New Britain herald., 1929-08-10
RACING EVENTS AT
 CHARTER OAK PARK
Grand Circuit to Be Revived
 After Four Years Absence

u y I-Ntl SillNf tllt Sl JULIUS N'l' opened to the public with it's first race meeting in August, 1874 Charter Oak park has loomed most prominently iii the eyes of the whole country. After it introduced its Charter Oak" stake, the first in 1883, generally for a purse of S10,o0o, the great racing stables annually shipped to the track 10 take part in the meetings which were noted the country over for their remarkable grouping of the very fastest horses in training.
 The first Charter Oak" was raced for in 1883. And this classic was continued, excepting in the years 1S95-G-7 when no meetings were held In 1893 the races were transferred 10 Fleetwood park, New York, and there the Charter Oak was won hy the mare Marietta The last Charter Oak" was won by Pluto Watts, driven hy Will Dickerson. and as q member of E. Roland Harriman's Arden Home- stead Farm Of Goshen, N. Y, and this was in 1924.
 E. Roland Hartman is the pres ident Of the Trotting Horse Club of America and also of the Grand Circuit, And it is primarily due to his personal influence that the re- organization of the Grand Circuit now so strongly asserts itself When the rejuvenating of the cir cult was proposed one of the first tracks that was considered as ab- solutely essential 10 the success of the entire scheme was that at Charter Oak. Representatives of the Trotting Horse club, and they also represented the Grand Circuit, came to Hartford and met num- hor of prominent local business men who are also horsemen and in that group were members of the Cham her of Commerce They stated what as the Grand Circuit would do if Hartford would sponsor a meeting at Charter Oak park. Then the local men met to consider the proposi- tion. There were about o5 in the first group, And at the next meet ing S10,000 was subscribed for the purpose of holding Grand Cir cult meeting at Charter Oak park on the days of August 13. fl. Is and 16. New Haven. New Britain Rockville, Pennington, Winsted and other places in the state were represented on the subscription 1 list. hence the statewide interest | that is being displayed over the re- turn of the Grand Circuit on those August dates which deserve care | full noting.
 AS the time for the Grand Circuit meeting at Charter Oak Park an- breaches. August 13. IA. Is and Is. interest in the enterprise increases The very fact that the greatest rac- ing stables and the fastest trottcrs and pacers now campaigning will bo seen in action for purses that foot up s40.000 has stirred the interest of friends of the light harness horse throughout New England. | Among the representative stables i of the country that will take part in the four days program are the Good Time (Walter R. Cox). the Hanover Shoe Farm (Thomas Der ry), the J. l.. Dodge, the Blue Ridge | (Walter Breitenfield), the Wedge wood (W. T. Crozier). the w. T. Candler, the Alonzo Mcdonald, the A. T. Morrison. the Ben White. the Arden Homestead (W. K. Dicker- son). the Nat Ray, the Marvin Childs, the s. F. Palin, the LorG and Woodman (Will Hodson). the J. Shell. the John A. PIgard. the c. H. Tipling. the K. r. Stout anj Bro. the Will H. Leese, the Allar J. Wilson tTed Bunch). the C. A Valentine. the Frank D Whitcomf Games SmalD, the Vic Fleming tn, Harry Brusie, the Charles s. Tras fer. the Calumet Farm. the o. M Powell. the J. c. Mitchell. the Jacl Gardner. the Squires Bros, the |, L. Mansfield, the Maybrck, the D. wis and Stein, the A. t,stabrook. thu David NJ, Look the Ed. Kirby. tn l.. S. Hadlcy. the C. F. Crowley, ant the Davis and Lacey. A great mum Der of these stables campaign pTi1 cipally on the Grand Circuit. Ther are also representatives from su"' high class half mile track c;rcuit as the Bay State and Orang County.
 When these half mile track star meet the Grand Circuit. top-notCh"r partisan applause will add zest ( the speed battles. The fenture cvenr
 on the program are as follows:
 The "Charter Oak" s10,000 fo 2:1" trottcrs. 27 entries.
 The "Garde Hotel" sS,o0o fo 2:2o trotters. ao entries.
 The Bond Hotel" s3,O00 fo 3-y-o. trotters. 29 entries
 The Highland Hotel" s300o 10
 o-y-o. trotters. 3 entries.
 The "pHgard," s3,0oo for 2:1
 pacnrs fifteen entries.
 The Fuller Brush" $3.o0o fo
 2:17 pacors. 24 entries,
 Tho "Travelers. s2.o0o for S-y-t t-Dacers. 17 entries.
 The "Aetna" s2.o00 for 2-y-c
 pacers, 96 entries.
 Besides these rich stakes there ar eight class races which will go f , make I'D ono of the greatest ligh
 harness schedules that has been nre sentod thus far on the Grand Cir cult.
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