The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-08-26
HEAVY WIND MARS THE
 RAGING AT READYILLE
ALMosTA GALE SWEEPS ACROSS
 THE TRACK.

Major DeInar's Attempt to Break the
 worlds Trotting Record Postponed
 Until To-day-Thc 2:O7 TrOt Causes
 Discussion-WOn by Mckinley With
 New Man DrIving-sweet Marie Wins
 Again.
 Readville, Mass. Aug. 25.-Aln1ost a gale of wind swept across the track to- day making fast time impossible at the grand circuit meeting. Major Delnar was booked to go against the worlds record trotting at 2:O2 1-4, without a racemaker in the lead, but owing to the wind the attempt was postponed until tomorrow,
 The racing was very interesting, how ever, and the judges added to the ex- citement by insisting that certain driv- CTS go strictly by rule. The "Ponkapo- ag'' an early closing event for trotters eligible to the 2:14 class last April, was the feature. It was counted by turf followers that the California bred mare. Sweet Marie. would carry off the hon- ors, and she did, but not until two heats had gone to Direct View
 Smith, the driver of the favorite, got the word trailing the opening heat. At the half it was seen that he was going to try for the heat Slowly the hand- some trotter cut down the intervening gap between her and the front horses until, in the home stretch she had only Direct View to overtake. She failed to make up the distance, however, and the stallion won by a short neck in 2:08 S-4. Sweet Marie was timed the final half in 1:02 Much to the surprise of all Smith did not make an effort to get the second heat.
 When he appeared for the next heat the judges removed him, substituting Alta Mcdonald. Going away Direct View went to a break. and the mare had little to do to beat the others in the field. Alter that DeRyder, behind Direct View, was unable to make Sweet Marie trot in faster time to win. How the officials will dispose of Smiths case they will announce tomorrow. Day Book. owned by Hon. J, M. John son of Calais, Me, was the favorite for the 2:1S pacing race There was noth- ing caDable of making him exert him. self.
 l The 2:17 trotting event was the sub 1 lject of considerable discussion, result ling in Driver Boone asking the judges to let Ed Geers drive Mckinley. the favorite. The request was granted and the gelding won.
 It was Red Bird all the distance in | the 2.10 pacing class. He sold over the field before the start of the race. tis announced that F. IL. Snlathers of New York bought pr. Strong (2:OS) after the second heat of the Massachu- setts stake race yesterday for the sum of s14,oOO. The summaries:
 The 'Ponkapoag" 2;14 Class -Trotting
 Purse Ss,000 6 in 5.l l Kinney. CSrlith and Me
 Direct View, br Il tDeRy
 rSs SsF9 Fa9aiah, b 5 JMscoy1 , l 5 2 Lady Patchie. b m tEck ersl ..s..,'. .... ..... s 3 Mary Gage, b m (Curryl 6 5 TO John Mac, b g (Geers) =. 3 3 dis
 Time-2:0S$, 2:10M, 21SM, 2:11A, I2:12h.
 l2:18 Class Pacing Purse $1,000 2 in 8 Day Brook, blk g, by Refero (Hum- l phreysvillel ,s ....... l 1 Funston, TO g (Snow) ...... 2 2 Nancy H, br m (Hudson) .... 3 Lookout Hal, b Il tShank1 ..... { Glad Bells, b h (Geers) ... 5 Inaha, blk m (Spear) ..... Starlight, oh h Wilson, .....s. Walter Keim, D g (Demarest) ).... dis Time2:09&, 2:10k.