The Greeley tribune., 1907-08-29
GOOD RACES
ANNUAL EVENT OF ISLAND
GROVE PARK CLUB.
Good Purses, Better Races, En-
thusiastic Crowds, Add to
Greeley's Big Week of
the Present Year.

The third meeting of the race
meet Of the Island Grove Driving
club occurred on Aug. 81, % and %,
and was more successful than either
of the preceding ones. Not only
were the purses larger, thereby secur-
ing better class of horses, but the
reputation gained In the past to give
the worth of the money to the pat
rons was evidently appreciated for
the crowd in attendance was much
the largest. Unfortunately the club
has not been able to raise means as
yet to build grand stand sufficiently
large to accommodate the attend
ance, but it is hoped in the near
future to accomplish this and also
add enough stall room for entered
horses.
The first veent was the colt show.
Seventeen competed for the s25
offered by A. L. Camp, jr., for the
best Hubbut colt. G. X. Hellyer Of
Eaton won the first in this class
with Bessie Hubhut. Second went
to Homer Hoyt on Barbara Hubbut.
These we're exceptionally good tlllies.
Only four of Due Halls get were
exhibited for the s25 given by Mr..
Camp. First and second went to
Gipsy B, owned by Frank Brewing
ton of Eaton and S. X. Boyd of
Greeley respectively. OF the draft
colts goodly number of exception
Slally nice animals competed and
the awards can be found in another
article in this paper.
The first race was the 2 2:30 pace of
which all the money left Greeley ex-
cept the small amount of fourth
which was captured bv Crescent Hal.
This race was straight heat affair
and did not produce the interest
split heat contest affords. The sum-
mary was as follows:
Glass $50 Pace-Purse *25.OO.
Cricket. R. .Gerardin. ......... IL
Missouri MNI5 Beiie1Russeli & Haym'k'r
SFssssidds SoonsideHM HsyaG s. Grsnasff =; 9%snffs assS
Idol PeTe- WaIliek Bros .;::;;;:.:. 5 56s
Time-2:241a, 2:25A, 2:24h.
But the Greeley stake trot was an
inspiration. A short explanation Of
this race will not come amiss here.
This is futurity and is permanent
institution gotten up by M. Fl.
Morgan, NJ. Seaman and A. L.
Camp, jr. The stake consists of en-
trance nomination and starting fees
and such addition as the track gives
upon which the contest occurs. The
amount contested for at this meet.
ing was total of 1855. Each year
the entry closes on Nov. l and the
race takes place the following fall
when the colts are two-year-olds.
There were seventeen entries In this
one-and a provision being made for
both trotters and PAGERS the money
is divided accordingly. There were
divided purse was S4O7 to the former
and s45s for the latter. These
amounts are subdivided in sixty,
thirty and ten per cent to winners.
Six colts faced the starter in the
trotting division. 1t was generally
conceded by the talent that Ochico,
by Hubbut, dam Orpha by Weis-
baden, dam OF Oconee, 2:29I. and
Little Major, 2:2O1s. owned by J. L.
Gray of Fort Collins, we're the win
Ders, but another Hubbut colt, Ida
Shobe, trained and driven by W. c.
Ramsay, who is rapidly gaining =
reputation in that line, made the
issue of the race look extremely
doubtful when she took the third
and fourth heats. The time was ex-
tremely good and there was not .
poor colt in the contest. Summary
of this race and the ree-eighths
run follows:
The Trotting Division of Greeley Stake
Heats-Purse $i07.
Ochico-by Hubbut ............... 12211
Mary Rico-by Porto Rico ; 3442
Barbara Hubbut-by Hubbut -. 4 4333
Bessie Hubbut-by Hubbut 5 5 SO
Prince0S-by Wild PerO .......... & & 3 ,