Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-07-07
THE HARNESS
RACING OUTLOOK
With Grand Circuit Reorganized
Great Season Is Predicted.
CONDITIONS ARE LIBERAL
Surplus Entrance Fees viii Go to
Numerically Events For ANA
teurs-ReadviIle. Hartford and New
York Have Rich Cards.

Winncrs-Daly Events For ANA
teurs-ReadvIle. Hartford and New
York Have Rich Cards.
Horsemen the country over are great
ly elated over the fact that the eastern
end of the grand circuit has been saw
ed from dissolution. When it was an
nounced the Buffalo meeting had been
abandoned the managers of the Read
vile (Boston. Hart ford and New York
tracks announced that with Il break in
the circuit it would be impossible to
conduct successful meetings in the
east and for that reason they would
abandon the dates assigned them and
hold no meetings this year. This de-
cision was practically Il one man affair
since a. j. Welch is pretty nearly the
whole thing in the management of all
three eastern tracks mentioned, and
he will manage all three meetings. He
has conducted the Hartford meeting
for number of years and last season
gained possession of the Readville
track 1t was through Welch that ne
gotiations were opened for meeting
in New York. and he has made ar
engagements for the use Of the Empire
City track, near Yonkers. N. Y.
i he formation Of u new harness rae
ing organization, called the Buffalo
Racing association. Of which II. M.
Gcrrens is president and e. Il. Bentley
secretary. filled the Buffalo gap in the
circuit. which was made when the old
driving club in that city relinquiShed
its dates about a month ago owing to
the stringent anti-betting laws. The
new organization made possible the
maintenance of the entire eastern cir
cult. With the new organization to
fill the gap New York. Boston and
Hartford are back In line.
The New York meeting will be held
from Aug. % to -. following Buffalo
and preceding Boston In the circuit.
Five stakes OF $1,000 each have been
opened for the meeting. Commemorate
ing old times. these stakes have been
named the Robert Bonner Memorial.
for $50 trotters; the Speedway stake.
for PIG trotters: the Fleetwood Park
stake, for 2:l4 trotters: the Union
Course stake. for 2:2O PAGERS. and the
Fashion Course stake. for 2:1O PAGERS.
Under the conditions announced. all
surplus entrance fees will go to the
winners instead of being retained by
the club. and any horse diStancing the
field will receive the entire stake. All
races at the meetin" are to be mile
heats. best two in three. The Speed
way stake is open to all trotterS OF the
2:16 class. but professionals cannot
drive. The contest will be to wagon.
and such amateur reinSmen as Gen
era Brayton Ives. James Butler. james
A. Murphy. De Witt T.. Flanagan. G..
X. G. Billings. James McClenahan and
Nj. X. DevereauX will probably drive.
Amateur sports will be Il prominent
feature of the Empire City meeting
The Speedway stake. for 2:16 trotters.
is to be for amateur reinSinen. ana the
race will be to wagon. Geers. Murphy.
Mcdonald and all professional trainers
are free to enter their horses. but the
drivers must be members In good
/
standing
Arrangements are being made to hold
the annual intercity races of the
League of Amateur Driving Clubs in
connection with the grand circuit meet
ing, and if this plan is carried out
there will be at least one amateur race
each day
The schedule for the reOrganiZed
grand circuit is now as follows:
Kalamazoo. Mich. July $3.50.
Detroit. Mich. Aug. 1-6.
Cleveland. o., Aug. S-13.
Buffalo. Aug. 1919.
New York. Aug. 1927.
Boston. Aug. 29-Sept. 3.
Hartford. Conn. Sept. SO.
Syracuse. n. Y. Sept. 12-17.
Columbus. o.. Sept. 2O-3O.
Lexington. Ky. Oct. Bio.