St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-10-03
WILKES THE WINNER,
Phallas, Cases Stallion, Loses Three
Straight Heats to Harry Wilkes
at Cleveland.
The Result Of the Contest Decided Sur
prise to Sporting Men--Raoes on
y Other Tracks.
New York People Condemn the Chi
caoo Club and Talk of an
Expose.
Cold Water Advocates Point to the
ChicagOs as E1ponents OF
SObriety.
Won in Three Straight Heats.

CLEVELAND. Oct. 2.-Harry Wilkes de-
feated PhalIas in three straight heats on
the GIenvilIe track to-day, winning the
s., 0O0 purse and 90 per cent. Of the gate re-
ceipts. The result was a genuine surprise
to every one, and local sporting men dropped
u gOodly amount Of cash on the result. A
more diSagreeable day can hardly be mag
ined. After two weeks OF sunshine and
balmy weather to-day was cold and stormy.
The race was announced for 2 o'clock. At
noon cold wind sPrang up from the north
east. At l o'clock it began TO sprinkle
slightly, and crowds Of people who had in
tended to see the race gave up the notion
and stayed home The feeling among men
who do not risk money in pools was that
Phallas would be an easy winner. 1t was
2:30 o'clock when Harry Wilkes
passed the grand stand, with
There was a general cIapping of hands and
this was repeated later when Phallas came
dashing down the track with Ed Bithers
holding the ribbons. Phallas did not seem
in his best form. The first time Bithers
drove him up under the wire he broke
badly. he also seemed lame, although
this was hardly perceptible at the start.
PhallaS tTOtted well, but the third quarter
was only trotGed in 30 seconds at 2:20
gait. Here for the first time Phallas
seemed to recover himself. He rushed up
on Wilkes and threatened to overhaul him.
When the two turned their faces home
ward they were going ike the wind.
PhallaS JrOtted Superbly, but Wilkes lead at
the three-qUarter pole was too great. The
last quarter was trotted in 3215 seconds, a
2:G9 gait, and was as pretty an exhibition
OF speed as has been seen on the track for
many a day. Wilkes won by an open
length in 2:171l. There was
a REVOLUTION IN THE POOLS,
Wilkes selling Tor S25, and Phallas for S11.
The start in the second heat was even, but
Phallas could not stay on the ground. He
broke badly at the first eighth post, and
came down length and a half behind. He
settled down to work again, but when close
up to Wilkes sulky on the upper stretch,
again few up into the air. Van Ness, see
ing how badly Phallas was acting, did not
urge Wilkes, letting him go to the quarter
in $3.50, and to the half in 1:0915. Bither
improved his opportunity, and crowded
PhaIlas along. Between the half and three
quarter pole the stallion trotted grandly,
and compelled Wilkes to do his best. 1t
looked for a moment like Phallas' heat. He
was steadily gaining on Wilkes. and should
have oyerhauled him at the lower turn. In
stead ne Went OF his feet just opposite
the last red pole and was out of the race.
Wilkes logged home in 2:20H amid the
cheers of his hackers. The pool room was
almost deserted now. Wilkes friends in
sisted on the bets being opened. however,
and few pools were sold at So to 81 on
Wilkes. In the third and last heat Wilkes
had nose the best of PhalIas, who broke.
he caught his feet again, however, and
hustled Harry to the quarter in 34$I the
fastest first quarter of the day. Many now
expected to see PhalIas win the heat; he
was out-trotting Wilkes, but between the
quarter and half posts broke twice. Each
time Bither caught him well and on the
farther stretch he again showed speed. 1t
looked a close race, but Phallas put an end
to all such hopes by again leaving his feet
and Wilkes logged under the wire in 2:1915.
j. I. Case. the owner, says Phallas has
been withdrawn forever from the turf and
will go into the stud.