Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-10-03
THE WORLDS NEWS.
NEW CIVIL SERVICE RULE ISSUED
BY THE PRESIDENT.
Racing Events - Trancontinental
Pool-California Raisins-
Church Congress.
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DOMESTIC.
The American Turf.

CLEVELAND (O.l, October 2d--There is a
large attendance at the park this afternoon
10 witness the trotting contest between
Phallas and Harry Wilkes for purse of
81 600 and gate receipts. The weather and
track are good. Harry Wilkes won the
race in three straight heats. Time, 2I7&-
2:20i-2191.
DETAILS or THE CONTEST.
CLEVELAND, October 2d-Harry Wilkes
defeated Phallas in three straight heats on
the Glenvilie track to-day, winning the
$4,000 purse and ninety per cent of the
gate receipts. The outcome was genuine
surprise to everyone, and the local sporting
men dropped a goodly amount of cash on
the result. A more disagreeable day can
be hardly imagined 1t was $50 o'clock
when Harry Wilkes passed the grand
stand, with Frank Vanness in the sulky
There was general clapping of hands,
and this was repeated a moment later
when Phallas came dashing down the
track, with Ed. Bithers holding the rib
bons Phallas did not seem in his best
form. The first time Bithers drove him
up under the wire he broke badly and he
also seemed lame, although this was hard
ly perceptible at the start. Wilkes, how
ever, seemed in perfect condition, and in
alI his practice work never left his feet
!
they came out, but grew little slip
perry under the steady fall of rain
during the practice work and scoring. After
four scores, in two of which Phallas broke
before reaching the wire, the horses went
away for their first trial. The pools were
now selling Harry Wilkes $50, Phallas
$40. When the horses went away they
were neck and neck. Wilkes had drawn
the pole Before the first flrlong had been
trotted, Bithers tried TO pass Wilkes The
increased pace was, however too fast for
Phallas, and he went up into the air. He
caught his feet quickly, but had lost 4
length and a half. Wilkes was not dis.
turbed by the affair, and was trotting
easily, reaching the quarter pole in sc see
onds. Phallas drew up a trife and came
within length OF Wilkes, and then fell
back again. Wilkes stepped little faster
however, and the next quarter was made in
"a seconds. Down the farther side of the
track Phallas trotted well, but the third
quarter was only trotted in 35 seconds
Here for the first time, Phallas seemed to
to recover himself. He rushed upon
Wilkes, and threatened to overhaul
him When the two turned their
faces homeward they were going like
the wind. Phallas trotted superbly, but
Wilkes lead at the three-quarter pole was
too great. The last quarter was trotted in
324 seconds zoo gait-and was as pretty
an exhibition of speed as has been seen on
the track for many day. Wilkes won by
an open length in 2:174. 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 a
! length and q half behind. Hesettled down
to his work again, but when close up to
| Wilkes sulky, on the upper stretch, again
| flew up IN the air. Vanness, seeing how
| badly Phallas was acting, did not urge
Wilkes letting him 90 TO the quarter in
;554, and to the half in 1904. Bithers i'm
| proved his opportunity and crowded Phallas
| along. Between the half and three quarter
| pole the stallion trotted grandly, and COM
PEELED Wilkes to do his best 1t looked for
q moment like Phallas' heat. He was
steadily gaining on Wilkes, and should
have oyerhauled him et the lower turn, but
instead he went off his feet Just opposite the
last red pole, and was out of the race.
| Wilkes logged home in 2:2O{, amid the
cheers Of his hackers. In the third and
last heat it looked like e close race home,
but Phallas put an end to ali such hopes by
again leaving his feet, and Wilkes logged
under the wire in 2:19!. J. l. Case, his
owner, says Phallas has been withdrawn
forever from the turf, and viii go into stud,