The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-22
RACING

Eight thousand people saw the $4,000
trot at Brighton Beach run on yesterday.
The race was n veheat battle with not
a heat az slow as 2:lo.
Never before has there been such an
attractive array Of talent for one day
at Brighton Beach. The card contained
eight events and every one was con-
test The talent had very bad day OF
H. for only the favorites brought In the
money When Hawthorne. the Kentucky
bred horse. won the great prize OF the
meet the band that was at the track
played "she Was Bred In Old Kentucky
out OF mere enthusiasm Billy Buck. the
favorite. was of form and could do moth
ing after winning the frst heat OF the
Ave that were run. When Kinney Lou
took the third heat Dudd Doble got an
ovation.
Jim Ferry drew the pole. with Billy
Buck In the NTH place. The gray ghost
from the west rushed away to the front
and lasted almost TO the end or tne
mile. Geers was forced TO give his
horse a hard drive TO win the heat. Billy
Buck slipped up just at the finish IN the
second mile. for when Hudson brought
Hawthorne down the stretch with
strong brush left Geers' horse went INTO
the air and Jay Bird got new 2'lo trot-
ter.
Kinney Lou shot 10 the front when
the mixup occurred In thc tniro neat.
with Tiverton chasing him. The rest OF
IN. feId most OF whom were more or
less bothered by the accident. were
strung out for an eighth OF mile. Tne
heat was not hard for Doble's morse IN
2:09k. "a.
with only the three heat winners left
in there was little doubt as 10 the out
come. for which only one haro neat un-
der her belt II did not seem possible 10
beat the roam mare. 80
Hudson kept her back untii the sue'."
was reached in both heats, then out
trotted his two tired rivals In 2os z'Vs>t
This Is one OF the fastest hve-neat races
ever trotted. and the neid was
whole the best which has ever pee"
seen I'm a big stake.
Dan r. was picked TO win the 2:os pace,
but never was a factor. Geers los, M,
race by trying to brush Dariei AZ
the end OF the third mile. The htue
mare paced the last quarter In ~ sec
onds. which was too fast for Haroin n.
Maxin. won the 2:09 trot, while the
favorite. The Roman, stands last IN 'he
summary. With Kinney Lou 10 drive II,
the 500. 900 race. Budd Doble dio not iee'
equal to the task OF driving The homan. !. }.
HI. substitute. George Saunders, couio
not keen the son OF Mckinney In trot'
ana n. never was in the hunt Maxine
| delaved the start in the second heat, and
| cot the word on a break, the heat going 10
| Wentworth.
strathline. who was a beaten favorite
last week, trimmed Jessie 5. the sooo
thing In the 2l2 pace. in 2:osl1 2o.h,
wainscott, Jim Gatcomb's NJ ano IA "a
| horss mad. his frst start since Detroit
IN the .-year-old stake. He was picked
10 win. but wac not up TO hard race
ana was beaten by Judge Green In the
good time OF 2:l1% 2:loh, 21oh.
The 2:l6 trot produced a new 2:lo per-
former. Prince Greenlander, VINO after
winning the first heat in 2:os%, and max
| Ing Dillon Boy go In 2:loia, caught the
| flag in the third.
Ths dash race showed Nervolo and
Albert 10 be 2:o5 PAGERS for they were
lapped at the mile post in this time Ner-
volo tired badly coming home. but Huo-
| son managed 70 keep him going Ions
| enough TO land the money.
AT OLD sAUGUs.
| The August meet at the Old Saugus
| track could not be finished yesterday or
account OF the terrific struggle that wen
on for first place in the 2:2o Class "
the six heats trotted Fan Fare and JohI
Hooper each took two.
Willie John was favorite at the start
but was distanced after taking the hrs
two heats. Another and probably tn
concluding heat IL to be trotted at 1913
tomorrow morning.
The first event called was the ALL pac
ing class. with a field OF six. This race
was remarkable for the reason that tn'
time of every heat was better than tn'
previous track record. the best beint
2:0eA
The 2:l4 pacing was won by Perhap:
after Sagwa had taken two heats anc
been distanced In the third. Drivel
Barry claimed a foul. but the judges
| would not allow II. This race was fas
and exciting from first to last heat ant
l ~. rns,,it u,as a aurnrisa to many FOL