The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-26
ALLEN WINTER WINS $30,OOO Indianapolis Horse Gets
 the Purse. WAS DRIVEN BY MCDONALD Marks New Era in the Trotting
 Sport. Twenty Thousand Persons Saw Harness Event at Resdviiie, Win Thirty I've Starters on the
 Track.

Rockville, Mass, Aug. 25--The we'll earned victory won by M H Reardon's Indianapolis stallion Allen Winter, at the Readyille track today. thereby cap turing the largest share of the $5o.0o0 American trotting handicap. from the field of thirty-two starters, Is believed by many of the 10000 followers of har- ness racing, who saw the contest. to establish new era in the history or the sport and ensure it's reiuvenation in this country.
 The race was novel in It's conditions, which placed the horses at marks from one-quarter to three-eights of mile behind the usual starting point, on a handicap based on their previous per- formances.
 It was the first race in which Allen Winter had trotted this year and Lou Mcdonald. his driver, sized up the held in the preliminary heats. In the nrst
 he watched sixteen horses placed at marks from l,320 to 1.720 feet behind the track to a grand finish with Ber- waldo in the lead. In the second heat with his own horse 1,570 feet from the wire and 6.S50 feet to travel. he pushed Allen Winter carefully but surely past three other horses and kept ahead or the others. finishing good third. The first heat had been run on at 2:os gait for the mile. but the second was a few seconds slower.
 Then came the batie for final hcnors and the money. with sixteen we'll known trotters in the field. the fastest being Sweet Marie. 2:0b.
 Through a system of electric buttons which ran from each starting judge to a big bell. it was possible for each judge to signal when his own horses were on the marks and facing the right directions. when all the Judges were unanimous. the bell rang automaticaily and the field was away. As they turnso into the stretch and raced under tne wire for the first time. 1t looked nke . long procession and there was very little change iu positions
 Al the quarter pole. Kim drew out trife. while the entire field still seemed well strung out. At the tnree-elents the horses began to bunch up and thers seemed to be four divisions. with Kim ahead and Sweet Marie coming up aast M on the outside of the last ouncn. Lns pace to the three-Quarters pole neSss slackened.
 Tine slow horses ahead were tiring fast and the fast horses behind were coming strong. The field came around the turn into the stretch like 9 Roman chariot race. with three teams apreass and twelve horses lined up for a grand dash of an eighth of mile to the wire. Al that point 1t seemed anybody.s race: h,,t 200 yards from the finish Mcponalo shot Alien Winter out of the bunch and urging the big stallion to top speed. drew away rapidly and won oy nVs lengths The next ten horses came up-
 der the wire in bunch and the juoses were nearly ten minutes in arriving az a conclusion.
 There has been no question, new ever aa to Allen Winter, and as Mc- Donald came back he was lifted irViil the suiky and carried up the track on the shoulders of his shouting admr-
 Ii was found that Prince c. had ca antured second money; San Francisco
 Geers' who drove Teasel, and An drews. behind Sweet Marie, were beaten about fifty feet by the place winner.
 American Trotting Derby handicap;
 First preliminary heat--Bervaldo. b. q by The Tramp, (Rhodes), first; Jay Kay, br. g., (Brussie), second; req sell oh. m. (Geers). third; Composes, b. g., Ga Salle). fourth; Dewitt. D. g.
 (McDowelD, fifth; Locust Jack gg'
 (McHenry). sixth; Ralph WICK Q. E.
 (Dore). seventh; Daniel. D. g.. tEarn- est). eighth. Denonia, Susette, Baron Kingstrett, Indaver. Budd, Uhlan. Gen teel and Margaret o. started Time' 2:46 3-4.
 Second preliminary heat-Prince C.. b. S., by Martyr, (Fariey). first; The Huntsman. b. h., (Hussey), second; Allen Winter. b. h.. G McDenaldl, third; Peter Delta, br. g., (Snowl, fourth; San Francisco, b. s., (Hodges). hfth; Kim. oh. g.. (Shenk), sixth; Del Coronado, br. S., DurfeeG seventh; Sweet Marie. b. nn., A(ndrews), eighth: Rebecca G., Baron Alyopa. Wilkerson, vendetta, Munic. Beatrict Bellino, Gold Burr. Fred C.. and Wilkes Heart start ed. Time. ASA.
 Final heat-Allen Winter. b. h.. by Ew wint-Miss Hue, by Que Allen (6sS50 feet). (L. McDonald). first; Prince C., b. s., by Martyr Lady (s.s50 feet). (Farley), second; San Francisco. b. S.. by Zombro- omeka, (6,s00 feet). (Hodges). third; Ralph Wick. br. g.. by Altmont. Brunswick -Lueila- (6,S60 feet), (Dore). fourth; The Huntsman. b. h., by Onward silver-Enola. (e.soo feet). (Hussey). fifth; Peter Delta. br. g., by Guardsman Helen. (6.750 feet), (Snow), sixth. Time, 2:I3.
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