The Indianapolis journal., 1885-10-03

There were three entries in the stallion trot.
for purse of $3.50, the names of the horses be-
ing "Billy Wonder" IS J. Fletcher and Pas
care)le." In the first heat Billy Wonder led from
the start, but Pascarelle went up beside him on
the first half, and they passed the reequarters
pole together On the homestretch Pascarelle
broke gait, but quickly regalned his feet. and
came in only necks length behind Wonder.
In the second heat Billy Wonder and Pascarelle
again started out together, but less than half
way round Wonders trace came loose, and Pas
carelle went ahead of him. Fletcher coming in
close second. On the home stretch Fletcher
passed Pascarelle and came under the line
good distance ahead. Wonder having trotted the
Last half of the heat with his trace down, but
Notwithstanding this, he passed the judges stand
close behind Pascarelle In the third heat
Fletcher led all the way round, and came in first
at slow gait. Fletcher broke in the start, in
the fourth heat and on the first round Wonder
and Pascarelle were neck and neck in the lead,
and Fletcher at the distance pole behind He
again broke twice on the last half, but began
gaining on the leaders at the three-Quarters pole
Coming in on the homestretch, Pascarelle broke.
and fell behind Fletcher quickly closed up on
Wonder, and passed the judges length ahead,
winning the heat and the race. The following
is the summary:
.. ). Fletcher -.-.-.-..---.3 l l ]
Billy Wonder. ..-..-..-......-.....1 3 2
Pascarelle .........-.....2 2 3
Tme-2:39 2:42; 2:5s; 2:4iia.
There was an exasperating delay in getting
the free for-all trot started. The horses en-
tered were Climax Dutch Girl. Dan IT,, Grafton
and Blanch Clemens. In the first heat Dutch
Girl led, with Grafton close behind up to the
three quarter r-pole, where Grafton went ahead
and kept the position until he came under the
line. He made several breaks gaining slightly
by them, but the judges decided that the dis
tance would not be enough to throw him behind
Dutch Girl In the second heat Dutch Girl was
ahead from the start, with Dan r. second. At
the quarter pole, however, the horses all closed
up. and were together up to the three-Quarters
pole. Dan broke twice. but quickly gained his
feet and came in behind Dutch Girl,
with Blanch Clemens third The rain
began to fall as the start was made in the third
heat Grafton had led in the first quarter, and
on the first round was ahead but at the three
quarters pole Dutch Girl passed ahead all closing
up, with Dutch Girl and Grafton in the lead.
On the homestretch Dutch Girl went ahead and
won the heat The rain was falling heavily
when the horses were called out for the fourth
heat, and there was much trouble in getting
them started The judges thought that John
Dickerson, the driver of Blanch Clemens, was
the principal cause of the difficulty, and fined
him Ave dollars. Dutch Girl led on the first
round but Grafton then went ahead and kept
the lead to the close. The track was too slick to
finish the race and the concluding heats were
postponed until to-day. The following is the
summary of the heats trotted:
Dutch G1rl. i 3
Grafton n.....-....---..---........ 9 /
Ian 0 4
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