The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-06
TR0TIlNG AT NARRAGANSET PARK.
Favorable Commencement 0f lhe Meeting
Fine Weather, "a Good Track, large Atte.d-
nnee and Two Good Races.

Favorable commencement OF sue 4ISttins--
Fine Weather, n Good Track large Atte.id-
nnee and Two Good Races.
PROVIDENCE, II. IT, Oct. {, 1909.
The second annual meeting OF the Nairaganset
Park Association commenced to-day under the most
favorable auspices. The weather was delightful, the
track good and the attendance numerous and select.
There were TWO trots on the programme, the FIRST
being for purse OF $500 FOR horses that had
never uoted better than three mlnutes--s35O
10 the first, 800 to the second and nifty
dollars to the third horse For tins there were
eleven entries, OF which number Eve came TO the
post they were:-H. Rogers bay geiding Butcher
Boy, e. X. Russell's sorrel mare Nellie, Dr. 0ge's
brown geding No Name. VIM. Baines bay gelding
No Name, ana Henry Taylors bay horse Nabob.
There little betting this race Dr.. 0sles geld
ing having the call in the few pools sold. The race
was quite one-sided affair, Butcher Boy winning
with the greatest ease.
FIRST RACE.
Fa'st Ee0.-Nellie won the pole, Nabob the sec
ond place, Butcher Boy third, Balnes No Name
fourth and ogles gelding fifth. The horses had
very good start but Ugle's soon broke ana Butcher
Boy took the lead going TO the quarter poe in mir
| ty.eight and half seconds three or four lengths
ahead OF Nellie, who two lengths In front OF Dr.
Oee's horse, Baine's ge,dng fourth and Nabob last
Butcher Boy opened wide gap along the bacK-
out several lengths apart; Nellie second, ogle third
| Baine fourth, Nabob filth. Time, l:161s. Butcher
| Boy maintained the lead 10 the end winning the
heat b. eight lengths In 23G. Neiie was second, DR..
Ogle third ana Baincs aelding and Naoob bon dis
| tanced.
| Sec1nd Hedt.-Ogle got away first, Butcher Boy
| second, with Nellie close up. Butcher Boy dashed
| away from the Others on the turn and led TO the
quarter pole six lengths in thrty-seyen and three.
quarter seconds, Ogle second six lengths in advance
| OF Nellie, who had broken up badly. oge's gelding,
which driven in this heat by Roden, closed grad
uay on Butcher Boy on the backstretch but broke
/ up as he approached the haif-mlle pole. Butcher
Boy led past that point three lengths IN 1913, Nellie
| being ten lengths behind. She broke up again on
the lower turn, and fell OF SO much that she
| distance behind as Butcher Boy passed the three
quarter poie She took run around the lower turn.
aud into the homestretch, but that was not enough,
! as the flag fell in her face. Butcher Boy won tae
heat by fifty yards in 1880. Nellie distanced.
| THIRD Hedt.-There was no betting after the start
at the beginning of the race and it was now fore
| gone conclusion that Butcher Boy would win IL.
uge had half length the best OF The send oil, bat
| Butcher Boy In an instant shot away from him and
took lead Of four lengths to the quarter pole, in
t5irtynne seconds, was about the same distance in
front at the hanile pole, in 1920 and came home
winner OF the heat by twelve lengths in 2:39li. The
| following is summary
NARRAGANsEr PARK, r.. l., Oct. 5, 1S6o.-Purse or
$780, for oil horses that had never troted better than
three minutes $3.50 TO the first horse, 500 to the
| second and $40 TO the third.
| II. Rogers entered b. 6. Butcher Boy.......
/ Dr. 0gle entered br h. mo name) ,...........
L. X. Russell entered 8 IN. Nellie. 2 dis
w. Bane catered b. q. mo namel. .......... dis.
II. Taylor entered b. &. Nabob. ............. dis.
Tine Z:3G-2:S6-2:993..
