Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-06-22

two behind. McCaffrey soon got the
chestnut down to his work, when he again
showed up rapidly passing Lille, and on
the back turn was but four lengths behind
Adele, who had been trotting very fast up
to the q turn; here, however. she slowed
up until her driver was signalled that the
chestnut was coming, when he forced Ad
ele and came down the stretch % gait,
but he could not shake off the chestnut.
who landed inside the distance flag, three
or four lengths behind Adele, and was
again pulled up and logged, while Lille
was distanced.
The race was now left to Adele Clark
and Prosper. The little bay mare had
shown signs of distress; Prosper. however.
was as fresh as when he started. Rafora
being called for the third heat, the driver
of the Clark mare made a proposition to
McCaffrey to not drive out so fast, saving
that as he had driven SLOW purposely to
save Prosper from distance 1t would not
be right to force him to lower his record,
but if he was going to drive out he would
distance him. These threats and the bonn
bastic style of delivery did not in the least
disturb the equanimity of Prospers friends,
and when the driver of Adele returned to
his stable he was ordered to drive from wire
to wire.
They were soon on the track. and as they
took their preliminary work the Clark
mare was seen to be in the best of shape.
while Prosper was as gamy as ever. They
got the word, and at the start Adele took
the pole. As in the other heats, Prosper
broke in the turn and near the same place.
and losing by his break, the bay mare went
rapidly to the quarter. Soon out of the
cupping land and::where the track was firm,
Prosper again got down to his work, and
trotting from the first quarter to the half
mile pole in SO, he was, soon but two or
three lengths behind and gaining. As they
rounded the back turn Prosper was seen
to swerve, and the driver commenced with
the whip; but it was no use as he kept
coming back, and the threat of the Clark
party was in danger of being fulfilled.
Lifting and shaking the chestnut did not
make any difference. and he had the flag
in his face in 2:254. His friends were
disappointed, and like all people, laid the
cause to the horse, but upon examination
be was found to have lost half his nigh
hind shoe, and the part that was left press
ed against the sole of his foot. making it
almost impossible to trot, and less able to
run. The expression of feeling among the
owners and drivers was severe upon Clark
and his driver, while the regrets of the
other owners in her was freely expressed.
The offer of second money was made by the
Clark party, provided it would give them
authority to say the matter was fully ad-
justed. This could not be accepted with
out doing injustice to the owners and driv-
ers of the other horses. The next day
brought out apologies from Mr.. Clark for
his conduct. The placing of so fine trot-
ting mare as Adele Clark is from the 3
minute class down to the 2:25 class is quite
drop and consequently lowers the value
of the animal. If it had been forced
from her in a contest it would not have
seemed so much of loss to her owners, but
to deliberately drive their mare to a low
record only recoils on themselves.
The friends of Prosper have yet to be
discouraged with him. He is well liked as
green horse, and the judgment and driv-
ing of McCaffrey has secured him the
friendship of the leading owners and driv-
| ers,
The 2: 30 race had been sandwiched in
between the heats of the 3 minute race,
and as Kinsman Boy was favorite in the
pools, his action was closely examined
by his friends and supporters. He has not
had sufficient work as yet, but when he
comes to himself he will do honor to the
Reserve. There were eight entries, the fol-
lowing, however, only coming to the score:
Josh Billings 1st, Lady Logan 2d, Kins-
man Boy Sd, DR.. Lewis, 4Uh, Rose of
Washington 5th, Lady Monroe 9th and
Monarch Rule, 7th. They got a
good send-off, the boy taking second place
at the final turn, which he kept to the
finish; Josh Billings first.
The send-off for the second heat was
quite unfavorable for the Boy, but being
forced little to fast to maintain his posi-
ton, ne went up and was, at the end of the
first quarter, several lengths behind,
but getting level he trotted finely up
the back stretch and coming we'll down the
home stretch, succeeded in getting 4th
place.
The balance of the heats were trotted
with varying success. The third being
taken by Rose of Washington, Kinsman
Boy Sd. The fourth by same mare, the
Boy being in 5th, but unjustly set back to
7th. The fifth heat Kinsman Boy was
three or four lengths in the rear at the
send-off, and acting badly, but as the
word had been given they could not take
it back, and he again trotted at a disavan-
tage. He trotted gamely, never leaving
his feet from the word, and came in a
close third, but was unaccountably set
back to fifth place. This debarred him
from fourth money and as he had not won
heat in five, was sent to the stable with
Lady Logan, DIR. Lewis, and Lady Monroe.
The fifth heat was won by Monarch Rule.
1t getting dark, the Judges adjourned this
race over until the next day, at which
time Monarch Rule, Rose of Washington
and Josh Billings competed. This was
won after hot contest, in good time, by
Monarch Rule.
AShtabUIa Common Pleas.
The following causes have been dispOs-
cd of since our last report:
Daniel W. Hazeltine VS.. W. 9inaman ct
al; judgment for plaintiff for S915.95.
Hattie E. L'Hommedieu VS. John D.
| L'HOmmedieu, divorce; decree for deft.
| William Moran vs. Michael Moran: de-