Arizona republican., 1904-03-18
MATINEE A SUCCESS
Big Crowd in Attendance and Two
 Records Are Smashed.

 clubs track yesterday, smashed two track records and gave probably the best exhibition of harness racing ever seen in Phoenix The throng that wit messed the races was to a great ex- tent fashionable enc. many of the most prominent people of the city be- ing present, and there were many pretty gowns and handsome equipages to offset the otherwise bleakness of the speedway.
 It was the second matinee of tke Phoenix Driving club and the members of the club may well be proud of it's success. There were many entries. and though there was considerable rivalry at no time was there display of ill feeling and there was not an ac- cident to mar the pleasure of the day. In nearly every case the owners of the horses acted as drivers, this being one of the rules of the meeting, but in one or two cases, for a justifiable reason, the rule was broken and professional drivers substituted.
 Interest among the spectators cen tered on the fifth race between Mayor Bennett's Tom, w. M. Mayors Arizona Bess and J. C. Adams Dona- dellO. In the first heat Arizona Bess took the lead at the wire and kept it all the way around the track. Tom broke before the end of the first quar- ter and though he made a great show ing during the next quarter, he broke | again on the third, and came in sec ond, Arizona Bess being an easy first. The time was 2.25.
 In the second heat Tom settled down to good racing making the pace with out a break while Arizona Bess lost her head and went into a stopping break. Donadello was at no time in ! the showing. Tom won this heat handily, time 2:26 3-4. The third heat ! furnished the best race of the day. 1 The three horses left the wire evenly and proceeded abreast until the first | turn when DOnadello and Arizona Bess broke. giving Tom good lead Com ! ing down on the straight track Ari- zona Bess took to driving and before | the next quarter post was passed, had shut out the daylight and was forging to the lead coming into the stretch with Tom a good three lengths behind. But here Tom showed the speed that | is in him and with a gigantic spurt came down the stretch, creeping inch by inch upon Arizona Bess until the | horses were running neck and neck, and finally Tom passed beneath the wire a full length to the good. The l time was 2:24 and it established q new record for the local track
 The second record to be smashed was in the pacing class. when May Bodello, owned by J. C. Adams. turned the track at 2:1S 3-4 There were three heats to this race, May Rodello taking third place on the first heat and win ming the two following trials. Cobre | Grande easily won the first heat. but sank into third place on each of the succeeding heats, whiie Pointer Star showed well by maintaining a second place during all three trials.
 The results of the races follow:
 First race, trotting, three heats First heat: W-nch. H. McAlisrer. owner won; Kate R., Howard Ramsey. owner second: Sirius Onward, w. N. Tiffany, owner third; time 2:43. Sec ond heat: Kate R. won, Wench second: Sirius Onward third; time 2:46K. Third heat: Wench won: Kate R. second: Sirius Onward third: time 2.SsH.
 Second race, pacing. two heats-First heat; Rystander, J. K Wheat, owner won; Iddie C., w. P. Cleary owner, second; Sirius Mark, W. A. Priestiev owner. third; time 2:3ON. Second heat: Rystsnder won; Iddie c. second: Sir jus Mark third; time 2:S3H.
 Third race pacing. three heats First heat Cobre Grande, c. V. KIotz- bach owner, won; Pointer Star, W. F. Holder, owner second; May Boydello J. C. Adams, owner, third; time 2:26 Second heat: May BoydeTlo won: Fointer Star second; Cobre Grande third: time PISA.
 Fourth race trotting, mile dash Lady Eoydello, J. C. Adams. owner won; Norfanolia, W. R. Albright, own CT. second; time S:O71A.
 Fifth race, trotting, three heats First heat: Arizona Bess, w. M. May CTS, owner won; Tom. Walter Bennett owner, second; Donadello. J. c. Adams owner, third; time 2:25. Second heat: Tom won; Arizona Bess second: Dona- dello third; time, 2:2634. Third heat: Tom won; Arizona Bess second; Dona- dello third: time 2:24.
 Sixth race, mixed, two heats-First heat F. E. Packard, c. V. Klotzbach owner, won; Gov, Brodie. William Los sing, owner, second; time 2:4O. Second heat: F. r.. Packard won; Gov. Brodie second; time 2:47.
 seventh race, mixed-Nellie Briggs A. F. Moosau, owner, won: Gipsy Walter Norris, owner, second: Molly H. M. Johnson, owner third; time 3:O1K.
 The directors of the driving club are so well pleased with the result of yes terday's meeting that they are planning to have three other matinees during the next few months. The first will be about April 12. There will be anoth- CT on May day and this will be followed by third meeting Decoration day.
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