The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-07-14

as much or more pleasure in witnessing a.
the competitors in the slow race which pre-
coded the free for all. In the as
Segment Tor position Red Cloud
gained the pole, Fullerton was given
the second place aud the Maid the outside.
Wade, who had driven the Indiana horse Ia
every race 50 far, held the reins over his
steed as usual. Doble drove the Maid and
Rem Mace Fullerton. The horses started of
as even as it was possible for horses 10 be,
but Red Cloud lead the Maid so much on the
first turn that Doble was forced to
take his wake for some distance.
Red Cloud trotted every step OF the entire
heat as squarely as it was ever made by
horse anywhere, but the Maid broke once.
making great leaps and
GAINING on RED CLOUD
Cloud by doing SO, while Fullerton, VINO
was nearly 100 feet behind before the first
quarter was passed, broke badly and lost
ground while doing so. In COM
ing up to the half mile post
the Maid gained upon the Hoosier gelding.
and at one time almost passed MIN: put ne
trotted along without altering his steady
and splendid gait, keeping from half TO
two lengths ahead for nearly half mile
Fullerton kept behind at a considerable dis
lance most OF the time; but once did he re-
cover much of his lost time, and he narrow
ly escaped being distanced in the end
After entering the home stretch the MAID
commenced getting in her work and passed
Red Cloud splendidly, reaching the line In
2:26 nearly length ahead.
THE SECOND HEAT
was entered upon after o'clock, the first
having been started after the fourth
in the 2:3S trot. and after nearly
two hours were consumed by the crowd
in insisting that the free for all should
come off - advertised. The first was there
/ fore not begun until after six, and the 2;3,
had TO be finished before the tree for all was
entered upon. In the second heat the horses
scored four times before starting, and 1t was
noticeable each time, how easily
Red Cloud took things as the
| horses were called back, not worrying
himself in the least While the others trotted
much farther around the track. and to nc
purpose. The Maid and Red Cloud at last
started of, even while Fullerton's driver
lost length by holding back with all his
might, getting handsomely paid In his own
| coin Tor his jOckeying. The he atwas in
tenselv interesting, as Red Cloud had al
ready shown his ability to cope
with one of the foreign horses
and it looked very pueh as j
he was going to win IBIS time. The maid
broke several times as before, and Fullerton
frequently with, this difference that when
the maid broke, she would make great
lunges forward and gain upon Red Cloud
4 who was in the lead while Fullerton who
did not seem to understand the business sc
we'll would fall behind while breaking
the same as he did in the first heat. Rec
Cloud never lett his feet a moment, but lee
his competitor from one to two lengths
for a great distance When the home
stretch had been nearly passed she brok
badly, and gaining upou the gallant littl
bay, passed him rot half length ahead
The races was intensely exciting Throughout
and when Red Cloud came in ahead of Full
/ rton the second time the track was at ono
: filed with frantic and excited crowd
which rent the air with cheers over the vic
tory. The time was 2:25L.