The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1905-10-06
Ethers Pride, New England Owned,
Landed TranSy|vania.
Brown Players Rest After Wednesdays
Came NO Scrimmage Had.

Sweet little Ethers Pride owned by
John Shepard Of Boston. won the 18th
renewal OF the classic Transylyania stake
at Lexington yesterday in straight heats.
time 2:Osh, 2:06A 2:O7l4. the fastest
ever trotted for the rich event, with the
exception OF last year. when Sweet
Marie (2.04h) defeated 1Tverton (2:oiiO
In the fastest fiye-heat race on record.
Ethels Pride was the favorite with
Ed Geers' geding Turley second choice.
Turley was tho contending horse In the
first two heats and Mainland in the
third. The daughter OF Directum, how
ever. was not TO be denied. winning tho
race in the most impressive manner.
The mare took the lead at the word go
in the first heat and was not headed, al
though Mainland made a gallant bid IN
the final heat and made Billy Andrews
60 TO a drive behind the favorite. II
was splendid victory and places the
5-year- daughter OF the x-champion
stallion at the very top among the sem
sational trotters OF the year.
Ethers Pride was bred by the late
William Il. Spier Of Glens Falls. y. Y.
When the Suburban Stock farm horses
were sold at auction the flly was pur-
chased by Dr. J. c. Mccoy of KirHwood
Del Two years ago as a S-year- old she
trotted 10 a record of 2:iSSa. and with
the exception OF Sadie Mac was the best
s-year-old out that year. She was not
raced as a 3-year old. but this season
her campaign has been sensational in
the extreme.
Her victories have been won in the
most clean cut manner and In all of
them she has given the impression that
she is a coming champion, Her defeats
at Providence and Cincinnati are sim
ply unaccountable. in view OF her pre-
vious winning races and the one that
she trotted at Lexington yesterday.
Ethers Pride was bred TO be a cham
pion, being by that iron race horse and
champion. Directum (2:05A) out Of the
great brood mare. Ethelwyn (dam Of
Impetuous. 2:13. etc.). by Harold, second
dam Kathleen, dam Of Eager (2:141a) by
Pilot. Jr.
After her winning race at Readvile,
The mare was purchased by Mr.. Shep-
ard. for q long hsare, but has been
mans ger in all her races by DIR. Mccoy.
With the Kentucky FIturity and the
Transylvania stake already hanging at
their heels, tho New England contin-
gent is jubilaat. They have still another
string to their bow. Genwood NJ. (2:0117),
owned by Ralph Williams of Boston. for
the much coveted Walnut Hall cup. The
Yanks are very much in it.
The California hlly Bonalet had no
trouble IN winning the pacing division
of the Kentucky futurity. but had to
step in the select circle with n record
OF 2:09L TO beat Miss Abdell. winner Of
the pacing division Of tho Hartford
futurity. Miss Mckinney, a daughter Of
Mckinney (2:11A), and A. Penn have
each two heats 10 their credit I'm the un-
finished 2:1s trot,
Dan Patch tho worlds champion
PAGER. equaled his record OF 1856 yester-
day. and also broke the track record for
the fastest mile ever trotted or paced
over Il. He was driven by III. 9. Hearsey
md his fractional time was: 29i4s., 5S&4s.,
127ia. 156. As a wind shield was used
IN tho trial. Of course the mark is not
entered as n record officially.