The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-16
THE 2:11 TROTTING EVENT.

trot and the horses got off well for the
first heat with Alcidalia leading, Mapie
Valley second and the field stringing
along. This order was kept until tne
three-ouarters. when Token and ROD
ert Burns closed UP with the leaders,
hut Alcidalia stepped under the wire u
winner with Token second ana maple
Valley third. The second heat WAS
good one Maple Valley TOOK the iea9,
with Alcidalia second and the held Wen
| punched, and this same order was Kept
nm ia the ree-quarters, where Maple
| Valley was caught by Alcidalia, with
| Capt. Jack third. Maple Valley then
| went in the air and Alcidalia TOOK the
| pole. Coming home Aicioana sea q
| fast pace, with Georgiana second ana
| Alcidalia passed under the wire nrst,
| with Georgiana second and Capt Jack
4 third.
The third and last heat was quite IN
teresting. After some delay In scoring
the horses got away Seorg,ana soius
up before reaching the quarter. Al,
| cidalia led, with Maple Valley secona
| and Capt. Jack third. on the PACK
stretch the three horses were bonched,
but at the half Capt. Jack broke ana
fell back. and then Alcidalia ana Maple
Valley had a very lively brush TO the
three-auarter pole. The struggle was
kept up down the home stretch. both
| drivers using their whips, and the
| crowd was on its feet. Az the wire
Maple Valley broke. which gave the
| race to Alcidalia. Capt. Jack was thiru.
Oil class. trotting; stake $1,000.
| Alcidalia. b. m. by Sir Walter,
dam Comee's Sister (Peirce)... i
Maple Valley b. g., by Messin- !.
| ger Wilkes (TrouO MINIMUM. =
Token. b. M. (Kelly).. ...:.:....... Q
| Georgiana br. m. (Noble)......
Robert Burns b e., Uoomis)... = Q
Capt Jack. blk. Y. tFlynn)......
Tlme-2:141s, 2:1S%, 2;13h.
THE 2:1o PACING RACE.
Tho last race OF the day. the 2:l0
| mace required four heats TO settle IL.
: | Five horses started and Woodshed took
| the pole. with Monopole second. Pal
metto Prince broke and was iei' De
| hind. At the quarter Woodshed was
leading, but on the back stretch Mono
pole closed up. and the pair were nech
q and neck TO the three-quarters, and sc
4 they came down the home stretch
n Monopole's driver using the whip
! opd, Ella Eddy third. India SILK fourti
Is and Palmetto Prince distanced.
II In the second heat Monopole brok
!. | after the horses got away. and ELL
= Eddy took the pole, with woodshed sec
Is ond and India SILK third. SO they KEEP
N il up 10 the three e-quarters. and on tn
n home stretch woodshed's driver use
the whip and took the heat. The thir
'e heat was won by woodshed, but wa
ot hard pressed by India SILK for secon
place. Ella Eddy broke and droppe
back. while Monopole had the same eS
"a perience The order at the three quar-
!. ters was Woodshed India SILK and Ell
Eddy. woodshsd stepped home To IN
wire a winner by two lengths, wit
y. Ella Eddy second. "a the mare beat ou
"a India silk in the run home.
"A The fourth and last heat was goo
n hnrapE VII
m | woodshed leading at the quarter. wit
81 India SILK second. Ella Eddy havin
= made a skip. On the back stretch Ell
4 Eddy passed India SILK. but at the hal
d | she went into the air and dropped baci
At the three-quarters Monopolc made