The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-09-09
Tho Trotting Race.

The frotting race between MIR. Matthew
sons mare Tinsmith Maid, and T. NJ. Lanes
mare Bashaw Maid, came or last Saturday af-
tcrnoon before very large and very respecta-
BILE audience. The race had been on the tapis
for long time and had occasoned considera-
bic speculation. Tinsmith Maid is hand
ONE, snowy animal. She is out Of an import
cd, thoroughbred English mare. known as
Flora, and was sired by the celebrated George
NJ. Patchen. Jr., who was out of the renowned
Black Hawk mare. This is pedigree enough
TO satisfy the most fastIdious. Bashaw Maid
comes from equally aristocratic parents. She
is also very fine looking animal. Her dam
was a noted trotter and she was sired by
Green's Bashaw OF Iowa.
BY three O'Clock the neishborhood of the
judges stand was crowded and the judges
were in their positions ready for business.
Soon after, the horses appeared on the track.
The persons officiating as judges were Messrs.
W. B. Williams, G. G. Arnold and E. VI. Mis-
ner; time-keeper, w. w. Rapp. AT 3:i5 the
judges called up the drivers for the first tg,a,
but for some reason or other, entirely inexpli-
cable TO US, no attention was paid 10 the cali.
Some controversy then took place in regard
to the distance nag. The printed regulations
were produced and read. THIS matter being
finally settled, the judges called up the dri-
yers again. We must say TO the credit of Mr.
Matthewson's driver, that he generally obeyed
tho call and came up; but Mr. Lane,
discovered that one Of the wheels
of his gig WAS loose, and his mare had to be
hiiched TO another vehicle By this time a
large portion of the audience showed signs Of
Gneasiness-some freely expressed their dis
gust, some became very cianorous, saying they
wanted their money back, il there was TO be
no race. Dir. Lane seemed to be very anx-
ious about something. In exercising his mare
around the track there was certain point in
only quit, but alpost como TO 4 stand-still. We
were informed that a few days since, while ex-
ercisng the mare, .ir. Lane chastised her
at this point, and that every time she was
taken around the track after that she would
stop at this place. At last the two drivers got
ready, and IT seemed through spirit of con-
tradietion, considering the other numerous
delays. got OF the first time very evenly
Bashaw Maid had the pole. They both trotted
out very fairly, the latter leading little. At
the quarter pole, or rather at about the point
where the quarter pole ought to be, for the
track is not yet provided with one, the catas-
trophe which Mr.. Lane feared. happened
His mare still remembered the immediate Vi
entity where she had been whipped and fearing
lest the same performance was to be enacted |
again stopped to prepare herself TO receive the |
blows again. We will not be positive that |
his was the cause of the animals stopping |
Perhaps she knew that her master had $3.50 |
up on her and determined that she would /
make him lose it TO revenge herself Tinsmith |
Maid went on at her leisure, trotted round |
he half mile track twice, making it in 1913 -.
Everybody was dissatisfied with the race, but |
every one was glad it was over. Mr. Mat
hewson expressed his willingness to trot the
ace over again and start at the point where
3ashaw Maid was in the habit OF quitting,
1ut the judges did not feel disposed to move
he stand to that point. Their decision was
We understood afterwards that
lr. Lane instructed the stake holders not to
i've up the money, but they did give it up
Notwithstanding the protest. Not being
horse man we will refrain from OK
'ressing our opinion aboutit Aud thus end
d the great trottInS race. Surely it was one
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