The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-27
TWO FAVORITES
 WON YESTERDAY Other Two Wee Beaten, One
 Badly THE ENTRIES FOR T0DlY Ed Geers Easily Won the Harness Event With Frank A. In Straight Heats-May Go After
 Record Today.

I Two of the four hvortes in yesterdays races at the fair grounds track won. Of the other two, one finished second and the other failed to show in the money. In the one-harness event, PA class trot, Ed Geers had no trouble in sending Frank A. under the wire easy winner In two straight heats. No one ever fig ured either of tie other horses in the race as winners, and no one was dsap- pointed oyer the result. The free-for-au trot, in which Baron Grattan was to go against the track record of 2:O61a made by Hal Pointer thirteen years ago, was postponed until this afternoon on account of the condition of the track. Record l breaking time could not have been made on the track yesterday afternoon. but much work will be done today. and it is | hoped that the track will be so that there will be chance for Geers to send his horse the mile in better than 20613.
 In the first running race yesterday. Bal | Shot was touted as the winner. On the | Canadian track during the summer he was running away from the field ire | quently, and winning by several lengths. Yesterday, however he got away several
 lengths to the had and fipished in the ruck George A, Knight ran a pretty race and beat Little Mike out by more than length. Pendergrast rode good | race on the winner, and when he struck l the stretch he brought the horse to tine front and held him there Ben Fonso won by nose in the stretch | from Payne. a horse which was generally supposed to be sure thing. in the second | of the running events. It was a pretty | race from start to finish, Ben Fonso, Little | Boy, Payne and Peninsular being punched almost all the way. Ben Fonso led by | little when the last sixteenth poll was | passed, but Payne, the favorite, closed | up rapidly and at one time 1t looked as if he might win by nose. Johnasson | called on Fonso, and the good little chest nut horse responded and pushed his nose in front of Payne about two lengths from 1 the wire
 Lady Mistake was touted to win the | third of the running races. and went the seven furlongs in 1:32 beating out Subador | and Mirance. The horses went the first part of the distance fairly well punched, but before they had gone more than haif the stretch the three horses which fin- ished in the money gradually pulled out in front.
 In the last race Pipe, a horse which the 1 wise ones picked to win, pulled to the | front in a close finish in the stretch, with Glen Gallant second and Mon Ar mour third. Invasion, picked by many to win, never showed at all
 The results of the races were:
 Yesterdays Results.
 First race. 2:24 trot, best in B. one mile heats; purse $40O: Frank A. (Geers).. ''''............l l Belle of Roanoke CBnrpee). Egodian CThomas)..... ............S Z Time, 2:23; T:24A.
 | Second race-fve furlongs. purse slIo or | which $3O to the second and SlO to the third for 2-year- -old-George A. Knight, 95. PendergrasD, to 1, first; Little Mike, 1O6 (Foley), 5 to 2, second; Miss Cossett, el. (Moreland), 10 to 1, third. Time, 1:02h. Caroline w Rilda and Bal Shot also ran. | Third race. mile and sixteenth, purse s2OO of which $35 to second and $l5 to third for S-year-olds and upward-Ben Fonso 1O2.( Johnasson), to l, won; Payne. 107 Reynolds), to b. second; Peninsula. go, (Eare), Il to l. third. | Time, :52. Lee King and Little Boy also ran.
 Fourth race. seven furlongs. purse s175, of which $3O to second and $10 to third, for 4-year-olds and upward-Lady Mis- take. 107. (Monro) even, won; Subador, 1O7 needs), to 1, second; Mirance, no T (Reynolds). to i, third. Time, 1:32. Jena, Heritage and Ernest Parham also ran. Fifth race, five furlongs, purse s2O0, of which s25 to second and sl5 to third. for 4-year-olds and upward-Pipe. 103 ttPen- dergrast), even. won; Glen Gallant. TOT, Johnasson), 21h to l. second Mon Ar .s..1 TOP Lady. Collector, Teddy and In- vasion also ran.
 The entries for today's races are as fol- lows:
 Today's Entries.
 First race, four and one-half furlongs- | China Alley, 105; St. Benedict, 103; Elk dom, 1as; Oberon, 100; Disk Redd 103; George A. Knight, 105; Dorame. loo. Second race, five and a half furlongs- Stormy 1O7; Del Toboso. 104; Fonsoee, 1O7 Molo B., 104; Devonshire 112; Tros- sachs. 112; Kibosh, 112; Joval G. 112; Itaska, 99.
 T Third race, one mile-Little Boy, 104; Royal Arms. 1o4; 'Prestige. 93; GooGoo, lO2 Bullfnch. III: John Randolph, 91; Rian, 100. 1Governor Goebel s5.
 Fourth race six furlongs-B Brushton. 105 Bishop Weed. i05; 'Dundail, 9s; Sig nal IT., 1o5: Two Penny, 1oe 'Judex 1o1; Little Red. 100; Whippoorwill 1os s-Apprentice allowance claimed First race called at o'clock sharp. Races rain shine.
 Harness Entries. First race, free for all pace Y okey, b. E., (NewelD; Rockport, b. E., Demerest: Baron Grattan, h. g., (Geers); Mary Cor don. b. m. (Settle); sLulu May, b. m., NIuln.
 | Doubtful starter.
 Second race, 21S trot-Ulida. b. E.. Ueel: Pulsus. b, g. Gohnson); Frank A.. b. g.. (Geers); Egotist Bell, b. h.. (Thomas): Princess, b m.. (Thomas).
 Third race. 2:So trot-Irene F., rn. f., (CaldwelD; Juliana, blk. m. CWhitney): Bruna G.. h. m., (Stiles).
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