The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-11
JOHN M. WON

John NJ and Frank Yoakum met IN the
free-for-all at Granite State park yes
terday at Dover. and tonight the black
flyer from Boston holds the honor OF hav-
ing won the fastest race ever paced I'm
New Hampshire 2O5s.. 2:05is, 207 THIS
was one OF the biggest surprises Of the
season, for before the start Frank Yoak
um ruled at 2-to-1 favorte over John VI,
Louise g. and Joe Pointer
Walter Cox brought Eddie Rice's horse
10 the post az ft as could be, and for
the first time this season the son OF Paris
acted like tho game race horse every
one knows him TO be.
il was we'll that he showed his old
time courage, for he was up against one
of the kingpin PAGERS i'm Frank Yoakum.
The Pennsylvania horse was right good.
and I'm tho fastest heats was not beaten
half his length. Cox handled the Boston
horse cleyerly, letting Frank YoalSum set
the pace three-quarters OF tho way, then
outracing him through the stretch.
John NJ drew the pole, but at the word
the king OF the half-mile tracks rushed
Off and had the track TO himself on the
turn. Going out OF the back stretch Cox
brought John VI along and gra adually drew
up on even terms with the favoritc.
II was a long, hard drive To the wire.
with the glory going TO the black fell
low. The time, 2:ojS4, was An eye-opener,
for c:01 was the fastest mile looked FOR in
the race.
As a proof Of their gameness the pair
came back the next heat half a second
faster, Soakum leading into the stretch
as before. The time. 2:05ia, equals tho
track race record made by The Friend
when he defeated John NJ last August.
The Pennsylvania horse delayed mat
tors at the score i'm the third heat, and
finally got the word "A length back.
Louise O. now joined I'm the chase and
n IN. a oil. 20, H,,fa
got into pocket In the third quarter, or
She would have made John NJ go faster
than 2.05.
Yoakum had had enough Of the game
at the upper drawgate. and tho daugh-
ter OF Aclayone beat him for the place,
John NJ. Winning pulled up
The fast PAGERS did not furnish the
whole show by a good deal, for even
had they not appeared. the afternoons
sport would have been we'll worth see
Ing. There were ten heats In three other
races decided, and all developed excit-
ing finishes. This was particularly so
In the 2:22 pace, I'm which the big field
finished so well punched each time that
the judges had hard work to pick them
out
Lake Queen, Ralph Wicks old rival.
was a 2:l0 trotter today and she unset
the calculations OF the wise by pulling
down first money i'm the e:l4 trot. which
hdh It's DtelHIlnB MONDAY. Chestnut wa
read good, too. and was right at her
shoulder i'm 2;l2i4. Game old Midnight was
pretty sore, and would not stay on a
trot
Darkness found the 2:l9 trotters and
2:2e PAGERS still fighting so the morrow
will have to tell the outcome OF their
battles.
Lady Resolutc and Harry Johnson were
the best liked among the trotters. The
latter Is out OF tho running as he can
not start. but the daughter OF Allerton
looks pretty good, as she has two heats
10 her credit. Little Rena has a couple
OF firsts also, but Lasells mare has the
better manners.
Three Of the PAGERS have reached home
first, but tho favorite, Conway. is not
one OF them, and tho boys arc all at
sea. The time is slow. so N there is a
fair sort OF a PAGER in tho bunch first
money will be- soft picking
Tomorrow card contains for neu
events a 2;lo pace. 2:sO trot and 2it pace.
each with big fields