Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-10
SCOTT cot NTY FAIR
Yesterdays Races.

mants TO the owners OF animated horse
flesh, and the efforts 10 that direction has
always been snpy rewarded. They 70
upon the sound principle, tha, where tie
fice..s. horses most do congfecate, there
viii be a crowd also and the society that
draws the crowd vii count up the harvest
receipts, and thereby be the most prosper
oua. Oar farmer friends complain OF this
sometime, but that need not be, FOR while
superior inducements are held out to draw
Gne horses, the interests of the farmer and
manufacturer are not lost sight Of by any
mears. They have the same chance ths.
the rest have, and the premiums offered
them are quite as liberal, to al things con-
aidered.
RACE FOR 300 HORSES.
At two o'clock all horses that were sup
posed never to have made better than two
fifty upon any public track, were called in.
II was claimed from the time tho entries
were made that there we're several horses
placed on this list that had beat $50 over
and over again.
There were ten entries-as follows: j..
A. Green's Janus" Drury's Peter
Wadley,' IIamilton's Billy Hamilton" "
Mapes chestnut gelding. winnegar's
"Winona." Carson's -. S. Young" New
els "Ad. Benedict Beardsley's Why
Not" Updegrah7s Lance" and Picrco's
"Emigrant"
Upon coming to the stand protests were
entered against Lance, Why Notand Wad-
ley. it being claimed that they had made
under two-ffty on several occasions.
Ths judges settled this matter by order
ing that the three last named should trct
by themselves, which gave perfect eatstac-
ton.
FIRST IIEAr.-Wadley takes the pole,
Lance next. and Why not third. Getting
q fair start, Lance gained the head, Why
not losing ground all the way. Lance
breaking badly gave wadley tho lead anu
hea. in o:46i. by two lcngths-Why.nctin in
the distance barely saving it.
SECOND I!EAr-Same position as before.
except Wadley has the pole In the start,
Lanco got the advantage, and though hotly
contested every rod by Wadey, he was un
able to gain the desired advantage. why
no: put in his best strides, and et times
was within a couple lengths, but of no use
Lance had it his own way, and c,me down
to the score, making his mile in 2:i3i,
closely pressed by Wadley-Why-not ell
but distaacel.
Ta,Rp HEAr-A coed send off, and
closely contested heat between Lance and
Wadley. and won by tn. former in 2:i5!-
Why distanced.
FouRTn llEAr.-Lance at the pole and
effort to win the heat by good square,
honest work, but Lance couldn't see it that
way, and kept the lead straight through,
coming out of his miie in o:45-taLing tbs
b hest aud race.
Tine-246b 2l3l; 2:45l; 2:45
SLOW RACE.
TIE contest between the unquastioaed
2.50 nass was sanl- wichei between the
names and entries given above; mile heats.
three in five. to harnes5. Tnero wero fye
heats. varying in interest, but getting te-
d.ous before tho cose At the end Of the
fourth heat. J. B. Young, migrant, Janus,
Benedict and Winona had beea distanced.
The tfth heat and race was won by Ilanl-
ton, the gelding getting but one hest, and
Young winning one, also.
Time-2.53; e:49s, 2.49; 2:5l 9:49i
RUNNING RACE.
Mat Allen names ave year old bay stall
lion by Chllde Harold. dam By Boston. =
Mcmahon names Viola, four years old, dam
by Wagner. Jockeys in red and orange :;
mile heats, two in three.
neck. position which was rigidly adhered
70 for tho frs. three quarters, and was
changed in the home stretch by the stallion
gaming neck on Viola. in which position
he won the heat in 200.
SECOND HEAr-Bsy bolted at start, ta-
king to thu grass forty yard, out Of line.
Orange BOY being green or doctored, did
not see the point but held on for the red to
return from pasture, in spite OF loud cries
OF Go ahead The red rot back from
grass in good cond,tion-and shot out like
. bullet Tor the Orange-saking even pace
at tie second turn, and gaining the lead
which he kept and passed the milestone in
2:ls, handsomely Tapped BY the Orange.
TRoTriSa SURF.
Jim Rocky, W. X. Thomas, Chainshot,
aud Honest Abe were entered by Graves.
Vosburg. Roche, and Hamilton, respective
", for tire pur.s tor "mares and geldings,"
mile heats, 3 in 8, to harness; purse, $500,
&loo and $50. Tho crowd hailed their sp
psarancs with loud cheers, and all eyes open
ed for lively business.
Frssr HEAr.--Hcnest Abe wins the pole,
Rocscy second, Thomas third, Chainshos
outside. Thomas gained the inside at first
turn, and holding 1t tn. Hrst three quarters
closely pressed BY Eockey, who, on the last
turn, Tapped him and passed the score in
bis famous gait, winning the heat in o,Ss-
Thomas second-then Honest Abe and
Chainshot.
SECOND HsAr. A fair start-Rocky ,
breaking at the score and losing his pssi.
ton, and staying in tho rear until be gcI
ready to take the lead again, which be did
on the last quarter, and took the heat ia
2:39--Abs second, Chainshot next, Thomas
barely saving his distance.
THIRD HEAr.-Rocksy claimed The front
and kept il until Thomas got . chance,
which was in the second quarter, but hi
triumph was Of short duration, and Recksy
wen the heat and race in 2:37l-Abs and
chainshot tapping four lengths in the rear
Time. 2:s5, 2:s9. 2:s7l.
This ended the day . sport, and the crowd
eepassed to retarn In quadrupled numbsra
''' 'he grand performances Of The morrow