Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-17
Tie $4,000 Race,


The following account of the great So,
900 race at Hartford, in which Fauny
Withersposn lowered her record to 2:17, is
taken from the report in the Turf, Field
and Farm:
Upward of ten thousand people were
present at Charter Oak park on Wednes-
day attracted by the long talked of and
much advertised $4,000 purse for horses
of the 2:19 class, which closed some months
ago v It'll thirteen nominations. The
wealth was delightful and the track in
excelit at condition, being free from dust.
owing TO light shower in the morning,
but tbs wind probably made the course a
second or so slow to the mile. The big
race w..s the first on the programme, and
the ell ut starters drew positions in the fol-
lowing order: Adele Gould, pole; Fanny
Wither, non, Phallas, j. B. Thomas, Di-
rector, v, son, Overman and Clemmie q.
Wilson ~.ts strong favorite, selling at
$175, With Phallas, $S6; Director,
$57; Cemmle G., $21; Fanny With
erspooon, $40, and the field $50. The word
was given on the fifth score, with Adele
Gould ST. ;htly in the lead and the field
strung ou5. Gould kept the lead to the
turn, closely followed by Witherspoon,
with DI ector, Wilson and J. B. Thomas all
in bunch two lengths in the rear. Down
the backstretch it was holly contested race
with Wilson forging ahead, but the two
leaders being urged to tie utter
most to maintain the advantage. Down
by the barns Wilson, Witherspoon and
Gould were neck and neck. 1t was a
pretty contest between the three leaders
around the three-quarter turn, but just
after coming into the stretch Witherspoon
and Gould were both forced off their feet
and fell to the rear, but Witherspoon soon
recovered and by grand burst forged to
second place. Phallas, in the meantime,
taking clear track, gradually crawled up
and made desperate but Intellectual effort
for first place, but broke and fell back.
From the distance stand to the wire it
was Wilson's heat, though he was oolige d
to put forth his best speed, winning
only by half a length from Witherspoon in
2:1715.
Wilson was now made the favorite at
two to one over the fed. On the ninth
score they were sent off with Wilson a
neck in froL t, but soon after the wire was
passed Director forged ahead. Wilson
and Director at the turn led Withe1spoon
and Clemmie by length. Around the
quarter and down the back stretch pretty
sight was witnessed. Wilson and Direct
or and Witherspoon aud Clemmie G. trot-
ted like two double teams, nose and nose.
These positions were maintained until
near the half, when Clemmie lost her feet.
In the mean time the field of horses were
strung out at various distances from each
other, with Overman and Adele Gould
away in the rear. By the haIf-mile the
two leaders, Wilson and Director, still
kept up their rafting race, neither gain
ing an inch on the other.
Two lengths behind there was
field of horses stretched directly across
the track, rendering it difficult to tell which
had any advantage. Down by the barns
| Witherspoon started on a squirt to over.
take Wilson and Director. On the three
quarter turn she succeeded, and pressed so
close that Wilson was sent in the air and
fell away to the rear. Clemmie, in the