The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-13
GRAND CIRCUIT.
High Wind at Empire City Track
In New York Made Fast
Time Impossible.

The fag end % the Texas hurricane. yes
terday. swept the high plateau on which
the Empire City track OF New York. Is
situated 1t. whirled the dust In clouds
through the big steel grand stand, and
whisked off the hats of the spectators.
waited the trotters and PAGERS up the
back stretch at record-breaking speed.
and then anchored them as they rounded
into the home stretch and staggered to
the wire in the teeth OF the gale.
The card was the poorest of the meet
ing, and, with the high wind retarding
the horses, the spectators saw no remark
ably fast miles. such as marked the first
two days OF the meeting.
THE 2:l0 race for trotters proved 10 pc
the best feature of the regular card.
Pilatus started favorite, but the real
contest was between the two Boston
trotters. Greenbrino and Capt. Jack. The
former sold for $40 in pools Of $500, and
his hackers won heavily when he out
trotted and outclassed the party after
losing the first heat to Capt Jack.
Neither OF the heat winners eaualled his
record, though the time was fast, consid-
erng the unfaYorable weather conditions.
The Brooklyn road mare Daphne Dali
las won the race for 2:l5 PAGERS, putting
In her heats in 2:12ls, 2:l31s. 2:1lh Her
best previous record was 2:151e. made In
one OF the wagon races at the matinee
of the Road Drivers association.
Art Alec. a long-legged PAGER, from
Boston, was picked to win the 2:11 race.
He landed the first two heats quite
handily, though Ambulator forced him
10 step the second mile I'm 2:0sA. In the
third heat Dore drove the favorte wide
in surrounding the last turn.and Gyp Wal
nut scurried through at the pole, beat
ing him TO the wire I'm 2:0S'4.
The players rushed to hedge" beiev-
ing Art Alec had weakened. 1t was to
/ against his chance before the fourth
round but he whipsawed the talent by
Diminishing the new favorite.
G.. X. q. Billings crack road horse,
Frauher trotted two remarkable miles
to wagon in the course of the afternoon.
He defeated Zembia in the second heat
OF the wagon race. which was trotted
Yesterday turning the track, in 2:141z.
Shortly afterward.by way Of staying him
up for his coming race for the challenge
cup at Boston, Mr.. Billings drove him
second mile to wagon. Frauher trotted
the mile in 2:l4 moving the middle half in
l:o4. and the second quarter in :S0&,
2:03 gait.
Today promises to be the big day OF
the meeting Anaconda (2:02is) and Prince
Alert (2:02) are TO meet in the free-for-all
pacing race, and The Abbot is TO start
TO beat the champion trotting record OF
Alix (2:o3s.).
2:15 class, pacing. purse $500.
Daphne Dallas, b. m, by Quarter
master. dam by Daniel Lambert
Herbert ..s.......................
Lolita. blk m, by Sidney (Snow).. 2
Connie, b. m, by Ketcham (Raw-
lings) .......................
Hardee Boy. b. e., by Willoughby
tJamison) ........................,...
Idemont. b. m. by Ideal tCurry) =. .
Orin b., b. g.. by Greystone OHud-
SOM ...,...............-..... D %
Baron D.. br. g., by Baron Wilkes
tFoote) .........-.......-...s.-.. III
Robert b., b. e., by Princess Der
ry ................-......... UT
Time--2l2ik. 2:13l5. 2:lll5.
2lo class. trottng purse 1920.
Greenbrino, BIS. by Woodbrino-N
Jenny, by Kohinoor tGilberD...2 ! ] l
Capt. Jack. blk g.. by Black
wiIkcs-Mattie C.,by Wildwood
tGolden) ........................... 1
Little Dick. Big, by Harry Plum
mer tPope) ...................--...o :
Louise Nc. chm. by Little Cor
poral (Thompson) .............. 2 2
Pilatus, BIS. by Onward Oussey) 3 6
Dollade Wilkes. blk. m. by Guy
Wilkes (Hyde) ................... s
Onward Silver. ch. s.. by Onward
ttjeerSD ...............s+... D D
EIlert h. e. by Stamboul lVan
BokketenD .........................s SIS 7
Time--2:l2. AHA. 2:11. 2:11ls.
2:1l class. pacing: purse. 1920.
Art Alec, b. e., Blanalco, dam by
Ross Wilkes CDore) ............. / j
I'm, hr Va
Boy. dam by American Star
Co'NeiID ........................ 1 .
Alice Thornton. b. m, by Happy
Courier (Miller) .................. 3