The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-12

When the little bay nlly sadie Mac
won the Kentucky FNturity last Thurs
day she proved conclusiveiy that she was
the best three-year- r-old produced in 1908.
For harness horses this is the most COW
eted OF all the big fixed events. and this
hliy Is the first New England horse to
win the ella ;sic event.
Outside the Futurity the most impor-
tant event of the Lexington meeting is
the Transylvania stake for 2:12 trotters.
This Is one Of the oldest OF the big fixed
events. This years event proved to be
rather an easy victory for the Ohio geld
ing Caspian. Billy Buck 2:07A). the
gelding with which Ed Geers went
through the grand circuit, met defeat
but once, and won S3l. 900, was lame and
did not start.
The absence OF this gelding made the
race an open one. Scott Hudson's mare
Hawthorne was the favorite. but got no
better than fourth money. Second money
went TO Kent (2:l2h).
The miles trotted by Lou Dillon and
Major Deimar. driven by their owners
last Saturday, show quite conclusively
how the two champions compare in point
OF speed.
There is nearly two seconds between
thet1, end IL the little mare stays good
she will go into winter quarters with
record full second faster than Del
mars
In her 2:olN mile Saturday. Dou Dillon
was not favored by wind shield The
runner who went ahead Of her for the
first three-quarters OF a mile pulled a
cart, between the wheels of whtch there
was fine wire screen to prevent dirt
from flying into the mares face
Lou Dillon and Maj. Delmar will meet
at Memphis next week. Tuesday. in the
cup race. Then, IL the day be favor
allie. we shall see Cresceus' race record
OF 2:os14 made to look slow.
Racing will be resumed at Lexington
tomorrow with the Walnut Hall stake
and the 2oS the chief events
Mart Demarest Is mad over the way
the owner OF Dan Patch is trying to
throw mud at Prince Alert
Mart says II Mr. Savage thinks Patch
can 60 faster mile than Alert he ought
TO be willing to race him. The hoppled
horse is ready to race the son of Joe
Patchen for 5000 or $4,000 a side
Dan Patch Is too good horse 10 be
injured by having his owner belittie the
present champion. Hardly n horseman
living believes that Patch can beat Alert
and that opinion Il probably shared by
Patchs owner. 70 there is little liket-
hood OF match between them.
Mr.. Savage should either race his horse
against Alert or beat ! 81 with him. The
and no amount OF talk will make the
public believe otherwise until Dan Patch
goes In ST.
Prince Alert starts az Philadelphia on
Thursday, which. unless the Dan Patch
people want a race. will be HE last ap-
pcarance In public this season.
LIST OF WINNERS HEAVY.
That there is money to be made on the
light harness turf when you have a good
winner is shown by the money winners
at the close OF the grand circuit. T. r.
Smathers' trotting gelding Billy Buck
leads the list Of winners with no less
than sac. 900 10 his credit
Only once during the season was Billy
| Buck defeated. lie came down the line
| defeating all comers until he struck
Brighton Beach and was beaten out In
the rich Bonner Memorial by the roam
| trotter Hawthorne
In the pacing division Elastic Pointer
is the biggest winner. having won $40 700.