The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-07
CHARTER OAKS new TRACK
TO BE SECOND TO NONE
Thousands of Loads of Clay
Have Been Used to Top
Dress the Old, Soft
Surface.

Hartford, Aug. 6.-Next week will see
Charter Oak track with a racing sur
face unsurpassed by any in the coun-
try. The promises made by the man
agement some few months ago that the
track would practically be rebuilt have
been verified Thousands Of loads Of
cray have been carted onto the surface,
not for two or three sulky widths as
had been supposed, but rather across
the entire speeding surface. When
the announcement was made that no
part Of the track could be used for
the purpose of training horses during
the progress Of the track work, many
well-meaning horsemen smiled know
ingly and suggested that they be al
lowed to work on the outside Of the
track, thinking that only two or three
sulky widths would be clayed. The
announcement proved true to the let
ter. Consequently all local trainers
left for other tracks. Many were skep-
teal at the time and. limited at reasons
not in aecord with the past manage
ment OF the track.
If to-day interested people will trou-
BILE themselves to step over to Char
ter Oak park they will, see for them
selves that the early dare statement OF
the MANAGEMENT was no idle am
nouncement. The track now has the
appearance OF plowed ground and the
thought that first arises when 1t is
viewed Is: "Will the track be ready
for the grand circuit meeting?" Mr.,
Welch, who has personallSA supervised
the entire track work this season. says
that in few days the surface will
be in such good condition that fast
miles may be worked over It. The
surface will be a revelation not only
to horsemen who have for years
worked over the old tracks, but also
to those who make only annual visits.
The clay has been dumped in cart
loads, after which 1t is spread with
stable forks, it being impossible to
scatter it with shovels like loan. as
the clay is watersoaked when first
dug. When it dries.it is worked down
by narrowing. After a few days the
latest improved track machinery viii
be used and the transformation will
be complete, and then the track sur
face will be ready for the reception
of the grand list of trotters and PAGERS
that win rather there for the week
beginning September 2.
The weeks Card.
The weeks card offers four races E
day, which will guarantee better
davis snort each day than was enjoy
ed last year Everything points TO g
grand week of racing. THE Charter
Oaks" entry is something 10 consloer.
There arc sixty-nine entries and among
the number is the sensational trotter
Sonorna Girl, whose performances az
DetroIt and cleveland are the talk o.
the light harness world. ia. Geefs
Hirhball is also named--and ne
racehorse to the core. THESE Two sloW
with sneed. but don't overlook the
grand Acid of stars, as from It's 1lrIn ma
ment of sneed may shoot an unknown
, tbat nav play q part in the winning u
the Charter Ook, which may. seuously
disappoint the calculations OF tne pes.
! Judges. The winning poss,hllilles u u
horse in this $4,000 event are sueI
that the race will be on IRON on. ahe MI ~
slant Starter Newton says fioE I'M !
avant is divided into three races. II II
. nossible for one horse TO WIN Sl,9VV -
. irst moneys in this event by Wll ~ ~;
the first money ($2go0n9 ~ ~ al1 Win mir, NJ
t tae greatest Saa St number # races in II,
, event THE Charter Oak Of this veal
viii be the most attractive Of a spy g g
the years racing events, by reason +tons .
its Th spef Natmeg IS $1,000 purse f. E
PAGERS eligible to the 2:o7 class Fly
entries have been made to Il THIS event Ken,
con, the Charted Oak, Amont
: those those Nominated are Alice Pointer, tn
mare mare who won the $4,000 212 pac
1T Buffalo, Monday, and the great &c ISe
froit and cleveland have marked hin
. As a sure factor in every race that h
> starts in However, Rebroachless wa
way behind in the money at Buifa a. ~. 10
: the $4,000 Monday afternoon, so 1t vii
seem that the race is not always t
the swift"