The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-01
1t Was Only a Horse Race Between
q: 40 Glass Animals,
And D. P. Hadden Was Outfooted
by Willet's Pilot Maid.
Fleet-Footed Billy White Trots
Against Time in q 81
Results at Latonia and Jerome-A Bad
Day for Bookmakers--Loca Pool
rooms Lose Heavily--St. Louis
Races Begin Today.

Only fair crowd was present at Mont
gomery Park yesterday to witness the
trotting matches, but those who were
present were all ardent lovers Of good
horse flesh aud expert judges OF the quail
ties that are most valued in thoroughbreds.
The judges were: S. 7. Carnes, Dan
0'Donnell and G. V. Rambaut, and Clar-
ence p. Hunt and William Forrest oficia-
ted as timers.
Promptly at 8 o'clock IN, the bell was
tapped for the first race, between Eugene
Willets bay mare, Pilot Maid, and Charles
Gallina's bay gelding, ID. p. Haddcn.
PILOT MAID GETS THE HEAT.
After two false starts they got off well
together, but before the first turn Pilot
Maid had three or four lengths the best OF
II. Both horses broke repeatedly from the
quarter pole to the stables, but Iladden
was the quickest TO recover his stride, and
thereby gaining an advantage which won
him the heat. Entering the stretch lIadden
wobbled all over the track and ran into
a position which might have prevented
Pilot Maid from winning the heat, but il
is not clear that the latter could have won
the heat In any event Hadden was first
under the wire by four lengths, but the
Judge awarded the heat TO Pilot Maid on
n cin,,.. n,.. Of foul, us above described, Time
--2:5ll.
BILLY WHITE AGAINST TIME.
Billy White, magnifcent-looking ami
NAL oil the color indicated by his name,
Na1 .ntl al sa.l
the distance in 2;32.
MACK @ TAKES THE FIRST HEAT.
The next event had three starters
VIM. Forests Crossweight, Lev Gants
Mack q and ID. j. Reyboid's Patti.
Patti was n length TO the good before
making the first turn. Crossweight broke
badly before the onoeighth pole WIS
reached, and lost more ground than he
was ever able to recover. Mack G. won
the first hea. very c.evcrly by length in
2i0l, Patti coming very iast in the home
stretch.
MADDEN IS THE SECOND HEAT.
In the second heat IIaddcn was oil his
feet before making the first turn, and at
the quarter pole was fully ten lengths DO.
hind and apparently hopclossly beaten,
but after passing the half mile he steadied
10 his work aud with a remarkable burst
Of speed oyerhauled the leader and enter
ing the stretch they were almost neck and
neck. From here on lladdcn steadily
gained and won gancly irotted heat In
240l.
PATTI TAKES TIGR srCOND HEAT.
The second heat between Patti, Mack G
and Crossweight resulted In n victory for
the former Crosswcisht was of his feet
Il 1T l.. A.
ground that he was distGnced before the
race was half over Mack G seemed 10
have the race well IN hand all the way
round. but broke passing the clubhouse,
while Patti. trotting true and steady, came
first under the wire by two lengths. Time
ZAP.
PILOT MAID WINS
The third heat was considered cinch
for lladdCn, but the uncertainty OF trolting
races was again demonstrated. lilot Maid,
who was oil her feet at almost every turn
In the two preceding heats, trottcd all the
way around without once breaking. Had.
den led 20 the stables and then broke,
losing all the advantage he had gained.
Entering the stretch they were almost
coupled, but Willcts marc drew steadily
away aud came in winner by two
lengths Time-250. Both owners drove
their own horses
MACK WINS THE THREE HEATS
The third and fourth heats Of the third
event were won by Mack q after cx-
citing finishes II Patti could irot all the
vay as she can coming down the home
stretch she might have won. As Il was
Mack q won the third heat by length
and the final heat by loss than hall u
length. The finish OF the last heat was
beautiful, and had the distance been n
sixteenth further the mare would un-
a.. fa..rtI l...N q