New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1917-09-06
MURPHY wins With
PETER CHENAULT
2:o7 Trqt Goes Six Heats-koroni
Also a Winner
(By J. j. Meenan.)

About five thousand people attend
ed the Connecticut fair and grand
circuit races at Charter Oak park
yesterday
The program was made up of three
races, the 2:O7 trot had six starters.
and six heats were required to reach
a decision. In the first heat Peter
Chenault, who took record Of
2:04 ga at Poughkeepsie last week
OUTRAGED the field through the home
stretch, yet only winning in close
finish from Ridgemark in 2:os "a.
Geers with Allie Ashbrook, caught
the distance flag.
It required heat in 2:07 1-2 TO-
M. l.. ]. to show in front at the wire
in the second heat. Ridgemark and
Peter Chenault were near his sad
died gtrth In the order namNl.
In terrific drive Ridgemark
shook off M. L. J. and Harrods Creek
in 2:0S ga in the third heat. The
fourth heat was won by Peter Che
nault, Murphy gradually closed up a
gap of day light winning from
Ridgemark, time, 2:0S IA. Murphy
| had to do some remarkable driving
| in the fifth heat. in order to keep
his trotter inside the money. 1t was
a stern chase, Peter Chenault max
ing several attempts to break, he had
the heat all but won, when he boiled
over right at the wire, Ridgemark
came on with rush and won the
heat in 2:O9 ga. In the sixth heat
Murphy raced in behind Ridgemariz
| with Peter Chenault, he made a des-
perative stretch drive, winning the
sixth heat and race in Pill IL from
Ridgemark who gave the handsome
Chenault stallion, that cost $4,000 a
hard race for the money.
| Oregon Hal in the 2:09 race de-
feated Able Bond in the first heat
1.-The mare forcing the Hal horse tc
pace the mile in 2:0S IL.
The second heat went to Able Bono
in all ga, Oregon Hal wins first a
the wire but was set back on accoun
of a long break, Able Bond winnin,
from Birdie Aleyo. Geers with Rob
ert Gattwood, a three-year- triec
to outtrot Oregon Hal in the thire
heat but failed to reach him, thu
Oregon Hal horse winning in 2:09 ga
and repeated back in the fourth
round, Able Bond making him ster
|
In the 2:10 trotting class, -four
horses faced the starter for the word
The New England trotter Korint wor
in three straight heats in 2:10 ga
2:13 IL and iii IA. bud" Muir.
ray with the Empress of Russia tried
hard for every heat but she could not
bring Korini to a drive, as he led
his field comfortably and we'll within
| himself in all heats.
l Judge Jones with Geers up was a
distance out In this heat.
The summary.
2:O7 Trot; 8 in; Purse, $4,000.
Peter, Chenault, h by
Peter the Great-Stella
Chenault by Baron
Wilkes (Murphy) ....1 1
Ridgemark, br g by Will
ask-Elite, by Prodi-
cal (Traynor) ........2 1 2 1 2
M. L. j.. g by Red Will
Narcissa, by Marquette
(Leonard) ...... .....4 1 80 70
Harrods Creek. CHI C (En-
| gleman) ....... ...3 70
Donna Clay, b m,
| (Snow) 49,. ........5 4 5 no
Allie Ashbrook, g
(Geers) dis.
Time-2:OS Ia; 2:O7 IL; 2:08 "a;
2:O8 IA; 2:O9 3-4; Pill IL.
200 Pace; In 5; Purse $1,000.
Oregon Hal, b G. by Hal
| B-Brown Lace, by Prince
! Lovelace (Murphy) .......1 1
Able Bond, b m by The Able
dam by The Bondsman
(SnOW) ..'A d q
Birdie Alcyo, b m (SmalD ..3 2 2
Robert Gatewood, b (Geers)4 2 4
Time-2:08 IL; 2:11 "a; 2:09 3-4;
! 2:0S IL.
! 2:1O Trot: 8 in 5; Purse $500.
Korini Oh e by Kavalli-Rusal-
| ka, by Mazatlan (Brusie.) Il 1
Empress of Russia, CHI m (Mur-
! ray) ........2 2 ?
Libya, br m, (Goode) ......3 5
Judge Jones, b g (Geers) .....4 dis
| Time-2:10 "a; 2:13 1-3; PHI IA.