The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-07-21

lion slowly drew ahead, and when with
in three or four lengths Of the stand was
half neck in advance. But just here,
CLARK, who had not dared to touch the
black sooner, for fear of sending him up,
gave him a sharp tap with the whip, send
ing him over the score neck in advance,
amid tumultuous cheering. the winner of
the heat, in 500.
AT this point an accident happened,
terminating the race, and marring the
enjoyment of the occasion. Some OF the
spectators got SO excited at the contest
between the black and the stallion, that
they forgot that the bay was coming in.
and rushed on the track to see the termi-
nation of the contest between the former
horses. One of them was knocked down
and run over by SEcoRD, who was COM
ing in few lengths behind the others, at
swinging pace. The sulkey was turn
ed over, throwing GEORGE out, twisting
and bruising his leg badly. though he
managed to extricate himself in time to
prevent being dragged about the track,
around which the horse ran with the sui
key, without much damage to either,
however. 1t was narrow escape for
George, and his many friends here were
glad to know that he was able to be
about the next day. Our friend SHEER
WOOD, whose hurrah was unceremonious-
ly stopped by Jerry knocking him down
and running over him, was not hurt in
the least, owing, doubtless, to the amount
ofadiposs tissue which protects his bones.
This put stopper on Jerry's racing,
and as the other two horses had begun to
feel the intense heat. their owners with
drew them, the three dividing the purse.
SUMMARY.
Mcclure named hi. e. Maj Ashbourn. 9 dr.
Gardiner named s. s. Express -..--.3 0 2 DIR.
Secord named b. g. Jerry .-.-.-.-.-l 3 dr..
line J.lo OH J.Uo
On Saturday morning race against
time took place, the wager being that the
Waterloo horse Wabash could not trot
a mile in three minutes. AS his owner
had represented him to be 2.4O nag,
the hacker of Wabash was very conf
dent. The race was trotted in the cool
of the morning. and the first half mile
was made in 40, and the whole mile at
the tremendous pace of-3.9o!
On Saturday the attendance at the
course was quite large, good proper
ton being ladies. The race was for
purse of $50, mile heats, best three in
FIVE in harness. Three horses were en-
tered-Wabash, a handsome little brown
gelding, owned by JOE HENRY, Water
loo; SEcoRD's bay gelding Tom; and
HARVEY CLARK's black gelding Big
Thunder, owned in this place, who came
to the score slightly lame and in poor
condition. The brown won the pole, the
black the centre, and the bay the outside.
SEcoRD. finding his leg too lame to drive,
handed the reins over to GARDINER, who
managed Tom handsomely. After one
or two false starts the horses got off well
together for the first heat. Shortly after
leaving the stand, however, Wabash and
Tom went up, and CLARK drew to the
inside and went away from them several
lengths. The little brown went after him
however, and was closing up we'll when
he again went up, losing very badly, as
he did every time he broke. The black
was going easily and steadily and passed
the half mile two or three lengths in ad
vance of the brown, whom the bay was
hugging closely. On the upper turn
the black made skip, but caught quick
ly. leading easily down the backstretch,
where both he and the little horse went
up. the black losing but little. the brown
badly. They came in close together,
the black ahead. the brown second, the
bay last. Time $40.
On the second heat the black had the
inside, the little horse the centre. and
Tom on the outside. The black broke
on the upper turn. but lost nothing, and
was soon down again, the little Wabash
following him close. CLARK went along
easily. allowed the little chap to come up
to his wheel. when he gave yell in his
ear. and Wabash was again in the air.
They came round the lower turn, and up
past the halfmile pole. trotting hand.
somely. just after passing this point
Tom went up, and then the black. W no
again broke going down the back side.
gaining a couple Of lengths by so doing.
The brown also broke very badly down
this side. his driver not being able to
catch him until he got to the commence
ment of the lower turn. from which
point till he reached the stand, the horse