The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-06-14
A TALK LINE. ON
RA|Lb|RO HABITS
Not There For Their Health En-.
tireIy-- .HiIIsgrOve Notes

At Hillsgrove track tomorrow morning
day is right for stepping horses and rail-
birds to line the fence.
Tuesdays and Fridays. workout days
at Mr.. Collingworth's track. there are
about a score OF chaps who like 10 see
their own horses stepped and also the
other fellows
Sometimes there's a difference as 10
how fast?" There are different ways OF
figuring 1t and telling 1t and talking about
It. And the railbird bunch. about as
miscellaneous a gathering OF men as ever
carried watches, isn't Just passing the
time away. either but you might think
It IL you didn't know better.
Each one has an interest in some par
ticular honee as a matter OF dollars, and
the speed that gets the frogbacks. either
by sale or at the races. Sometimes a $500
horae finds a new way OF going. some
body locates the right way of opening UP
his speed pipes. he only has to jog home
TO step miles that used TO hang him up
and make that stretch seem awfully long.
On the other hand the railbirds are keen
to note signs of a much-touted one being
really a gold brick. These packages can
be found in a lot OF stables and some OF
them have cost into the thousands.
When these kind commence TO blow UP
the anvil chorus Is there strong The
owner Is usually the last man to tumble
10 what he's really got Sadder things
have been written, but phonograph
record of the heart-to-heart talks an
owner OF a high-priced exploded one has
with himself would make some very old
SCHOOL, girls blush.
All these things are bread and meat
for the birds and right up along the rail
IS where the mama is picked UP. Some
trainers do little jogging In the dew.
but nothing escapes all the birds.
Foxy trainers may fool some OF the
young and manage 10 turn something
loose early In the morning to see how far
off they are on the speed capabilities OF
a certain animal but the info usually
leaks ard sometimes spreads like Wild
fire II II happens to be bit sensational.
Trainers choleric over disappointing
trials or "chesty' ones because OF come.
thing shown them 20 Indicate they had
a prospective stake winner, both kinds
give the thing away by attempting To
blum somebody. Their faces are read by
the birds about the same as the weather
sharks figure out the rain maps, which
means that they sometimes slip up, but
more times are right.
All over the country the birds are flock
ing 90 tracks and some have 10 do lot
of migrating in their business affairs to
manage II,
wit. profound bluffing and language that
puzzles the unfamiliar you get this at
railblrd chirp fest and II you're a stranger
TO the ways and wiles OF the trottlng
Choctaw to q Chinaman.
All the above was handed TO a reporter
OF The News Democrat With the aid OF an
ordinary T. d. And T. DIS are great aids
in wireless work.
Up the back stretch there isn't any wire
and YOU can ride easy for piece II you've
got the goods
SOME WORKOUTS.
tho shurfie yesterdav.
The trotter Navldad (2:llIa). which got
the pacing habit ,ast winter in DR.. Nc
Graths hands and was recently shifted
back to the trot. opened up the week at
Hillsgrove by stepping mile on the trot
I'm 2:21. driven by owner Frank Slavin.
Riding fast for this time in the season.
Russell c. also stepped a fast miir. pac-
ing In 2:2i4 for DR.. McGrath Monday
one Of the halves snapped Tuesday was
in i:i0ia by Red Wilkes, James Mahoney.
Harry Bashford C2:2bn) the gray PAGER
in the Collingwood string, reeled on the
two miles. in s2H seconds That's surely
a lot OF speed, considering the track and
footing. Billy Brennan also moved Cute
t2:22L) pretty smoothly. This one IL also
n gray and streaked the last eighth OF
2:S5 mile I'm better than rs seconds The
last half was I'm i:i0 and final quarter In
s9A seconds. No backing up In the
stretch I'm that workout.
John Page Is giving Young Chimes
C2.i7lA slow miles and also Kingwood a
very handsoms aal well bved trotting
stallion
knap Forshner was busy with several.
including Lon Roberts new chestnut
PAGER.