Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-26
ALLEN WINTER
WINS HANDICAP
REARD0N'S STALLION LANDS
AT READVILLE
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MAY ESTABLISH NEW ERA IN
RACING HISTORY
indianapolis Horse, with Mcdonald as
Driver, Acquits Himself In His
First Race This Year
Before 10000

BY Associated Press.
READVILLE, Mass, Aug. 25.--The
well-earned victory Of M. II. Reardon S
Indianapolis stallion, Allen Winter, at
the Readville track today, thereby
capturing the largest share OF the
$4,000 American trotting handicap
from a field of thirty-three starters, Is
believed by many of the 10000 follow
ers of harness racing who saw the con-
test to establish a new era in the MS
tory of the sport and insure It's re-
juvenation in this country.
1t was the first race in which Allen
Winter had trotted this year, and Lon
Mcdonald, his driver, sized up the nelo
in the two preliminary heats.
The first heat had been run off at a
2:0g gait for the mile. but the second
was a few seconds slower
Then came the battle for final honors
and the money, with sixteen well
known trotters in the field, the fastest
being Sweet Marie, 2:O5.
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 mark and facing the right
direction. When the judges were
unanimous the bell rag automatically,
and the field was away.
AS they turned into the stretch and
raced unQ6r IHB W1IG LUZ huS IA 0I tAAAAC
1t looked like a long procession and
there was very little change in po-
sition.
At the quarter pole Kim drew out a
trifie while the entire field seemed Well
strung out At the three-eighths the
horses began to bunch up, and there
seemed to be four divisions with Kim
out ahead and Sweet Marie coming UP
fast on the outside of the last bunch.
IN fha fhraa-nI1 TfQr n0lA
never slackened. The slow horses up
ahead were tiring fast, and the fast
horses behind were coming up fast.
The field came around the turn into
the stretch like q Roman chariot race,
with three teams abreast and twelve
horses lined up for grand dash OF
an eighth of a mile to the wire. Al
that point 1t 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 rap
idly 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
conclusions.
There had been no question, however
as to Allen Winter, and as Mcdonald
came back he was lifted from the
sulky and carried up the track on tbs
shoulders of his shouting admirers.
1t was found that Prince had cap
tured second money; San Francisco
third. Geers, who drove Teasel, anC
| Andrews, behind Sweet Marie, wer'
beaten about fifty feet by the place win
ner. Summary:
American trotting Derby, handicap
purse $4,000:
First heat-Bervaldo won in 2:46ai
Jay Kay, Teasle, Composer, Dewitt
Locust Jack, Ralph Wick, Daniel. Dono
MIA, Susette, Baron, Kingstress, IN
yader, Budd, Uhlan, Genteel and Mar
garet o. also started.
Second heat-Prfnce G won in z:32
The Huntsman, Allen Winter, Petel
Delta, San Francisco, Kim, Del Coro'
nado. Sweet Marie, Rebecca, g. ]. Baror
| Alcyonda, Wilkerson, Vendetta, Mu.
Mich, Beatrice Bellino, Fred G anc
Wilkes Heart also started.
| Final heat-Allen Winter won In
2:4S, Prince c., San Francisco, Ralph
Wick The Huntsman, Peter Delta also
started. Allen Winter won 100000
Prince C. $4,000, San Francisco $4,000
Ralph Wick $250O, The Huntsmar
S1500, Peter Delta $1,000.
2:05 pace, $1,000, heats-Hedgewood
Bow won in straight heats; time 2;031z
2:O4N, 2:03M. Black Lock, Baron Graf
| tan and Gallagher also started.
2:12 trot, purse $1,000, 8 heats-Marvel-
1etta won third heat in 2:09A, Loyal
won first heat in 2:111s, The Aloma
won the second heat in 2:10A. Zaza
Nancy Royce and Murray M. also
started.