New-York tribune., 1906-08-20
READVILLE THIS WEEK.
Grand Circuit at Zenith-ReUle5o OF
Poughkeepsie Meeting.

The longest and what promises 20 be the VeSe
meeting of the 1906 Grand Circuit VIII nesiil
at the Readvllle track. near Boston to-day h'o
trotter and the PAGER are dear to the hearts %
New England people, and the crowds wfliCh turn .,.
out 20 see the light harness races at keadViiio
vie with those which patronize the running races
around New York
In former years It has been the custom 70 ho'o
two meetings each year at Readville. one was
under the auspices of the Grand Circuit anu tiie
other was an independent meeting. Owing 10
the crusade against poolselling last year 'ii,
Massachusetts,, only one meeting was held and
this was cut down to three days and only the
stakes were raced for. Fer years the providence
meeting has followed Readville.
o This wear however the Providence meeting
was called Off, owing to opposition TO poolse"-
INK The Readville management, so as not 70
leave the Grand Circuit horses idle for a week.
stepped into the breach and took the Provlo-
ence dates in addition to it's own week. thus CIV
ing two weeks of racing at Boston.
AS usual, many rich stakes on the Read
Vile programme. These will all be decided this
week. and include the classic Massachusetts for
2:14 class trotters. the American Horse Breeder
Futurities the Ponkapaug for 2:10 class trotters'
the Blue Hill for 290 class tIotters. the Read
vile for 2:Os class trotters. the Neponset for
PAGERS.
All the stakes and purse races at Readville
will be on the three heat. every heat race
plan. which has been so successful to date this
year on the Grand Circuit.
The full programmes for the first week of the
Readville meeting Is as follows;
MONDAY. AUGUST 90
81 ase9-The Blue Hill, 2:so class. rotting Cclosed)
$1,000 American Horse Breeder Frtury: two-ysar-olds
TUESDAY. AUGUST a.
s. Go0-Ihs Norfolk 2:0s class. pacing (closed)
fiass HcSss 62stn rssgsF Rsa ,ur,y
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST e.
s. 5o0-The Ponkapoag 2:lO class trotting CcossfO.
e eS91s 6ss Class sEotting open
THURSDAY AUGUST "a
Rsad @ es edss oas rons 3tps ss,. 0
s1sOo-2:1s class. pacing Copen).
FRIDAY. AUGUST 2s
slsssnist slsss f6ttSs aSe psn sIess pacing ''0''d
81 aS6-FTe.- DIas class trottlns topen,.
Fine weather favored the Grand Circuit meet
ing last week at Poughkeepsie. The sport was
high class. as usual. and fast time was the
order of the week
In the free-for-an trot Sweet Marie the win
ner. Established a new worlds record for trot-
ting mares by going the second heat in 2:O416
Inc oIu record was 2:O4As and was held jointly
by Lou Dillon and Sweet Marie On the opening
day. in the 2:01 class trot, Angola stepped the
second heat in 2OS. Lady Gail Hamilton won
the Oakland Baron purse Of So 800 for 2:1O class
trotters, stepping miles in 2:06A and 2:07A
Among the PAGERS Angus Pointer Rudy Kip
Ardelle and Graft carried of the honors In
the 2:O4 class pace Angus Pointer won in
straight heats in 2:03L& and 2:03&4, making a
new race record for the track. Rudy Kip won
the 2:11 class pace In 2:05A and 2:O515 and the
2:lO class pace in 2:06, 2:05&s and 2:OS Ardelle
won the 2:1S class pace in 2:O5A 2:O6sz and
2:0lA. Graft won the 2:O6 class pace in 2:0516
and 206.
The full list of winners at the Poughkeepsle
meeting is as follows:
Trotters-ExtOn, Lady Gail Hamilton TotOra,
Allie jay. Nut Boy Angola, Mack Mack and
Pacers-Ardelle Hal c.. Rudy Kip CO. vesta
Boy, Angus Pointer. Graft. Wilson Addington
and Director Joe.
/ The horses which have won mora than one race
to date this year on the Grand Circuit are as
follows:
Trotters-Mainsheet. 2: Lake Queen. 2; Cav
Bingen. 2; Brilliant Girl, 2; Sweet Marie. 3:
Golddust Maid. 2; Nut BOY. 2; Lady Gail
Hamilton, 2.
Pacers-Ial C., s.; Rudy Kip. 4; Ardelle 8;
Wilson Addington. 2.
To date Ed F. Geers leads the Grand Circuit
drivers Gas usuaD. with seven victories. T. Muir
ply is next, with FIVE f1rsts, and Alta p Me-
Donald third. with four McHenry has driven
three winners TO date. and Benyon, Cox, Walker
Curry. Shanks. Nuckols. Brady Thomas Rose
miro and McCargo have each handled two VIM
ners.