The San Francisco call., 1908-08-26
Great Harness Horses
in Spectacular Race
Handicap Event for Tr0tfers an
Innovation That Thrills
Multitude

READvILLE. Mass, Aug 25.AThe
Wen earned victory of NJ. II. Reardons $
indianapolis stallion, Allen Winter. at
the Readville track today. when he
captured the largest share of the
$4,000 American trotting handicap
from a field of 33 starters. is believed
harness racing who saw the contest to
have established new era in the his
tory of the sport and to insure its re-
Juyenation in this country.
The race was novel in its conditions,
which placed the horses at marks from
one-quarter TO three -eighths of a mile
behind the usual starting point on a
handicap based on their previous per-
formances. and at the conclusion it ap-
peared TO be the general opinion of all
who saw the two preliminary heats and
the grand finale that this system of
racing would be popular in the future.
II was the first race in which Allen
Winter had trotted fhis year, and Lon
Mcdonald, his driver. sized up the field
in the two preliminary heats. In the
first he watched 16 horses, placed at
marks from 1890 to 1,720 feet behind
the usual starting line. sweep once and
a quarter around the track to a grand
finish with Barvaldo in the lead. In
the second heat with his own horse
1.570 feet from the wire and 6,8T0 feet
to travel. he pushed Allen Winter care
fully but surely past three other horses
and kept ahead of the others, finishing
a good third
The first heat had been run off at a
2:0S gait for the mile but the second
was a few seconds slower.
Then came the battle for final honors
and the money with 16 well known
trotters in the field, the fastest being
Sweet Marie, 2:05.
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 all the judges We're
unanimous the bell rang automatically
and the field was away
As they turned into the stretch and
il looked like a long procession and
there was very little change in posi-
tion.
At the quarter pole Kim drew out a
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.
The pace to the three-quarters pole
never slackenedt The slow horses up
ahead were firing fast and the fast
horses behind were coming up strong.
the stretch like a Roman chariot race.
with three teams abreast and II horses
lined UP for a grand dash of an eighth
Of mile to the wire. a that point it
seemed anybody's race. but zoo yards
from the finish Mcdonald shot Allen
Winter out of the bunch. and. urging
the Dig stanton diOnS dl the Top Oh Ills
speed. drew away rapidly and won by
five lengths. The next 10 horses came
under the wire in a bunch and the
judges were nearly 10 minutes in ar
riving at decisions
There had been no question. how
ever. as 10 Allen Winter and as Me-
Donald came back he was lifted from
the sulky and carried up the track on
the shoulders of his shouting admirers.
1t was found that Prince had cap
tured second money. San Francisco
third money. Geers. who drove Teasel
and Andrews. behind Sweet Marie were
beaten about so feet by the place win
ner. Summary:
American trotting derby handicap. purse
$50. 600. first preliminary heat-Bervaldo won in
2:46%. Jay Kay. Teasle. Composer De Witt,
Locust Jack Ralph Wick. Daniel. Dononia,
Suzette. Baron. Kinstress. Invader. Budd, Uh1an.
Genteel and Margaret O also started.
Second preliminary heat-Prince c won in
2:32 The Huntsman. Alien Winter Peter Del
ta. San Francisco, KIM Del Coronado. Sweet
Marie. Rebecca q. Baron Acyonda. Niikerson,
Vendetta. Munich. Beatrice Bellino Fred G and
Wilkes Heart also started.
Finel heat-Allen Winter won in 2:43. Prince
C. San Francisco. Ralph Wick The Huntsman
and Peter Delta also started.
Allen Winter $3D.6t0. Prince G. $4,000.
San Francisco $1,000 Ralph Wick 50, 500. The
Huntsman $1,000. Peter Delta 81 600.
Pacing. .2.04 class. $1,000. three heats
Hedgewood Boy won straight heats and the
Bsron Grattan and Gallagher also started.
Trotting. 2:12 class, purse Sl.2o0. three heats
NarVelletta the third heat in 2.09A, LOYAL
won the first heat In 2:111a. Alamo won the
second heat in 2:10A. Zaza, Nancy Royce and
Murray NJ also started