The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-11
AMONG the HORSES

New York. Nov. 1.-THE Minneola
handicap the feature OF yesterdays rae
ing at Jamaica, had but four entries. but
they were we'll Handicapped. The attend
ance was about Is usual. and the track
fast. II was reported yesterday after
noon that Flagstaff. belonging 10 A. L..
Aste. is dying from the same fever which
caused the death OF four other horses In
Astes stable. including Montana King.
Ostrich and Emergency were the two
choices In the nrst race, and they ran
as the betting indicated. though Ostrich
only got up In the last stride by a nose.
Ernest Parham and Ella Snyder got away
In front In the second. and the two led
for a quarter. when Arden went 10 the
front At the stretch turn Gaviota and
q. Whittier moved out from the rest
and fought II out TO the finish, G. Whit
tier winning by a head. Monet got away
in front and remained I'm front In the
third race all the way, winning by head
at the end.
The Mineols handicap had only four
starters, and II resulted in a fine finish.
Stamping Ground winning by a length
and the other three heads apart. Stamp
ing Ground raced 10 the front at the start
aud held the lead TO the end The rest Of
the field were close together during the
race. Colonsay closed very fast in the
stretch and beat Sheriff Bell by a head
for the place
The fifth race was two-horse race
exclusively. for Mimosa and Silver Dream
drew away from the others and opened a
big gap. In the stretch. Silver Dream
wore Mimosa down. and cleverly won by
two lengths from Mimosa. Tripsn won
the sixth race easily, with Mart Mullen
second and Sir shep third
AT BIRMINGHAM
Birmin shsm, Ala. Nov. II.-Dan Patch
paced a mile on hsN-mile track here
Yesterday afternoon In o:03i. and low
cred the only worlds record for PAGERS
outstanding against him The record
previous to this was 2:o3Ii. held by
Prince Alert. Cobweb. the runner that
paced Dan Patch. fsltered on the turn
just before eutering the stretch. and but
for this Dan Patch probably would have
made the mile in less than 2:os. The Of
fetal time by quarters was: 30i1. l:ol
1:3sL. 2:03I..
The horse was In splendid condition.
and with the exception OF q slight breeze
blowing down the stretch the weather
was ideal. The track was hard and fast.
AT KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Mo, Nov. Il.-In what
was heraided as his last public appear
ance on the turf. Cresceus yesterday
failed In his effort 10 lower the worlds
trotting record OF s:os for mile on
hslf-mie track. held by himself He
went the distance in 2:i2t. on the Kan
sas City Driving clubs track.
The conditions were unfavorable for
record time. and at the request OF George
VI. ketcham, the owner and driver OF
Crcsceus. the judges announced before
the trial against time was begun that the
crowd must not expect TO see the record
broken The track was not to Mr.
Ketchams liking. being little cuppy
and the wind was blowing gale from
the vest. but the most discoura ging con-
Gition for fast time was the fact that
Crcsceus was suffering from slight
lameness. due. II Is said, 10 his recent
experience. i'm a wreck.
The time by quarters was: SS. l;ostt,
i'Ssk. .;12i4.
AT wOONSOCkET.
Woonsocket. r. L.. Nov. ia three
days meeting opened yesterday on the
Woonsocket track. The favorite. Little
Jack. won the 2:24 event for both trot-
ters and pacers In four heats, after finish
ing fourth In the first heat. In the 2ls
pace Blackbrd was winner after four
beats.