The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-10-25
BOTH WON IN
 THREE HEATS Belle Melvin and Gloria
 QuaYle First. NOT AN EXTRA HEAT GONE Only Two Events on the Program
 for Opening Day. -~ Good Crowd witnesses Tennessee and Huntsville Mares Take First Place on Card For The Afternoon.

sThes crowd that Watched the races at Vandiver Park yesterday afternoon was surprisingly large when the fact is taken into consideration that it was | the Opening day. The track was not as fast as 1t will be, on account of the dust. but the going was good.
 pr. N. Giltner. of Murphreesboro. Tenn, was the starter. with Messrs. J. K. Jackson. W. D. Westcott and John Gay judges and w. H. Jones of Birmingham and ". & Webber and Only two events were on the card 2:25 pace and ERA trot, and they were won in staight heats.
 The pace was a stake race, entries fact accounts for the misfit appearance of the race yesterday. Belle McEwin. a mare from the .EwelI Farm at Spring Hill, Tenn, walked off with the three nicely gaited and with the hopples on works perfectly. her stride being even gait.
 Lydia curFon. the Wilkes filly, who was here last year was an easy second every time. while Tom Sharp, a local pacer. was thoroughly outclassed.
 In the trot Gloria Quayle, Mir. Garth's Re- Election mare, won in straight heats. though 1t looked as if Sarah Smith. beautiful mare from the Mc- Curdy farm had enough speed and steadiness to take one or two of the heats. Graft getting third money. This race had a bad smell about it. and MT. Renick, the driver of Sarah Smith, was called to the stand by the judges and cautioned.
 They scored down four times in the first heat of the 2:25 pace before Dr. Giltner would give them the word. Mike Green had the pole with Tom Sharp. The Ewen mare was a bit un- steady as they got the word, but Mir. Ewen swiftly steadied her. They were | Rnf0R anft of inu 6h ASh first quarter in .Se 1-2. half in 1:12 1-2, three-fourths in 1.49 and mile in 2:22.
 Then came the first heat of the 2:24 trot. the heat that Sarah smith worked full mile at Vandiver Park last Saturday in 2:13 Ia and great things were expected of the handsome gray mare from Huntsville. It took several, score-downs to get off and stiffish. MT. Macy had trouble in keep ing the Re-Election mare on her feet and both Sarah Smith and Graft got a good lead on her.
 When Gloria Quayle did get On her feet she spilled some speed and by the time the quarter was passed in .34 she was nearly even with the other two. The half was passed in 1:11. and it looked like horse race. Sarah Smith and Gloria Quayie on nearly even terms, Graft gradually dropping out of the struggle for the lead. The pace was 2 req not one now. the three
 As they turned into the stretch the two leaders were lapped and one or the prettiest fights of the afternoon was the battle to the wire, MT. Macy with Gloria Quay1e finishing just in front of the McCurdy mare in 2:20 flat. the best time of that race
 MT. Thomas. with the Lydia Wilkes lilly. made Belle Melvin step four sec onds faster in the second heat of the pace than she had in the first. The first quarter was in .33: half in 1:ll, three-quarters in 1:45 and mile in 2:Is,
 The second heat of the 2:24 trot was three seconds slower and the third was i've seconds slower, Gloria QuayIe talk ing both of them. Gloria Quayle broke on the first turn but soon got in the bunch. the second heat being suspi- cious.
 The third heat of the pace was the fastest go at Vandiver Park since Red Bud, the Ohio horse. did his 2:07 3-4 last october. The Wilkes Ally made Belle Melvin turn on some steam. The quarter was done in. 33: hGlf in I;O5, the leaders flashing under the wire in 2:12 1-2, Tom Sharp again trailing hopelessly.
 The summaries were:
 2:25 pace, stake $350, three in Ave- Belle McEwin. (Ewin), b. m. by
 McEwin-Susie Bells by Bow Lydia Cursor, b. m.. m by Lord Cur.
 zon-Lydia Wilkes by Red
 Wilkes. (Thomas) .... ....2 2e2; Tom Sharp, b. g., by Grants Ab-
 dallah, dam by Kentucky
 Chief. (Green) ..... ,,S 8.
 Time: 2:22; 2:1S; 2:12 1-2.
 2:24 trOt. purse $500, three in Ave Gloria ouayle. gr. m.. by Re-
 Election. dam Alabama.
 (Maly) ..... e, i: Sarah Smith, ch. m, by Sellers,
 dam bv Melvin. (Renick),.2 2 2: | Graft. b. h.. by Grattan Boy,
 Time. 2:2o: 2:23: 2:25.