The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-08-11

trifling variations until the half was passed
when Voorhees, put his stallion TO an extra
squirt and increased his lead to two lengths.
This was too much for Abbott. Urging his
steed forward he began closing the gap,
and at the three-quarter pole he had Tapped
Black Clouds wheel, and an instant later
had his nose ahead Excitement was now
at an intense pitch, as both horses were
going splendidly and the chances were that
Jerome would, at the supreme moment
carry off the victory. But it was fated
not to be, for just at the distance post
Eddy broke and Black Cloud came in
winner in 2:1St. The style of both horses
up to the instant Eddy lost his gait was
unimpeachable, and the race was beauti-
full one, but fortune was against the ia
vorite and he had to succumb. The time
by quarters was 34f, 10, 1 ~ and 2:18t.
THIRD HEAT.
In this heat a second fine start with little
scoring was gotten with Black Cloud going
grandly at clip which he kept up from
start to close. Pools had been selling at
$50 on Eddy to $50 on the Cloud, and the
evenness Of their standing with the bet
ting crowd made the heat an exciting one
to those who had money up. Before the
quarter pole was reached Eddy broke and
lost several lengths before he could be
brought to his feet. Black Cloud kept on
beautifully, lifting his feet in great style
and winning much admiration. On the
turn Eddy began climbing on the Cloud
and did it so well that at the three-quarter
pole had thrust his neck ahead and splen-
did fight ensued in spite of the fact that
Eddy showed signs of an intention to break
which was only suppressed by skill on the
on the part of his driver Down the home
stretch there was hard race of the keen
est kind, evoking terrific cheers from the
vast throng. The horses came under the
wire together, Eddy more than length in
advance, in 2:19. The time by quarters
was 34t, 1:10t, 1 AS, $40 Black Clouds
driver lodged protest against the heat
being awarded to Jerome, and upon on all
the circumstances being considered the
heat was declared dead
FOURTH HEAT.
At this time the pools sold at $25 on
Jerome and $14 on Black Cloud. 1t was
getting dark and somewhat difficult to fol-
low the horses around the track A fine
start was obtained, Black Cloud obtaining
lead which he maintained at three lengths
until the half mile was reached, when
Jerome began to warm up to the work be-
fore him, and put on brush. On the
third quarter he had his nose to Black
Clouds wheel. On the turn they were
neck and neck, and the home stretch saw
the deadest kind of dead race, both
horses coming down at a terrific pace, and
passed under the wire with Jerome half a
neck ahead, yet the heat was declarcdHead.
The result on the second day was SINH
lar to that of the Sd and 4th heats of the
preceding day, Eddy breaking badly and
placing Black Cloud in the lead, so much
that Eddy could not regain his ground in
either heat, and Black Cloud was declared
winner, though his best time was about 2
seconds slower than Eddy's.
Gentlemen from Owosso who were at
Buffalo say that the track was in bad con-
dition, and that horsemen considered it
fully 2 seconds slow. Yet Jerome Eddy,
while loosing fully two lengths on the
first turn made his mile in 2:16t, and the
last quarter in 33 seconds, which under
the circumstances was great feat.
1t is, also. true beyond doubt that he
fairly won the race in the first, third and
fourth heats, but the judges thought 9TH
erwisc and to their decision, we suppose
all must bow in humble Submission.