The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-30
THREE HORSES IN A BUNCH Spectacular Finish to
 Pacing Heat. GO UNDER WIRE TOGETHER Leslie Waterman of Mobile Breaks
 the Track Record. In Exhibition Mile Gulf city Horse Goes Around In 2so7 And Could
 Have Done Better Hut
 For Soft Place.
GO UNDER WIRE TOGETHER

A'o itteStlihOAJ anu " HI c VIII GQualif superb piece of pacing machinery clearly demonstrated yesterday that they are not only in class by them selves but that they are easily the fastest horses that possibly ever raced in Montgomery.
 Leslie Waterman. the Mobile horse took the free-for-all pace in straight heats and in a manner that was little more than workout for him.
 Belle McEwin took the 2:16 pace in straight heats though not in the hoI- low style that the son of Oso took his race, for Jack, the speedy pacer owned by w. S. Webber, of this city, made her step the first heat in the fastest time of the afternoon, 2:12 flat. With the exception of Leslie Waterman In the first race every horse in the diff ferent heats of the two races had to be driven down the stretch for all that was in them.
 The third heat of the first race was the most spectacular affair of the kind ever witnessed on Montgomery race track. Down the stretch in compact mass flew Lord strathberry. Billie A.. and Blue Ribbon. Messrs. Thomas, Whitehead and Renick plying their whips with all the strength of their arms. were making the slender pieces of rawhide whistle through the Octo- Der sunshine as they rained lash after lash on the horses.
 And gallantly did those horses re- spond to the strenuous call of the whips. Never breaking the. pace or getting out of their stride. they thun- dered over the wire so closely punched that at a little distance it was difff- cult to place them. 4 long roar went up from the crowded grandstand and densely packed rows of railbirds hang ing on the fences-and in swirling cloud of dust the most sensational fin- ish ever witnessed sonsa local track was over.
 Jacks Good Showing.
 This was the feature of the after noon, though while only two horses were in it, the finish of the first heat in the second race was almost as sen- sational and had added interest to many from the fact that Montgom- cry horse was one of the two.
 Renick with Jack and Ewin with Belle Melvin were coming down the stretch in this heat like team and for the first time this season Ewfn was lashing the mare hard. Both were pacing smoothly but if the McEwin mare had not had the Indian suspen- ders' on it is question if she would have been as steady as she was in the face of the whip. As 1t was she did not finish very much fin front of Jack, who went over the wire with a beauti- full rythmic pace.
 As they passed the wire Mir. Ewin waved his whip in the air and the judges called him in the stand and cautioned him about any possible in- terference with the horse behind him.
 The rerformance of Jack in this eat and in fact in the entire race was a revelation to local horsemen and MT. Webber, his owner was warmly con- gatulated.
 The gelding was going good in tine second heat and looked like he was about to make Belle McEwin finish with the whip and hard drive again, but just as they were swinging into the stretch he went up. the field draw ing away while he finish ed last
 In the third heat he went the mile without a skip, finishing a good sec ond to the fast McEwin mare, MT. Renick landing second money for the three heats. This race was faster in every heat than the free-for-all.
 The hardest task that pr. Giltner has had yet was fin getting the bunch of tn the first heat of the free-for-all pace. Scratches had cut the field from to 5. Annie Leila, George P. Dorcas and Addie c. being drawn. The start CTS were pretty fractious and after scoring six or eight times, Dr. Giltner called the drivers in front of the stand
  were more careful somebody would be handed a lemon.
 They had been coming down pretty fast and fhe next score down was as lively as the others had been. Mr. Thomas. with Lord Strathberry, had tie pole, with Blue Ribbon second po- sition. Although he had an unusually heavy bit on Blue Ribbon, Mir. Renick was unable to control the mare and on the next scoredown came ahead of the pole horse again. He drew the sour fruit, and when they got back to the stand, pr. Giltner told MT. Renick that he would have to ask him to dig down in. his clothes for a ten spot.
 Mobile Horse Wins.
 On the next trial the field came down nicely and got the word. Leslie Wa terman went up on the first turn. Lord Strathberry, Blue Ribbon and Billie A., Captain WeIles's gelding. who was substituted for Jim Crow. leading in the order named, Leslie Waterman get ting by Yokley.
 It was a rather slow quarter-34 1-2 and a SOW half-1:O9 Ia. Schwartz steadied Waterman and took command of the field as they passed the half The next quarter was faster and there was a general closing up, the three quarters being done in l;3S.
 Turning into the stretch, the Mobile horse was leading without any exertion The time was fast down the stretch. Waterman winning in PIP l-2, with Strathberry. second; Blue Ribbon. third; Billie A., fourth, and Kokley fifth.
 They went to the quarter a second faster fin the second heat-s3 1-2-and to the half in 1906 flat. three and a