, 1881-07-05
Seven Heats Required to DETER
mine the Question Of Su..
premacy.
Francois Alexander tho Wilmer After
Uarl Tug with Santa Clnus
anl McGrcg0rs
A Large Amount Of Money Won and
Lost on the Raoe-Best Time
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driven by Gus Wilson, who plated him to
tic wire three heats In advance OF tile best
fold Of slnltlons ever sect, III mastery style.
Ever since the eittrles tO this racs
closed two months ago tle actions Of tile
various horses nnlncu to start have been
watched with great interest. Before tho
trotttng season commenced, Monrou Chiefs
chnnccs were thought to be tha best Of any
Of those ungHEcd, but when 1iobsrt l[c0reg-
or and Alexander begun trotttng so hrllllnlt-
~, The oie III the Eust and tile other III tho
West, there was Il general feeling that tho
rnce ny between them. As Santn Claus, the
California wonder, had not started III
n race since coming east Of the Rocky Mount.
aims, although entered III several. and al-
though hp w,.s closely watched by keen eyes,
ITO me l,ad seen him 20 even half mile ut
full speed, and consequently all were equally
in tha dark rs TO Ills merits. Ks tie Eastern
tlld Miclllgan circuits drew 10 close 1t be-
came evident that AlcGreg0r and Alexander
wGru the best staiifnns that llntl appeared In
public, and when the sports begal. arriving
here fow days agu the impression
wns general TINT ono of tllcM would
certainly win. rl,e milking Of slates was
then begun. md It Is known that nt least two
were formed tits morning. However. all
calculations we're set at ltnuEht by heavy
shower uf rain wltlcI. fell about = o'clock
ant rendered the truck mnss OF
sticky mud, Which was SO deep
that Mt one time there were serious
thoughts OF postp0ning the race: but tho sun
tlnally came ont, ansl by alnt of mitch har-
ruwln9 the track was In fair condition by 5
O'Clock, although fully three seconds slow.
III view OF these facts, and tile
further fact that the horse that
finally won fought for alia wns
first or second III eyory heat, the time mndo
Is simply remarkable. AS before stated, tho
ratn brokeusl tie sates, every driver think
ing he could win. and backing. his
own lorsc. Even II the raeu had
| the p0oI-sollInY bcfnrn tho first lent
showed that everything was on tho square.
At the start Santa Claus WIS fayorlt, alld
1licGok, Ills driver, expressed tile utmost
surprise to TnE Tribune man that such
sls ouid 9e tho case, but Tic faet IL that Orrin,
though Its horse cullltl not viii, backed lin,
alii ca,ne near taking away the 5000 first
Crawford was hacktng his horse freely;
and thu MoNrot C1llef party put not q few
dulars OH that l,orsc. Whatever else tte!r dif-
teraHces llny llaYu bcGii they we're nll Agreeu
on 9ne thing, TINT Alexander was certaiM,
hazar,ls, no matter who tpok the race. Thls
| scte,lu Looked well oil piper, but us prOnll-
nent Chicago turtmen ayarred to THE TRlIi,
rsprss,tattys # %s anothsr eass ct
oe,nly ,,, hofSs tAat was ., !sft out of q. a!
back9rs Ut tho other anlYnals l,ave nothing
tR Ssi stef rs smSslis at ut f& & II Il, "fsS's 9lxss
Victory of ,1eursgor IS shown ny
lleat 70 the last Tug was al.
