalis
 estimated that the property cost a
 least half a million dollats up to year
 ago. This writer, who is familiar witI the history of the park named a lowe
 amount than some others. The park it
 self contains attractions enough tC
 make visit interesting aside from the racing programme.
 | Trotting and pacing races of a higt
 order may be seen at this track iron,
 September 18th to 18th.
 A bit of history that may be inter.
 esting is connected with a trio of mile
 tracs in New York state. When the
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