The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-28

angus folnter, george Whitney's
great PAGER. made show OF his field
in the $4,000 free -for-all at Narragan.
sett park yesterday. winning pulled
up in 2:04 in each heat. The big race
was disappointment. as not one OF
his opponents could bother the New
Hampshire gelding. and the crowd wa,
the smallest that has ever seen the
Park Brew purse decided.
While the determination of the au.
thorities to prohibit open speculation
has taken the life from the meeting
there are any number OF opportunities
TO get down mouth to mouth wager
though this form OF backing ones
choice does not meet with approval.
Patrons of the sport here in New
England have never enthused over
two-in- three racing, and under existing
conditions they are taking little inter
est in the game. This Is a pity. for
the program here. taken as a whole
Is up 10 some very interesting racing
Two of yesterdays events were well
worth seeing, the 2:17 and 200 trots
In the former Margaret just did
manage to beat Geer's honest goine
cream-c -colored gelding. Tempus Fugit
LOTTA TOOK FAST TRoT.
Jack Crabtree's sterling race mare
Lotta. took the fast trot after she
looked to be beaten, and again en-
deared herself to those who love a
genuine racing machine.
The free-for-all was almost without
interest, for only once did there ap-
pear to be any chance that the Pointer
horse would be headed This was in
the first heat when Audubon Boy
drew close TO him in the stretch. The
chestnut stallion was going well with
in himself and II looked as though
the race In the last eighth would put
Angus Pointer to a most severe test
But Gatcomb could not keep his horse
on his stride, and the chance for an
exciting finish was gone.
Ecstatic. of whom much was ex-
pected. never had look-in. for she
was out of the hunt when the word
was given the first heat.
Angus Pointer never looked better or
seemingly had more speed. He was
down to the quarter both heats
in 29hs. and in the first reached the
half in 1:00is
MARGARET o A SURPRISE
Margaret O's defeat of Tempus Fugit
was a surprise and was accomplished
because the handsome daughter OF On
ward could outtrot Geer's horse I'm
the hard drives through the stretch
The second heat was exceptionally
close, the mare not winning by more
than n foot.
Lotta lost the first heat OF her race TO
Beatrice Bellni, not being able to stand
one OF McHenry's whirlwind drives. She
came back the next trip, however. splen-
didly carrying Beatrice TO a break. and
repeated in the third heat.
SHOWS Ethan Robert was much the
fastest OF the small field OF 2:13 PAGERS.
winning in time four seconds slower than
his record.
Highball will be one OF the starters in
the 5000 Roger Williams today. There was
doubt as to whether his famous rival.
Sonoma Girl would start. She has a
slight cold, and Miss Lotta believes that
a rest this week will do lots towards send
ing her to the post in the Charter OAK
next Monday in first-class condition. The
summary:
FREE-FoR-ALL, PACING, 2IN3.
Purse $4,000.
Angus Pointer, bg. by Sidney
Pointer, Jane, by Grants Hamble-
tonian (Sunderlin) ....................
Baron Grattan, bg (Geers) .......... .
Bolivar, bg, BRADY .................... 3
Nervolo, bh, tCox) ...................... 3
Ecstatic, bm, U.ang) ................... 6 4
Audubon Boy. chh, (Gatcomb) ........ G
Bratt, blh. (Spencer) er).................... DIS
TIME.
Quarter Half Three Quar- Mile
First Heat :29a 1:0OA 1914 2:Q
Second heat :29ia 1:02 1:32A 204
2:l7 CLASS. TROTTING, 2 IN 8.
Purse $1,000.
Margaret o. bm. by Onward; Mar
guerite A, by Axtell. Davis) ........
Tempus Fugit. chg (Geers) ............ 2
Wild Bell, brg, Ode Ryder) ............ 3 4
Axtellay, bm. (Thomas) ................ 3
Centeel IT hrh wv MCDopa1dl A K
Sarah Hamlin, brm. QPacker) ........ 5 6
Majorie. gm. (Cox) ..................... 6 Z
Time, 2:0sA, 2:09.
2;13 CLASS, PACING, anna
Purse $1,000.
Ethan Robert, bg, by Ethan Wilkes
Lady Robert. by Robert l. (Snow)..
Pacemaker bh (Murphy) .............. 3 2
Johnny Smoker. brig (Cox) .............2 2 4
Gentry's Star, bm (McHenry) ........ 8
Time 209ik. 2;ll%.
200 CLASS. TRoTTING, 2INa
Purse $1,000.
Lotta. blm, by Guy Thlstle-dam by
Elmcliffe (McHenry) ............... i 1
Beatrice Belini. blm. by Bellini
CDlckerson) .......................... i
Jack Leyburn, chg (McCarthy) 80. 3 2
Charley Belden. brig (De Ryder) ... 4 s
John Caldwell. brig (Geers) .......... 3
Lake Queen. bm (I3rennan) ......... 8
Time 2O9h. 2:09%. AIM.
TODAY'S CARD.
The card of races for today, with the
entries. follows:
2:9O class. pacing. purse sloco-John Al
exandcr. Aurora. I'LL, b. m. Margarca b.
by Charleston Geraldine. by Suzeraln;
j. H. O'Neill. Fall River, Mass. b.. m.
Romona. by Prince Alcander-Also Maid.
by Also II. Il. Williams. Boston, ro. IN.
Laura Bellinl. by Moquette. dam by
Darknight; Bob Davis. Columbia. 8. G.,
h. h. Onandonna. by Onward-Prima Dom
ma; NJ r. Mahcr. Boston, ch. m. Belle
Gold. by Constantine American Girl. by
Hal Boy; James Carpenter. Readville,
Mass, br m. Hand Annie, by Hand
spring. Annie O.: Morris Bros. Pony.
Mont. b. m. Moy. by Prodieal Minnie. by
Clay King: G.. T.. DeRyder. Ding Pointer.
The Roger Williams. 2;l2 class. trot-