The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-07-01
Lisonjero Showed Speed in Free -foT-A||
Trot at Saugus.
More Cups for Rowing on the Thames
Offered by Graves and Fish.

The harness horses brought out another
large crowd at the Old saugus track yes
terday afternoon. All the races. with the
exception Of the free-for-all trot. went
off in straight heats. and Lisonjero could
just as well have made that one three
straight
His driver, Howard. let Oracle Kellar
step away in the leading the first heat
and at the half the little mare had long
lead. The Dexter Prince geiding gained
UP the back side and turned into the
stretch Tapped on the mare. The last
quarter was slow. but. contrary 10 ex-
pectations, tho geldins failed TO outstep
Oracle through the stretch. The next
three heats were easy for Iisontero, al
though the driver came near losing the
fourth heat by Understanding Oracle
Kellars brush OF speed.
Howard let the little mare go out in
the lead and took things easy with the
favorife then pulled ont i'm the stretch
aud set sail for the sweet-gaited little
mare. They stepped the last quarter i'm
g. seconds and AsonJero just managed 20
beat the mare out at the wire by a head
and neck
I.isonjeuo's mile i'm e:lSL the second
heat, Is within three-qusrters OF sec
oud OF the track record for trottcrs
The bay mare Arguenot, in Walter
Cox's stable. was q hot favorite for the
2:22 pace. The owner Mr. Murphy.
started To drive her. but was displaced
by Cox before tho word was given for
the first heat. The mare won tho first
two heats from General Mac with Cox
sitting easy at the finish. but in the final
heat the bay gclding JudeX. by Redwood.
ont Of the old campaiguer Nelly -.
GlSia). by Bald Chief. came al him with
a rush in the stretch md Cox had 10
make n lot OF use OF his marc 10 win
= the fast time of 2:13s.
The four year-old mare Totara was thf
favorite for the 2:l7 trot aud although
she il not up TO hard race as yet.
pulled of the event In straight heats. In
the third heat she made a bad break
At tho duarter-pole and when liter got
her on her stride Dupuytren was a dis
tsnce ahead OF the daughter OF Rngen.
The mare trotted very fast up the back
side and passed Lillian s. and General
Kuser. both OF which made tangled
breaks. At the three-quartcr pole To-
tara was only four lengths behind Du-
puytren. The long brush had taken the
speed out OF Titer's mare. however and
although the last quarter was slow. q
seconds, II took the hardest kind OF
drive on Titer's part 20 land her n head
end neck ahead OF the Wilkes Boy stall
lion at the wire.
The meeting closes this afternoon with
the 2:l9 pace and 2:l5 trot on the card.
in the latter event tho Baltimore crack,
Paul Kruger 2l4i4l. will meet strong
field and the pacing race also promises
tn be productive Of good sport.
The PAGER Little Heart (2:l5i.1. that
started I'm the 2:1s pace Wednesday
dropped dead at the track yesterday fore
noon. He had been worked out and was
being grassed out by his groom when
ne fell dead. Little Heart was a tom
year-old stallion by Great Heart out OF
Grace Hastings. dam of Belle +. (2I5 },
bysMagna Charta. lie was i'm Howard
Hayden's stable and considered very
promising.