The Washington times., 1905-12-10
RAIN STOPS SPORT
ON NEW SPEEDWAY
Drivers Anxious to Put on
Finishing Touches.
BIG OPENING ON TUESDAY
Five Races All Well Filled-one Prize
In Each Event--Some Recent
Purchases

Century Speedway yesterday afternoon,
owing TO the bad weather
Contractor McDermott had a large
force of laborers at work grading the
track and setting up posts at the finish
to keep back the crowd which will turn
out at the opening next Tuesday to see
the Iive races scheduled for the day
A few drivers appeared on the track
! during the earlier part of the after
noon but soon left because OF the drizz-
lirg rain. Big doings were expected
yesterday by the numerous horsemen,
| but as the rain spoiled their plans there
will probably be large numbers out
! tomorrow to put on finishing touches
| for the races.
There are thirteen entries In the free
| for-all pace, seven In the free-for-aTl
/ trot. six In the 2:1s pace, seven in the
| Dds pace or trot. and ten in the 2:40
pace or trot for Tuesday. The entries
| follow:
Opening Day Entries.
/ Free-for-an pace-Pat s., J. May Nor
rison: Ada D.. II. c. COpperthite; Bed
! worth tr, john +. Javins; Gaiety,
Leonard Acker; Bedford Boy. Francis
Javins; Irish JaclSN Peter Taylor; My
rats. l.. A. Mccormick; Nellie Green.
Charles Weaver; Montauk, Charles Nc
! Dermott. General Mack. w. II. Rich
ardson: Spalpeen. l. A. Mccormick;
Diploma. John J. O'Keefe, and Bella A,
| Harry Schagel
| F'ree-for-an trot-Marion Wilkes.
] Charles McDermott; Nicola. Charles
Weitzel; s. ID. r., Javins Brothers; For
huey. E. Z. Taylor, sr.: Harry Wood
ford. b F. McCaulley; Happy Steve.
Harry IIaight, and Roberta, Harry
Schagel.
Trot or pace: 2:25 class-Elnora s.,
Dana Lincoln; Everett T., Z. T. Taylor,
jr: Commanche Boy. Charles McDer-
mott; Kitty Wells, Charles Chick; Hap
py Steve, Harry Haight; The Duke,
! Martin Morris. and Belle Hazel, John
Gheen.
Pace; 2:lS class-General Mack. w. II.
Richardson: Pat s.. ]. May Morrison;
John r. Gentry, jr.. Charles MoDermott;
William Mckinley Edward NSaad Barker;
Marion. Charles McDermOtt.
Trot or pace: 2:i0 ciass-Carstairs. Pc
ter Taylor; Everett T. F. T. Taylor, 1r. !;
Prince Wilkes. F. Stonestreet: Wight.
Javins Brothers; Lady J.. j.. A. Jones;
Kitty Wells. Charles Chick; Happy
Steve. Harry Haight; Black Eagle, A.
Stabler. and George b, Edward Gard
ner.
One Prize in Each.
The races will be half-mile heats. best
two our OF three, with only one prize
for each event. To the winner OF the
free-for- all pace. l.. L. Brown has given
a set of light harness. The winner OF
the free-for-all trot will be presented
with a pair OF French field glasses do
lated by F. II. Edwards EutZ * Co.,
will give a street blanket 10 the win
ner OF the 2:25 ;rot or pace. lap robe
donated by S. ID. Waters & Son Will
be awarded the winner OF the Z:lS pace;
while the winner of the last event viii
get a pair OF driving goggles donated
by Nj. A. Reese
Thomas Cannon is in charge of the
promising two-year-old filly, Ida Me
c.!uIn, 2:OSSt. by Pilot Medium. jr., owned
by Heary Couperthite. her dam wds
the PAGER Ida c.. 2:l3A, By Jim Wilson
out OF Artemis.
Mr.. McDermott's Purchases.
Some weeks past Charles H. McDer-
mott bought Marion wilkes, 2;oSA,
Greenl.ne. 2:O7S., PAGER, and The
Dean. 2:1971. he picked up at the. Madi-
son Square Ga. den Old Glory sale two
weeks ago at tall prices Greenline
holds the record of O:59%a for the half
mile pace. he holds the saddle pacing
mark of 2:I3,4 and has shown a trial
in the wagon of 2:O5A Greenline Is a
brown gelding foaled IN Michigan in 1886
and is the son of the noted Online; 2:O4.
him dam being a daughter OF Green
e backs. by Princeps
y The Dean is also brown gelding OF
the same height-l5.3 hands-but two
years younger than Greenline and has
E made a 2:15 record. He is by a son OF
n Barenmore. who in turn sired Peter
4 Sterling 2:11A The Gam of The Dean
+. IS by Aberdeen Both horses were IL
the Billings consignment. Another brown
g reIding with 2:20 mark was pur-
: chased from Mars Cassidy some time
= ago by McDermott. who IL. not yet con
p tent with the fine stable OF standard
breds he has already acquired and antic-
ipates making further deals in the neal
future,