The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-22
GRAND CIRCUIT TROTTING
DATES OF PAST AND FUTURE
 RACE MEETINGS.

ReadyilIe To-day-PrOVidence Next
 Week-Hartford Races to Commence
 on Lahor Day-FavOrabIe Prospect
 for the Charter Oak Park Race Meet
 ing-NO connIetIOn of Dates-GOOd
 Patronage Predicted.
 The steady passing of time has brought to hand the dates for the grand circuit races that are now being held at tracks not far distant rom this city. These races were started in Canada early in the season and have been held weekly with but one eX- ception since, The tracks where the big money contests have been held are located at Windsor. Canada; Detroit Mich. The next races were to be held at Cleveland, O., but were declared off as soon as the. track officials re- ceived notice that pool selling WouI1 not be allowed; consequently men, horses and necessarily considerable money was moved right away to the next mile track, which was at BuhaIo' N. Y. Dates were taken early in the season for races at the Empire City track, near Mount Vernon, N. Y., nut were abandoned; consequently there will be no grand circuit trotting at the Empire City park this year. The track officials at Poughkeepsie took the dates assigned to Empire track which a D. sic last week.
 The big ring races are to be held this week at Readville, Mass, where the meeting advertised (and large purscs offered) for five days has been cut down to two days in consequence of the recent order of Governor Doug lass to stop pool selling at all tracks in Massachusetts.
 If the ReadvilIe races had been held according to the original programme $5S ,OOO would have been awarded to win ming horses during the week. The Readville association have declared off all of their races except the early clos- ing purses, one of which is the Massa- chusetts, $10,OOO for 2:10 trotters' Many celebrated horses will start in this race.
 A match race for $15,000 was to be de- cided during the two days at Readville this week. The three horses, Audubon Boy, 2:OS 1-4, Ecstatic, 2;05 1-4, and Belle Mac were matched for this large purse, which has been declared off as two owners have paid the forfeit.
 The Readville races are advertised for Tuesday and Wednesday, August 2 and 23.
 Grand circuit trotting is to commence next week, Monday, August 2S, at Mar ragansett park, Providence, R. l., and continue until Friday afternoon, possi- bly longer if postponemeiit is necessary. All the purses are large enough to ensure fast contests. Two especially interesting races are the Park Brew, $5, 900 for 2:O9 pacsrs, on the programme for the 29th, and the Roger Williams, $5,OO0 for 2:12 trotters, to be decided on Wednesday, August 90.
 The following meeting will be one of the grandest of the whole grand cir cult, and is to open at historic Charter Oak park, Hartford, on Labor day., Monday, September 4, and continue for five days, closing with the final heat in the free-for-all trot on Friday aft ernoon.
 The prospect for the Hartford races was never better than at. this time. The fact that there will be ro circuit races at the Empire City track may possibly cause an increased attendance at Char ter Oak park,
 During recent years the Hartford races and the races in connection with the New York state fair at Syracuse have been held in the same week, which caused a division of big ring patron age. Both track associations lost bus mess by the confiiction of dates, as the circuit followers, both men and horses were divided between the two tracks. This year the two tracks do not conflict in dates. The Syracuse fair and races are to be held the week after the Hartford races.
 In consequence of this amicable ar engagement of dates a larger race meet ing than usual is anticipated at Char ter Oak park, which presages more patronage than customary from New Haven and vicinity.