The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-19
SPORTS
WON BY LONG SHOTS
Favorites Fail to Land Single Race
at Readville.
MAJOR MUSCovITE A SURPRISE
Gets First Money in 2:OS Pace With
Betting $3.50 to $5 Against
Him.

The grand circuit meeting had its open
ing day at Readville, Mass. with fine
weather and some sensational wins for
horses little favored by the betting fra
ternity, the favorites in each event being
beaten.
Major Muscovite, who won the 2:oS
pace, had sold for SIS to $3.50 before the
race, and this remarkable win was al
most duplicated in the 2:13 trot. which
Baron de Shay took, he having been
worth only So to $1S5 before the race was
called. In the 2:0S class, New Richmond
was heavily backed as the fayortte ana
promised to fulfil expectations by taking
The second heat, making Mcmahon drive
out to land Major Muscoyite winner the
next time around.
The big event on the card was the Blue
hill stakes for 230 trotters, with purse
Of $1,000. 1t went to Wentworth, son OF
Superior, in a magnificent race, the first
three heats beating the stake record for
this class, which was 2:11A.
! During the races the management an
iaounced that there would be an extra
tday's racing on Saturday, when Dan Patch
would endeavor to beat the worlds pacing
lTecord of 1904. made on this track by
Star Pointer, in 1897.
A $4,000 consolation purse will also be
Offered for the horses that fail to land In
the money in the Massachusetts race for
i$15, 900 on Wednesday.
Summarizes:
POS class, pacing, two in three: purse,
Major Muscovte br h. Muscovite-
Baby by Uhwarrio (McMahon): :..:. 1 1
New Richmond (Benedict & Hud-
The Bishop. (Wilsonj :::.:.::::.:.
Dandy Chimes, (Geers) ......... 7
Louise G, b IN (MerrilD .............. 9 8
Knox's Gelatne Boy, blk g (Richard-
oartRage @ Girl. blk j(Merriaeidj: II
Albert, TO e (McDonald9 .............7 s 10
Nathan straus. br Curry .........,s 7 8
cirGh Tims ch ag (Ba6ssa2} 6s2 a:osx 10 Il
The Blue HILL" 2:3o class, trotting, purse
$1,000
W9n9wefth 81 blk Kag;.nG e. BY cS1aP SnPeriGr %e
Chase, CHudsonj ..............
Rsrins paiehsn nnld an tiSGns9 SIX n isiar :: Or
Nanita, NJ (Proctor ............... DR.
Dick Berry, g Gaselp .:..:....7 9 DR.
Boralma,s Brother, b (Paige>....s d1
aifred Rseai STAR sh br 5E (caD d.
:Jonn Patterson. & (Geers} .o:;;;v 10 10 Or
2:16 class, pacing, purse $1,000:
Sufreet, blk m, Alcantara-Lucy Wilkes
by Bourbon Wilkes (Benyon) ..... l ! ]
Buckthorne. br g (snow) .-....".:..
Kavalli. ID (Young) ..................
xnox's GeIatfne Queen, m (Brese).. 3
SdtdH, u \A1ellliC -
Baroletta, b m (Miller) .................
Sprinkle, m (Rathbun) ............
Time 2:12a4,, 2:0SA, 2O9h.
2:13 class, trotting, two in three; purse
Baron de Shay, G Okland Baron
Orosa, by Strathmore (Foote) ......13 1
Wiuue e (McDonald) ............
The King b Curry ............
Aggie Medium b m MCCARTHY .....
Consuelo IS, b i'm (Pierce) ...........
A. J. D., (Walker) ..:........... Il
Flashlightnng b e (McMahon) ....... 10
Pug 2 (Merriield) ..................
Darwin, (McHenry) 10 Il
Confessor, ch (DemaresD .......... II l.
Red Princess, b m (Snow) ...........12 1
Promise, blk g (James) ...............9 9 L
Phoebe Onward, m (Losier) ........15 13
Hamward, br (McDonald) ........n 12 1
Mars, blk h (Johnson) IA 10 i
Time, 2:1oh, 2:11, 2:1o.