The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-06-14
AT TIE DRIVING PARK.
SOME 5xcHLLHNT SPORT THERE
ssATt,RDA AFTERNOON !
Evsrythlss wsst OF According to Program
Except the Baseball Game.

There was large attendance ct the Paw
tuolxet Driving Park Saturday afternoon to
witness the races. One heat In each race
had como OF whom the heavy storm came
up and left the track under about three
inches of water In some places. The
spectators were also drenched. After tho
shower q consultation of the owners and
drivers of the horses was held to settle
whether the other heats would be run on
the heavy track or be postponed untfi to-
day. 1t was finally decided to finish the
heats as the owners of horses from out OF
town could not afford to take their horses
away and bring them back again today to
finish the heats.
Notwithstanding 1t was decided to finish
the races some OF the horses were with
drawn after the rain, the drivers not car
ing to risk the wet track. The first heat
In the $50 class opened with seven starters,
the heat being won by Brad Gannets
Maxey. When the second heat was called
Bob Fitz and Danville did not 60 on, and
this heat and also the third was won by
Maxey. @. f. Gardner's Lima b. winning
second, Clarence Heath's Billie M. third
and j. H. Collingwood's Duchess fourth
place, the Queen Of Salem being distanced
In the final heat.
In the 80 class there were seven start
ers, but in the second heat Blue Bell Clay,
Cayillo, Nicotero and Fred w. were with
drawn, leaving only Rob Roy, Major and
Flossie G.. In the race. The latter was dis
tanced In the second heat, leaving the race
to the other two, Rob Roy winning three
straight and Major, of course, taking Sec
ond. The summary:
$50 Class, Trot and Pace; Purse tl5o.
II. j. Curley. Milford. Mass, Queen
of Salem, r. f................ ...... ds
Clarence Heath, Attleboro, Mass,
Billie M, b. g.........,
j. II. Collingwood, Providence, X.
l., Duchess, b. m........ ...,....'o
G. II, Gardner, Newport, X. l., Lima
b.. b. m....... ........ ............
Geo. j. Refs, Weymouth .IIeights,
Mass, Bob Fitz, r. n. g............ dr.
G. G. Elwell, Pawtncket, X. l.. Dan
vile, ch. g........ ....,.~~.. ...... Or
Brad Gannett, Pawtucket, X. l.,
Maxey, b. g........................' 1
Time 2:361a, 2:51h, 243h
2:3O Class, Trot and Pace; Purse $50.
Edwin Heath, Woonsocket, X. L.,
Rob Roy, ID. g.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. i
Geo. j. Refs, Weymouth Heights,
Mass, Blue Bell Clay, ch. m......4 DIR
Brad Gannett, Pawtucket, X. l.,
Major, b. .........................
q. G. Elwell, Pawtacket, X. l.,
Cavillo, b. g........................3 Dir
John Walsh, Pawtucket, II. l.,
NicOterO, b. g......................2 = Or
c. Il. Gardner, Newport X. l., Fred
W., e. g........................., Or
J. III. Collingwood, Providence, Il.
l., FlOssieG., br. .m................. ds
Time-2:3Il4, 2:30h, 244.
The judges were George Hubbard, fl. J.
Perry and Elisha Luther. J. Higgins
ofIiciated as starter.
Owing to the rain the baseball game be-
tween the Y. M. q. A., and the Providence
Athletics was not played.
On Monday, July 5th, there will be races
at the park in the 2:35 and 2:27 classes.
Arrangements are also being made for
several races on tie bicycle track the same
day, the latter to be under the management
of the Pawtucket Cycling Club, and in ad-
dition there will be a baseball game be-
tween two well known teams.