The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-08-07
The following is summary Of the race.

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The rain of Thursday morning made the
track heavy and the time slow, but it relieved
the attendants of the Inconvenience Of dust.
The amphitheatre WAS crowded and the en-
closure within the track we'll filled with
teams. The judges of the day before were
called to again render their services The
gate receipts were the largest of the season.
rREE-FoR-ALL PACE.
The interest Of the day was in the
free-for. all pacing race, partly because 1t was
expected that good time would be made and
partly because Of the great uncertainty as to
who would win. In the pools Patsey Clinker
sold first choices Silver Tail second New
Hope, third; and Tommy Lynn, fourth. the
betters who placed their money on New Hope
did so not because of any belief that he could
pace the fastest, but through their faith in
Walker, who drove, being able to make a
slow horse beat a very fast one. He had
done go at La Sale in his handling of New
Hope and there seemed to be no reason why
the performance should not be repeated
At 2:23 the horses were called and their
I'D 10 hn. WJ1nnY 4.
Patsey Clinker, second; Silve Tail, third;
Toledo Girl, fourth; Honesty, fifth; New
Hope, sixth; Tommy Lynn, seventh. lttook
eight separate attempts at scoring before a
start was had. Wilcox Immediately lost in.
terest in the head position and went to the
rear, leaving Honesty to take the position he
had deserted. The last half Of the first
quarter was nothing more or less than pro-
cession-IIonesty leading, Toledo Girl, Silver
Tail, New Hope and Patsey Clinker follow
ing. When by the half mile Toledo Girl
overlook Honesty and passed him, keeping
in the lead until the home stretch was reach
ed when Silver Tail came to the front, passing
under the wire first; Toledo Girl, second; Tom.
my Lynn, third; Patsey Clinker, fourth;
Honesty, fifth; New Hope, SIXTH and Will
cox so far in the rear as be distanced. Time;
2:2l3.
When Silver Tail came In under the wire
on the second heat neck ahead Of Patsey
Clinker, the people in the amphitheatre
shouted themselves hoarse. Tommy Lynn had
been leading all along until the last quarter,
when the winning horse came to the front,
closely followed by Toledo Girl, who made a
most magnificent effort to win. New Hope
was 80 far in the back that to save distance
Walker ran him only to find, when the re-
suit Of the heat was announced, that he had
been given distance for too much running.
Clinker was given second place, Toledo Girl
third, Honesty fourth, Tommy Lynn fifth.
Tme-2:32.
Somehow or other Silver Tail seemed to
lose his gait on the third heat. He started
et to win, but broke before quarter Of
Girl took the lead-a lead maintained until
Tommy Lynns driver concluded that the
heat belonged to him. and on the third quar-
ter forged ahead, with the others follow
ing in Indian file, Silver Tail being the
lat. When past the third quarter, Toledo
Girl secured second place, Silver Tail work
ed to third, and Patsey Clinker managed to
get fourth Honesty taking fifth. The fastest
gait of the heat was shown by Silver Tail at
the finish. Time-2;293.
Tommy Lynn stock advanced materially
in the pools after winning third heat, and
Silver Tails friends became little scarey
as to what the outcome would be- A fairer
start could not have been obtained than was
that for the fourth heat. Lynn kept the
poll to the end but the struggle between he
and Silver Tail was very close. AT the third
quarter it seemed as if the grey would win
but Lynn was too much for him and finished
a length in advance, Patsey Clinker third
Honesty fourth, and Toledo Girl distanced
Time-2:2Gi.
The closing heat Of the race was taken by
Tommy Lynn, Silver Tail coming in a good
second. Lynn led all the way around,
though at one time Patsey Clinker was dang
erously close and Honesty was not far behind
Silver Tail demonstrated his ability to pace
by coming from last position to second, do
ing it all on the home stretch. Time of heat,
2:2s3.
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