The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-13
ANOTHER NOVELTY RACE
ALLIE O OF FRS
MONEY Al BRIGHTON BEACH.
2i24 TrOt Taken by Tiverton and 2:2O
Pace by Direct HaI-ResuIts at
LoEanspOrt.

NEW YORK, Aug. 12.-The second day
of the Grand Circuit meeting at the Bright
on Beach track had an excellent card. The
weather was bright and cool, but a high
wind prevented fast time. The manage
ment announced that, owing TO The Abb
bolts lameness, the slO.C match between
the -ex-champion and Lord Derby was de-
clared of. In its place, on Thursday,
Prince Alert, 2:OO&. and Anaconda. 2:O1%.
will compete for a purse Nof 5000. TO beat
the worlds pacing record. and Dan Patch,
2:o0%. will go a mile against time to beat
the worlds time record held by Star
Pointer of 1.5s1a.
The opening race Of the day was the
2:24 trot, which had a field of eleven. The
bay gelding Tiverton was a hot favorite
at 90 TO 20 for the field, and after a good
deal of scoring William Tell, at the pole.
led of, with the favorite in close attend
ance, while Geers, with The Questor, was
a good third. At the half Tiverton moved
up and went to the front, winning by a
length. In the next two heats Tiverton
had it all his own way, and in the third
won by two lengths in a jog. The victory
was never in doubt and the winner seems
capable of going in far faster company.
The Metropolitan 5000 for the 220 pace
also had a favorite in the bay stallion Di-
rect Hal, which has won every race he has
started in this season. The field was a
strong one and the betting was wild. heavy
and sensational in the extreme, one plunger
laying $4,000 to So, 500 in the pools on the
favorite, whose price was steady at 500 to
$40. Miss Willamont drew the pole, but
as soon as the word was given Greenline,
with a splendid burst of speed, took the
lead and got the pole with Elderone second,
and the favorite, which got the worst of
the start, third. In the back stretch Direct
Hal tried to get to the front, but was in
terfered with by Elderone, and a foul oc-
CURED. Greenline led into the stretch, when
Geers came with one of his ~well-known
finishes and won by half a length. Elder
one was distanced for the foul. In the
second heat the battle was again between
Greenline and the favorite from start to
finish, and in the third the favorite won
easily by three lengths from Tertimin,
Greenlire breaking so badly on the top
turn that he was distanced.
The 2:lS class for trotters was on the
novelty plan, in which each heat is prac-
ttcally a race, as the winners of the first
and second heats retire after each heat,
the others competing for the third. First
AhOANJ bOtS " III NluUcI OI the fastest
heat, second and third money decided also
by the time made, while fourth money goes
TO the horse in the next best position in
the summary. Prince of Orange, in the
Geers stable, was the favorite, though
Allie Wood was a close second. The latter
won in a good finish by a length from
Wilton Boy. For the second heat Wilton
Boy was the choice, but again he was
second, as Prince of Orange came with a
great rush down the strech and won easily.
The third heat was won by Alvander. a
3 TO l shot, with Silver Heir and Remay in
the positions.
In the Horse Review three-year-old pac-
ing stake the bay flly Ecstatic had a walk
over, Lorabie Bel, her only competitor,
being down. Summaries: