The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-24
AMONG The HORSES.

Over a track that is bound 20 be the
best yet offered this season Will the
horses OF the Grand Circuit start today
The management OF the Readyille track
have spent the better part or a month
In the making ready OF the track for the
meet OF this week, which presents an
entry list that is the best In quantity
and quality ever received for harness
meet The horses are better classified
and no single event Is there which should
not provide a great contest.
All the large crowd that went out TO
the track Saturday wanted 10 see the
wonderful Lou Dillon and the uotting
queen is in the best possible condition.
The phenomenal exhibition OF speed
that Lou Dillon gave I'm her badly rated
mile at Brighton Beach Is pointed 10
as showing her ability TO beat all trot-
ting records. The first quarter was in
:ss.s., a las gait. and the half was in
Sos. a 1865 gait That she was able 10
finish the mile in 2:03h, after this won
derful burst OF speed. is really the most
surprising part OF the performance. and
the belief held by many we'll posted
horsemen that she will be able To trot
an evenly rated mile on very close 10 two
minutes is largely based upon II. III the
conditions are favorable the trial will be
made this afternoon
Apart from her performance. the open
ing days program Is a splendid one. The
card calls for the 2:0s pace. I'm which II
fast side -wheelers are eligible TO start.
The 2:l6 pace, with ten entries, the 2"4
trot, with IA, and the $500 Blue Hill stake.
=sisief f3ttid Dobie's fast stallion, Kin
ney Lou (2:07s., will meet big field
OF the best trotters I'm training.
The good things are well scattered
through the Ave days program, and II Is
difficult TO pick any one day as the best,
but upon the whole Wednesdays card
looks to be the strongest and will be given
UP entirely 10 the trotters.
Every one who saw the son OF Joe
Patchen when he broke the record last
week says that he will surely beat l:5s.
He could simply fly at Brighton Beach
and had a stiff wind TO face coming
home. The enthusiastic ones predict that
IL ne has as perfect a day as did Star
Pointer when he paced in :59A. at Read
Vile. he will pace in 1:5s or better.
IF he is anything like the form he
was in at Brighton Beach. Dan Patch
will set mark over the Readville track
| next Thursday that the PAGERS will be
shooting at for long time. remarked
prominent trainer. after working out a
fast side-wheeler over IL yesterday morn
| ing.
expected. is the bay flly Sporty, by Greg
ory the Great She Is owned by FREQ
| Stockman OF Boston. and has been a mile
in PISA for Ed. Bither
| attention than the 3-year-old trot. Never
in the history OF the sport has there been
such great lot OF 3-year-olds In training
as there are this year. and then, too, colt
| races always appeal TO horsemen, preeu-
ers and the public.
The 5000 Norfolk stake for 2:s4 PAGERS
comes on Tuesday. and with Y side
wheeers, the pick of the country, eli-
gible To start, the record for the event.
2:O6, made by Direct Hal (2:04l.O last year
is likely to be beaten.
MI. fNr Thttr rCd a "
should result in a great race. This has
been one of the -best-classes- all down
the line. and II will be an extremely diff
ficult matter TO pick winner from the
lot.
Certainly no association ever secured
two such attractions for one meeting as
those at the Breeders track this week.
II Is not so much the fact that the fast
est trotter and the fastest PAGER In train
ing. or that the turf has ever known for
that matter, as II is that every one Is
confident that both will be successful.
! AUDUBON BOY IN FREE-FOR-ALL.
Without doubt the great free-for-all
| which is scheduled for next week at the
| Narragansett park. will be the most ex-
! citing event OF It's kind seen this sea-
| son Interest in this event Will be height
| ened by the news that Audubon Boy.
| the winner of the Park Brew stake two
! years ago IL entered. Two years ago,
| the horse went a clever race for the
| largest purse ever handed to tempt a
pacing class. before an audience OF Doo
| people. A remarkable record has fol-
lowed the horse since then. In that he
has never been beaten and the best In
him has not been brought out
This fact Is what provides the interest
IN the coming event. for with such com
| petitors as Knox's Gelatine King, 2:01%,
and Coney e:02. with others OF the same
class pitted against this wonder. there
| can be nothing else. but a good race.