The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-09-06
SADIE NC. DROPPED DEAD

The opening day OF the Grand Circuit
races at Charter Oak park ended Glrd m a
queen. dropped dead In the fourth heat OF
the $4,000 Charter oak trot. the classic
event OF the meet. She fell about HU
yards from the finish when making a .des'
perate effort TO regain a lead which she
calamity held until rounding the last turn.
a veterinary surgeon attributed death 10 a
had been watching her declare that she
acted strangely all the afternoon.
The gallant mare met her Waterloo.
failing to take a single heat OF the four
outset that she was in the fastest com
pany OF her brilliant turf career. and
she died trying to save her laurels. AnSl.
ola. Zephyr and Glenwood NJ. all proved
Sadie Mac was n big favorite in the
first heat, but ran only third. Al the enc
of the first heat she broke badly. Eaght
times the field had 10 score IN tIls neat
and Driver Stinson attributed Sadie Macs
defeat 10 the fact that she was wearied
by the time the word was given.
When the tragic climax came hundreds
OF men thronged on the track. and when
IL was announced that the great mare was
dead all sorts Of rumors spread through
the crowd. II wass first limited that size
had been drugged. but those wild runors
were finally discredited and the word OF
the veterinary was accepted. Scores or
hardened old horsemen actually wept as
they saw the great mare lying dead on
the turf. and when her owner. Miss Kath-
crime Wilkc. heard OF her death, she was
deeply affected and lett the grounds i'm
mediately.
The news that Sadie Mac, the trotting
mare. dropped dead at Charter oak yes
terday was received here with genuine re-
gret by tho thousands Who watched her
performance at Narragansett Park last
week.
The fasest heat here was in 2:07A, but
the mare was not called upon TO exert
herself much. At ReadYtlle during the pre-
vious week she took the rich Massachu-
sets $1,000 stake, making the fasest hea;
In 2:O64 and breaking the record for the
event. which was up 10 that time 2:C7A.
All along the circuit she captured the
rich stakes that she was entered IN, tax
ing the 2:l2 trot ut Detroit in 2:0oA n
the 2:10 trot at Buffalo.
The mare was sired Peter the Great
out Of Fanelia. by Arion, and was driven
by N. Stinson.
At she trotted her three
heats without a break and apparently
without exertion. Many local horsemen
regarded her as the fasest trotung mare
In the world, not excepting Sweet Marie
though she had not lowered her mark
daughter OF Mckinney.
All the finishes in the Charter oak
event were heart-brealaing and the heavy
condition OF the track made IL hard WORK
for the horses. Darkness prevented the
finish OF the big event after Angola and
Zepheyr had eac won two heats. Zephyr
was in great form In the first two heats.
which were won by whipping finishes, but
tired under the strain, and Angola fin
in front in the third n fourth
In da shing style.
Seven heats were required to settle the
BIB pace. Jubilee carrying away the
honors.
In the 2:i9 trot Leonardo finished first
In straight heats, closely pressed by ST.
Ience. owned by John ii. Dillon OF New
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