The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-05-31

heat and race In record time. stepping
the half in 1:o5h. They got the word OF
the first score and to the quarter II was q
head and head race between Phebon w
and wakeena. Here. however, the latter
faltered ard Phebon W. stepped the re.
mainder OF the distance well out in front
The third race OF the day. the 2:35 class
trot or pace. best three in five had a field
OF seven starters. with Daisy Heart or
the pole. On the word Ia Wise went
away to the lead like a shot on the first
turn and made runaway of II TO the
quarter. Bessie d. came UP with a rush
and drove Ia Wise of his feet Harry
Van and Bessie ID. had a great race down
the stretch for first place but Harry Van
broke under the strain when near the
wire and Bessie d. won. La Wise finished
third. Time 1:1o%.
The second heat furnished one Of the
best events of the day. In which Bessie
d. and Harry Van fought step by step for
supremacy.
Harry Van won the third heat of the
1885 class in 1:oeh, not having 10 step
exceptionally fast. as Bessie ID. was
pocketed at the start and could get
out until the stretch was reached
Repeated scoring was the order at the
beginning Of the fourth heat of the 2:s5
claxs When they finally got the word
Harry Van went out In front and was
never headed TO the wire. winning the
heat and race.
The next event on the card was the
match race between 7. F. Toomey's Billy
apd John Martins Black Pstchen. The
latter drew the pole and they got the
word on the third score Both horses
went into o. bad break on the first turn.
but Billy caught his feet first and logged
around ths track while Black Patchen
was endeavoring TO get down where he
belonged. The time for the heat was
1:1s. Toomey's Billy in the second heat
went the circuit Of the track alone, as
Black Patchen. with the owner. Mr.. Mar
tin, driving. broke on the first turn
The Last heat ana race OF the match
race was won by Billy. as Black Patchen
could run instead OF pace a half mile.
In the wagon race, owners to drive.
there were four starters. w. 7. Parker's
Carl W., j. M. Frasers Allenka, ]. I.
Lavofe's Wonderful Wilkes and DR.. j. ID.
Reilly's Vandemark. Carl w. won the
frst heat with Allenka second. Won
ferful Wilkes was third and Vandemark
fourth. Time 1:13. Questionable tactics
were employed in the second heat OF this
race, according TO the judges, who soon
Vandemark. DR.. Reillys horse. back TO
fourth place after he had finished first.
The judges allege that DIR. Reilly delib-
erately cut across in front OF Carl W.
and the back stretch. causing him to
break and thereby lost the pole position
There was intense excitement when
The horses came out for the third heat.
owing to the feet that vandemark was
placed last in the preceding heat. vande-
mark won with Allenka second and Won
ierful Wilkes third. Carl W. finished
ast. Mr.. Fraser entered complaint OF
'oui driving in this heat, but IL was not
sustained by the judges. The time was
III. This gave Carl W., Allenka and
each a heat.
II was twilight when the horses came
'ut for the final heat and a large ma
ority Of the spectators had left the
rounds. When the horses got tho word
Allenka went after vandemark, but in
he back stretch vandemark pulled away
md won handily.