Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-07-18
THE RACES.

| After our report closed Friday,
the running horses were brought ia
the score for the third, and which
proved to be, the final heat.
Malvern had the lead and kept it ny
| to the turn on the home stretch when
the horses were all in bunch, and In
some way Malvern was thrown and
had his leg broken below the fetlock
This enabled Lady Jack to come "a
the front who won the heat in l.5O
Cape Cord 2nd, Queen of Diamonds
Bird and Longstride 4th.
Under the rules this gave the race
to Lady Jack, because no other horse
had won heat, and it being provid'
ed in those rules that all horses fail
ing to win one heat in three, shall
be sent to the stable. 1t was an
anomalous and remarkable situation
The horse that had won two heats
and was just about to win the third
one had his leg broken. Sangamon
had been Withdrawn with lame leg,
and Cape Cord, Queen Of Diamonds
and Longstride had to be sent to the
stable under the rule, 80 that Lady
Jack won the first money on winning
the third heat alone, while Cape Cord,
Queen of Diamonds and Longstride
were awarded I'd, Sd and 4th money
respectively, without winning heat.
The other horse men in the race
very creditably allowed the owner
of Malvern, ON account of his mis-
fortune, to take second money and
withdraw his pools from the pool
box; besides. on account Of the acct
dent the judges declared al pools
and beta OF.
It is to be regretted that the closing
performances Of the meeting were
so unsatisfactory, but the h0rsemen
themselves who are travelling around
on this circuit are to blame for it.
On the suspicion that Ed. Daggett
was not driving Wapello Chief to the
extent of his speed, the other day,
this ring Of horse gamblers, who had
bet heavily on that horse, insisted on
the withdrawal of Daggett, which
was done by the judges, who have
solo charge Of the horses during 9
race under the rnles, and his place
was supplied by one of their own
number, who did what Daggett
would have done, perhaps, and that
was to bring the Chief out ahead of
the fad.
These same smart Alexis had, dur.
ing Thurday night and yesterday
morning, set up job whereby
Mountaiu quail was to win the trot,
and Malvern tho running race, in
spite of the fact that there were faster
horses in the field for. both races.
Our people, and all others who
were not in the ring, bought
pools heavily on the field, and
when it became apparent that Teaser
and Pilot were being held to allow
Mountain Quail to win the trotting
race, the outsiders and anti-ringsters
insisted that the rule which had APP
piled to Daggett, must be applied in
this case. and the judges wisely de-
termined to put Daggett behind
Teaser. whcrcnpon the latter's owners
took him forcih.y, and in spite of
Marshal koontz, to the stable. GREAT
ing great hub-bub, and nearly
causing general fight. Their action
proved tile conspiracy, and stamped
them with being guilty Of the very
things charged. 1t is some consola-
ton to know, however, that in both
the running and trotting races the
bets and poois wera declared of, SO
that these foreign gentry, who came
here to skin our unsuspecting lambs,
overdid the thing, and probably
skipped out of Ottumwa with less
money than they brought here.
There were, no doubt, mary hon
OF able gentlemen among the horse
owners present, but majority OF
them will do the city credit by stay
ing away from 1t.
The meeting was, in many respects,
success, especially in the number of
fine horses present. 1t was not fl
nancial success, however, owing
mainly to the bad weather which
preceded it, and which kept our peo-
pie away and at their crops. As ii is,
the managers will be called upon to
make small contribution all around
to square up expenses.
To the Patrons OF The Agency Cssy
WOODEN MILLS.
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