The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-13
half-sIster of STEAMBOAT. 2:o7lS; Merry Clay
dam of Bellini. 2:13k).
New Track mt Narraean.ett.

New Track mt NarraEansett.
Gradual progress is being made on the new
half-mile track, in process of construction
at Narragansett Park. Providence. The
work has been suspended temporarily. on one
or eb,n n~e s ocea $40 sno 70 pc a Ieyum now ag 10 assure are
the completion Of the plan laid out. No at
tempt will be made to hold races on the
probably will be held next Fourth of July.
Fred E. Perkins. president Of the Nara
gansett Park Association. expects soon to
the new half-mile track. and this prob
ably will BIZ the christening event The
plans aa,ssI p%F Ss1s.m fSs T Tinn G fn tSat p %ri Of oe the the
country. The ordinary half-mile track is on
the same proportions as the mile track. but
the turns will be rounder. with shorter
time proportionately slower, necessitated by
pulling up horses at the corners: The new
bringing it nearer the shape OF q circle. and
the turns will be FOUNDER, With shorter
s gGss5Sle a a5d p na she1p sG51s ample uelT To ,s maze ine
side the big rirg. and nothing will be spared
to make the small track bear comparison
make it world famous. 1t will be completed
| roughly this fall, and left exposed to a Few
frosts. and then covered to settle; In the
ton, for the smoothing and finishing
= touches that will be put on Tor the nrst
race, July 4.
In speaking of the future of Oakley Park
| at Cincinnati, Andy WEIGH. one of the own
| meeting this year. We got a little better
than an even break. where we expected to
lose about 5000. 1 am convinced more than
ever that harness racing Will be supported
by Cincinnatians. and more than that. with
the friendly aid OF the newspapers. ! propose
to make the hs, Cream City the harness-horse
Future Of Oakley Track.
a lot of horses taking their lessons here for
Matinee seat CLUB A1 viii be built up. The club
house. grand stand, track and as many
stalls as they want will be turned over
year round. except during the racing sea-
son. Instead of having ten consecutive
days, next year we VIII be very Ikeiy 70
give two meetings of six days each. II It
can be SO arranged, and I have no doubt
that 1t can, the Grand Circuit meeting will
be opened here the first week in July; then
Buffalo. Glens Falls. Brighton Beach. may
be. Readville. Providence. Hartford. SYRIA
Suse; At T oakle Ha9 the la asen x ees i ie ;septe mseer
or the first week in October; then Lexington
and the wind-up at Memphis: That will
make four months Of solid racing, without
The stakes and purses for Oakley next
year will be such as will attract the best
ton to the very high-class racing that will
come out Of the entry list. We will. arrange
for matches between the top-notch PAGERS
dilu IONlCtS ENSlS Wh
Next week the inheld will be plowed up
and sowed in grass. and when Il comes out
over to the Cincinnati Golf Club for the es-
t~ablishment of its Inks, / am going to tear
EDWARDS sie road ca and in its stead we may put
up a clubhouse for the golf players. This
year we spent about 5000 in the improve
n %sn1 half Sa 's that fs amount a mi1l be- Se' expended ah IN
additional improvements between this and
next July"
1t is probable that Cresceus and The Abb
bott have met for the last time. as Mr..
Ketcham says this is the chestnut stall
lions last season on the turf; IT,, 1t is prob
be any. better than he was last fall. when
he made his record of 2.sk. Cresceus re-
tires a champion in all that the word inn
throned in time. the title will never be
held by a more courageous trotter than he
has been. He has been severely cam. /
paigned ever since he first struck the grand
circuit as a 3-year-old, and never vet has
he been seen to weaken in a race. He Sim ;
ply fought Oh n his way eg, TO the Shtssm anS se v III !
go down in trotting-horse history as one of
the worlds most remarkable t%rotters.
A Crack Canadian PAGER.
Havers James. a Canadian trainer. who !
wintered at the Jewett covered track last !
as one of the best stake prospects in the
country for next year. This PAGER is the
bay gelding. Vice Regal, by Vice Regent.
out of a sister to Globe. 2:14A. by Almont.
Jr. He was sold in the Village Farm con-
sigpment to the Fasig Upton sale In New
York last November. and Cd Geers bought
him for $3.50. In the winter Mr.. Geers drove
him a quarter at the trot over the covered
track 81 seconds. and then sold him to Mr..
James for $1,000. Mr.. James discovered that
the horse wanted to pace, and he let him
take that gait, and he made speed very
fast. He has driven him a mile in 2:1sA.
and fractions Of a mile fast enough to con-
vince him that he has in the son of Vice
the country. and he will be extensively en-
gagged in next seasons early closing events.
The great little trottipg mare. Lucille.
may never be seen on the turf again. On
arriving in New York from Chicago she
was seen TO be lame. and an examination
showed that she had broken a small bone
IN Of har hina Sha ~ I..taek L