Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-07
MANY GOOD ENTRIES.
Free -for-al Pace at Narragansett
Park Makes a Hit.

Providence. May 6.-The manage
ment of Narragansett Park received Il
splendid list OF entries for the five early
closing purses for the Providence grand
circuit meeting. The Roger Williams,
a $4,000 event for 2.12 trotters. has IS
nominations: the 211 trOt. for purse
Of $1,000. AZ nominations; the Park
Brew. $4,000 for frec-fOr-all PAGERS, 20
nominations; the 2.1J pace, for purse
of $4,000, So nominations, and the 2.10
pace. for q $4,000 purse, Il nominations,
making a total of 100 entries for the
five events and ali average per class
OF 90.
While the horses which are entered
are practically the same. where the
classes correspond. that are entered at
Iteadville and other circuit tracks,
changes in the classes have caused
them to be differently grouped, which
VIII not be at all a bad thing. as it will
make the races more interesting than
they would be likely to be if the classes
were uniform all down the line.
Cor instance, the Massachusetts
stake. tile swell event for trotters al
the Readville meeting, is this year for
2.ii trottcrs; the Charter Oak stake at
Hartford is for 2.10 trotters. with a
handicap system of entrance fees that
lets all the promising green and slow
record trOttcrS in on the ground floor
and the Roger Williams. the big event
for trotters at Providence, is for PIP
trOtters.
OF course, as the fastest trotting
class at Providence is the 212. many of
the trottcrs that are entered there do
il no
undoubtedly class races will be provid-
cd for them all.
Where the Providence management
has made Il hit is in the frco-for-all
pace. The conditions of this race were
copied after the Hartford plan. which
was tried last year in the Charter Oak
stake and which brought out Il record
breaking entry for the same stake this
year.
While other track officials have in
looking over the available material
com" 70 the conclusion that the time
was ripe for a rCc-for-all pace down
the Tine, the idea that it would be a.
good business investment to open an
early closer for $1,000 purse evidently
did not Impress them. If any one had
made the prediction that % entries
could De secured for a free for-alI event
for the sidc-wheelers. he would have
been considered crazy. but that number
% nominations have been made To tho
Park Brew, open to them all. and for
a $4,000 purse.
Under the conditions. horses with
records of 2.04 and faster paid ) per
cent, horses with records of from 2.O41.
to 100 lcr cent, horses with records
from 2.O1A to zoo 3 per cent. and
horses With records slower than > o6
> rcr cent.
Those that naid the fun pcr cent
entrance and may therefore be consid-
cred legitimate frae-for-allers are An
drhon Boy G.!94). Bolivar (2.O03,)
EcStatlc t2.O1SD. Graft (2.021G. Angus
Pointer (2,o2A). John NJ. (2.O2a0. Baron
Grattan G.03h). hr5ot Boy 2.O31bl
Gallagher t2,03l.D. Nathan Strains
(2o@la) and My Star (2O2aD.
In the second division are pbaIi,
(2.o4fa). Morning Star (2.043.) and Al
dele (2.O4A), the big monev-winning
PAGER Of 1906. Probably a great MANY
OF those who entered in the stake did
not expect to see the name Of Audubon
Toy among the list of entries. but if il
doubtful if his being entered will scare
out many of them when the next nav
ment is due.
IL IS long time since the chestnut
stallion mas started in race and
wren he was racing he did NOTHING
mat mas not been cgualied or SURPASSED
by several of those that are entered
great many horsemen consider him
ne fastest PAGER the turf has seen
lh"uSh an unfortunate one since the
season ne was raced with such success
by Scott Hudson.