New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-16
HARNESS RACING.
OZANAM SURPRISES EVERYBODY AT
EMPIRE CITY TRACK BY BEAT
ING AMELIA

The proverbial uncertainty of racing strik
hgly illustrated yesterday in the opening event OF
the Grand Circuit meeting at the Empire CITY fark'
fonkers when Ozanam. unheraded brown trot-
ing mare. bred and owned by l.. Y. HARNESS. OF
TINS city, defeated Amelia 2074. the queen OF the
1rand Circuit, the conqueror of Monk. ana the one
trotter that had come down the line from Detroit
without losing a race
1t was the biggest surprise of the season in har-
ness horse circles The betting made the
hitherto invincible Pacific Coast mare a favorlfe
at ODDS of 500 $40 field before the start
ana thev Kept her favorite until the last neat was
ended. J. Malcolm Forbcss champion fve-year-old
Susie j.. 2:06ia. and n. W. Hubinger's Mettaiias'
the TWO trotters that counted on TO give An
celia hard race. both withdrawn before the
start. and to nearly all horsemen it looked like
wa1kover for Willard Sandars's white legged. white
faced bay mare from California. Her record. MADE
last week at Baltimore more than three sec
onds faster than that of Ozanam. and she mac
beaten Mr.. Harkness's trotter dccisivelY III the
sle,eeo Charter Oak Stakes at Hartford fortnight
ago.
Knowing him to be erratic in the early part OF
race, but game as a bull terrier at the end OF
it. horsemen gave heed TO the result Of the hrst
heat, in which Amelia broke badly and Ozanam
won ceverly from Scott Hudsons roam mare HaW-
thorne in 2:10i4 The favorite squared away ana
went to the front early in the second heat, going
the second quarter at 2:03 clip and winning easily
in 2:12. II now 800 TO SIS that she could win
the but in the two succeeding heats she orohe
as badly as in the first and the steady going
Ozanam led her to the wire. getting a record OF
2:094 In the third heat the brown mare fairly out
trotted the bay after neck and neck race through
the homestretch. winning by short head only.
The winner is six r-old brown mare. by
Axtel PIP, out of OZama, by Director. 2:l'. she
was raised at Mr.. Harknesss Walnut Hill Farm.
near Lexington, KY, and was brought out as
four-y gaining record Of 2:lo wnich r sne
in the Grand Circuit when she started YESTERDAY
Amelia, on the other hand had won az De II
ford and Baltimore, and had not once met her
I'D Geers won both of the other professional
races with two horses that cost their present OWN
g 5 in the CAD for s two or three Years
the 5000 Bronx Stakes eleverly in t fast
weaned colt last March and NJ. E; sturges.s pony
$500 for the field before the start and he gave his
hackers great scare by making a standstill break
8 The ee ausstor fotter that eeT bought Of
sleigh in Erie county little f morG ld sGag
the third heat to James McClanahans royalty bred
Of EIInree 2:0Sk. by Robert McTregor the sire of
Cresceus 2o2A Hoover went into the race Tlt IN
2:13a. Hoover barely missed winning the last heat
but "" p. q smathers withdrew his horse Shadow
Chimes from the first of these events. ieaNi4s d
Ea Bngf for fed aneS was too fast for
Mr., Birlrgss Speedway trotter on Franker and the
With Dan Patch billed to smash The words Eal
today promises to he ono of the best Of the meet
ing Track and horse in fine condition; and
horSemen will not be surprised TO see MIN lower
the mark. The summaries and programme 1cIioW;
TROTTING-THB NEw-YORK-2:11 CIAss-PCRSE
5000.
Ozanam blk M. by Axtell-Ozama by Direc-
An2ells S''f b. n by Antrim-iaze Girke IN
HsW 9firFn, r m jIud5on arc
AntezelIa. b. H. (Spear) -.'''''' 10
time Time-2:loH; 2:i2 2:o9}.; 2;l1H.
TRoTrING-2.24 CLAss-PURsE $1,000.
The Questor br g by Mambrino King dam
Hoover b. h. by Ailerton-Flora McCiregor by
BoreazeIe. br. c. (Benyon) .-...'''''''-' 70
Bugle. b. +. mccoy: ..''''''''''''- 10
Dai sy Direct br m. (Wfls . 70
Ed Gay. b. e. F1emngl ''''''''''" 10
Tiple-2:16 2:f51z: 2:l3$; 2:l5A.
PACING-THE BRoNX-2:o9 CLAss-PURsE, $1,000.
Dan r. oh. g.. by Tasco, jr., dam by Colonel
tGeers). ....-...-.---t
Twinkle b. M by Mercury, dam by Tom Hal . -. ,
Prince 'i Direct blk h. (IcHenry> .........2 no
sphinx s., CHI. z. Spear. ...'-.-.-.-'-.-' 70
Time, 2:o514 2;O5. 2:0ota 2oa1s
CI.Ass-AMATEURS TO WAGON
PRIZE CUP.
Alice Farnes b m by Election (E. E. smathers).. ]
Franker h. X G. Billings
asha1 onward b. m. CF c. Jonesl. '.--.-.---..-.
Lady Geraldine, b. m. u; l. Dr orii
Time, 2:i1h, lisa