THE SECOND RACE
was for purse Of $4,000 for teams mile heats, best
three in Ave: $1,000 TO the first, $500 to tie second
seven entries, and SIX teams came 10 the score They
| werc:--3 ). Wrights black mare jessie Wales and
| Lydia Thompson ana sorrel mare Idle; H. A. Halls
| brown geldng INDIA Rubber Ben and bay mare Lady
| Walton; ": s. Briggs bay stallion Garibald and
| black stallion Darkness; Harry Bradleys black
| gelding Black Harry and chestnut mare Belle
Strickland and NJ Rodents bay gelding Commodore
and mate were the iavorites against the field at
| slight Odds
| FIRST Heat.-Commodorc Mutt and mate won the
! pole, Lydia Thompson and Idle the second place,
| Darkness and mate third, Black Harry ana mate
fourth, lndla Rubber Ben and mate nftn ana Jessie
| Wales and Honest Allen outside. After much scor-
| ing the horses were put on line and started in
very Struggling manner, Jessie Wales and mate with
| q commanding lead, Lydia Thompson and Idle Sec
| end, Commodore Mutt and Sorrel John next, India
Rubber Ben and mate fourth, Black Harry and
| far behind. The horses broke up in all the teams
except Jessie Wales and Honest Allen, on the turn.
ten lengths the lead to the quarter pole, which
| was passed In thirty-seven and q half seconds.
| ally by Lydia Ihompson's wagon, the former having
| broken up. The axle OF Commodore Nuts wagon
was broken and the team was stopped. Darkness
and Garlbaldi also pulled up before reaching the
| quarter pole. Jessie Wales and Honest Allen kept
steadily on and passed the half mile pole ten lengths
| ahead OF India Rubber Ben and mate in lI51s.
| Black Harry and mate were third and Lydia Thonp-
son and Idle distance behind, caused by the col
| lison. Jessie Wales and Honest Allen kept the lead
| and won the heat by six lengths, Black Harry ana
| Garibad second, two lengths IN front OF Lydia
| Thompson and Idle, who were few inches in front
| OF India Rubber Ben and Lady Walton. The other
two teams were dstanced. Time OF the heat, 23z =.
| second Heaf.--Jessie Wales and Honest Allen were
the favorltes against the field at longer odds than
before the start. Jessie Wales had the best OF the
send oil, Black Harry aud mate second India Rubber
! Ben and mate Jhlrd, and Lydia Thompson and Idle
| three lengths behind At the quarter pole. which
was passed IN thirty-seven and quarter seconds,
Jessie and mate led one length, Black Harry and
| Belle Strickland second two lengths ahead OF india
| Rubber Ben and mate, who were ten lengths in adj
raEen M baT a9a e e latter may ing
| lead down the backstretch, and were tribe over
one length In front OF Black Harry aud mate at the
| two lengths behind Harry, Lydia and mate far
behind. Jessie and male were closely pressed
around the lower turn by Black Harry and Belle
| Strickland, and they swung into the home
stretch pretty even terms Jessy Wales then broke
up, and Black Harry and mate keeping steadily
on took the lead and trotfed very finely until within
few lengths or the score when they broke up.
jessie Wales second four lengths in Advance 70 or In
da Rubber Ben and mate, who were half dozen
lengths ahead ,, 81 Lydia thompson and Idle, the
TSird eat.-Jessie Wales and Honest Allen were
still the favorites, and at such long odds seemed
preposterous, more than i've to one being laid on
them. Black Harry and Belle Strickland had tribe
Allen second, india Rubber Ben and mate third and
Lydia Thompson and Idle fourth. At the quarter
pole Black Harry led two lengths In thlrtysix and
half seconds, Jessie Wales and mate second, Two
lengths ahead Of LYDIA Thompson and Idle, who
were few inches ahead OF India Rubber Rem ana
Lady Walton. Going along the backstretch Black
Harry and mate opened the gap ana were three
lengths in front Of Jessie Wales and mate at the nalf
mile pole, IN 1913, Lydia Thompson and Idle three
lengths further Off, but four lengths in advance OF
India Rubber and Lady Walton. As they went
around the lower turn the three leading teams were
Jessie and mate second and LYDIA Thompson and
Idle third without daylight between them. most
desperate struggle ensued up the homestretcl
Black Harry and mate winning the heat by their
necks and shoulders. Lydia Thompson and Idle
second TWO lengths ahead OF Jessie Wales ana
Honest Allen, the latter being half dozen lengths
IN front OF India Rubber Ben and mate. Time OF the
heat, $3.50.