The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-13

The Abbot Being Lame the sIO,OOO
 Match Was Declared OR-On Thursday
 Prince AIer, 23.4, aud Anaeonda,
 2sOI 3-4, wnI Compete for a Purse of s5,OOO to Beat the Worlds Record.
 New York, Aug. 12.-The 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
 s10,00O match between the ex-champion
 and Lord Derby was declared off. In its place on Thursday Prince Alert,
 2:00A, and Anaconda 2:01%, will com
 pete for purse of 5000 to beat the
 worlds pacing record and Dan Patch, 2:0O%, will go a mile against time to
 beat the worlds time record held by
 Star Pointer of 1:59B 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 eleven.
 The bay gelding Tiverton was a hot favorite at $50 to $70 for the field. WI liam Tell led off with the fayorite in close attendance while Geers with The
 Quester was good third. At the half Tiverton moved uo and went to the
 front, winning by length. In the
 next two heats, Tiverton had it all his own way, going in for faster company. The Metropolitan, $5,000 purse for the 2:20 pacers, also had a hot favorite in | the bay stallion Direct Hal, who has won every race he has started in this season. The field was strong one and the betting was sensational, one plung-
 CT laying $30,000 to $22,500 in the pools | on the favorite, whose price was steady
 at 100 to 75 Miss Willamont drew the 1 pole but as soon as the work was given 1 Greenline with splendid burst of speed | took the lead and got the pole with Ed erone second and the favorite, who got | the worst of the start third. In the back stretch Direct Hal tried to get to 1 the front, but was interfered with by ] Elderone, and foul occurred. Greenline | led into the stretch when Direct Hal tried to get to the front, but was inter- fered with by Elderone, and a foul occur l red. Greenline led into the stretch when Direct Hal 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 fav- | orite from start to finish and in the third the favorite won easily by three | lengths from Tertimin, Greenline break | ing.
 The 2:18 class of trotters was on the
 novelty plan in which each heat is prac- tically 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 thrd money are decid- ed 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 Greers stable was the favorite, though Allie Wood was a close second. The latter won in good finish by a length from Wilton Boy. l 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 stretch and won easily.
 The third heat was won by Alvander, a to 1 shot, with Silver Heir and Bemay 1 in the positions.
 | In the Horse Review three year old pacing stake, the bay Ally Ectatic had walk
 over, LOrable Bel, her only competitor be | ing drawn. Summarizes: