The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-10-24
RACE TRACK IS FINE
ALL EVENTS ON CARD AT FAIR
 PULLED OFF.
Miss Maria, J. H., Bessie Earl and Al1ern the Winners-Ed Geers Makea His
 Debut.

IT any doubt fingered in the minds or any of the thousands of people wh' , yesterday as to the quality of the new track. the doubt was swept away long before the two pacing affairs were coi. cluded.
 The track was a revelation to tn. horsemen who were under the reason able impression that as 1t had just been finished it would be SOW, rougn and cuppy. While there were still sev- eral bad-looking places at differen; points, yet the work that has been ac- complished on the track is marvellous. When 1t Is taken into consideration that only a few days ago scrapers and teams were levelling mounds of earth, some of them over a foot in height. the fact that miles were stepped yes- terday in the remarkably good time 2:10 a.. 2:13 1-4, 2:12 1-2 and 2:12 1-4.
 The races were an unqualified sue cess; everything was done on strictly business principles. the oficials In tn stand with Starter Fuller: being: Judges. J. K. Jackson. R. H. Jones and John Gay; Timekcepers. Rody Patter- son. W. J. Webber and w. H. Ewing; St cretary, T. H. McGough.
 There were several features of tn afternoon that made 1t worth while, one being the surprisingly good show irg made by the local mare, Lillio Pointer. This mare Is the property of w. H. Teague. Jr., and won the honor yesterday of being the fastest 4-year- old ever raised in Alabama. Her time in the first heat, 2:12 1-2. clips three and one-half seconds off the fastest time ever made by an Alabama raised 4-year-old Arch w. 2:16. at BirminE ham, several years ago. She is by Du- pointer. the local stallion owned by C. c. Mcclellan of this city. and both he and MT. Teague were tubilant over the performance of the mare.
 Another feature was the burst o' speed shown by the McCurdy mare Bessie Earle, when Ed Geers made his famous drive in the second heat of the 2:25 pace.
 The first two races were won in straight heats. but this one had to bt fought out in three heats, and was l red-hot horse race from start to finish The first heat of the 2:40 trOt was O the order of a procession all the way the brown mare, Miss Maria, landing it in 2:2O flat, though Ben Renick Direttum mare, Peggie F.. put up game fight.
 Renick drew the pole and kept tn nose of his mare in front ior nearly - fast half Miss Maria drawing away and finishing first. They kept up a pretty fast clip in the second heat, Miss Maria and Peggie P. being almost to, eether when they reached the first quarter in :35 1-2. The pace got Il little stifrer. and when the half Was reached In 1:10 1-2. Miss Maria was rushing to the front with Peggie r. hanging gamely to her. The three quarter pole was passed in 1:4b l.. with the brown mare still in front, and she finished in 2:20 3-4. with Peggie P. close up. giving her the race.
 Just what the Kentucky geldins' Little Rube. would have done in the 2:l5 pace would have been interestilis. s. to see. He was excellently gaited ana seemed to have lots of speed. He was almost at the half mile post on the other side of the track, however, ana MT Fuller. after waiting d long time, had to send the bunch away without him. His driver went to the 1uoses stand afterwards and said that his lines broke and there was no way or stop ping him. He was returned ms ell trance money. , l.. .., a,st heat of this race was rather slow going to the first quarter in :34. lhei thev braced up a bit and the half was nassed in 1:O5 3-4, pr. w. w. /. an' fighting it out. They got to the ,bree-ouarters in 1:3s 3-4, with J. B leading. and they finished that way III 2.1O 3-4. the fastest teat Of the aiter- noon. .,,,o ',
 The second heat was from two te three seconds slower all the way nuarter in .35 1-2; half in 1.O7 II three quarters in 1:40 l-2. ana mile II 2I3 1-4, the finish being llke It wa @ in inc first heat J. B. landing th' race. l.; ub;cb nor, local interest was centered tnah aS o.S pace. for Lillie Pointer was gong |, Stack up against a mare that hao peei camnaigned on the grand clrcult chi nast summer, and who would be drivei | by the most famous relnsmah III @h world, the veteran Ed Geers. i,,; Pointer. and taking advantage or tn slight lead thus gained he swung ol to th. advantage like bulldog-an' l inc four year old mare answered III | every call magnifiicently. Rlsnt al .n start. and before reaching the hrst turi | Dess;. Earle blew up and before Geer | nnnid get her on her feet again aP was hopelessly out of 1t. as Tar a
 maL,ng a close finish was concerncd The first quarter was passed Tn .S4 l the black Baron Oaks mare H'1ii ',ii oaks being a close second to Lilii Pointer, The half was passed in I O. and the three quarters in io, lhIi II Pninter finishing first in the remak ahiv fast time of 2:12 1-2,' With th Baron Oaks mare good second
 The second heat was the pretties thing Of the day. They got or goo with Bessie Earl on me ou,siuc a" that it was s,,na t. be, light tc snish was evidenced by the spec
 rnund the first tu-n. The quarter