New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-07-15
Harness Horses
In Big Meet
On Parkway
Trotters and PAGERS vii.
Race for Big Stakes at
Brooklyn

Beginning Tuesday, July II, and con-
tinuing for the next three days, the
many trotting enthusiasts Of Long
Island and New York will be given the
opportunity of witnessing, at the Park
way track, in Brooklyn, the best trot-
ting and pacing events given in New
York City in many years
This three-day programme of light
harness sport, which will bring the
Parkway track back into active use
after severals years of inactivity, Will
be the only light harness purse meet
ing in New York City this year. In
consequence, local horsemen are look
ing forward 10 it. for its success Will
mark a rejuvenation of the sport To-
cally
With the Eastern end Of the Grand
Circuit considerably strengthened by
the addition of Philadelphia, and by a
rendition of last years successful
Grand Circuit meet at Poughkeepsle,
in addition to the recently planned
purse meetings at Red Bank and Free
hold. n. J., the Parkway meeting VIII
furnish the connecting link IN Eastern
light harness activities that is heeueu
to establish the sport on the same nLm
footing and popularity 1t has IN the
Middle West. In addition 70 the new
meetings mentioned above, there VIII
no the usual ones at Monroe, Goshen,
M1nOnIa
many other towns in New YORK state
and New Jersey,
Like practically all trotting meetings
in the East, the Parkway programme
will depend on good, clean horse racing
with absolutely no betting tolerated IN
any form, and the sport Will be as
worthy of support as Is that OF pase-
ball.
In preparation for the Parkway meet,
ing. the building operations at the local
track have been quite extensive ana
the plant is in as fine condltion as
when it was built. new blacksmiOh
shop and several rows OF new stables
have been erected, while all the Ola
stables and other buildings on the
grounds have been rebuilt. The track
;tself never was in finer shape than
at present. IL was pioNS'N"A's
! last spring, and has been kept IN hrs'
class shape ever since.
UPWARDS of $4,000 in purses are 70
be raced for at the Parkway meeting
and practically all Of the best two-lap
horses in the East will be seen there
Among the many prominent horsemen
who have entered horses for the. meet
ing are c. ". Lasell, II. S. Crossman
Richard Delafeld, Harry j. Stoecle, T.
II. Kinds, Pierre Lorillard, Roland
Hartman. T. w. Bassett, j. S. Parker
and a host Of others, while Of the
prominent stock farms and racing
stables represented in the list arc
Brook Farm. Comsewogue Farm, Oak
hurst Farm, Woody Hill Stock Farm
Elm City Stables, Carteret Stables
Longacre Stables. Elpine Farms, Wee
Qua-Hic Stables, Arden Farms and
others.
Most of the prominent drivers in the
East will be seen at Parkway, including
&c. +. Pitman. Frank Phillips, Tom
Berry. James Short, Peter Goode, Her
man Tyson, RUDE Smith, Budd Murray
f, W. X. Dickerson, Adam Carr. Billy
i Leese. Frank Small, Charles Mabrey
John O'Connor, Florry Dayis, Ike
Hullv, r. II. Clark and many more
all-star two-lap pilots, TO say nothing
Of an unrivalied brigade Of amateur
teamsters, including c. ". Laseil
/ Thomas G.. Kinds, Pierre Lorillard
Ross +. Stout, II. B. Clark, j. +. Nb'
bons, John Lawrence, Herman Cross
man and others.