The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-06-25
SPORTING WORLD.

AuClOuotus tTulUtI VI lpbibt - oh AiDouy
man. Rain fell previous TO the races and
flooded the track with an inch OF water.at
the pole hut the sun came out and par
italy dried It. -Four thousand people
came and grand stand tickets In sufficient
numbers could not DO obtained.
Irving A. Powell. the New York A. O.
crack, refused to ride but was forced to
get up any way. He rode round at the
rear OF his field In n heat and retired
Powell proke his arm on this track last
season. and was frightened at the danger.
Gus surface today. The track record Of
2.lO went by the boards In tho final of
the mile open. which was tandem paced
Oldfield caught tho pace, Newhouse, Nat
Butler. Bald, Tuttlc and Eaton following
Eaton dropped back for q sneak at the
two thirds, but Butler anticipated him
and started round. Bald went after
Butler on tho banking and rounded into
the short homestretch first. Amidst tho
cheers Of the crowd no opened up q gap on
Butler, into which Newhouse slid, taking
the second position handily. The time
was minutes 3 l-5 seconds. Ray Daw.
sons win OF tho mile open amateur was
noteworthy, as he won out only In the
last lengths I'm n neck breaking finish with
Hausman, and A. ;. Lee OF Cohoes also
close up The promising rider Ray Muir
ray. winner OF the balf mile open, was last
The win of Nat Butler In the mile bandi-
cap was by a foot only from Titus. who
made a hard finish all down the stretch.
The summary:
Mile handicap. professional, Nat Butler.
30 yards, won; Fred Titus, 80 yards,
second; AL. Newhouse ID yards, third.
Time Q minutes IL seconds.
lie open, amateur, Ray Dawson, won;
Il. q. Hausman second; A. ;. Lee third.
Time minutes II 3-5 seconds.
Half mile open, amateur, Ray Murray,
Pleasant Valley, won; +. g.. Hausman,
New York, second; O. V. Babcock, New
York. third. Time 1 minute 10 4-5
seconds
Mile open, professional, Bald won;
Newhouse second; Nat Butler third.
Time minutes 10 seconds.
On Wednesday night Monte Scott won
his match race with Becker at the Charles
River Park, as was generally expected.
AT the same meet Hills and Chesbro.
two other fast Rhode Island riders. rode
tandem and covered the two miles In 2 :O3.
The Detroit Jockey Club has closed
negotiations with Harry Kuhl of the
Pacific Coast Jockey Club, and Mr.. Kuhl
Is now on his way to Detroit to act as SEQ
retary for the race meeting at Groose
Point which runs from August 10 TO
Sept 4.
1t was an idcal day for sporting at
Saugus yesterday, and the card rewarded
a good crowd of the talent and others who
went down. Three races were run of.
all in times that betokened high general
standard of speed.
The 2:29 trot had eight starters, but
only two horses cut any figure in the
race. Palon was one of them, started
again after his beating Of Wednesday,
and he proved TO be as steady as a clock.
In marked contrast to his behavior in
the other race. He led at every stage Of
the racing, L. L. doing all the running
up. but never being really dangerous
The judges looked asksnce at McDon-
alds $ driving, and put in Ben Walker
behind L.. L. but he did not get as near
as Mcdonald to the unconquerable
Palon.
There was more Of interest in the 2:13
pace, where Prince Alert was named to
win. He will be recalled as an unsteady
performer last year, who has forsworn
his evil ways, and as just reward won
good race mt Mystic last week, going che
fastest mile of the year to date, viz,
2:09A.
Yesterday he was evidently In a rcmin-
iscent mood, for in the first and the third
heats no indulged in song and dance
allowing Allen TO get the heats. The
latter made a most creditable exhibition,
compelling the Prince to do his best at
all times TO win.
The Prince was steady for three neces.
sary heats and won the event, putting in
one mile In 2:l3H. or close to track race
record.
Inc UlOSt utllOTtundb5 OtCuTTtnCt W tDt
race was Ella q. S getting the flag In the
fourth heat, through an untimely skip on
the backstretch after being q good second
twice.
Big Ike appeared as the choice of
field Of nine In the 22 pace, among the
number being several good ones for the
class.
The giant PAGER was not in the best OF
humor In the first heat and fell back In
the first quarter. Garth. bis driver, be-
gan a drive for the lead from a distance
of 80 yards back, and just got his nose in
front when Ike broke and Sandy River
Bow walked in.
The giant was all right In the seconu
mile and led the procession throughout
though Sandy River Boy put in an alto
gether uususpected rate Of speed. keeping
the big horse moving at lively gait
even for him. The mile was done in
2:l71, which, of course, Is fast on this
track for green horse
Big Ike had IL all his own way after
that, and went far to re-establish his
fame. which. clouded by his perform
ance on his first appearance ut Readville
has been woefully below par. He Is now
admired az not only the biggest horse in
training. but as one. Of the best of the
new PAGERS.
The bost work of the field, aside from
Sandy River Boy, was done by Clara
Today's card includes the 80 pace and
the 2:l5 trot
2:ls pace purse 1900.
Prince Alert. b. g., by Crown
Prnce-Till, untraced Birneyl l
Allen, ch. g., by IcCurdy's Ham
betonian dam untraced (Kos-
Monopole, ch. &. (M. Demarest).. 3 3 3
Ella c., z. m. (Gilliesl. l........... adj
Thalina, b. IN. &C. Green, ........ di
Tlme-2:i5 2:l4, 2:l57<. 2lo11.
2:29 troS; purse $500
Palon, b. r., by Palo Alto-Galena, by
Gen. Benton (Kervicll ......,........l I I
l.. l., b. z. H. Mcdonald and B. Walk
Success &. q. IN. Demarest) )........... 3 3
Air Line b. x. (Giliesl. .,,.,.............
Loudon. br g. (Puseyl .................
eth Bel, CHI = (Whiteheadl .............. 5
Gen. Robinson, blk. =. Moore. l.........b
Hida King ch m. &C. Green ........,s
Time 2:l9IS, 2:22,s, 2:2lh.
2:22 pace; purse $500.
Big Ike, br. O., by Brandon-Lucy
Hilton, by Rather Brooks GARTH.
Sandy kiver r. ~. n. nv AlClay.