The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-07-04
RACES FOR TODAY
TREAT IN STORE FOR LOVERS OF
HARNESS RACING.
Special Trot and Pace VIII BE Feature
And Better Time Than 2.2O
Is Looked For.

Lovers of harness racing have a big
treat In store for them in the matinee
TO be given by the Montgomery Driving
Club at Riverside this afternoon. Al
unusually attractive card has been pre-
pared and the indications are that the
psffn. ons VIII n be fs., thoroughly de-
this afternoon will be the first race on
the program, the special trot and pace.
when two rivals. Mr.. Webber's speedy
PAGER and Mr.. Palmer's speedy trotter,
meet for the second time this summer.
The son of Brookside won two straight
heats on the oath of June, but both
were such that the adherents of the
swift SOM Of Phallasare are confident
that he has more than good show
In the first heat of the last race.
Messrs. Webber and Palmer took W
one minute and sixteen seconds feel.
ing each other. jogging to the hall.
From there to the wire they fought it
cut, Riverside winning in 2:27. In the
second heat 1t was a horse race from
the start, the first half in ~. last half
In III. and last quarter in "a fiat. the
trotter swinging a bit wide on that
second turn. but the heat being done in
2:24 fiat.
tage this afternoon, as after last nights
rain IL the track is rolled freely this
morning he should have an ideal course
for a pacer-smooth and CLASSY. If
Cybert c will have the advantages as
track that is slightly cuppy is the one
best suited for a trotter to make speed
on; An element enters into that race
today. however, that may make both
OF them trail Mr.. Wood starting his
handsome Hal PAGER. Hal Allmont.
over at the track some OF the stories
told about this horse that there is no
the average stable boy-just how fast
he really is problematical in the ex-
IRENE He is faster than that famous
Mr.. Webper's PAGER, who set the
track on fire with 2:I2 mile.
and while Mr.. Woodss colt has never
been started yet he has shown quarters
and halves at 2:0s speed. The aues-
ton is now can he hold that speed and
stay full mile--if he can, why then
there's nothing to it but the predomi-
nant fact that Cybert c. and Riverside
will be all in-unless both of them have
about ten seconds more speed safely
hidden away somewhere.
OF course the fact that the Hal colt
has never been in a race will mill
tate strongly against his chances-he
Will be bit awkward in scoring with
the other two, and there is a vast deal
of difference between a simple work
out and scoring with other horses. 1t
all stacks up like this-somebody will
realize that he is in horse race long
before the first heat is over. and mark
the prediction-both heats will be low
err than 2:20.
The free-for-a all pace. a four cornered
affair also promises to be interesting
with Jim Wilson. the brown son Of
Walnut Boy looking the best Stella ].
the game little Blue Ridge mare and
Mr.. Griels handsome Allmont gelding
as we'll as the McCurdy's Hambleto-
nian horse. the Governor. start The
third race will be a fight between a
trotter and PAGER again-Cieo McGregor
and Ben, Butterworth. The McGregor
last time in 2:37 and 2:S4, though he
did not exert himself On the nth of
June Mr. Cook got of badly
with Ben Butterworth and was Ave
lengths behind Riverside at the half
So nsational drive finished half length
be hind Riverside in 2:23 1-2-so the
son of old Geo. McGregor will have
has an unknown quantity in this race
with his Mack-and somebody NAV or
may not be fooled.
The races will BE- called at 8 o'clock
and tho heats will be in 3-as Is
usual with the Driving Club there will
h. no admission charged improper
Characters Of course being barred
stand and the street railway people
have promised good car service-and
th' afternoon should be thoroughly en-
olvable.
The entries in full are
Special Trot md Face Race.
Rivcrside-B. G. Brookside. owned by
w S. Weber
cybert c-P. X, G Phallas. owned
Hal Almont-C. C. Hal Rea. owned
by w. p Wood.
Free For All Pace.
Stella J-B. NJ Blue Ridge. ownal
by j. H. Judkins.
GoveInor--C. G. son Of McCurdv,s
Hambt. owned by L. Rowling
Jim-Br. G. Walnut Boy. owned by
II. f. Copeland.
DR.. Gaston-C. G. Almont Boy. own
ed by Terry Griel.
Free For All TrOt end Pace.
Geo. McGregor-B. @. Geo McGregor.
owned by II. P. Wilcox.
Ben Butterwcrth-R G., by Bur-
leigh, owned by U. Bowling
Mack-Unknown, owned by w r.
Wood