Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-04
BRAVE BILLY BUCK
Wins the Great Roger Williams
$4,000 Stake.
Sensational Finishes in the 2.08 Pace,
Locanda Finally Winning.
Favorites Win Everything Finished on
Concord, N. H., Track.

Providence, r. l., Sept. 3.-The Roger
Williams $4,000 stake for 2.14 trotters
was the feature Of the third, days rae
| ing in the Grand Circuit meeting at
Narragansett park, this afternoon.
Billy Buck, a bay gelding, owned and
| driven by r. F. Geers of Memphis,
Tenn, carried off the big purse, win
| ming in three straight heats. There
was an attendance of 1900 people,
In Il field of II starters Scott Hud-
sons horse, Jay McGregor, had the
pole. The horses went to the three
quarters pole with McGregor in the
lead, and then began q battle royal
down the stretch. Billy Buck drew
steadily out of the bunch, headed the
leader when within 200 yards of the
finish, and captured the heat by a mar
row margin in 2.0SM, the best time
made during the race. Geers took the
lead in the second heat and found it
comparatively easy to maintain that
position through the mile, winning by
a length.
For more than half mile in the final
heat the field held together 50 closely
that the horses could hardly be dis
tnguished. On the turn into the
stretch, Jay McGregor rushed out of
the bunch and the battle to the wire
was a royal one, Billy Buck winning by
a nose.
Sadie Baron captured the first heat
in the 215 pace, and although she
fought hard with Trilby Direct to the
end, she WAS unable to head the black
lilly, who took the remaining heats and
the race in one, two, three order.
Sensational finishes marked the 2.0S
pace, which had II starters, with Al
Book faVorite. Locanda fought gal
lantN from wire to wire in the first
heat with Louis G., and won, but in
the next he was given 10th place for
running, Albert G. finishing in the lead.
Locanda and Albert G. went the third
mile abreast until within a hundred
yards of the wire, when the former in
Il burst of speed took the lead and fin
ished short head to the good.
Dillon Boy, the favorite, won the 2.lS
trot in two straight heats.
Major Delmar, it was announced,
will attempt to beat the trotting record
made by Croescus Of 2.o2A. The sum-
mary:
215 PACE-PURSE $aoOo-S IN s.
Trilby Direct, blk by Direct-Bes-
sic Wilkes by Sable Wilkes
Sadie Earon. Oh M (Snow). .......1 .
Edith May, b m (Sullivam. 8
Harry D., g tMcEwen).. ........3 4
Little Sphinx, b m (Wilsom...... DIS
Time, 2.01A, 2.0S12, 2.10A, 2.11E.
LEA ASS-TROT-ROGER WILLIAMS
RACE-PURSE $4,000 g IN 81.
by Cleveland tGeers) ................1 l
Jay McGregor, b h CIudson).
Mazette, blk Ockerson). .......:..4 Z
Authoress, blk m CA. p McDonald).1 )
Norry e.. b Q5. Shank. .............6 : a
Fred McClung. b g dolly. >
kenney Lou, br $ U3. Doble). 10 6
John Nc. b g (Benyon). ..............5 10
Lady Palchie, b m Gckers). ......S II $
Oxford Chimes, blk & dodge. 10 5
Patchen Maid. blk m de Ryder. IL Il
Time, 2.oSA, 2.09t&, 30.
2.oS S-PACE-PURSE $1,000 g IN %.
Locanda, br n by Alerton- Kathrin-
ka BY Alcyon G6rodbine). ........l 10 !
Alhert, 70 3 a. T, ,I McDonal0...'1o ! Z
Nonamie, b m G4oomis).
Terrll s., oh & U4asSelD ............... 5
Al Book blk h Curry. q
Council Chimes, blk h tSnow).. 30 6
Baron Rogers, br Gtrwin). .......S 3
Dandy Chimes, b h Crulley).........:7 9
MuSh. b g CWalker)... :...............n 10
Brown Heels, dodge. DIS
Carthage Girl. b IN (MerrifielO. Ids
Time, 2.07, 2.07, 207A.
LIS CLASS-TROT-PURS $1,000 e IN 81.
Dillon Boy. b h by Baron Dillon East
cr Maid by Alroy UIudson. ..........1 /
Re-Wood, & II CRenwick). ...............2 3
Grace kellar b m (CoO.................4 ?
Nickelettc b IN (fishcr). .................3 4
Nanita, b m (ODOnnelD. ...............o b
Du Puytrcn, br h Curry. 6
HE Boy, b g Scarborough. ............G Z
Crowshade, blk (WalD.
Time, 2.l3A. 2.11A.