The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-29
BEST EVENTS
 OF THE MEET Both Races Won in Straight Heats. WINNERS ARE PUSHED HARD Some Hotly Contested Heats Gone During the Afternoon. sfaxae centry And The Ciansman Take rhe Pace and the Trot But
 Not without . strus-
 gle.

While yesterdays races were both won in straight heats again. the card proved to be the most entertaining of the present meeting, for in several in- stances the winners of the two events had to be driven out and stepped fast or than every they did in their lives.
 Maxie Gentry a handsome Swear old brown filly by John R. Gentry Maxinette by Brown Hal from the Ewell Farm at Spring Hill. Tenn, was the best of the bunch of five in the B. minute-pace. The Ally was as steady as clock. pacing the three miles witn- out skip.
 It was the second time during tais meeting that Mir. Ewing. who is hand ling her. has started in a race at Van- diver Park. winning with Belle Mc- Ewin on the opening day and landing with the lilly yesterday, both of his wins being in straight heats.
 The Clansman, a fine looking 4- year-oid bay stallion by The Bonds- man out of Alabama. was the best of a bunch of five in the 2;10 trot. He is owned by w. F. Garth, of Hunts vile, and made three straight wins for the Garth entries during this meet ing.
 Gloria QuayIe. mare by Recollection out of Alabama, won the a:2t trot on the opening day. Rebel Baron. g. year-old Baron Wilkes colt, won the 3-year-oid trot, and The Clansman'a win yesterday made the third for the Garth stable.
 Yesterdays race made the fourth that The Clansman has been In this year, taking all four of them in straight heats at Nashville. Huntsville. Birmingham and Montgomery. His fastest heat until yesterday was 2:l5 l-4, in Birmingham. but yesterday he trotted the last mile in 2:i4 3-4, though the time from the stand was given as 2:i5 flat.
 Some trouble was had in getting off in the pace. Ewing had the pole with his filly. Abee1 second position with CaIrlonette, a Reelection mare, be- longing to Mir. Garth, Green with Black York in third place. while Toole with Orlando had fourth place Renick with Mary Direct. q McCurdy lilly, being on the outside.
 They started on at fast clip and orldndo went up rounding the first turn. The quarter was gone in ;st and the half in 1:07- Toofe had gtead-' fed orlando by then and was closing up, passing Mary Direct. Ewing was leading easily with Jeffie Gentry though Mike Green was swinging into the stretch q good second with Black York, finishing second to the lilly in 2:is.
 They went 10 tne quhFhGk 1u1 1ec~ ond faster in the second heat--:3S.. Orlando was a much better horse in this than he was in the first heat and by the time a 1908 half was gone he was fighting with Clarionette and go- ing after Black York, passing the We tunpka horse before the stretch turn was reached. Jeffie Gentry was lead ing but down the stretch Orlando made her pace the fastest heat of the race, 2:l5, Black York finishing third, Clar- ionette fourth and Mary Direct last.
 The first part of the Journey in the third heat was a little slow, quarter in :s4 and half in i:09. Mary Direct. Clarionette and Orlando began moving up, Renick passing them in the stretch turn with a spurt. and finishing sec ond to Jeffie Gentry in 2:i6 Ia.
 After several scoredowns, the field was sent away In the z:10 trot. The first part of the route was slow, going to the hale in 1:09. Dixie Creigh had a little the best of 1t. but Macy with The Clansman passed the Louisville mare before the stretch turn was reached. Pulsus, the stallion which was bought bv Ed. Geers and Fies Co. in Birmingham year or 50 ago. was third and well up. though Abeei could not keep him on his feet. MT. Macy made his drive and came down the. stretch first in 2:20. with Dixie Craig second, Pulsus third, True Tucker fourth and whitehead with Creighton Girl last.
 The second heat would have been a surprise if 1t had not been for an accident. Around on the back stretch whitney, driving True Tucker, acci- dentally ran into Whitehead with Creighton Girl, one of the tires of yvbItehead's sullxy being punctured. Creighton Girl had been going good and even after the accident Whitehead -art her up behind the Clansman, Pull s,,s running away. The Clansman seain finished first. in 2:17 this time Creighton Girl trotting steadily, while Pulsus was running under the wire. The stallion went under the wire first but the judges set him back 10 third with Dixie Craig fourth and True Tucker fifth.
 In the third heat. the Ashland Wilkes