River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-10-07

III tHU oCCOuu hSat 0hO hoAS ~"nA"
around an easy winner in 255; and in
1;25 from the half mile pole, which for
a green mare from the woods in an
iron X sulkey, is a:pretty good test
of speed. In this heat Itasca was dis
tanoed. The third heat was taken by
the roam without an effort, giving her
the race and money, with Charlie I'd
and Hudson Sd; time 2;58.
Then came the trot for the S175
purse open to all.
o. J. Evans enters Hambletonian,
W. F. Cross 60 Flora.
A. A. Gates +" Mary Lanes
Gates wins the pole with Flora I'd
and tho stallion outside. Foster, who
held the ribbons over the stallion, gave
the "Mary" lively brush for the polo
and took it before reaching the "a quar-
ter, then saved his horse for push on
the home stretch if necessary, but the
push was not wanted to win the heats
time 2:5l. Mary Lane I'd and Flora 3D.,
Flora broke badly on the last quarter
and, though she exhibited speedy quail.
ties, she lacked the sticking" quali-
ties 80 necessary to winning horse. In
the second heat the Hambletonian came
in an easy winner In 2;46. Mary Lane
I'd, Flora last. In the Sd heat the stall
lion went to the quarter pole in Al,
reached the Sd quarter in 1:22 then
urged by the presence of "Mary," who
had Tapped his wheel for some time,
found the distance pole in 2:30 and
passed under the wire a neck ahead OF
the "Mary" in 2:40, winning the heat,
race, and money. The Mary Lane, in
this heat, as in her previous feat at St.
Paul, exhibited qualities that bid fair
to make her famous. She had been
worked but 3 weeks and was notorious.
ly unified for race.
A match between Geo. Fortunes
roam Billy and Penningtou's Vibrator
followed Immediately; mile heats, best
two in three. This was the most ex-
citing race of the day and betting was
not only lively but general. The pony
drew the pole and started off on one Of
his brilliant spirits for which he is ia
nous, leaving wide gap for the Vibra-
tor to close. But the Vibrator would
not or could not close the gap and 1t
soon became evident that Pennington
was not urging his horse, while tho
pony kept only far enough ahead to
make sure of the heat which he won in
1907. The Vibrator now seemed to
increase in favor among the stakers,
and all who were willing to bet on the
pony (and they were not few found
no trouble in getting stakes; I'd heat
the Vibrator was put to his work and
closed upon the pony at the first quarter
pole aud soon passed him leaving gap
which the pony in endeavoring to re-
gain got off his feet and made still wi
der. Vibrator stuck to his gait and
won the heat easily passing under the
wire in three minutes without skip.
Bets Of two TO one we're now freely Of
ferrd on the Vibrator and not freely
taken. II was evident that this heat
was fair test Of the speed Of the horses.
But as the pony is supposed to be able
to beat any horse that cannot excel his
time, there was still some faint hope for
his friends. But the third heat dir
PEELED such hopes when the Vibrator
took the pole and maintained 1t through
out the heat, though the pony struggled
bravely to regain il on the first quarter;
on passing the quarter pole the Vibrator
left gap behind him which the pony
could not close. Time 3:01. Next
followed a running match between Rus.
Gridley's Dolly Warden aud Geo.
French's John Morgan for 5000. One
half mile heats best three in FIVE. The
horses were difficult to start and neither
seemed inclined to be got of unless an
advantage in position could be main
tained, after considerable scoring
they got nearly even send of. John
Morgan dashed ahead in half dozen
tremendous leaps, and lead the mare TO
tho wire in the somewhat remarkable
time Of 80 seconds. At the second send
of the mare took six lengths the start
aud succeeded in reaching the wiro a
neck ahead repeating the time Of tho
former heat. 1t was now rapidly 10.