The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-29
Don Carr Lowered His Record to Win
al NarraganSett.
poo|e'S Pitching and Perfect Support
Gave GrayS a Win.

II was very auspicious opening that
gansett park had yesterday with its nearly
1000 people about the grounds and the
horses on their mettle and seemingly
knowing what was expected OF them in
the way Of performances.
The track was fast and the racing was
as good as has ever been seen here, with
almost every heat OF every race a close
finish and full Of excitement The bet
ting contingent also had all the fun that
was TO be expected and the bookies were
kept on the Gui yive for the greater part
OF the afternoon
The weather conditions OF the after
noon was all that could be expected with
a cloudess sky and soft semi-autumnal
bIe eeze slowing across the track and the
stretch The breeze that blew. however.
in no way seemed 10 affect the running
OF tho horses or the time OF any one
event and though there was every
thought ON the day before that the track
would be heavy from the rain OF Sunday
the management had worked so success
fully that the rain Of the previous day
seemed but enough to make the track
fast
The first race OF the day was three
heat contest the 2.OS pace. In which a
local horse, Don Carr. was expected 10
take the measure OF any OF his coupetl-
tors lie is owned I'm this city hy Tobias
Burke and the majority Of those at the
track made him the afvorite. The purse
hung up for the event Vas $1,000 The
horse lived up 10 the expectation of all
OF his followers. though he had 10 lower
his record 10 do so.
There were a number present who
thought that Maude Keswick was up TO
the point OF beating the son OF Arrow
wood. but they had not taken the true
estimate OF the horse. The first heat
was gone I'm 206 nat. the second was
won by Maude Keswick In 2:05lA and the
third in 2.07-
Don Carr had the pole in the first heat
after few scorings but when the word was
given Maud Keswck jumped to the lead
and held 10 the stretch but was all I'm and
Don Carr won by half length at the wire
Time 2.06
The second heat of this race was a pro-
cession after the sth pole was passed with
Maud Keswck leading. At the quarter
she was yards ahead OF her field and kept
drawing away TO the half. Don Carr was
striving nobly TO cut down Maud Kes-
wicks lead but at the three-quarter pole
was still several lengths back At this
point f. Clarke began TO drive like the
wind and Don Carr responded SO nobly
that had the race been IL feet further the
black gelding would have won. As II was
Maud Keswicks took the heat only by n
matter OF inches in the fast time OF 205ik
Tho race In the third heat was between
Maude Keswick and Don Carr and IL was
about the prettiest heat OF the day The
rest OF the field abandoned the race at the
quarter to these two horses They raced
sulky 10 sukly at the half and then To the
three-quarters. when they turned into
the stretch the stamina OF the son OF Ar
rowwood enabled him TO run by his op-
ponent and TO win the race by several
lengths. This horse was picked by most Of
the betting and they all cnshed in. The
moneys went as the heat finished Don
Carr corraling first money. Maude Kes-
wick. second. and Irish. third.
The 2:1s pace brought to the wire a field
OF six starters, Bobby H. being scratched
Doris drew the pole. but lost II TO Hal
7. at the eighth Black Patchen trotting
third. Al the half the order was the same,
but Patchen broke. Hal 7. and Bolivar
fought IL out all the way into the stretch,
but the brown son Of Masker had not the
stamina 10 last and drew second place
at the wire by half length. Bolivar taxi
ing the heat.
done in the same time as the first but
the finish was not so close. since Doris
r. had a sulkys gap between her and Hal
7. Those who placed their money on
Val T. for place had easy winning