The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-13
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THIS is MADE 5NECESSARY BY
THE SERIOUS LAMENESS or
THE ABBOT
ALERT AND ANACONDA
TO RACE FOR $1,000 PURSE
Dan Patch VIII Try to Beat the Record
of Star Pointer-Tiverton Wins Over
a Field of EIeven-Heavy PIunging
on Direct HaI-The 2:18 Class Now
city Race for Trotters.

NEW IOElh, Au6ss - he S0COIQ
day of the grand circuit meeting at
the Brighton Beach track had an excel
lent card The weather was bright
and cool, but a high wind prevented
fast time. The management announced
that owing to The Abbots lameness
the $4,000 match between the ex-
champion, and Lord Derby was declar-
ed off. In it's place on Thursday Prince
Alert, 2:00A ~ and Anaconda, 2:O1 q,
will compete for purse of $4,000 to
beat the worlds pacing record, and
Dan Patch, 2:00A, will go a mile
against time to beat the worlds time
record of 1874 held by Star Pointer
The opening race of the day was the
1924 trot, which had field of eleven.
The bay gelding Tiverton was a hot
favorite at $50 to $40 for the field, and
after good deal of scoring William
Tell, at the pole, led off, with the ia
vorite in close attendance, while Geers,
with the Questor, was a good third.
At the half Tiverton moved up and
went to the front, winning by length.
In the next two heats Tiverton had it
all his own way, and in the third won
by two length in a Clogs The victory
was never in doubt and the winner
seems capable of going in far faster
company,
Direct Hal the Victor.
The. Metropolitan $1,000 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 wild, heavy and sensa-
ao1 To
ing 100000 to $22,500s In the pools on
the favorite,s whose price was steady
at 500 to SIS. 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 Elderene second and the ia
vorite, who got the worst of the start,
third In the back stretch Direct Hal
tried to get to the 'front.' sbutzw in
terfered with by Elderone and a foul.
occurred Greenline led into the
stretch, when Geers came with one of
his well known finishes and won by
half a length Elderone 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 from Tertimin, Greeniine
breaking. so badly ON the top turn that
he was distanced.
Novelty Trotting Race.
The 2:1S class for trotters was on
the novelty plan, in which heat is
practically a race, as the winner of the
first and second heats retire after each
heat. the balance competing for the
third. First money goes to the winner.
OF the fastest heat, second and third
money 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 Geer's stable,
was the favorite, though Allie Wood
was a close second. The latter won in
a good finish by length from Wilton
Boy. For the second heat Wilton Boy
was the choice, but again he was Sec
ond, as Prince of Orange came with a
great rush down the stretch and won
easily. The third heat was won by
Alvander, to shot, with Silver
Heir and Bemay in the positions. In
the Horse Review three year-old pac-
ing stake the bay FLY Ecstatic had
walkover. Lorabie Bel, her only COM
peutor, being drawn.