The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-08-29
AT READvIlLE

ioS'cluay was anotner DAY for records
at the ReadvilIe grand circuit meet the
only difference being that the record was
for the brevity OF the time for running
or the full programme OF events. There
were four events finished In nine heats
and yet by 4;30 o'clock the grounds were
deserted save for the horses and their
care akers
The events were fairly interesting, the
only great speciality beng the going of
Major c., in the 2:I3 pace Walter Cox
won and his driving was popular and
Wei nly applaudod.
IN the first heat he got very poor
send off, but pushed the winner TO clip
MS record TO 2:064 In the second heat
the rivals went away on nearly even
terms. Mcdonald going 10 the front with
Cox trailing.
Cox was driving Hike demon and kent
his lon-hearted race horse at his task
Slowly he gained on the gelding. and in
a last effort poked his nose under the
wire first
The heat was in 2:07iI, a new record
for the Indiana bred son OF Coastman.
Again I'm third heat Cox traiied. but
this time the game was not so hard,
Frank Wilson dying before the long dis
tance flag was reached. The mile was
I'm 2:0S. splendid time for a thirC heat
The clever young reinsman from up In
the Merrimac valley had another winner
yesterday in the Concord N H.. trotter
Prince Of Orange. The big gelding had
little trouble in beating Dan T. Fereno.
D1ilce Cor and Baron De Shay in 2:o9A.
2:0SS..
Al Book started In the 2:1s pace. and
II Is needless TO say that he won easily
In 2oSA 2:i1h Fred Noble won second
money with the Anderson Wilkes gelding.
c. O. ID. In the first heat Jim Carpenter
won the place with Day Book.
Dillon Boy. a member OF Scott Hud-
sons stable. driven by Ed Benyon, scored
his second win OF the week by beating
Rowellan and Fred McClung in the 2:is
trot
During the afternoon Hiram Tozier
drove the 2-year-old trotter Pierpont
Morgan for n record and marked him in
2:27A. Pierpont Morgan is owned by
George r. Leonard. and Is the first one
OF the get OF Idolita. 2:09L. To be seen I'm
public. His dam i'm Queen Regent by
Axtell 2l2: second dam Marmette. by
Director 2:17
Alta Mcdonald gave Major Delmar
some stiff work yesterday.
He stepped him the first mile in 2:Oi
and the second in 2:0324 These are with
out doubt the two fastest miles ever
stepped by a trotter in one day.
In the faster mile the great gelding.
was down 10 the three-quarter pole I'm
1904. He then made a standstill break
and was able % make the mile I'm 9:03H
Mcdonald was greatly surprised at the
speed shown by his horse down TO the
three quarters and believes had he not
jumped over dark spot the mile would
have been better than 2:02.
Thomas w. Lawson had the misfor-
tune 10 lose that good trotter Dream
void oxford Boy, who was second 10
Queen Wilkes n 2:llA on Thursday. In
that heat the horse broke leg and yes
terday was shot 10 end his suffering
The meeting closes this forenoon with
what looks 10 be the moss attractive
racing card OF the week the 2:04. 2:Os and
2:lo PAGES ana the 2Is trot. The sum-
naries.
Pool selling AT the Readville track was
stopped yesterday
The state police notified C. NJ Jewett.
secretary OF the associationf1 that un-
less the alleged offence was stopped i'm
medlately all the men engaged IN tho
transactions would be arrested.
Secretary Jewett accompanied the state
detectives 10 the poolroom and notified
each pool seller that business must be
discontinued Every man suspended sell
ing
The detectives remained at the track
until the last race had been trotted and
no further attempt was made 10 sell
pools.