Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-08-29
ALLEN WINTER
WINS $4,000
Unique Handicap TTOttlng Race
at RGdtVlIIe, Mass.
The PURSE WAS $4,000

Horses Were Placed at Marks Behind
Usual Starting Point On a Handi-
cap Based On Their Reeords-2o,ooo
People Were Present and Approved
the New system-sweet Marie, 2.o5,
Ran Unplaeed, But Gets a Share Of
the Money.
Readvine. Mass. Aug. 26.-The we'll
earned victory won by M. r. Rear
dons indianapolis stallion, Allen Win
ter. at the Readville track thereby
capturing the largest share OF the $50
600 American trotting handicap from
the field OF thirty-three starters. is be.
lieved by many Of the 10000 followers
OF harness racing who saw the con
test, 90 establish a new era IN the his
tory Of the sport and ensure its reju
venation in this country.
The race was novel in its conditions.
which placed the horses at marks
from one-quarter 70 three-eights of a
mile behind the usual starting point.
on a handicap based on their previous
performances, and at the conclusion IT
appeared to be the general opinion OF
all who saw the two preliminary heats
and the grand final that this system
Of racing will be popular ia the future
II was the frst race in which Allen
Winter had trotted this year, and Lon
Mcdonald. his driver. sized I'D the
field ia the two preliminary heats. In
the first he watched sixteen horses.
placed at marks from 1920 TO 1920 feet
behind the usual starting line, sweep
once and a quarter round the track
to a grand finish, with Bervalco in the
lead. In the second heat, with his
own horse 1870 feet from the wire.
and $3.50 feet to travel. he pushed Al
len Winter carefully. but surely. past
three other horses. and kept ahead Of
the others, finishing a good third.
The first heat had been run on at
a EOS gait for the mile. but the sec
ond was few minutes slower
Then came the battle for final hon
ors and the money. with sixteen well
known trotters ia the field, the fastest
being Sweet Marie. 2.O5.
As they turned into the stretch and
raced under the wire for the first
time, il looked like a long procession,
and there was very little change in
positions.
AT the quarter pole Kim drew out
trine, while the entire field sun
seemed well strung out At the three
eighths the horses began To bunch up.
and there seemed 10 be four divisions.
with Kim out ahead and Sweet Marie
coming up fast on the outside OF the
last bunch. The pace TO the three
quarter pole never slackened.
The slow horses up ahead were tir-
ing fast and the fast horses behind
were coming up strong. The field
came around the turn into the stretch
like a Roman chariot race. with three
teams abreast and twelve horses lined
up for "a grand dash OF an eighth OF
mile % the wire. At that point IL
seemed anybody's race, but 200 yards
from the finish Mcdonald shot Allen
Winter out OF the bunch. and. urging
the big stallion along at the top OF his
speed, drew away rapidly and won by
five lengths. The next ten horses
came under the wire in a bunch. and
the Judges were nearly ten minutes in
arriving at the conclusion.
IL was found that Prince G. had cap
tured second money, San Francisco
third money. Geers, who drove Tea
sci, and Andrews. behind Sweet Marie.
were beaten about fifty feet by the
place winners.
The purse Of $4,000 was split UP.
$4,000 going to the winner. $4,000
TO the second horse. $4,000 to the third
$500 10 the fourth, $500 TO the fifth
and $1,000 to the sixth.