New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-20
SPIRITED TROTT|NG
ON HISTORIC TRACK
Ten Thousand Spectators See
Some of the Best Racing Ever
Held in Orange County.
.UHLAN CLOSE TO RECORD
Makes Half Mile in Fast Time
but Stumbles on Second Lap
Eighteen Heats Required
to Decide Three Contests.

10 OGCluG &C
From STAFF Correspondent Of The Tribune
Goshen, n. Y. Aug LIT took eighteen
heats to decide three races at the open
ing OF the light harness meeting at the
: historic track here this afternoon, but
the most wonderful part OF the whole
thing was that the crowd. ten thousand
strong stayed 10 the finish. BY " o'clock
every seat in the huge grandstsnd had
been sold. and as the boxes were reserved
six months ago the only thing for the
enthusiasts to do was to take UP their
stand in the infeld They were rewarded,
however, by witnessing racing such as
never has been seen before even in
Orange County, the home Of the Amer1-
can trotter.
Uhan, c. K @. Blllings's champion,
started 20 lower his worlds record OF
2:02s.. made on the Goshen track, and
but for a slight accident he would I'M
doubtedly have beaten that mark by
safe margin Doc" Tanner sat behind
the brown flyer. and when he drove him
I the first quarter in 0:304 and the half In
0:59A the crowd went mad with delight.
Just as Uhlan passed the judges stand
and was sailing away into his second lap
ne was seen 10 stumble. lurch forward
and then go up In the air. The noble
beast recovered, and finished his mile IN
2:03at and IL was not until Mills, the
starter, announced from the stand that
Uhlan had stepped on quarter boot that
the spectators realized just how much
! l. -, nib W
ried 20 the stable and later announced
that he would allow Uhlan to start again
on Thursday.
Weston, the secretary, was not called
upon 70 award any OF his $50 prizes which
always 20 10 the driver who wins in
straight heats.
Trotters In the 2:l2 class opened the
programme, and here IL seemed as though
no horse would ever be able TO put two
heats TO his credit. The first went to
! King Edward, the second 10 Harry J. s..
the third to Bon O'clock, and then Raffies,
which had been lying low. came TO the
| front and claimed the fourth and fifth.
In the sixth heat Rallies was travelling
IN fourth place, ana every one said he
was done for. but he had as many sub
| terluges as had his famous namesake.
! In the last eighth he made up twelve
lengths and won by a safe margin.
The seven-heat race was not finished
until nearly O'clock. and then It went
I TO mare which had finished eighth and
ninth in the first three heats. The Ideal
! Lady, IA chestnut mare BY Lord Direct.
began to show what she could do in
/ the fourth heat, when she came UP a
/ good second to John r. Hal, bay John
| r. Gentry stallion which looked like
sure winner after the third heat. The
Lady won the fifth heat in 2:09a., the
sixth IN 2:21 and the seventh in 2l8
To-day's programme promises 10 be
quite an good as yesterdays. There are
, a two-year-old and a three-year-old trot,
2l6 trot and zoe pace. all 5000
purses. Directum I, the worlds cham
/ pion half-mlle PAGER. Will start in the
| zoe pacing race.
Tho summaries follow:
| TRoTTING-224 CLAss-PURsE. $4,000.
Leo a. b. $. by Jack WEIGH
| Evelyn (Ryan) ................
stranord. br. S. by Moko-Ruby =
| fJamisOn) ..t..... 900 ....''.,.''
Kalavla, Oh. IN. by Kavalli-
Blrri (Murray .....-....-...:: o
Woodford Todd. blk g.. BY Todd
Oracle V. (Goode) ........... 4
| Time, 2:16A. 2l3s. 2:l3A. 2:l4G. 2:lss.
TROTTING-2I2 CLASS-PURsE, $4,000.
Rafies. blk g.. by Brown
Mastor-Biack Ide (BursesD l
I King Edward b. s.. by
| Leousrs-Gray Dawn phil
Hans mhV ] s. blk s, b. Ad-
miral Dewsy-Dorcas Moore
| Tyson .........-..........
| Bon O'clock, b. g., BY O'clock
Grace Confer Garrison.
Carnat,on, b. Z, Gamison).... 2 10
Derby Boy, b. g. DIcCarthy). no
Mayor Wellington. b. q.
r 'I % ~, b &. ciHolilcnStck,.. 70
/ Eva Tanguay br m. (Goode). 8 5 70
Time. 2.i2. 2ll&, 2.lOk. 2l3*, 2:i4A. 2:i4k.
PACING-2:i4 CLAss-PURsE. $1,000
The Ideal Lady. ch. m. by
Lord Direct Princess
Ideal (Maoey). ........... o I
! John r. Hal, b. .. by John
tNew.D -. ssii2 =
Ellsworth r.. br. X. by
Piute-Pitman -. - .
Susie NJ. blk m. by Great
Medium CSunderlinb. 800. 3
La Copia. b. r. (Burch). 4 70
Timolim CHI e. Caring. 70
Dick Mason. blk g. POST. 4 70
Borell b. r. (Hinds) 800. sro
Fanny D.. b. m. CPhinipsl. gro
Marietta, blk. m Hal
ri iSso'? Civ. aIi%. 3iiE. a1OH aOea.