The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-10-07

The greatest harness meeting Of the year, the meeting in Lexington, Ky, be- gins this afternoon and holds for the next two weeks or ten racing days.
 Colonel w. D. McCurdy of Lowndes- boro. left last night for Lexington and several Montgomery and Alabama horse,
 The two classic races, which always draw the attention of the entire turf world to Lexington each october are the Futurity for 3-year-old trotters. which is worth $14.0oo. and the Pennsylvania, for 2:12 class trotters, worth $6 900. Accord ing to custom. the first is the feature event of the opening day. while the sec- third day.
 The Futurity will undoubtedly prove a good race, with probably one of the larg- est fields of starters of recent years, but 1t must be confessed that if anything sensational eventuates it will be decided ly unexpected. There are no Peter Stirl- ings among this years 3-year-olds. and a repetition of last years record-breaking duel between the blaze-faced chestnut from Wisconsin and Walnut Hall is scarcely to be anticipated. Still there is good average lot to start, and so even ly matched that the race. as a contest, should be warm one. The Rajah
 C2:14 s-D. winner of two Futurities all ready this year-the Horse Review at Brighton Beach and the New England at Readville-seems the logical favorite. 1dn f1aHllIOn Wlnner or the f1dTL- ford Futurity. and John Nc (2:17 10, who won one at Indianapolis. are also eligi- ble. while among the others are Pat Henry (2:14 1-D, Grace Fired GID, Wig
 Wag C2:16 1-D. Chesko G:19 ID. Roma CHS 1-O, etc.
 The Pennsylvania is the last big three in-five class race of the year for trotters, and 1t has become so celebrated that many owners would rather win 1t than other purses of larger value It is al- ways red-hot race for blood and the betting upon 1t is always enormous and usually spectacular. For Thursdays s struggle no less than twenty-one trotters, the pick of the Grand Circuit, have been named. They are as follows:
 Rhythmis (2os), driven by Scott Hud- son.
 Major Delmar (s:O0. driven by Alta Mo-
 Dulce Cor ts:os 1-2). driven by Roy Mil- len.
 Baron de Shay (2:os s-D or wentworth (2:o9 1-4), driven by M. E. McHenry.
 Miss Whitney (2;os s-D. driven by Alon-
 Idolita C2:0s 10. driven by Hiram To-
 Alice Carr c2:os 10. driven by J. Gar rison-
 waubun Cs:os 10, driven by G. W. Saunders.
 The Roman te:os 1-0. driven by Dick Benson.
 osanam t2:os 1-D. driven by Ed Ben
 Monte Carlo t2:cs 1-D. driven by, E. E. Ecker.
 Charley Mo c2:io 1-0. driven by Dave Raybould.
 Nutbearer (2:1O s-D. driven by w. o. Foote.
 Prince of Orange Q:1o 1-0. driven by E. F. Geers.
 Frances B. 2:n 10. driven by W. L. Snow.
 Border t211 1-0. driven by H. c. Ly- diard.
 Galbetox (2:11 1-2). driven by Joe Ga- | hagen.
 George Smith (2:14 1-D. Tregsnth. driven by Richard Curtis This is practically a roster of the crack | trotters and the crack teamsters or the ''big ring" Rhythmis has already won l two $10 900 purses-the M. and M. at De- l troit and Bonner Memorial at Brighton Beach-and three 5000 purses. Major I Delmar won the $15,O0O Massachusetts purse at Readville and another s, 900 purse ! there Nutbearer won the $l00O0 Roger William purse at Providence, Wentworth l won $500 purse at Readville, Baron de Shay won the historic Clay stake at AL l bany- The Roman has won six brilliant ! races Dulce Cor has won four. Monte Carlo has won four, Waubun has won four. It was OEanam who first defeated the long unbeaten AnZella, and so on. Mo Henry, as stated, has two strings to his
 bow. but will probably start Baron de Shay. who classes bit higher than Went worth. Idolita will hardly start as his l owner, Frank Jones of Portsmouth, N. H., died last Thursday. The last five or six horses on the list are outclassed and 1t Is probable that several of them may not start. Of the first division Major Delmar looks to have all the best of it. and will probably start favorite. He has as much speed as Rhythmic, while the latter's blindness is a very severe handicap in such large field. The one hard race that Rhythmic has trotted this year was the Roger Will Hams, at Providence, in which ten horses started, all able to trot in 2:10 As this contest wore on the blind wonder appear ed to be at sea and lose heart, and was finally distanced after winning a fast heat. In the Pennsylvania he will have still larger field to cope against and faster one, and he will have to be wonderful horse, indeed, to win. If Major Delmar wins-as he should on form 1t will probably be in three lightning-fast heats. If the heats are broken almost anything Is likely to happen. The Pennsylvania is proverbially a race of sur prises, and 1t was only last year that the unconsidered Susit J. came within the wing of an eyelash of defeating the doughty Onward Silver.