Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-08-10
Laughs at Another Serious
Accident in the Su|key.
-Four Races Finished ---Locanda
Turns the Track in 2.05.
The Faprits Take All Three Events on
the Dover, n. H., Track.

Buffalo, n. Y, Aug. o. Ed Geers, at
60 years Of age, the dean of the Grand
circuit driving brigade, had another
close call at Kenilworth Park, this
.ifternoon. The veteran was in the
sulky back of King Direct in the 2.04
race. the feature of the day, when in
The third heat at the head o. the stretch
King Direct, pacing strongly, struck
his hoof through the wheel of La
rnida'S sulky. A wicked looking ac-
cidcnt was the Immediate result.
There was a tangle of horses. sulkies
ana drivers almost Immediately Swal
lowed up in a cloud of dust. When
the. scene of action cleared GeerS was
-reu PROSTATE on the ground. Driver
SNOW was on his feet, making his way
40 the judges stand Locunda had been
safe. anG King Direct had started on u
Wild runaway. dragging 2 somewhat
shattered sulky back of him.
A crowd Of stable hands and others.
including a physician. was at Geers'
side. The veteran had suffered 4 bad
rut in his leg and the wind had been
knocked out Of him, but he speedily
recovered his breath and his hrSt
words We're:
"NoW don't make a hurrah OF TINS
thing and scare everybody 10 death
Tor nothing"
Just to show he was all right GeerS
then came out and back of Turley in
the 213 trOt, which followed. Won the
deciding heat, being given tremen-
dDIIS ovation.
Nathan Strauss also suffered in the
f.I he
which fell King Direct was badly in
ure,l in his runaway and probably Will
not race again, this year.
Sryder McGregor, $lOU to $50 on the
field. had a hard time getting two of
the three heats from Norman B in the
2OS trot.
I,ocanda had two straight heats in
th, 20; pace when the accident oc-
CURED and as the judges found both
drivers blamcless and placed the horses
in The final heat, the Allerton stallion
took the race. Locanda ruled favorite
throughout. Nervolo Put up good
tight in two heats. Turley sold 800 TO
81 on the field for the 2.1l trot. John
Caldwell won the first heat, but break
ing at the word for the second heat,
was distanced. Turley took the last two
heats and the race without trouble.
The 217 pace was a split neat affair.
Hal +. Bolivar and Charlie Patch each
won A heat. the race on the three heat
yian. being then concluded with Boil
var getting first money. Charlie Patch
second and Hal T, third.
eos TROT-PCRSE $lOIO-3 HEAT PLAN.
Snyder McC;regor b &, by Gilmans
McGregor (Hogan) ..................l
Norman T.. blk tMCCarthy)....... |
Direct V''w. br h tDc Ryder). )........5 :, )
Topsry. b m n.attimeD ............4 ?
Time :.Oo!:. 2o6T, 2c9,
?O4 PACE-PURSE $l5OO-3 HEAT PLAN.
Locand,I. br 8. by Allcrton (Snow)..1 | 6
AnidroSs. Oh ( tAllcnD. ................I .
N"rvolo b "a. T. Mcdonald. }
Belle NJ. h m haird). ........:3 ) :
Hazel Patch, blk Il Flack and
Curry OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. !
King Direct, blk $ (tieersl. ...-........5
Nathan Strauss, b & GA. ThomaS)...b .
Time. 205 2.05. 206l@
I'll TROT-PURSE 5000 HEAT PLAN.
Tnrley, br g. by French Plate
Robert Nc, h dolly. . :
John Caldwell. b y Uhompson,. Il DIS
Lady Gail Hamilton. blk M tiow-
Maior Gr,rr. $ z (McCarthyl. 4
Nora Mckinney. b m tAndrews). DIS
Miilird SAUNDERS b tSnowl: :......ds
Time, 2.09, 2.l0i-, = l%
2I7 PACE-PCRSE 5000
Bolivar b <. by Wayland W. DE
Ryd"rD ................-.......2 ]
Charlie Patch. blk $ tVsllrntine) IS
Halt br tSn"wl l...:;..;.:;...........l .
Captain Derby. b II tE.ldrdsc). .......4
J.. j. Park b $ UyonD................7 3
Elarl Patchcn. blk II uIoEam. ......6
h%mne h,%ads WiINs1 y Ivslta, eh m diow'rb.'-$
'.rd Nightingale, br m tStokes). 80. DIS
Time "06l. "0Ai.. 0yi,.