The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-22
Lord Derby May Not Be Fit 10 Meet
Major De|mar July 4.h.
Wd|thour and Joe Nelson Tied at Eight
Points Apiece.

The program for the Fourth of July
meeting at Narragansett park has beer
Issued and consists OF four races of hal
mile heats. A 2:25 and 2:35 class have
been opened with purses of 500 each.
The other two races will be for cups
owners to drive, and will consist OF a
wagon race, free -for-all and a race for
pairs. owners to drive TO wagon. National
Trotting association rules will govern
Hopples will be allowed I'm the two class
races but will be barred in the races 10
wagon. Entrance fee viii be five per cent.
OF purse and five per cent. additional from
winners.
The management OF the track Is MAX
ing arrangements to secure other attrac-
tions and will provide trophies for an
automobile race and motor cycle races
The big Lord Derby Major Delrnar
match scheduled for July 4th at the
Empire city track may have TO be post
poned The reports that the horses are
In the best OF condition are untrue and
Lord Derby, at least. is not working to
suit his owner, Mr. smathers. or George
spear. who Is training him a Charter
Oak park. The Mambrino King horse ha :
been lame and had not beaten 2:20 up to
last Thursday. Spears thinks IL will be
impossible 10 get Lord Derby ready 10
rave a. week from saturday.
Alto Mcdonald IL giving Major Delmar
his preparation at Long Island park and
Is much pleased with the condition OF the
horse. The Major is stronger and ap-
pears improved I'm every way over his
early form last year. Mcdonald has not
asked for a mile faster than 2:16, but the
horse can brush at two-mnute clip
The $4,000 match race between these
great mares has aroused much interest
of tla lfeynt ii
has provoked much discussion as to the
relative merits of the horses. The win
ner takes all and a race for blood is ex-
pected IL both horses are ht
The pleasant weather during Nav and
the first week of June was improved TO
the utmost by trainers at the eastern
tracks In getting their horses ready to go
away and get piece of the money.
Some Of the grand circuit candidates in
training at New England tracks have
commenced to show racing form but
most OF the trainers are content with
miles less than 2:30 Recently at the
Empire City track Don Cozine stepped a
mile In 2:l2A and as this Is 21s seconds
inside Of his record IL will be seen that
he Is about TT to go 10 the races. Most
OF the star performers at Empire City
track are going miles around 2:2O. with
fast brushing through the last quarter.
But several OF them are so far advanced
In their preparation that they have COW
cred this distance close to 30 seconds
The clockers have had some brushes to
time at Charter Oak which have proved |
sensational Mart Demarest sent the
hoppled champion Prince Alert furlong |
without the straps In IA seconds. 1:5e |
gait. Half a hundred watches clicked the |
time. Charley Doble droke Frank Yokum /
an easy mile with the last furlong in 10 |
seconds. Indiana. 204n. paced the fast
est mile Of the season IN 2:l1h Charley |
Herr 2:O7. trotted an easy mile with the
last quarter in 30A seconds. Dave Nc
Clark worked Hazel Pointer a mile in
2:l6 and her stable mate. Joe Pointer a
mile in about the same notch.
Scott Hudson will have TO hire n spe-
cial train TO ship his horses IL he contin-
ues adding TO his string. The latest ad-
dition to his string at Lexington Is Mary
Celeste, 2:17A. She Is by ORC
Wilkes, and is cut of a mare by Guy
Wilkes, Scott has not worked this mare
a mile much better than 2:30 but she acts
as IL she had speed enough to burn up the
track.
Myron McHenry is very confident thai
he will he able to lower the pacing record
with Dan Patch this season Dan Patch
has not done as much stud service as last
spring and when McHenry got the PAGER
rom Mr.. Savage at Cleveland he found
me champion strong ana We'll rnuScled, |
1ue to tho fact that he was logged five
Dr. six miles daily and during the last {
month or two has been given 10 or IL
miles OF road work every day. 1t looks !
Is though Dan Patch will have no rival
his spring but IL Is possible that Direct
Hal may be able TO shade the two minute |
ecord n bit and the Freeport trainer is !
confident that before the season closes he
will break the record The outlook for {
ecord breaking performances is not so !
avorable among the trottcrs. {
The three fastest trotting geldings arc |
dajor Delmar. 2:05Iz, Lord Derby. 2:o5%.
nd Monte Carlo. 2:0iA. OF these three
iajor Delmar Is the most likely candi- \
ate for record breaking honors. There Z
= no trotting stallion in sight that ap- T
ears to have n chance for look I'm az T
'resceus' record except IL be John A. |
IcKerron. the successful matinee trotter $
Tomorrow the New England mile track 0
ircuit will open at the Old Saugus race a
rack. Secretary Htchings has a first v
ate entry list and everything points TO II
ne sport. The horses that raced at c
lashua last week will meet n lot of local 2
orses that will make their first start Z
here, and also n number OF strong stables I
hat have been racing In the eastern cir
uit The afternoons program calls for n
he 2:23 trot and 2:30 and 2:l6 Il
acing classes.