New-York tribune., 1906-08-27
DOWN THE BIG LINE.
Grand Circuit ReUiezo--Second Weeh
at Hartford Neat.

Four weeks of the 1906 Grand Circuit are over
and it is not exaggerating 20 say that the season
to date has been unusually successful So far
there have been only two rainy days-one at
Buffalo and one at ReadvilIe-and neither meet
ing was interRered with, as the schedule always
leaves one day each week open for just such
contingency.
AS predicted in this column last week. the
Readville meeting was hummer. The feature
came on the last day, when James Buffers bay
gelding Bolivar, by Eel Captain. paced the first
heat OF the Neponset Stake for 2:O6 PAGERS In
2:OO%, eduaIng the worlds record for a mile in
competition. made by Prince Alert at Memphis
1t was of course. the fastest mile of the season,
and is hardly likely TO be beaten even equalled
in a race again this year.
Despite Bolivars sensational mile. he did not
win the race, as the black horse Graft. a son OF
Grattan. captured the next two heats in 2:02A
and 2:O3H. Bolivar broke in the third heat and
was distanced. These three heats-2:ooa4. 2:O2A
and 2:O31h-nade the 1906 Neponset the fastest
three-heat race ever paced. thus establishing a
new worlds record The previous record-2:o2
2:02a4. 2:031a-was made in a race between
Coney and Anaconda at Detroit in 1901
The present season to date has produced four
sensational PAGERS. namely, The Broncho, Boil
var. Graft and Angus Pointer.
The Broncho at Cleveland sent three worlds
2:O3A and 2:O2& in the free-for-an pace This
performance broke the worlds record for three
consecutive heats for pacing mares in race
and for the fastest third heat In a race. The
Broncho. by the way, has not started since.
Angus Pointer. a son OF Sidney Pointer. at
Poughkeepsie, in the 2:04 pace, stepped miles
in 2:o3E and 2:O3%, winning in straight heats.
He was not hard pressed. On the last day at
Readville in the 202 pace Angus Pointer won
in 2:O5A and 2:O2a, but broke in the third heat
which Baron Grattan won IN 2:o4%.
The fastest miles Of this quarter Of sidewheel-
ers to date are as follows: Bolivar, 200a4: Graft
2:O2K; The Broncho. 2:02%: Angus Pointer,
2:O2% Only little behind these four whirl-
| winds are Argot Boy. 2'O315; Rudy Kip, 2o5A;
Ardelle. 2:O5H: Ecstatic. 2:04A: The Friend,
2:O5A.
Outside of the doings OF the fast PAGERS. the
features of the Readville meeting were the VIC
Stake for PA trotters, Gold Dust Maids win OF
the Ponkopoag for 210 trotters. and I'D Clusters s
victory in the three-year-old trotting futurity.
The meeting at Readville will continue this
week. with purse races on Monday. Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday. This week was orig
tronble with the authorities over pool selling
the meeting there was given up and Readville
stepped into the breach. Next week the Grand
Circuit will move to Charter Oak Park. at Hart
ford
The programme for the meeting this week at
Readville is as follows:
Monday August 27-Trotting. Class: pacing. 2o7
Tuesday August 2s-Pacng 2;14 Class; trottins. 2oe
wednesday August 29-Trotting Glass: pacing 2O5
Glass; trotting, 2:1S Class
Thursday August SO-Pacng 2:ll ClasS; trottin8 S:Ut
Class pacing, free-for-ai
! The full list OF winners at the regular Read
willie meeting was follows:
Trotters-Billie H.. Nut Boy, Mainsheet. Gold
| Dust Maid. Totara. FL MilagrO. Ed Custer, Bril-
! liant Girl, Fantana.
! Pacers-Gratt, Angus Pointer, Wilson Adding
| ton Brenda York. Argot Boy, My Star.
The horses which have won more than one
| race to date this year on the Grand Circuit are
| are follows:
! Trotters-Mainsheet. s.; Lake Queen. q Gay
! Bingen q Brilliant Girl 8; Sweet Marie. s; Gold
Dust Maid, 8; Nut Boy. 8; Lady Gail Hamilton.
! 2; Totara, 2.
| Pacers-Hal c.. 8; Rudy Kip q: Ardelle. 81;
| Wilson Addington. s. Graft, 2; Angus Pointer.
| 2: Brenda York, 2.
| Circuit drivers with eight victories. MyrOn
! McHenry and T. Murphy are second with five
| frsts each. Alta P Mcdonald and Cox have each
! piloted four winners, and Jack Curry three while
j BenyOn. Walker. Shanks Brady. Thomas.
McCargo. ROsemire. Nuckols. Sunderlin, Spencer
and liter have scored two more brackets
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