The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-08-03

the first race yesterday and the rest o
the card wasn't any too easy picking
Crossways equal favorite with Ethe
Hayman, won the second race. Muske
teer, selling straight at threes with frisf
Lad. landed the third Second choices
came nut-of the box in the-last two
Spring winning the mile handicap and
Film Flam taking the dash tor Z-year'
old maidens.
Tn" track was good and the change
from October 20 July weather brought
out crowd up 10 the average set IL
opening week.
Springs performance IN the mile handi
cap was easily the feature OF the day
The Atheling colt ran IL I'm 1:30 2-5. a new
track record. In the running OF the Mar
ragansett stakes last Saturday Spring
was forced TO take second TO Ed Ball
tiring badly An the stretch. IL was
reversal OF tine tables yesterday and what
makes Springs mile loom up as meri-
torious Is the weight he carried, l2l
pounds. the limit that Handicapped Vas
burg could tax him with.
Considering the weights and Ed
Balls handy win Saturday the form play
ers could see nothing but Crimmns
mount driving the price from 10 5
10 % place. Spring closed second choice
al threes. - place.
Cresmer had the leg up on tho Cough
acre Stakes colt and led throughout the
mile, the real race developing between
Ed Ball and Monacordor for place. Grim
Minis held the favorite in third position
20 the half, and then set sail for Spring
but never could reach weakening in
the stretch and nearly losing place 10
Monacordor. Wiley up Lord Badge act
ed like a wooden horse at the barrier.
After the rest had got of a stable hand
had 10 go out and wake up the Badge
horse before he found his legs.
The Musketeer ran n corklng good race
in the six furlongs. third on the card.
Down in bookmakers row there was a
lot OF erasing OF ngufes and three horses
closed at about the same odds. the Mus
keteer. Durbar, and Wild Irishman. All
three finished in the money.
Wild Irishman. with "a pounds. had the
least weight 10 shoulder and opened ia
vorite at twos. Durbar at to 2. and
The Musketeer at fours. The Mgsketeer
and Wild Irishman closed at threes, Dur
bar at I 10 9
Bell made thc running with Musky
from the start and Durbar trailed close
up. Wiley was third all the way with
Wild Irishman.
Mcintyre made a determined ride on
Durbar. coming up on even terms with
Musketeer for the stretch drive Bell
took Musky 90 The outside and o1tstepped
Durbar In decisive fashion. easing up at
the last sixteenth.
The Lampighter gelding Arsenal. un-
der a superb ride by Romanell. won tho
first race at lucrative odds OF TO l. Mis-
tiss and r. r. Williams were equal Ia
vorites at Ia 2, even money place Gold.
feur was third choice at fours, 3 TO 8
place
Helgeson bad the mount on Goldneur
-A fltsI - IL
Finch gelding hard ride. trailing Sala-
din 10 the hclf and taking command at
the three-quarters
Romanelli brought Arsenal TO the hals
fourth horse and didn't cut loose till the
stretch turn. Saladin was all out but
Gouldfeur vas not beaten till last stride.
Crossways and Ethel Hayman were
equally well liked in the second race.
closing az 20 2, even money TO place
Perrine finished last with Ethel but
Crossways, Doherty up. justified the con
hdence Of her hackers It wasn't very
classy LOT that Mr.. Belmont's Ally had
20 beat
Bad actors kept tho field at the post
nine minutes. Crossways broke fourth
with Ethel Hayman leading at the half
IL was Crossways and all the rest OF the
way Romanelli rode MI and trailed
Crossways ;ill killed Off in the stretch
Finn Flam, at threeS stole the first race
from Blue Mamie favorite at n TO 3
Both were held at even money 10 place
Crimmins rode the favorite and used
her up In riding IN front TIL Doherty
brought up NTr. Relmonts Film Flam
with rush I'm the stretch. coming
through on the inside at the turn and
racing Manic of her legs The win
made II the second OF tho day for DOH
erty
The summaries:
FIRST RACE
Mile and ~ yards, selling