Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-08-13
THE GRAND CIRCUIT,
Direct Hal Wins $4,000 Metro
po|itan at Brighton.
One PIunger Wins S22,5O0 on Him,
Wagering Even $4,000.
Tivcrton Takes the 2.24 Trot-A Walk.
over for Ecstatic.

! view cIh, aug. I---1ne second day
of the Grand Circuit meeting at the
Brighton Beach track had an excellent
card. The weather was bright and
cool, but a high wind prevented fast
time. The management announced
that owing to The Abbot being lame
the $4,000 match between the ex-cham
pion and Lord Derby was declared off
In its place, Thursday, Prince Alert.
2.0D%, and Anaconda, 2.01%, will COM
pete for a purse of $4,000 to beat the
worlds pacing record, and Dan Patch,
2.0OA, Will go mile against time to
beat the worlds time record held by
Star Pointer of 1.59A.
With favorable weather it looks as
if both records are in danger, as the
track is fast and the horses are in
first class condition.
The opening race of the day was the
2.24 trot, which had a field of H. The
bay gelding Tiverton was a hot favor
ite at $50 to $40 for the field William
Tell led off, with the favorite in close
attendance, while Geers with The
Quester was good third. At the half
Tiverton moved up and went to the
front, winning by a length. In the next
way. going in far faster company.
The Metropolitan $4,000 purse for the
2.20 pace also had a hot favorite in the
bay stallion Direct Hal, who has won
every race he has started in this sea-
SON. The field was a strong one and
the betting was sensational, ore
plunger laying 100000 to $4,000 in the
pools on the favorite, whose price was
steady at 800 to S75 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. who got the worst of the
start, third. In the back stretch Di-
rect Hal tried to get to the front, bat
was interfered with by Elderone and
a foul occurred. Greenline led into the
stretch, when Direct Hal came with
one Of his weH-known finishes and won
by half a length. Elderone was dis
tanced for the foul.
| In the second heat the battle was
again between Greenline and the favor
lite from start to finish, and in the
third the favorite won easily by three
lengths from Tertimin, Greenline
breaking.
The 2.1S class for trotters was on the
/ novelty plan, in which each heat is
| practically a race, as the winner of the
| first and second heats retire after each
heat. the others competing for the
third. First money goes to the winner
of the fastest heat, second and third
money are 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 rush
down the stretch and won easily.
The third heat was won by Alvander,
a to l shot, with Silver Heir and Bo-
| may in the positions.
In the Horse Review 3-year-old nac-
! ing stake the bay filly Ecstatic mad a
, walkover, Lorabie Bel, her only COM
petitor being drawn. The summary.
| 22l S-TROTTING-PUR $500