The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-08-07
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Lake QUEEN WON
2.13 TROT EASILY

The opening days program of the Buff
falo Driving club grand circuit races at
tratced ailarge crowd at the Kenilworth
tracks. despite strong counter attractions.
The speculative element were greatly IN
evidence. as this is the first meeting on
the grand circuit where open pool selling
10 allowed.
The races are being run under the same
conditions originated by the Buffalo
Driving club. All the races end with
three heats unless two horses are raced
on. This led TO unusually sharp contests
In each heat and the racing yesterday
was high class
The largest field OF the day was In the
2l3 trot, when 10 trotters scored up for
the word. Lake Queen and Mack Mack
were the favorites, each selling for $50
while Morone and Kingstress brought go
Lake Queen apparently did not try for
the first heat, which was won by Bober-
Ia. McHenry bringing the eastern mare
through the bunch and assuming the lead
100 yards from the wire.
There was whipping finish which
brought the crowd TO It's feet, Roberta
winning by a small margin, with Embery
second, Morone. Irish and Kinstress close
up II was McHenry's first drive behind
Roberta and he gave her a new mark
some seconds faster than her old one.
good the second heat. Rosemire held the
mare well In hand and made his drive
through the stretch. winning in a close
finish. McHenry gave Roberta a hard
drive, but the mare was not speedy
enough
In the third heat Lake Queen was never
headed. Mack Mack and Irish were both
driven hard for the heat, and the former
succeeded I'm forcing the favorite 10 step
the heat trife faster than the preceding
heat.
Mainsheet. recently purchased by How
ard Cobb at a big price, was always IA
vorite In the 2:7 trot. He brought $50.
Turley s35. Angola s35 and the field $40
1t was a neck-and-neck race all the way
the first heat and a whipping finish. with
Angola first TO the wire She had 10
trot the fastest mile OF her career to do
II. Mainsheet still remained favorite, and
his hackers were justified I'm their conf
dence for the son of Director General
was steady and was never headed I'm the
second and third heats. Angola racing
up 10 the half or three quarters and then
breaking.
The 2:06 pace went TO The Friend w
L. Snow made a magnificent drive with
Texas Rocker the last heat and landed
In first position. The Friend being tired
and finishing fourth. The races were in
terrupted In the early part OF the after
Is.
Walker OF New York city is doing the
starting here.
2:o7 trot; closed; purse $1,000; three !
heats
Mainsheet, blk h.. by The Director
General. dam Pixtell. by Axtell
tThomas) ...................... l l
Angola. b. m. by Gregory the
Great tAmes) ...............,...1
Turiey. br. h. (Geers) ...........3 8 2
Kid Shea. b. g. (Rosemire) ........di
Aristo. b. e. (Walker) ).............di
Time-2:06% 400, 2:0sA
2:13 trot; purse $500; three heats.
Lake Queen. b. m. by Red Lake.
dam by Alcantara (Rosemire).. s |
Roberta. b. m. by Allie Wilkes
(McHenry) .....................
Mack Mack. b. g. tHelman) .....12 2l
Emboy. b. g. (McDonald) ......... I o
Morone, blk. q. (Gerrity). ...... 3 4
Irish. ch. g. (Thomas) ...,....,... 10 3 |
|Kinstress, b. m. (Clark) ..... 5 Z
Betty Brook. b. m. (Heald) 6 s
Iarable Rose. b. m. CHeald) s
Charley Atwood, s. h. (valentine)1o 10 |
Paul Kruger. b. g. tBarnes),..... dis
|Charlie T., blk g. Curry ........l1 dis
|whitten Wilkes. b. s. tNuckols) dis
Rosa Bonheur. b. m. (Webber) dis
Lord Ques. b. g. (Baker). .....dis
Time-2:o9h, 2.0eA, 2:os%.
Half-mile dash, match race for 2-year-
old PAGERS; 2 In 8.
Eva Hal. Blk. g.. by Direct Hal. dam
Eva Chimes. by Chimes (White). ....1 l |
Princess Direct, blk T. (Allen). ......2 2 |
Tlme-1:09, 1:07%.
2:06 pace: purse $500; three heats.
The Friend. blk. s., by Heir-at-
Law. dam by Chimes (McCargo)1 1 |
Texas Rocker b. g.. by Texas
Rocker (Snow) ................3 2 ii
HAL Chafnn. br. h. (Geere). 3 81
|Red Bird. b. g. (Cox) 8