Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-30
At NARRAGANSETT PARK.
Events Decided in Straight Heats, Yet
Some Were Interesting.

Providence. r. l., Aug 29.-About 1000
persons attended the opening of the grand
circuit meeting a N;trragansett park, to-
day. While all of the events were de.
cided in straight heats. vet several of
| them were extremely interesting One
worlds record was smashed, the pacing
record for mares without Il racemaker in
| front. Darrell. the handsome little mare
| owned hy c. II. Chaplin. Rochester. n. Y,
and driven by Alta Mcdonald of Al
| hany. \. y. was the one which gained
the additional honorS for she previously
held the records. 203h.. the mark she went
| against. today. After false score the
word was given and she went to the
quarter She increased her speed so that
she reached the half in 1914. At the
| three-quartcrS the watches clicked at
| l.3.1t. Many expected to see the mare
faIter through the home stretch but
without an apparent effort she maintain
ed her speed to the wire the final quarters
| being in BOZ and the mile in 2.0224. re-
| duction of half a second of the previous
| best record
One might we'll have called this New
York day as all the races were won by
| horses from that state and three from
| that city. Three out of the four favor
ties succeeded In heading the summaries,
the only one to fail being Kent;
James Buffers horses took the us and
respectively Driver DeRyder had little
trouble In landing both victories. though
the struggle for second position was quite
close.
Morning Star, G. D. Sherman's noted
pacing geld!ng from Port Henry N. ".
had things all his own way in the 20
pacing event.
Angus pointer made him step the last
quarter of the initial heat in % seconds
The 200 pacing race was won by Nathan
Strauss Anidrosis barely got the place
after desperately driving finishes OF the
three contnnding horses. New records
were made by Nathan Strauss of 2Oia,
and Monroe of 2.10k.
The summarizes:
us CLASS, TROTTING. PURSE $1,000.
Aristo, b &. by Nushagak derry. !,
der dsr) Mo- + = U:ccrs,
The General. CHI e (NuckOls). 3 9
Roreazelle. br (Shank). .............4 4
HE Boy. b Walkcr). .;.;.,.,....3 .
Time, 213 20 A.213k.
2O6 CLASS. PACING. PURSE $500
Nathan Strauss, &, by Director
CThomaS) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Anidrosis, CHI z (Allen). .................-2 .
hocanda br tSnow};; ;.;;iii....'''-''aa
sufreet. blk m CWiison) ................! 5
Cascade hr (WalD. ....................d DIS
China Maid. br m CMcIaughiin). Ids
Time. 2.0iA. 2.OfA.
2.l3 CLASS. TROTTING. PURSE $1,000
Monroe. &, by Seymour Wilkes. de
Thornboy. Pennock). ?
Alley, blk < (Sayles). .....................2 3
| Lady Patchie b m (Ecker. .............4 4
Morn, Oh BrinkerhOoO. .
! JOymaker, b h (GeerS). ................-..7
| Lady X. blk m Berry. .................6 IL
Midnight. blk h Nuckols).. g
Kent, Oh (Spearl. .....................lo
Ruth NJ, b m (Mcfirat thu. ...............9
| Time. 212l2, 2.1Oh.
go CLASS, PACING. PURSE $1,000.
Morning Star. b. 6. by Star Pointer
tAlonzo McDonalD ................1 !
Angus Pointer. b & MacPhersOn).. :
i Winnie King. ch m CWilsOn). ........3 3
Time. 2.06A. 210A, 2.07A.
To beat 2.03A. pacing. worlds record
for mares without pacemaker in front
Darrell h m. by Alexander. Topsey by Hol-
ahirds. Ethan Allen (Alta McDonalU
| won. Time, 2OaL