New-York tribune., 1910-08-17
LARNED TO LEAD TEAM BIG OPENING At GOSHEN
Crowds Gather for Trottlng Meet
on Historic Track.


The annual four days racing meeting al
the old historic track at Goshen n \.
opened yesterday and a record-breakins
crowd was in attendance. Half an hour
after the sale of tickets began there was not
seat vacant in the big grandstand. and
the boxes and parking spaces proved mad
equate TO the occasion. People came ir
automobiles in runabouts and in farm
wagons some of which held a score or
more of merrvmakers, as the opening
dav Of the meeting ladies day,
and it was evident that they appre-
ciated the compliment which Secretary
Weston had paid them by appearing or
the scene in full force.
Racing that has seldom been equaHed
was witnessed BY the spectators. who greet
ed the victors with cheers as they drove
back to the judges stand after each hard
fought battle in the homestretch- Louis
W Winan's beautiful chestnut mare Dora
was the centre Of attraction in the p:2o trot
where she met Myrtle Granette. from the
Glenmere Stables with Billy Andrews IN
the silxy. and G. S Hendricksons bay
mare Helen Redmond. both formidable ad-
versaries.
Myrtle Granette won the first two heats.
and it looked as though Mr.. Andrews would
receive the drivers prize of $50 by running
in straight heats, but in the third heat
the mare made break in neck-and-neck
tussle with Dora and she was thrown back
in third place. In the fourth heat Mr.. An
drews came out determined TO do or die
and the mare evidently thought she had
conceded quite enough to the visiting
LADY, when she gave her the third heat.
Myrtle gained slowly from the word
Go" and gradually passed all but Dora
in the first lap. When they rounded the
turn into the homestretch Myrtle took the
pole and red by a length at the finish When
MI Andrews drove back TO the Judges
stand John A Townsend appeared, carry
ing a huge horseshoe of roses. with
remnant on which was printed welcome
honle-' which he presented to the famous
reinsman.
4 deplorable accident, which resulted
in the death of the beautiful mare Silver
Bell. owned by Howard s Kerner. occurred
in this race and finished the day for MI
Kerner as he was overcome with grief al
the tragic end of his favorite. In the first
heat of the race Mr.. kerner inadvertently
drove Silver Bell into the suiky which
Dora was drawing as the two made the
first turn. Before the mare could extricate
herself she was thrown, breaking her mp
4 veterinary made a hasty examination
and was forced to shoot the young mare
which had been bred and raised on the
farm of Mr.. Kerner.
After losing the first heat of the 2:1(
pacing event to Mary Ann, The Cannon, q
hav yelding owned by A Z. Asmus. car
ried everything before him. James kee-
gan's Alwanda made a good showing in
I,0-xry 4Ira i>fNr
stretch neck and neck with the winner
Joseph Gibbons Claro is still under the
weather. suffering from bruise to his
hind foot which made him give a bad
performance last week at Monroe He did
not do much better yesterday, but man
aged to keep inside the flag
The Preacher was quite upset by all the
excitement and finished in seventh place,
hut he won the next three heats and de-
feated Little Sweetheart which claimed
the first heat.
All Of the races were for $1,000 purses, OF
which 50 per cent went 10 the winner.
The summaries follow.
TROTTING-2.30 CLASS-THREE IN FIVE
PURSE, $1,000.
q Chimes: Brookdale Farm (Gioode5 -. ! 1 /
Little Sweetheart, b. m. by Moko;
a. B. Coke (serrilli ...-..-.:. / B
valette. ch. h. by Nobel; l. H .
Baron Dell b. e.. by Deimarch
GwiIIiam Deverson) ;,;;......,.;;:
Mermaduke. br- g, by Allerton C
A64ron, is''ini 6r m NJ b1 Nobel: Empire
C' " Iaseiiel l............'....... 3 dis.
Kerner1 ..e-..'........... dis.
d. v fime ffnsy' 2:i5a. 2:i5. 5:i4is. 2;i5.
PAC1NG-2:1o CLAss-THREB IN FIVE
PURSE, $1,000.
The Cannon, b. g. by Red Merribeils;
A E. Asmus Rhodesl .-.---..-.----
MARI Ann. d. nl., by Sidney Prince.
NV ". D. oeConneii tFox, .-..,..-... = 5 }
AlwaEda, b. g by Alvander; J. .
Bel II 1aTa Boy; Blk. g. by Merrvale;
Dan n WOOD. etI''tii0'sA ch x, by Nuthurst: "
Rhodes Nawrenceb .--.-.......-.---
Manuella. b. m, by Austral; E F.
clara. ara eh. en- g. 3d. by Mendocina; Joseph
King Cole. b. h. by Bingen. J. l.
h''ts tTime-2:iii., 2:los.. 2:Iiia, 2;is1..
TRoTTING-2:22,, &C, GIASs.THREE IN FIVE
MSa.i1 iennere Stables @ S
Dors. en M Tr,n. by =; L Robinson .
BTitton: G S Hendrickson. -, : 3
Miss Ali1ie, Din Hl.s by HtikIH
Burns: " L. Rhodes ....-....-..-. I
E<ovo b. h. by Kyriic. r. H. Mac
genzie ...-....-.......... ..-,... : 5 70
ctsteT-fr- Law. blk. m.. by HeiT-at-
Law; F. ~ Prescott eConliul...... ro
E,bIisht m G, by Eblis jr White
Marsh stock Farm d,aughtryp .... dis
Oakland Belle. blk by Oakland
F,rfin: r TrsnRTove d-eaxhi ....-- dis
King Bell b. g by Con Bell Bur
,5,rAt ..-.-. { DR.
Ilme, :l1 =, :.1Gi., 9.174