Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-09
Wilkes HEART
Takes Charter Oak Stake
at Hartford Races.
Keene Scores Double Triumph
al Sheepshead.
sonoma Girl Will Not Race at
the Syracuse Meet.

Hartford Ct. Sept. S.-After fiVe days
of p,s,noncment on account u rain. the
carly closing events for the Grand Cir
emit meeting at Charter Oak Park were
raced off Saturday. 1t was great pro-
gram that Manager Welch offered the
people who were courageous enough To
STAY through the week, including as u
did the $4,000 Charter Oak stakes Tor
21O class trotters, the $1,000 Nutmeg
stake for 2.o7 PAGERS, and the two u
visions Of the Hartford Futurity, max
ing $4,000 in all that was offered FOR
the horses to battle for. There was
crowd IF more than 5000 present.
Interest conferred in the Charter OAK
stage. With IIighball laid ur for the
Syracuse meeting, and Tcmpus Fugit
CARRYING the Gtcrs col"rs, IL WIS
thought that Sonoma Girl. after her
weeks rest. ought to have a chance l"
win the event, and she was StrohE
favorite in the books, but though thr
story was around that McHHnry hat
solved the problem OF the mare pii''
behavior she was never in the huh''
making her usual break at the first turn
in every heat. Tempus FuElt propaoi>
trctted as good race "a he mas ever
been but this WAS not good enough 10
make him much of Il factor in the event
The race developed into rs hot q
thrcc-h he at battle as has been seem on
the Grand Circuit this year. and was
won Nv about the most consistent ana
gam" : trottcr that has hit the Grand
Circuit in wears. He is that handsome
little bay grlding. Wilkes Heart. who
has been racing so Eanclv down the
line. He was not overlooked for the
race hy any means. but his work was
a revelation to his admirers. Jack Ley
burn was the COntcndinG horse at the
fraving off end of the mile in all three
heats. and the finishes were close. many
thinking that Jack Lcyburr nosed
Wilkes Heart out in the final heat after
a stir: Griye through the home stretch.
The winner drew 18th position, and
mad to work his way through his field
and finished game under q stiff drive
in all three heats.
II was a great day for Trainer Lon Me-
Donald. who won the lions share OF the
Nutmeg stake with the Boston PAGER kru-
ger, ard also took down the rich Hart
. ford Futurity with the gray colt Douglas.
Kruger had to fight for his honors from
start to finish. but the 3-ycar-Old colt
simply played with his field Jogging home
both heats 1t certainly looked az though
he could have stepped in 30 either heat.
| as lie went to the threc9uarters both
| trip. in 127%, ana it looked like a big
| jog for him.
| Blue Hill (21aa,). who drove out Gen.
Watts (2mM) ir his record-breaking race
| for the Horse Breeders Futurity at
| Readville. was the favoritc. with Lon Nc
| oil Ard
made her first start as a member of Will
Shows stable Yesterday. strong second
choice. Blue Hill did not show his usual
| brush of speed and acted badly at the
| score the second heat, Starter Newton fl
nally sending him away six lengths be-
| hind the leaders, which left him out of
| the hunt. The track. though it looked
fairly good on the surface. was very slow
and firing. particularly so for the PAGERS,
| as will be seen by the time made in the
| Nutmeg stake. Taking everything into
consideration, the showing made by the
Futurity winner, Douglas. was a marvel
| Gus one He is n slashing big gray colt
| by Todd 21424). out of the dam of Pon-
dexter eco. The colt was purchased by
his present owner, ID. v. N. Hymans of
| Boston. the spring he was coming two
| for $7ic. though he had shown considers
able speed a vcarlinE. The price would
have been much larger had it not been
for the colts color. but that does not pre-.
vent him from being q possibility Tor
championship honors.
John A. (203%O, the handsome little
chestnut stallion in Geers' stable, was
first choice for the Nutmeg stake. but ha
| was either bit short in his work or else
the footing did not suit him. for when
Geers called upor him at the finish he
| could not respond.
Kruger was full of pace. though he lost
the second heat Of the race. when AL
Thomas brought the pony PAGER Bonanza
| up with a great burst Of speed right at
the finish and caught Mcdonald mapping