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Show RECORD IS LOWERED! BircbtW Goes a Mile in ; 2:11 vat aider's Park Races. About 1000 people witnessed Birch- twig, C. T. Russell's pacer, knock three seconds off the State record at Calders park Monday. It was an exhibition mile against his own record of 2:14 and was aa pretty a mile as haa ever been seen on a local track. In the named race for trotters and pacers. Kangaroo, taking the place of Cold Storage, was the favorite but waa easily beaten by Sarah Green. In the 2:26 class for trotter and pacers pac-ers CoL Clayton's Alfonso took three straight' heats, with Ladysmlth a close second. . Incoa, 21 years old, the oldest trotting trot-ting horse in the State, went an exhibition exhibi-tion half mile in 1:12. All beta were declared off In the running run-ning race between Hymn and Commodore Commo-dore on account of the too apparent attempt of Jockey Natress to hold him down. The race was given to Hymn. Summary: Named race for trotters and pacers in the 2:20 class Sarah Green won. Angle Duryea second, Kangaroo third. Time, 2:W4. ExhlbUion mile by Birchtwlg- to lower low-er State record Time, 2:11. Trotting and pacing race, 2:25 class Alfonzo won, Ladysmlth second, Ed Conroy third. Exhibition one-half mile by Incas Time, 1:12. Match race, five and one-half furlongsHymn fur-longsHymn won. Time, 1 J4. |