The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-16
missed Lowering Pacing Rec.
ord, bit viii Yet Do II.
THE RACING AT BRIGHTON r.
iAFine String Of Fast Ones viii Be on
Hand, and Some Sensational Per-
fornances Are Confidently III
Predicted.
By MANHATTAN.

NEW YORK, August 15.-1f Robert Bon
ner, who long ago predicted the two
minute horse, were alive he would have
had Tho time OF his life ut the Empire
City track Wednesday. There were 10000
people who went UP to Yonkcrs to see
Dan Patch, tho great pacing son OF Joe
Tatchcn, go after Star Pointers record
or 1850 IA. While he missed the goal BY
q fiat second, no ono who was present at
tho track felt that he had not gotten the
full worth Of his money It was q wonder
full performance when the breeze is taken
into consideration, and In the opinion OF
veteran horsemen the record Will pc
equaled II not beaten when Dan patch
Z goes after st next week at Brighton. si1e
IL better horse this year than ever ne
was. aSts#
4 Despite some drawbacks, the weeks
sport at the Empire City track has pcen
ali that was expected Driving inls l
have been the rule, and fast time nus
4 been made. AS was predicted IN thesc
columns the attendance shows a gratlty-
Ing increase In the interest in the harness
horse, which In days gone by was regard
ed as the distinctly American horse. AS
4 the sport has improved, SO has the at
Z
called successful one from every STAND
point.
Next week the trotters and PAGERS VIII
be at Brighton, More than 300 horses, In
Guiding the pick OF the Grand Circuit per-
formers. have been naAed for the stakes
and purses on the carhs.
The stare Will be the Bonner Me
mortal for 2:ll trotters. for which {2o'Vol
purse Is hung up The horses named are
6 Jim Ferry. Promise, Swift. Alllewood.
Billy Buck, Tiverton, hawthorne, Judge
Cullen, John Nc. Authoress. III Milagro
and Kinney Lou.
For the Brighton 2:lo class, pacing, for
a nurse OF $4,000. the horses named are
Olive wood, Tom Keene, Frank oakum.
1'rllby Direct. King Direct, Elastic FONT
or. Star Hal, Brown Heels, Peeler Patron,
AL Book and Armorel
Al John A. A1ckerron 205 Ia. Will trot Q
milo to sulky on Tuesday to beat the
record.
nee trotters and PAGERS has arrived IRON
Cleveland. The star OF Mr.. Billings stable
Il is Lou Dillon. o:o32-4. who will be sent
Il against the world record OF 2:02 II. held
by Cresceus and Dan Patch Will have an
other try at the pacing record. Altogether
some grand sport is promised.
a839 The racing at Saratoga CONTINUES oeapS
the mark, due almost entirely to the bad
wea Their and awful condition of the track.
Horses cannot run to form when the
running OF a race depends on the position
s on the track a horse manages to secure IN
Z I'm oncning DASH Until the weather set
Ties and the track dries out there Will
be continuance OF unsatisfactory races
with more scratches than starters. II the
racing has been poor the number OF ocau-
4 tful handsomely gowncd women VINO
& have graced he boxes has made UP for
IT. Never in the history of the track has
there been such show OF grace. taste
md beauty, and this Is saying good deal
when is Saratoga one Is talking about.
4 The women have fairly overshadoWed the
horses
The ANNA cement at Saratoga has at
last concluded to give the owners
i hetter percentage Of the gate receipts.
and from now till the end Of the meeting
there Will be 1900 added to one purse
dny. A purse that Is 5000 will be raised
to 5000. and s700 one to $1,000. making
one good stake day worth striving Tor.
i outside OF the fixed events. So far few good
horses have been seen outside the stake
events. for horsemen refused TO race
their charges for the 500 or 500 purses
offered AS the cards have seldom been
II,
quick to offer the suggestion, and MI
Whitney was equally quick In sanctloning
the giving OF the extra money.
There is sincere pleasure felt that the
sanfords fine old campagner Chucta.
nunda will recover from his recent injury
and be sent to the stud. He was always
a consistent performer, and when he went
to the post those who had money on
him were always sure OF an honest race
with a reasonable chance OF cashing In.
Chuctanunda Is tIvo-year-old horse by
Laureate-La Tosca !, and was bred at the
X Nlessrs Sanfords' Hurricane farm at
Amsterdam. He has been recognized as
sprIntcr OF rare merit since his first in
PRODUCTION to racing. and no horse IN
training could take liberties with him at
any distance up to ono MILE
IIe will be retired to Hurricane farm
10 take his place among the many great
horses that go to make up the great
Z breeding plant g
It is notable that at this meeting at
Saratoga, two stables have succeeded IN
Z taking three races in n day. Fred Gerhard