The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-05-25

Nearly 800 hhrness stepperl being put through their paces here with no serious Ills charged againsr any. Of them, are . mixture oi northern and southern trained gpeedsters. Allpep, under VIII Ca. tons expert handling, clicked of tho fastest mile which Q trotetr hal negotiated this season, when hs was caught in 2:0SX. Among the sidewheelefs, Zombro Han. over diBtinBulbhed himself by wiBgling within SM seconds of hi record when timed by his pilot VIII HodSon, in g:OSM.
 Clarion, Hambletonlan eligible owned by Newbrook Stable, Short HILLS, N. l., timed in 2:1O by Hod. son, looks exceptionally good to tho rnilbirdB, while iastime, Calumet Erie and Goshen, also candidates for the Hambletonian, have been moved very satisfactorily, accord. ing to their trainers. This quarrel of 3.year oldB will get their first start of 1884 on June 2 at the half. mile track meeting sponsored here by 10. R. Harrimnn.
 Calumet Crusader, 2,01 1.l, grenj stall matched against Vansandt 2!Ol, at Cleveland July {, is TO. ported In top form by Will Dicker. son, whilo Fcz, promising 2-yeai old clockod in 2;l8 by Mrs HGrrl. man, and Q stablemate of Calumo, Crusader, will join tho latter in starting their campaigns during the historic track speed session the second rock In June.
 New Number
 (spociaij j--n. J. "Dick" Reynolds youthful sportsman Of Winston -Ba- lem, N. C., who owns and races q stable Of fast harness horses, TO. cently added to his string by buy. ing his namesake, Dick Reynolds, 1:60h fastest harness stopper oi 1888; Poplar Hill, 2:0gM, only horse Of racing ago whose sire and dam were two minute Btuppors, nnd The Lad, g.06 M, b.ycar old sired by Truax by 0Iy Axworthy. With this trio of swift racers added 10 his stable of 2.yenr oids, Reynolds and his wife, both ardent fans, as well aB trainers and drivors, should prove tough to beat on the Grand Circuit thls year.
 Boston, Mass, May 25.--(Special) 500 harness horses, ainoi,g them overy star trotetr and pnoeT racing this. year, have been entered In tho i0.day Grand Circuit fneet- ing at Rockingham Park, N. IT,, August 1-ii, according to Allan Wilson,, local sportsman promoting tho racing card.
 Twenty-Five events scheduled for tho first wook Of harness rnc- ing, which will feature tho Ameri. can stakes for two and three. year.old trpttors and phcorB, Will be repeated during the second week. when tho National Stakes also for two and three-yoar old trottors and wlgglerg, will clain the spotlight.
 Interesting
 With the threo-yoar old trottlnl divisions of the American ant National stakes coming only 1t days ahead of the $4O,O00 Ham ble. tonian at Goshen, ~. r., these foa. ture races at Rockingham will be tho final dress rohearsals for the richest harness raco of them ali. Bertha c. Hanover, Musclotone, Reynoldn, Flavia, Lord Jim and Vitamine, ali training beautifully, are expected to Do well up in front whom the American and National events arc tr0tted.
 Other outstanding events on tho Rockingham program include the open tr0t with 10 entries, among them such aces aB Brown Berry, Calumet Crusader, Vansandt and Meda. Brown Berry last year won tho American Stake at Rocking. ham, while Calumet Crusader dis. tinguished himself by setting Q world mark over tho mile track near Boston.
 With every raco heavily filled with the fastest fields which the Roarln' Grand has boasted in years. MT Wilson predicts tho August will be even more success ful than the card raced at Rocking ham in 1888.
 Goshen, N. r., May 26-(specla) Mrs 10. R. Hartman, of New York, expert horsowoman, and wife of tho president of the Grand Cir cult, has been showing some of tho oldsters Ut the Mile Track here how to pilot D swift trotter. She stepped out with couple of her Arden Homestead string here to mark the first two colts officially thus far this year. Mrs piIoted Economist, g. year old bay colt by Highland Scott in 2;1oM, while Rance. g.