The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-23

thought that he would be able to come
near II for at least another season. Yet
the wonder has been performed. Not only
that this marvel OF horse-hesh lowered
his own previous record but he has clip
ped an even s-4 OF second from the best
time that was made previously and Gov
cred himself with glory. He went a mile
in 1854 with no wind shield.
The third day OF the harness racing al
the Memphis Trotting association track
was made memorable yesterday by
Patch's magnificent performance In
trial against time Beside making new
worlds record the son or Joe Patchen
lowered his own record by "a seconds
The mile was paced without wind
shield and at the finish Dan Patch seem
ed as fresh and vigorous as at the start
The demonstration that greeted the
new worlds pacing machine as he flashed
under the wire champion was memora-
BILE Horse owners who stood about the
track before the starters stand had
caught the time with their own watches.
and before the official time was flashed
out across the track they set up
mighty shout and threw hats and caps
high into the air. The shout was caught
up by the people in the grandstand. the
SPACE before IL and on the club house
grounds. and the victory OF the new pac-
Ing idol was proclaimed In a long.
hoaYse roar that rose and fell ard reached
It's climax I'm frenzy OF noise as Driver
NJ q McHenry pulled up before the
Judges stand and doffed his hat in ac-
acknowledgement ~ the acclsmation.
The trial was made with two runners
TO set the pace. the sulky preceding the
PAGER carrying a canvas strip between
the wheels. The quarter was reached in
% seconds, the half in :5s and the three
quarters pole in l:27i.. AS the horses
swung into the stretch Dan Patch was
pushing the forward runner so closely
that scarcely heads breadth inter-
vened between his nose and the back Of
the driver in the forward suiity
With the exception OF the 2:os class
trot, the events on the card went 70
favorftes, all In straight feats except
the first race which required a third
start. In the 2:oe trot Monte Carlo. the
favorite, had the second heat at his
mercy only 70 break and lose ~ when a
hundred yards from the wire Nervolo
driven by s Hudeon. took the POS pace
In straight heats and had endurance
sufficient TO win the last event of the
day, the half-mile dash.
AT NEW YORK.
New York Oct 2s-The card was ordi-
nary at Brighton yesterday The rea-
ture was the Winged Foot Handicap for
tyear-olds at six furlongs II was won
by HeNc. the well played second choice.
Moharfb. the favorite. finished a bad
ffth.
There was an Irritating DELAY az the
post. the barrier being broken IN one
OF the frequent lunges toward a. When
the start came Fuller got away fving
with Juvenal Maxim and led BY two
lengths up the back stretch. With Sweet
Gretchen next Juvenal Maxim led al.
most 60 the last. when Hello came up
with a rush and won by a nose. Sweet
Gretchen was third.
Blytheness in the last race was the
only favorite TO win bat all the winner
were weh played.
AT wOONsoCKET.
At woonsocket yesterday the feature
OF the third days racing was the sction
OF the Judges in declaring or ali bets
OH the 2:15 trot. which vns won by
Evelyn Bird in a six-heat contest The
unfinished 2.S trot was won BY YATES in
one heat I'm easy fashion Chum Boy
the favorfte IN the 2:is pace. which was
left over from Wednesday. won IN two
heate.
Susie 70 had little trouble IN defeating
the fsvorite whitten wilkes. IN the rs
trot after losing the first heat % Pad1y
McGregor
Ridgevood. me favorite won from a
large neid in the zB pace. with Alden.