tGrsss l,s% % Wss %dseasd!y the poe1est horse ~ 81
tile party., Over $3a0, ,0D wera bet Iii th1s city
aiolle OH the raeu, bnt the ST.. Lnuls crowlt,
w!lu wure hero III force, stuck iNanfulty by
Alexander, md are opulent to-',lgllt III coil-
81: Fragee, the 2, owner Of !t Alexander. SAID,
night, TINT the horse d!l not stop at The
Of stamina, but bsca1,ss. tho AoIse ot thy
said Mr. France. !" been!.se NY Horse
was In condition, nlt! / dill not divide tic
TI!gJadgesot the day. wore George ". Arch
,ors SaS i BtoS u ani mi l. &VPSf Y. Parso"s: @ The Ee
Sps t y9s Of tIs tas yfry cYyso% yo1Fsst no1ts G
clalln tint +! tho fourth heat ::Alcxandel
twice foY!atlHlcGreRor OIL the !toi!e-ssrotct,,
ulul lllat Wilson went into tiestand nlsu apol
s s1y!nE E eS ent aysn + Ws q nj c4sds H.
1
r'c4 wo'ltt have becll over, AMI nls!cal bad
feel!ng llgs BEEN excited by thu decision Civ
luz IT 10 Alexander. .:
pessiSs s s% aSess ttfefs as 'S'a Gas s9{5 & Sf 'x
W!lult u t!!o horses , G;.!ae out tl!Sy wsre M
pole, AiG0regor SECOND placs,, santn Claus
M Ghief sxti, "'si Assadsr ss:'t tS ' o;,sae ;1
After sovhI, inat(ectMnl se0rtngs the WORT
! Wns given to Q wratolleA start, SantI Claus
gainE ta r breAk lust before THO wire WV:
a1ll crying iiol'' It Tic sa,lla tiS,s, wlliol
ea,lsel siialu cnMfllsfun nnol,E tho drivers
t;;@s t;us Wilson took a}!yanta9Ee Of the s'tM!. @
tto a set AlsXa.'sr !S niong yvf
!!s !!o ,'f ss t%s fs.t sHs so.o poS; stt',a! I'll
oat, ai!d ns A'axander passed tlio quarter
s as.hs Sa M sefd @ es'sesor ssso!'11 tt sS tyss tw
; lel,gtl!A nway, 1Ial,nls fourth, 3lo,roe CIIu
. tlftll, Wctlguwntn. SIXTH. al.l Santa ClAN
: !.st: l'y ihis ttmo ttls t!rlsers. q! but Alc
' tlaa't tt!sy wefs 1sate,,, aln! lail u: Alsx
. elNsl,Eed; bnt on the lowur tnrn MctiFeEa
a!sx''9ss; ,%i ays;rhaut S e. S"o ssEy ssEy ofs tSs
halfway down tho toI'e-strotc1'. but lust III
sta tt1e .listaneo M WY !lr!van to' breas. ~,
Alexander whining .lln,,llly In s;lo, lIont
settor II good THIRD, mid tlla 0thora III ~
hli!EnlAfY.
'rhu speed shown BY McOrcgor at the clos
! ot tllls heat CAUSED y elanxo ln tho Lettlnu
~ S GSing H'I.le fav9rlt M aKaist tAn field at ~
Gruxar brought sly. Alexander $40, at,
!. the l!el1 5.W. liz another p00l At,
= Qregnr brought S3u,. Sanin Clnns 81
!, uIitl the tiela .S.D, iaa boys avfielltly belA
! ! romi!leNt Of slefalting tlle ", Louis l.ols,
Z ~ ltttln better stArt, hut not q gu0u Gus
! my n,enns,. was effected III tho second llea
. Alexander tetl nr0nMsl tl,e, iisst tnrl, NJ
III ] nart 81 ii" @ 's. s. ssy - JILL ot @ spsrs s9
. alder lMl SIeiEsgor by, III. open leHgth at til
Z l,ollesetler f!'nrih, SantA Claus, w!io aats
!. tirtsl, llflh, Mollroo Ch!yt sixth. aild Wetlg
!. wo0l lnst Sa!lta Claus WIS eVltluil
i k bell!y, driven for tho = lea
! butt, dltl INT seei, to- ha,
u much speed, the 0thars onet00ttng tm eAstl
enough. wltln Splan was lying buck vii
\ WetlgeWoo.l for desperate struggle at #