The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-27
THE FRIEND AND
!, ANGUS POINTER BATTLE

There was lots OF excitement at the ISL
and Park races this afternoon II was
6avoriteS day. all three OF the events be-
ang won by heavily played favorites.
In the first heat OF the free-ror-al The
Hrisnd stepped down TO the quarter pole
IN 30 SECONDS and at the half was an
open length In front OF Angus Pointer.
AT the three-quarter pole In l:32A. Angus
Pointer had closed the gap and was out
pacing tho black stallion when the lat
ser went into the air. and an instant later
Angus Pointer also made a break
Royal r. Sheldon, who was half a dozen
or moro lengths back OF the leaders,
passed them both Angus Pointer got
back 20 his stride first, but The Friend
also got down TO business and paced like
a wild horse. Both passed Sheldon In a
jiffy. At the distance The Friend was on
even terms with Angus Pointer, but
though McCargo put up n strenuous drive,
Angus Pointer came on like a we'll oiled
piece OF machinery, and won on his cour-
age.
The second heat was n corker. The
Friend took the pole at the turn and was
again down to the quarter in 30 seconds,
and at the half was still leading. The
clip slowed up on the black stallion The
test came in the stretch. when The Friend
responded gamely to a strenuous drive
on the part of McCargo. II was no use,
however, and the big bay gelding drew
away and won the heat by three-quarters
OF length. Tho time, 2;05%. was. con-
sidering the track, about the best mile
OF the year.
The Friend had about all he wanted of
the game for one day under his belt when
ne came out for the third heat. This time
McCargo kept him back In second place
until he got safely around the first turn,
Then, when ne essayed 10 pass the leader,
the son OF Heir at Law jumped up and
a. was all over
The event of the day was the 2:10 pace
Rudy Kip. the favorite pulled of the
event after five-heat battle. but no had
his hackers going sideways urtr he won
the third heat
In the very FIRST heat he and the chest
nut gelding Forester came into n COLI
sion on the first turn.
The latter II 10 claimed, stepped one
OF his forward feet into one OF the wheels
OF Rudy Kip's sulky and completely de-
molished H. Neither OF tho horses went
down and both drivers succeeded In stop
ping their horses. Neither the drivers
nor the horses were injured. Then the
gelding jude, who was clear OF the mix
up went on and won the heat In slow
time. The judges allowed both Rudy Kip
and Forester 20 continue In the race on
avoidable one.
Though no had heat TO his credit. no
one thought that Jude was q factor. but
when ne won the second heat In 2:CSla.
with apparent ease. he began TO look for
midable, but he acted as IL ne had got
about oil he wanted In the scoring for
third heat and made n break shortly af-
ter the word was given. Rudy Kip won
tho heat the bay gelding Shermerhorn
va I've ha NIL ~ w4ah 1...
stretch.
IL was In the next two heats that Rudy
Kip showed thot he Is a high-olass horse.
Aintree kept him moving In the fourth
heat until nearing the wire. where Sher-
merhorn came with ono OF his rushes and
nipped the place from Walter Cox's geld
Eng.
The Judges finally woke up 20 the fact
that Shermerhorn was coming second I'm
oil sorts OF tine and put Elwood Smith
up behind him for the final heat. Smith
kept after the gelding oil the way and
was tight at the favorite. but when Il
came 20 q show down az the finish the son
OF Blue Zero was frozen up and did not
have the rush OF speed that had made the
Judges and spectators suspicious OF MS
driver In the previous heats. He stepped
fast az that, but when Murphy tapped
Rudy Kip. tho horse responded like lion
The California mare Iucretia was the
third favorite 20 make good. After losing
tho first heat OF tho 2:sO trot 20 Frank
Herdick she won the next three and the
race very easily.
Tomorrow's card calls for the 214 pace
81 etrot and 2:os pace.
2:D class. trotting; purse $500
Lucretia. b. m. Eozot-Luyneer.
by Electioneer CThompson) Ill I
Frank Herdick. blk g.. by Rcd
Prickton by Hawpatch CGrady) /
Marjorie. gr. m CCox) ............3 3 2 2
Bcraud. b. n. Kinney ............ 3 2
Kitty Bellalrs. D m. arthur. 9 70
Victor. b. x. GIsllick. al
Merzeron ch. n (Swan). ......... di
T1me-2:f7i4. 214lk. 2:1T, 400.
2:l0 class. pacing purse 500
Rudy Kip. br. h.. by McEwcn--
Bessie Brown. by Brown Hal
Murphy ..,...................7 I
Judde. .. r.. by Redwood. Nelly
. by Bald Chief CW. Smith l =
shermerhcrn. br. g. (weekos
ana smitm ...........s.......s. D
Aintree. b. *. (Cox)............ s 3
Correna. b. m. (Grady)........ s 3 TO
LaPoints. b. m. (Rombough).. s 8 TO