The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-30
FINE DRIVING BY
 GEERS AT PROVIDENCE Takes Two Firsts and Half of Second and Third Money
 in Events.
LAST RACE VERY CLOSE
Half a Length Separates First and Fourth Horses in
 Second Heat.

Providence, R. L, Aug. 29.-Ed Geers had things almost entirely to himself in to-day's races at Narragansett park, getting two firsts, and half of second and third money, in the three races on the program. A crowd of five thousand watched the horses work this after noon, and each race was featured. Each race had it's interesting points, especially the last one in which an ex- citing neck and neck tussle was de- clded at the very wire, only half length separating the first and fourth horses in the second heat. Four races were on the program, but owing to the fact that only two horses were ready to start in the first race, the event was called off.
 The first race for 2:O5 trotters, was rather slow, Wentworth Emerson Mo Cargo's black gelding, who holds the worlds geld1ng trotting record of 2:O4- 1-4 seconds made at Columbia in 1905, was a starter, but broke twice in the first heat and was distanced. A hard struggle was expected between Orc, McCarthys black gelding and Dave Shaw's Lillian R., with Hurley some- where in the vicinity, but Lillian had little trouble in getting the lead and Keeping it all the way round in both heats, Turley and Gro fighting hard for second money which honor they di- vided equally In the third race for 2:06 pacing class, Ed Geers and his John A. had little trouble to win out. The chestnut was headed but once in the two heats, in the first heat Hal c. led him from the three quarters mark to the stretch but at the stretch Geers let his horse go, doing the last quarter in 30 IA In the second heat Geers led all the way, with Hal c and Custer lighting for second place. Bob Davis let out, and had his horse not broken, would have landed close to the leader, but about forty yards from the wire, Cascade broke badly coming across the wire last.
 Tn the last race of the day, 2:19 class for trotters, some fine driving on the part of Geers, Lon Mcdonald and Snow brought the spectators to their feet. In the first heat, Dr. Ives took the lead immediately, with Codero close behind. Coonrad and his Oliver Moore trailed along behind the others. At the three-uuarter mark the stallion came fast and succeeded in nosing Sid Ak worthy out of third place. The strain, however, was too much for him, but he kept on to the wire fighting gamely, losing fourth and fifth places by half a length. The last heat of the race saw pr. Ives and Codero racing neck and neck, Oliver Moore, the Jester and Fanny F. (Snow driving) running in the order named. At the half Fanny passed the horses one by one and at the three-uuarter mark was neck and neck with the leader. On the stretch she had to take the outside and fell back to fourth place, giving way to { Codero and Sid lAxworthy, and the last furlong saw Dr. Ives in the lead, Co- dero second; Sid Axworthy third, and Fanny P. fourth, but racing almost neck and neck The horses finished in the order named, hardly half length separating the Doctor and Fanny F Summaries:
 First race, 2:O5 class, for trotters, s10oo
 Lillian R., b. m, by J. T. Letitia,
 by Louis~Napoleon (McDevitt).. 1 AOro, blk. g. CMcCarthy) y).,..",.... 3 sTurley, b. g. (Geers) ......."".... 2 Lady Gail Hamilton, blk. m.
 CThomas) ...,...... .-..,,......, Wentworth, blk. g. (McCargo),. dis
 Time 2:O8 1-4 2:@ 8-4.
 A-Divided second and third money.
 Second race, 2;O6 class for pacers; purse $1,OOO.
 John A., oh. s. by Eddie Hal
 Mattie by Newsboy QGeers)...... Hal C., ch. g. CBenyoD ......... 2 %Prince Hal, b. g. (snow) .......... 8 Custer, ch. g. (HalD ...."..".... sCascade, br. g. (Davis) .......,.. Time 2:O5 1-2, 2:0s IA.
 s-Raced in hopples
 Third race, 2:19 class for trotters purse $1,O0O.
 pr. Ives, b. g, by Onward Silver
 Annie Osstan, by Ossian (Geers). 1 Codero, TO. h. (Lon McDonald).... 2 Sid Axworthy, ch. g, (Cox)........ 8 Fanny F., br. m. .Packer and
 Snow) ............ ............-.,. 4 The Jester, br. 8. (De Ryder). 5 Oliver Moore b. s. (Coonrad) ...... 6
 Time 2:13 1-4, 2:12 IA.