Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-26
CROWD At
THE EMPIRE MEET
200 Class Brings Eight Great
Tr0tters to the
Wire.
RECORD crowd was in attend
All-a a4.tA--.l.-

A RECORD crowd was in attend
"A ance at the third days racing
of the Empire Grand Circuit
meeting yesterday. The racing was
good and furnished plenty of excite
ment to the lovers of the racing game.
The feature event was the 200 class
trot, and. the first on the program.
to the wire, the largest number Of starters
in any one race this week. Among the
number was the 4-year-old chestnut hlly
Soprano, 2:08A, one OF the best 3-year-olds
out last season and winner of the Horse
Breeders Futurity at Readville. Miss
Baratone Yves fortunate enough to draw
the pole, but was an extremely bad actor,
and after at least five scores down Frank
Walker sent her away behind. Teasel, who
was In t~hird-horse position, got away well
and took the pole almost at the word. She
raced in front to the quarter. where the
bay stallion General H got In the hunt
and Alice Roosevelt stepped in behind
Teasel The chestnut mare and the bay
stallion raced like q pair to the head of the
stretch, with Alice Roose Jelt trailing close
behind. At this point the Murphy entry
pulled out from behInd and fought the
leaders to the wire, making a close and
exciting finish, the four finishing only
heads apart. Soprano was distanced in
Demarest took the pole on the first turn
in the second heat and carried his field
to the quarter in 90 seconds. He raced
well in front to the half, where General
II. took his measure, and was not headed
again. Teasel and Aquin gave him an
awful battle In the stretch, but couldn't
quite reach the big stallion;
Abe Case. captured the first heat Of the
2:G pace. Ess H. Kay drew the pole.
Walter Hal went at him as they rounded
the turn and RACED ses him right Int the
fell far behind and Walter w. started
after the gray stallion. He gave him con-
siderable of an argument to the head of
and won handily.
Walter w. got out in front early in the
second heat and Baron Whips trailed.
horse position, and Baron Whips came out
from behind, but Ess H. Kay was right
on the job and beat him to the wire
In the third heat heat winners only were
started. They scored down perfectly, but
did not get the word, but went their mile,
T TTs drivers nsy claimed aimed thew eve ala Ia' not hh,rHtIhe the
bell and thought that they had been given
the word, and the heat was allowed to
stand, but no time was taken: -. Az,
race in the 2:16 trot with no apparent
effort, clearly outciassing his field. The
summarizes:
2:e trot: 2 in 3; purse 81, 800
General H, b. h. by .combineer tHaag)
Teasel. CHI. m. (Shank and Andrews).. 4 !
Alice Roosevelt, ch. m; t~Murphy)......
Aduin. b. b. (McDonald)
Ora Bellini, b.. z. Dickerson) ...........
Miss Baratone, b. m, (McDevitt) ....... !
| Soprano, CHI. m. (Andrews). ,............ DIS
Time, 2:07A, 2:09.
Teasel and Alice Roosevelt divided sec
n and third money; Demarest ane
Aquin divided fourth money.
2,05 pace; 2 in 3: purse $,b00-
Ess II. Kay, blk. b., by Direct Hal
.tWnltel
W we rs1oo w. hl b; & IGSsssra9 ,".-
Walter Hal. z. h. Murray
Ethan Roberts, b. g. tH~ealy)...-..- 5 8
Time, 2:05, 2:05&.
2:16 trot; 2 in 3. purse $3.50 Z
Willy. b. h., by Wtlburn M. fWat-
Baron Deli. b. e. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Direct Tone, b. g (Butler). minimum. 3 !
Sable Maid, b.. m. (Jones) ............. 4
Peter Dorsey, b.. g. (Devereaux). .-.... 5 4
Ismalian, CHI. g. Hinds). ....-.......... DIS
Time, 2:11A, 2.12.