The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-23

all, and the black team won IN . minute
and two seconds.
The blind kofse won the second heat in
the great trot, in 2:32}. Pilot second, Cen-
tella third, Pine Leaf fourth, while, rs
predicted, Custer was distanced and sent to
the stable.
Before the third heat was trotted the
first heat of the three in Eve running race
was called. Miss McClinch Norton, Wolf
and Wild Fellows were the entries. Nor
ton took first heat in LAG, Wild Fellow
second, Wolf third and Miss McClinch
fourth.
In the third heat Of the free-for-all,
Fred Douglass, Is usual, sec Ired the best
Of the start, and whirled Il rough the mile
in 2:32; Pine Leaf second, Pilot third, Cen
tella fourth. Thus Fred. Douglass, the
blind horse, which is called by every know
ing horseman, and by some who don't
know, q "quitter," downed the field in
three straig ht heats. There was no quit
ting in this race. From the start
10 the finish Douglass was neve:
once passed, nor even very closely pressed.
and never once few of his feet. A large
amount of money changed hands on this
race; many old horsemen who have been
in the habit of steadily betting against
Fred Douglass, on the ground that he was
no slayer, put up their money against their
Judgment, after the second heat, and they
all won. Much disappointment was e.
People don't like to see one, two, three
race Fred Douglass earned this one like a
little man, and also earned an increase Of
his reputation as fOoter. But If he had
taken the race and money after closely
contested struggle, the crowd would have
been better satisfied, Fred Douglass would
have done much toward disproving his
quitting" reputation, end Newt. Douglas
would have been looked upon rs "slick-
er" driver than ever. Speaking for our
selves, We should like to have seen Gen.
Custer take heat or two, il not second or
third money. His owner and driver, Mr..
Lawrence, is a clever man, who has made
many friends here; but Custer few to
pieces like springs and whalebOne. Pilot,
the twenty-fOur horse, who Was thought
BY some to have q sure thing on winning
the race, gets only second money. Pine
Leaf, a twenty eight horse, gets third
money.
There was a good deal of sport in the
little three-year-Old trot, half mile heats.
Mary Beamer, Prince Albert, Betty Ford
and Fleance started. Fleance, rs became
the son of Banauo, faxed the party in
three straight heats. Time-l:40, l:34 and
la4l.
The second and third heats of the run
ming race were won by Norton. Time in
both heats, l:52. In the last heat Wolf
was Withdrawn.
In the standing race the blacks quit
about half way round and the black and
gray team Won in Los.
Ben LawrenSten, Of st. Louis, at
tended the big race.
w. NJ. Moore, Of Sedalis, is liking
his akesion at the Springs.
M. W. Miller and lady, formerly Of
Sedalia, are visiting at the Springs.
VIM. Deutche, professor of German
in the St. Louis public schools, is at the
Sweet Springs hotel.
The following Sedalians were on hand
for the free for all: X. n. Morrow, Squire
Fisher, Chas. G. Taylor, Ben johnson,
James +. Bouldin, w. l.. Better, Frank
Houston, {. L. Taylor, Curg Marvin.
Mr.. Baugh, Mr.. Tower, Of Killing & Tower,
oscar q. Gregg, NJ b. King, John X.
Skinner, Col. John +. Philips, James p.
Thomas, Dave Black, Billy Moore and
others.