Daily globe., 1883-08-29


driver making a good show of trying to
win, and refraining from making protests
for mere buncombe. And SO it will be
here. Fooling and trickery won't pay
with Grattan in the stand.
rRoTTING-2:28 GLASS.
The first race was trotting in the 1928
class, for which the entries j. A. Lovejoy,
b. 6. Gen'l Hancock, Dr.. f A. Dunsmotr r,
b. g. Charlie Champ, w. B. Moshier, c. m.
Catharine, and Fl. Barns, b. S. Fearnaught,
but the first three only came for the word,
Fearnaught being drawn. The horses drew
positions, with Hancock at the pole, Gath
arine III the middle and Champ outside.
In the pools Hancock sold at 3 to over
the field as favorite. They were sent off
for the first heat on the third effort. Cath
arine left her feet immediately after ieavp
ing the wire, and eight or ten lengths to
the rear, position she held to the finish.
In going to the quarter Hancock opened
up lead of three lengths of Champ In
going to the half Champ made up this
distance, and the two trotted head and
head to the distance, from which he gained
very slowly and went under the wire, win
ming the heat by neck. Time 2:3112.
While Charlie Champs performance in
the first heat was an unusually good one
for him under the circumstances, it was the
very general opinion that Hancock was con-
veniently eased up on the back stretch and
that in fact while Hancock was not actually
held, he was not driven home as rapidly as
ne could have been. This opinion was
sustained by the pool betting, the know
ing ones continuing to make him the fav-
orite at So to S4 for the field. Later it
became Ievident that the driver of Hancock,
deliberately dropped the first heat to give
Champ second money, scheme that was
| spoiled by his swerve in the fourth heat.
The second heat was without particular
interest. Champ and Hancock went to-
gether to the eighth with Catharine trail
ing. At the quarter Hancock had two
lengths the best of Champ, and from this
hour the race was procession, though
Catharine made good push for second
place on the home but failed by nearly a
length. Time, 1929.
For the third heat, one of the evenest
starts ever seen on race track was Sc
cured. Before the quarter was reached,
however, Hancock had pulled to the front
and the balance of the heat was process
sion 80 far as he was concerned. A little
| interest was excited on the home stretch
by the struggle between Champ and Cath
arine for second place, both trotting level
and finishing on even times. Time
1884.
In the fourth heat the driver of Cathe-
rine sent her for first place from the start,
but Hancock was too speedy and O itharine
losing her feet on the back stretch her
opportunity was gone, though she closed
up a gap of six lengths on the home
stretch aud was on nearly even terms at
| that distance when she again left her feet
and started on run, but was kept in con-
| troll by her driver. Champ just saved
his distance. As Hancock swerved
on the home stretch from the center of
the track to the outside, of which the driver
made complaint. The judges gave the
heat to Catharine, Hancock second. Time,
2:30I.
Hancock continued to sell favorite in
the pools at 10 to 5. The horses were sent
of in the fifth heat, Cathrine
and Hancock going as double team
to the first turn, when Hancock pulled to
the front, and at the quarter he had a
lead of three lengths. The driver of Cath
arine continued to send her along lively,
and though Hancock maintained his lead
| to the finish he had no time to lose, the
heat being the fastest of the race. Champ
just saved his distance. Time, 2:27M.
| SUMMARY.
! For 2:28 class, purse $500, divided into
four moneys:i
J A Lovejoy Gen Hancock, by
Lightning, dam by Suley's
American Star. ............... L
W Moshier, b N Catherine by Nc
Donalds Mambrino, dam by John
Ennis .........3 8 0
a Dunsmoor, b G Chaclie Champ
by Ned Sattoa oa......1 2 0 8
Time: 2:32111, 2:S111z, 2:3I}4. 2:27M.
TRorTING 2:50 CLASS.
This race brought together six compar
atively gresn horses, several of them Deve
having before started for purses, an
though all uace driven to the front TO &c
there if they coull, Nsttie G. had to