The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-03
RACES AT BRIDGEPORT.
YESTERDAT'S FEATURE OF THE
 OLD HOME WEEK.

Autos Make Good Time Although the
 Track Was slow Horses at Nutmeg
 Psrk-Govsrnor tP At nd the Big
 Parade To-day.
 Bridgeport, Sept, 2.-Great crowds still continue to fill the streets Of the city, and the enthusiasm over Old Home Week seems in no wise abated.
 At 8 o'clock this Afternoon well con- testeG automobile faces took place at Seaside park. and were witnessed by many people. The races were spirited and the time made was fast. There were ten entries. < ......
 The trotting at Nutmeg Park was well contested and was witnessed by large crowds. Thesraces were 2:1S pace, 2:s5 trot. and 2:S2 pace. There were many entries for each race.
 Two ave-mile races were to be run off in three heats each. The first race was between the big 16-power gasolene automobiles owned by De Yer H. War ner and A. McNeil, Jr. The second five mile race will be between A. l.. Riker, vice president of the Automobile Com pany Of America. and J. Murray Page, who will also use 16-horse power auto mobiles. There will be one mile races between D. c. Carson, Dr. Elton Perry and Fred Leibing for steam carriages. Then a one-half mile straightway against time will be seen on Iranistan avenue
 Chairman James Trainor of the fire works committee, declares that the dis play this afternoon will be the best ever seen in Connecticut. Already the street railroads facilities for carrying people to the park for the evening, bid fair to be exceeded. so great will be the crowd of people. although the road has two lines running there.
 Colonel M. H. Rogers of the gover- nor's staff, who is grand marshal of the firemen's parade, which will be held to- morrow, is sanguine over the prospects of the, big day. He said this afternoon sthat there would be at least fifty-five fire companies in line. Colonel Rogers will entertain the governor and his staff at his handsome residence on Washington avenue. Carriages will be provided for the governor and other state officers in the parade. X The managers had the course for the races today in the best possible condi- tion. but it isn't a fast track, which partly accounts for the slow time in some of the races. The judges ordered a change of drivers in the final heat of the 2:1S class and gave the reins to Charley Swan behind Prince Conroy. The veteran driver, who is well known in New Haven and vicinity made one of his characteristic finishes, but was un- able to win the heat. Eddie Bass, another driver, formerly a familiar fig. ure ct race tracks in and about New Haven, was greeting old friends at Nutmeg park during the afternoon.
 George W. Haight of Savannah, Ga., who formerly trained at the Derby track, was noticed at Bridgeport Many shorsemen who haven't met in years ex- changed greetings at the races,
 The grand stand patronage was very light Three races are on the programme for this afternoon.
 , Following are the entries for to-mor- row:
 . Free-for- All-Purse $500.
 Diavolo, br g, Jere o'Neil, Lexington, Mass. s5t..
 Baker Boy, b g, M. Taylor. Norwalk, Conn. 4a.s #.
 Terrill S, g, c, W. Lassell, whitings-. ville, Mass.
 Moth Miller. TO g. Huber ri Point Farm. New York. Y [ Dewey H., b g. T. B. Leahy, New York.
 Indiana. b g, E. A. Clark. New Ha- ven. Conn
 Major Muscovite, s, Vance Nichols, Glenville, O. . &
 Fred w.. c g. A. Frankenstein. Mill ford, Conn. Frielmont, b g, A. Bauman, New York.
 Bessie Bonehill, g m. H. Osborne, Bridgeport, Conn.
 Hetty G.. b m. T. W. Murphy, Glen Cove. N. Y.
 Summer Fern, g, J. R. Sheldon, sa- vannah, Ga.
 Berdina. b m. Bob Davis. Mineola, L. I.
 William l., g g, James F. Gaffney, Wa terbury. r