Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-07-13
Trotting Races at Olentangy Parl
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Flora and Tell the Winners.

The attendance on the trotting races q
oientangy Park on Saturday was muc
better than on the race the week previous
and much more interest was manifested
fhe day Was hot, though delicious breez
made life endurable for those ON tn
stand.
= Ihe first race was trot of mile heats
2 three best In five, to wagons. for purse o
slO0, between Mr.. .Alexander's bay mar,
Flora and E. A. Lytle's sorrel mare Fanny
subject to all the rules OF the Olentangy
Park Association, except as to weight an6
distance. a.. 5
was very pretty one, Flora passing under
the string barely a neck In advance This
distance she kept to the quarter pole, max
ing it iu AZ seconds. From this to the hall
: mile the sorrel made brush for her adver-
sary, but broke as she Tapped her, Flora
taking the pole two lengths ahead, in
l:2. The sorrel mare went up again as
they rounded on the third quarter. Alex
ander let his mare out, she opened a ter
rifle gap. The three-quarter was made
In 2 :03. kDown the home stretch the sorrel
made gallant struggle to recover lost
lground, but it was useless, Flora taking
the heat in :4314. 9-sr r. se4s-.t
After rest of twenty minutes the horses
were re-harnessed and called up for the
/ SECOND HEAT.
After false start, the horses got off beau
tifully, there being hardly hairs differ
ence between them. just as they cleared
the string, Flora took the lead, which she
held, making the quarter in Al seconds.
About half way between the quarter and
half mile, Fanny broke, but caught herself
instantly. The half mile was made in l:23,
a second faster than on the first heat AS
they passed the half mile Fanny made
splendid brush, forcing her adversary to
the three-quarter pole. in 2:03. Down the
home stretch they came at a fine pace.
just at the turn Fanny went up again and
Flora won the heat in 2:441s. -.aaaea
just after the conclusion of the second
heat, there was slight shower that cooled
things off most beautifully. AT the tap of
the bell, the contestants were made ready,
and came up for the Ffuf
THIRD HEAT.
This was trotted much faster than either
of the others. AS before, the horses got off
neck and neck. AS they turned the quar-
ter, the sorrel mare was decidedly out
trotting her competitor, but she made a
terrible break, from the effects of which
she never recovered. The pace was rat
Ting one, the quarter being made in 40
seconds, the half mile in 1:19, the three
quarters in 200, and the heat in 2:42. The
bay mare never lost her feet during the
race. 1t was as pretty a one as we ever
saw, and the time shows splendid trotting
for so hot day. We append the following
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Mile heats-three in five. Purse 500.
AfIeEsnders f.H,ias RS 3; 3. m; Flora-....-..-I q
Ayue B. m. FANNY. 9 - 81
Time, 243H. 244K, 2:42. |
For the second race the entries were
sorrel mare Daisey, sorrel horse Tell, and |
bay mare Lady Ewing, mile heats. Purse
500. Daisey to wagon and the other two
to harness.
At the tap of the bell the horses came up.
THE START,
After two or three false ones, was as
even as could be, Tell on the inside, leading
about halt neck, Daisey in the center and
In the rear, and Lady Ewing, outside and
nearly flush with Tell. As they reached the
quarter turn Lady Ewing broke and after
q few steps Daisey followed her example.
Tell stretched away in the lead, the other
two neck and neck and making the quarter
in A seconds. Tell kept his place and the
struggle between the other two was a gal
liant one. The bay mare took the lead at
the halt mile, the sorrell breaking just be-
fore it was reached. It was made in 1:27.
From this to the three-quarter stake the
race was exciting. Daisey got down to
her work and took the second place easily,
rushing to the three-quarter in 2:14. Down
the home stretch the trotting was superb
Daisey made gallant brush for the front
place, but 1t was no use, Tell, with his
steady stride, keeping the front, and pas
sing under the score length in advance
and winning the heat in 2:25M. .ca
SD ,4r-s-- SECOND HEAT. -rr.. |
There was much greater difficulty in
ge tting off than on the first heat. On the
fifth trial. though, they passed under the
string well together, Tell leading verv
slightly. As they made the turn on the
first quarter, Daisy and Lady Ewing both
went up, the bay mare keeping up her run
until she passed the quarter pole second,
making the quarter in 4s seconds. From
this to the three quarter pole the trotting
was magnificent. Daisy at the half-mile
made rush for the second place and took
it. The two then made challenge for
Tells place, and all got in a bunch.
Daisy here broke badly and passed the
three quarters behind. Coming down the
home stretch the pace was rattling.-I
Daisey's game seemed to be to break the
heats. She can outfoot both her opponents,
if she can be kept down, and was passing
Tell hand over hand. just as her nose ap-
peared in front, at the distance stand, she
broke again. giving Tell the heat and the
race in 2:52, Daisey second and Lady Ewing
third.
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Time-2:5sM; 2:52.
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