The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-14
THE GREAT ABBOT
He Came Very Fast on the
Last Half and Broke
Former Record.

Alix, 2:o3A. trotting queen came within
half second OF being dethroned by the
Village Farms geldng. The Abbot. at
yesterday afternoon. The great son of
Chimes nipped three-quarters OF a sec
ond from the gelding record 2:04s4, held
gy himself and Azote and had ne gone
half a second faster he would have
lowered the worlds trotting record by
one-quarter of a second.
Geers watched the weather closely all
afternoon. He told Superintendent
trainer that the track was all right for
the attempt. but he appeared anxious
about the wind. After the first heat I'm
the free-for-ail pacing race. Geers told
Sstrter Coleman that he would make n
start at the finish of the second heat
On the second score down Geers nodded
Tor the woro, and the gelding was start
ed on the journey Geers rated him TO
the quarter in :32i1. and many lost hope
OF MS being able TO beat his record The
speed was increased going through the
back stretch 10 the half which he reached
IN l'Ozls, making the second quarter in
:2s@, which proved to be the fastest
quarter of the mile He reached the
tnree-quarter pole in 1:32A, making the
,hird quarter In 30k seconds. Within 100
YARDS OF the wire Geers waved his whip
over the gelding's back, and although he
appeared to waver a trihe. he gamelv
stuck TO his work. and finished I'm 2:0i
the last quarter in sli4 seconds. 1t Is
possible that The Abbot will be sent TO
beat 2:N on Saturday.
The free-for-all pace race did not
come up TO expectations. Ii was gen
orally expected that when Prince Alert
2:o2, and Anaconda. 2:02%. met. they
would make the fast track smoke So
they did for half a mile In the first
neat, Prince Alert pacing the distance
In 100, but his time .or the mile was
no faster than that OF Connor i'm the
zoo race on tuesday. 2:03A He won
handily from Anaconda in this round.
then made standstill break on the
backstretch. and finished last i'm the
second heat, won by Anaconda in 2:04il.
In the third heat McHenry's driving was
much more vigorous than that OF Nc
cary and Anaconda again beat the
honpied cyclone in 2:o4iz.
De Witt C. Flsnagan's well-known
speedway trotter. Martha. fell dead on
the stretch in the second heat of the
2:ls race. after she had won the first
heat In 2:l2h. Lady Norvetta won the
race at the end of five heats. trottinr
her final mile in 2:l3ls
In the second heat or the wagon race
for PAGERS. which was decided TODAY. C.
h. G. Billings drove his chestnut stallion
Hontas Crooke mile In 2:10 beating
Quadriga and silvermaker. Mr. BILLINGS
Yesterday bought OF f. ID. Miller, Bath.
Ont. the bay PAGER Free Bond (2:0esl)
for something .-..e 5000. The purcha se
was made after seeing Mr. Miller drive
the horse half a mile to wagon In 1:o0lk.
with the second quarter I'm 2ss.. accord
ing to the timing of several experienced
horsemen.
Free-for-all class. pacing: purse 1920.
Anaconda. h. e.. by Knight. dam
Hagein mare, by Algona (Mc-
henrD ..-....................... 1
Prince Alert. b. g.. by Crown
/. Prince fMcClary)............. 3 2
Indiana. b. q. Mccarthy. .3 3
Time-2:oSi., 2:o4is. 2:o4k.
2:ls class. trotting: purse 1920.
Laby Norvetta, b. M, Marvel
dam by Gambetta Wilkes
tBowne). e)....................... 6 3 1
Maid Thorne. bm., by Eg-
thorne ebster)......... 1e7 4
eona-d Bell br o. fwalker). 9 s 2 .
j. f. c.. b. g. tO'NeiD........ sse . 8
Aoubo. b. m. Gyman). ....... 10 3 4 Z
First Love. b. m. tGatcomb).. s s s 3
Laveran, br. e.. lHudsonJ..... 4 8 3 Q s
Rival. b. m. (Ticehurst). ..s 5 DIR
All Day. blk. q. (Cherrier).. 80. 5 6 DIR
Martha. b. m. (Demarest. 1 al
Time-2:12h. 2:lf 2J5is. 2:15, 2:1sis
9:ls class. pacing; purse 1920.
Tom Calhoun. r. E., by Fred s.
Wilkes. dam by McCurdy's
Hambletonian Mowers)..........s 1
De Veras. blk. h.. by Direct.
dam Vera. by Kentucky Vol
unteer CWare). s...ss............. 6 5
rrince A. Or. &. CTyson).,..,,.... 4
Fred W.. ch. &. (Goiden). .......4 9 z
TUNA. b. m. (Carpenter) ........6 s Q
Pie Lijero. ch. n tRathbun).. 3 6
Time-2:llh, 2:lOh, 2ao 2;1l%.