The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1909-01-11

feedaNille derived It's name. THE orig
inal two-minute track from the fact
that Star Pointer trotted a mile on the
track in 1884 when the "two-minnte''
horse VAS supposed to be highly I'M
probable.
The Grand Circuit has included Read
vile annually, and the Gentlemen's
Driving Club has a beautiful clubhouse
erected on the grounds. It was al this
track that the $4,000 handicap known
as the American Derby was won ~
Allen Winter last August. and Read
willie has been known from one end
OF this country to the other as one
of the fastest tTotting surfaces IN ex-
istence. Il
The stewards of the Grand Circuit meet
ia New York this mouth. and it was
hoped that the New England Association
could notify that body that ReadviIle would
be a fixture and thus procure Grand Circuit
dates for August. This is now out Of the
question, and it seems a certainty that
there will be No Grand Circuit meeting IN
massachusetts this year. and il also iocrs
as II there would he no such meeting In
New England. as the Charter Oak track
at Hartford Is the only other mile track
in New England.
1t is highly improbable that the Grand
Circuit will want to schedule z meeting iii
Hartford alone. and the faiine TO preserve
Readville will undoubtedly mean the down.
fan OF light-harness racing III New England
one Of the pioneer districts for this class
With Readville out of line. the makeup
of the Grand Circuit for 1909 is as vet IL
matter of much uncertainty. but the Oft
look for a strong chain of meetings SeelVs
to be improving. Detroit will be IN liaf.
as usual. with a meeting at the Michigan
State fair grounds in July. Although Ike
old Chenille course. where Maud s.. 4:0e%t
made her record. is being disinanlled.
Cleveland horse men are building n new I
trotting track outside the city lim,tS.k
where. it is believed no interference wlth2
betting need be feared. This track 81
nearing completion and will be ready fai
reports from there. Buffalo will follow &
Cleveland. in all probability. and Pousn-
keepsie will be next in line, with a meet 4
ing on a strictly prohibition basis, The hat
as well as the bookmaker having beef.
banished. f
Providence is probably ont OF thc eirs
hopeful think that Hartford, with thu
success which attended the experiment ~ !
holding q fair in connection with the
Ing in September beginning IN IannrZ
Day. Syracuse will follow Hartford ard
take the horses westward toward Column
the purses aGgregating s10o.aa is scheduled
10 open on September -. The close at fe-
lamlius will lead up 10 the opening at Leg
inGton. where the campaign usually ends.
Buffalo horsemen are considering plans
for a big fair in connection with the
Grand Circuit trotting meeting. after the
fashion of those held last season at Srrn-
cuse and Hartford IL the project il carr
RED out KeniIworth Park win be IRE
served for harness racing. w. Perry Tay-
Tor. the president of the Buffalo Driving
Club. Is understood to be interested in the
enterprise. Buffalo's Grand Circuit mech
ing is said to be assured for 1909 ia AIRY
event. but II the fair IS not held at Knui1.
worth Park the ~trotters will probably
race at Fort Erie OF the Canadian =tie
selling are still permitted.
Though the stewards of the Grand EiF.
cult have not as Yet held their annual
meeting to arrange dates. Western trafk
managers are early in the field with i
harness racing schedule which promises 10
revive. in a measure. the elories Ct Tire
old Western Southern circuit of fftsep
Years ago. The places. dates and purses
announced are:
Peoria. Ill; July - $4,000; Terre Ilautg.
July 2o-2s. s15.eeo: Libertyvillc, Ill. Jnly
$3.50. $4,000: Kalamazoo. Mich, August IS
$4,000: Galesburg, M. Angus, 9-1s, sN.eA:
Dubuque. la. August 2f-97. S1Sooo. Hem-
line. MINI, August ao-September & $4,000
Milwaukee. Wis. September eli So CO..
Peoria. H.. September 1t-S, s52ff9 Coz
lumhus. O.. September 20-Octoher 1. s1oo.eFA;
Springfield. Ill. September g7-0cfahar i.
s2se Memphis. Tenn. October ~,
Fl Paso. Tex. November J-s. S1s.0a9
Plans are bcinr considered by the niar-
sgement of the trotting track At Peoria,
III. for ? harness race at the Great
Western Circuit meeting in Jnix. which
would pnt the S5o.01o handicap at Session ia
the shade. Ainasa Corhin. a wealthy Horse
man. of Gouverneur. n. y. has offered 10
finance the enterprise by giving as Il prlze
the Murray Hill Hotel. located ut MURRAY
Isle. n. Y. and valued at SlG9.o0o. In adj
dition to this big prize to the winner OF
the race he would give twelve prizes of
$.5A each to the winners OF twelve clint
ration races preliminary TO the main con-
test. and S4.eo0 to horses finishing behind
the winner in the final. Should his plans
be carried out. entries viii probably close
on March /. The fee will be 500, parable
in thee r,onthly instaltmenfS