The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-14
SECOND WEEK THE BEST

ing al Granite State park, Dover. ~ H.,
was in many respects the best ever held
over New Hampshire's mile track. The
new management Of the track has made
a very favora BILE impression upon the
racegong public. The attendance was
good. and some OF the racing was exceed
ingly I.S..-class The race between John
NJ. and The Friend was splendid CON
test. one of the kind that keeps interest
in the sport alive.
No one doubts the honesty OF the gen
tlemen who officiated in the stand at
Dover but n cannot be denied that they
utterly failed To make the drivers race
horses
The New England circuit has been very
bad In this respect all the season. one
reason for the state OF affairs is that
there has been SO many horses out this
year tnat have outcllssed their fields.
Horses like Dode X. Harrison Wilkes
and 4 Le ricnd, have had practical walk
overs in their classes. The other drivers
who have raced against them appear TO
have got so i'm the habit OF driving for
second money that they apparently would
not know how TO get To the front II they
wanted to.
The entry for the second week at Dover
Is larger and better In every way than
that of last week. The horses will be
better classified than last week and tho
racing should he the best sccn In the New
England circuit this year.
or course. the feature Of the meeting
Will be the free-for-all pace. which Is
scheduled for Wednesday. In this event
John NJ (2:02Al. and The Friend (2O5l.l.
will come together again. and every one
is looking for another splendid battle be
tween them. The Friend will undoubted-
ly be the favoritc. hut the friends Of John
4. ...l
predict that the little stallion will have
TO cut quite a slice from his record II he
retains the laurels which he won last
week There Is no gamer PAGER on the
turf than John NJ. and IL he can get
heat away from tho stallion. his friends
are confident that he will beat him the
race Then also Riley b.. who won the
2:06 pace al Buffalo this week. Will un-
dou ubtedly he a factor I'm the event.
The free all trot. which is down
for Thursday. will be another attraction
Both Oracle Keller and Harrison Wilkes
are named and whichever Walter Cox
elects 10 start will probably be the fav-
orite
The Readville management has an
nounced the program for the grand cir
cult meeting. which has been cut down
20 two days. Aug %. q For the seven
events the unprecedented amount of A3.-
600 will be raced for. as follows: Audubon
Boy Ecstatic Belle Mac match. SaWo;
Massa chusetts stake for 2:lO trotters'
$1,000; the Blue Hill for 2;S Totters' ,rotters
$1,000: Horse Breeder Futurity. 5000; the
Neponset. for 2:s PAGERS, 500 the Tyre,
FOR three-year- trotters, $500.
on Tuesday, the opening day. the Dig
match race the Blue Hlll. the Ponka,
poag and the two-year-old trotters VIII
race. and on the next day will be the
Massachusetts the Neponset and the
Massachusetts, stake II trotters. the PICK
OF tho country, have been named ana
grand contest is sure TO result; If the
track IS good, the record Tor the stahe
is sure TO be lowered.
OF course. the unbeaten mare Sadie
Mac will sc the favorite, but she Will
have 10 trot the race or her lie 10 WIN
Horsemen who saw the old favorite Nor
man b.. race at eDtroit and Buffalo say
that the daughter of Peter the Great
will find him n though customer In the
big race. The son OF Phallas trotted IN
2:O6s., at Buffalo last Wednesday.
ED Geers has named the fast mare
Zephyr, by Zombro. Another dangerous
horse In the race is Gray Gem. Then
there is little Grace Bond. The 4-year-
old mare was sick at Buffalo. where
she was shut out She has been quite sick
since she arrived back at the Readville
track. but Il IL expected that she viii
be all right by the time OF the race.
Little Grace Kellar will race for tho
Granite State Park stables nomination,
having been named instead OF her stable
champion. Harrison Wilkes. The mare
has not been beaten this year, and
showed wonderful form at Dover last
week.
The bay selding Kid Shay looks 10 be
I'm pretty hot company. but the others,
John Caldwell. Morusco, Lady Gail Ham
uton and Robert Me, have been doing
good work
The great Walter Direct injured him
self I'm his STAFF at Bualo, and II is
not certain that he will be aSle To start
i'm the 2:OS pace This will make the race
an open one. with the prospect OF hard
battle and fast time.
The 2A trot should b. rattling good
race. as - trotters. the pick ~ the coun-
try. are named The NJ. NJ win
ner Angle, Clarita W, Danube and Fred
Direct will he among the most fancied.
II will not do to overlook tho black mare
Dodie n, G.l3hl.