Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-18
End, Modoc Bird. Red Bird 4th and
Efiic Moore 9Th.

THIRD HEAT TRoTTING RACE.
Della at the pole, for the third
heat, which she maintained to the
end, winning the heat and race in
:36, Tuckahoe Cd. London Belle sd,
Grapevine 18th.
FOURTH DAY.
PURSE NO. 8. FREE FOR ALL, $500
Gard Lee Il Co., Roseville, Ill. en-
tiers G. T. Pilot.
III. c. Goodrich, Chicago, Granville.
Robert Roads, Chicago, Tcazer.
II. r. Brown, Winona. Sorel Ned.
Taylor Bros, West Union, Iowa,
Mountain Quail.
The horses were entered and had
the track as they are here named.
Much interest was manifested
in this race. and after the necessary
amount Of scoring, the horses were
sent off by the Judges, Messrs. Robin
son, of Dubuque, Downing, of Oska-
loosa, and Ladd, of Ottumwa, Teaser
having the lead, with Mountain Quail
closely pursuing, who directly passed
to the front, and won the heat in an
uncommonly handsome race, making
2:3l, Teaser I'd, Granville Sd, sorrel
Ned 4th, and G. T. Pilot 9Th.
The next race was running one
for $3.50, mile heats, 3 in 5, in which
James B. Gray, of Rockport, Mo-, en-
tered Cape Cord; VIM. Welsh, Co.
manche, Iowa, Queen of Diamonds;
c. +. Brown, Springfield, ILL.,, Sanga-
mon; Cliff Porter, New Orleans, La,
Lady Jack Joseph Lewark, Indian
apolis, Indiana, Longstridc; and FL
more & Stokes, Craig, Mo-, Nal.
yern.
They had the track as above desig-
mated and after scoring two or three
times were sent off with Malvern
the outside horse in the lead,
which he kept to the end of the
mile race, making it in | 80; Lady
Jack Cd, Cape Cord Sd, Longstride
18th, Sangamon 9Th, Queen of Dia-
monds 9th.
1t was the general remark Of the
horsemen in the stand that this was
an uncommonly fine field of horses,
all being thoroughbreds, such as
Lsangamon, grandson of the great
sIcxington, Malvern, who won the
! first heat over the favorite of the
pool box, Queen of Diamonds, is a
beautiful Texas three year old Court,
and all of the horses worthy of spc-
cial compliment.
Second trotting heat.-Mountain
Quail won the I'd trotting heat with
out break, having the lead from
the start in 2 :33, Teazer at her heels
while the other horses followed at
some distance behind, Pilot making
frequent fine spurts, bringing Linn
near the lead horses when he would
make bad breaks.
The second trial of the running hor-
SEES then occurred, and they got OIL, to
the establishment of all, on the first
trial, with Malvern in the lead, which
he maintnined to the front making
the heat in ! :4Sls. Queen of Dia-
monds Cd, Cape Cord Sd, Lady Jack
4th, Sangamon 9Th and Longstride
9th.
When the horses were called for
the third contest between the trotters
quite a row occurred, which threat
ened serious consequences for time
Parties interested in the pool-boS
insisted that Teaser's driver was hold.
ing him, whereupon the judges decid.
ed to withdraw Teaser's driver, and
put Ed Daegett in his place. AT this
decision "Teaser's" owner took hin
to the stable, and the judges then de
clared him distanccd, not having any
authority to infiict farther penalty
The third heat after much delay wa
trotted, with Mountain Quail in til,
lead which she kept to the end ant
won the heat and race in 2:32: Sor
ell Ned Cd, Granville Sd and Pilot 4th
The Judges declared by the direc
ton of the officers of the Association
, that all pools and bets were off be
cause Teaser was taken to the stable
On the Bird heat for running horse
,, Malvern had the lead and kept it u
the horses were all in bunch, and j
some way Malvern was thrown an
; had his leg broken below the fetlocl
This enabled Lady Jack to come t
the front who won the heat in l.5t
: Cape Cord End, Queen of Diamond
3rd aud Longstride 4th.
y Under the rules this gave the rae
. to Lady Jack, because no other hors
:. had won heat.
: Prohibition and Local Option.
: Rev ID. r.. Lucas, who offered tn
y temperance resolution in the la'
1t State Convention, has written
-e letter to the State Register giving h
!, Interpretation of its meaning. L
! calls it "the eleventh plank of II
# PLATFORM and says he never though
e of it meaning anything else but pre-
!, hihi;ion. He says: "To suppose c
pretend now that the party does ne
e intend to carry out in good faith il
+ clearly avowed purpose, is to suppos
J, that the great majority Of the me
y who voted for the resolution in I'll
Il Convention are dishonest-a concl,
|. sion that seems to me utterly prepo
e ferrous"
= Mr.. l.. then goes on to give his pei
# sonal views in regard to local OF
It ton. He says he is opposed to
n censc from principle, and believes j
= prohibition, butts aware that in som
il localities prohibitory law would |
:. imperative, and is therefore in fave
a of allowing the sale of wine and bee
v without license in counties where I'll
j. people vote in favor of it. lie adds
at is from this practical standpoil
d that am local optionist, that whc
# l have discharged my duty if l cal
II not do as | aeould l will do as / cdn.-
Holding the principle firm and III
d wavering that the lion ought to |
h slain, if / cannot throttle him ] col
!, slider it victory if / have extracte
% his teeth and claws. While am a
enthusiast on the subject, ! want to !
e practical and exhibit spirit Of col
d ciliation in all questions of expediel
Y cy when no positive convictions
right are trampled upon.'
l. Prof. Tice, the weather prophe
:, has issued an almanac. 1t contain
II forecasts of the weather for ever
n day in the year, based upon the tn
10 DRY that there are meteorological G
% cles that are fixed and determined
~ Astronomical events. According
l. this theory there are four points
g the ecliptic which no planet can pa
C. without creating electric disturbanc
IA that affect the whole solar systel
a Each planet, therefore, in every re
st olution in its orbit, occasions fo
= meteorological cycles. Prof. Tice di
ia covered this twelve years ago, al
TO since the announcement of his theo
ce two years ago, it has been found
stand with surprising exactness t
in crucial test of facts. The princip
at planet that causes these disturbance
a and weather changes is Vulcan, i
Gently discovered, very near the su
ii. 1t is of immense size, about that
in Uranus, and has satellites. 1t revolv