The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1935-09-17
ROCKINGHAM PARK.
HAS Big PROGRAM
in CURRENT MEET.
Whitney, Pike and Phil.
lips Horses to Pr0yide
Many Thrills

Salem, ~. H., Sept 1.-THE
most uproarious race meeting Of
the New England season IL at
hand.
On Monday. Rockingham park
threw open Its gates for q i2-day
meeting In which thrill will be
packed on thrill. The stalls are
crowded. every last one OF the
1900 and horsemen from all parts
OF the east are here TO take part
In the jamboree.
Hundreds OF applications for
stall space were refused because
OF The tremendous rush towards
the Oldest track In New England,
and from all Indications. tremen-
dous fields will go to the post In
races throughout the meeting.
The opening day program In n
sparkling one, featured by the Ma
plcwood Handicap, six furiongs
dash for two year olds with an
added purse Of 5000. No less than
II thoroughbreds have accepted
the weights assigned them by rae
ing secretary II. ID. Jim" Monroe.
AM the Maplewood Ia expected TO
be wild scramble from start 10
finish.
Slick Stun
G.. v. Whitney has entered three
Of his top JuvenileS--Bright Plum-
age. Tatterdemalion, and Piccolo.
Hal Price HeadIey has named two,
Hollywood and Thinking Brook.
Sandyacre Farm and r. Sc Page
have put forward two youngsters,
Songstone and James City.
Mrs. A. Phillips will send Jair
out to do battle, and the two year
old bay gelding must be accorded
q chance ut the larger end of the
purse. J. u. Grafton will send out
the busy, Woodworking successful
bay colt, Grog, which has won hve
times In the last seven starts.
Percy M. Pixies Little Nymph, q
ntand-out on New England tracks;
Joe Roberts hard hitting Tugboat
Frank; and the others make the
race n free-for-all battle among
The two year ODDS.
The G. v. Whitney entry has
been installed n BIZ favorite In the
morning line, with Bright Plumagc
his bay colt. expected to lead the
parade home. But the race will not
be run on the morning line, and
the opening day crowd may see a
startling upset In the feature race.
The other races on the eight
race card, too. are well filled. and
In only one race are there less
than 10 probable starters.
Enthusiasm throughout N G W
England has reached a new high
for the season, for Rockingham IL
back home" TO the thousands who
have become horse-conscious since
this track was first openede.
And they will be provided with
the greatest show that general
manager Lou Smith and racing ne
cretary Jim" Monroe can provide,
for they are putting forth all their
efforts into making the 12-day
meeting the greatest ever held In
this plecid New Hampshire town.
The Maplewood will head the
parade OF stake races. It will be
followed on Wednesday by the Col.
and Mrs. A. J. Pierce Speed Han
dicap for $4,000 added. In which
LHO BtUub nVliut VI tuC tuHu WAL
fight II out.
II win bring together such rec
ognized stars nv Shtion, Miss Mer-
riment, Black Buddy, Today.
Trumpery, and Ladfcld, TO men
tin only few OF the ~ nomina-
lions.
Sation, owned by the famous
Philadelphia sportsman. George ID.
Widener, has been asked to carry
1870 pounds. It is heavy impost.
but the five year old chestnut geld
ing ~ an amazing horse, fully an
great IN the sprint as Discovery II
over the longer route.
In his Warm-up races at Maria
gansett. he carried 1870 pounds
after being away from the tracks
for many months. Now he In ready
for the fall campaign which ~ ex-
pected to make him once moro the
champion Splinter of America.
G. V. Whitney's Trumpery will
lug 110 pounds. II less than ia
ton: Ladheld has been asked to
carry 1l8; Victor Emnnuel's Miss
Merriment, one OF the most fiashy
young ladies In the game. win have
a. package OF 1lG; Today. rounding
into form after u disappointing
year. Will have 1l6; aud Greentree
Stables Black buddy will bear Ill
pounds.
Because OF the great number of
horses on the grounds, track OFF,
Gals have yielded to the insistcnce
OF the owners and Will hold eight
races daily. starting at 1:46 day
light savings time. Race specinls
Will lsave the North station at reg
ulnr intervals. the last leaving at
1870 daylight saving time.
A great show In In the ofiing.
and II the weather-man Ii kind.
Rockingham Park seems destined
TO enjoy the greatest two weeks IN
Its history.