The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-10
LAST DAY.
Continued from Page L.
TODAYS RACES.

There were three races on todays' card
the > "a class trotting, the 2:3o class
trotting and the 2:19 class pacing-each
for purse OF $500 and the best three in
five 10 win. The first race was called
promptly at 80 O'Clock and the entries
In the 2 "a ciass were Fernwood. Beech
wod bay, Planxty, joss. sherman,
Verissia Cora Carlton, Lizzie Wilkes ana
Happy Home.
Cora Carlton won the heat easily and
with the exception of Planxty who came
In "a close second the rest of the Held was
stung out in an exasperatingly unlnter-
esting procession.
The time was 2:20H and the fractions
.3i, ;l0H, and :i51s
THE 2:35 CLASS.
The entries in the 2 35 class were Lamp.
ton, Nottie c., Cutichine, Plillip. Herro'
shoff. Oakley, Berkshire Chimes.
The first heat OF this race was one OF
the most satisfactory track performances
of the week The horses got of together
without variation of more than foot
along the line.
Phillip l.. had tho pole but broke before
the first quarter was reached and went to
the rear while hampton shot out of the
bunch and had the field for an eighth Of
mile. lhen it was anyone's
horses were we'll punched and the lead
constantly changing.
Phillip T.. was rapidly redeeming him
self for the break at the outset OF the heat
and had steadily forged through the
bunch until the three-Guarter pole was
reached, when ne was second.
Ins the stretch he made u sensational
and successful attempt 10 regain the lead
and came under the wire winner with
Cuticline second.
The time was 2:25 and the fractions
351s. 1913, and :50l4.
BICHWOOD BOY WITHDRAWN.
In the second heat Of the 2 "a race Bich-
wood Boy was drawn. leaving IA field Of
seven with Cora Carlton and Plauxty the
favoriteS.
Jesse sherman led the field for a third
of a mile but the pace was too hot for her
and she went steadily to the rear during
the last half of the race.
Hoppy Home, the tail ender of the first
heat, made n good race, leaving the
bunch in the stretch and finishing second
less than half a length behind Cora Carl
ton.
Carletons' time in the second heat was
221 and the fractions 34lI, lllH and
l47.
Plauxty finished fourth.
YESTERDAYS WINNERS.
Edward j. and King Egbert were the
winners of the two track events yesterday
afternoon. Tho summary was:
2:35 class, pacing 3-year-o olds: purse $500:
Edward e., b. &. (Shillinglaw). )......... |
Pearl Alfred. b. IN. tStidd)............,.
Lady Bashford, b. m. (Murphy)........ 3
Bonnie Vieru, blk. IN. (Alen) ).......,..i4 4 4
Time-2:lS9A, 22ll5, 2.l7
2:l3 class, pacing: purse $500:
King Egbert, b. q. Hudson )............ j !
Maggie. b. III. (Gardnerl ................ 2 4
Th- Dude. b. &; tDemarest'.,.,...... 3 3
Cadet ch. z. tBowne). e)....................4 4 3
Smith, br. :. Barry l........ ............ D D
Time-2:l0s4, 2:l0i4. 2;l0s4.
John r. Gentry failed to break Star
Pointers record %. :59l4 and paced his
mile in 2;0iA In preliminary warm
ing up mile. however. he did the last
quarter in 2919 and came under tho wire
at u :5S clip.
The result of the whippet racing yester-
uey was:
First Heat-Hunt's TRAMP" l32I
pounds, beat Hunts Irish Queen" IL
pounds, by six yards; time l2l3 seconds.
Second heat-Greyson' snapper. Ii
pounds, beat Weston's Major" 30
pounds, by nine yards; time l2l9 seconds
Final heat" Tramp" teat snapper T"
ny three yarus.