The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-09
RACING AT HARTFORD.

Twenty thousand people saw the great
Charter Oak stake of $4,000 trotted at
Charter Oak park. Hartford. in the grand
circuit meeting yesterday afternoon.
While under the conditions each heat
was race. the feature was the beating
OF Sweet Marie the favorite. by Tiverton.
the second choice. Although Tiverton
won the major part OF the money, DR..
Strong furnished the sensational trotting
or the race. He won the first heat I'm
2o1h which e9ualled the fastest mile
ever made In this event. Sweet Marie
finished second I'm the first heat, but was
out OF the running In the other heats,
finishing sixth In the second and NTH In
the third, In the second heat T1verton.
who reeeded In the pools owing TO being
drawn for the second platoon, started last
and finished nrst His driver. Andrews.
was compelled 10 trail the other horses.
but through skill he piloted the geldins
through the bunch TO first place In the
heat
Or. Strong was the contender in both
heats and the gray geldins pushed
In the third heat IL was nothing but
Tiverton, Andrews going under the wire
holding him up. Much surprise was ex-
pressed at Tiverton's finishing seventh I'm
the first heat. but Andrews explained IL
by saying. the geldings tongue slipped
the bit and was nearly torn of.
George G., the California wonder. proved
a Disappointment, the geiding getting dis
tanced In the first heat. Angola was
distanced In the second heat, but her
driver, Ames. complained 10 the Judges
that she was interfered with at the
quarter turn by Consuela s., and the COM
plant stood and Angola was given
place. She finished third in the last heat
and won $500.
The races did not start until a half-hour
after the schedule time, as Senator Fair
banks was expected TO be present. A box
was reserved for him. but he failed 10
appear. as he arrived too late from Bos-
ton.
The final heat Of the 2l2 trot was fn-
ished with an accompaniment OF light
ming and clouds OF dust. Norman B.
passed under the wire just as the storm
broke and the race went over until to-
day. a field of seven started in the 2:l2
trot, and invader. the favorite. has two
firsts. Patchen Maid one and Norman Il.
one.
The POS pacing. each heat a race, went
TO Hetty O., second choice. beating the
favorite. Nathan Strauss. Summary:
2:l2 trot. three in five; purse $500 (un-
finished):
Invander. b. z. (M. DeMarson).. ana
Norman b.. blk. &. (Rosemire).. 6 2 3
Patchen Maid. blk m. (StarD..
Lady Gail Hamilton, blk. m.
(Hudson) ......................... 8
Joymaker. h. h. (Geers). ........ 5 4
Midnight. blk n. (Nuckols).... Z Z Z DIS
Time-212l4, 2l1h. 2:12h. 2:1O.
2:o5 pace; purse sl2oo $3.50 to winner OF
Hetty O.. b. m. Murphy). y).......... Il /
Nathan Strauss. b. q. CThomas).... 2 .
Frank Yoakum. b. x. (GoswelD.... 3
Andirosis. ch. g. (Allen). ........ Ids
Time-2:07. 2:O5A. 2:0S.
The Charter Oak $4,000 stake, 2:09 trot;
each heat a race:
Tiverton, b. e.. by Galileo-Rex-
Folly (Andrews) .................. ]
DR.. Strong. q. &. (Spear). !
Mazetto. blk. <. (Dickerson). ........
Sweet Marie. b. m. (Curry). ....... 2
Angola. b. m. (Ames). s)............ 5 2
Consuela s.. b. m DeRyder). ......
Jim Ferry, x. q. (FranD. .......... 4 8
The Roman. b. &. (Snow)............ S 3 s
John Taylor, &. &. (Wilson)...... s
George, z. &. (Geers) )................ ds
Oracle Kellar, b. m, (Nuckol.).. -. ds
Time-2:07i1. 2;o7&, 2O7%.
Division OF stake 5000 to each heat win
ner, $500 to each second horse. $500 To third
horse in first heat and 5000 TO third horse
in second third heats.