Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1889-08-15

Friday was another great da.
at the Fair Grounds. Though tn
attendance was not as large as OIL
the preceding day, it was the big
gest Friday ever known. The pee
pie commenced to gather early, 81
that by noon the grand-stand wa
comfortably filled. The RIM
shows were of the usual excellence
and much interest was manifested
The races were called promptly
at 1:30, the first heat trotted having
been in the three minute stallion
stake race. Aytoun, owned IL
Bowling Green, had many friends
and among horsemen he wa'
a favorite. In the first heat Reno
b. h., Strathmore, led at the start
At the quarter pole he was passee
well by Aytoun, who held hi:
place until after the half mark was
passed. At this point Almon
Pilot, Jr., b. H., Almont Pilot, was
second, and Reno a broken third
Aytoun, too, went up badly at the
three-quarter pole, letting Pilo'
well to the front. In the seconC
heat Aytoun got away first, but ht
soon lost to Pilot, with Reno a goot
third. The horses were in baC
shape at the quarter pole, with Ay
toun off his feet. At the judges
stand Pilot led. with Reno last
They came under the wire in thai
order. In the third heat Aytour
led the bunch, with Reno doing
some lively running. He settlec
in time to trot past the quarter
pole with the two other horses, bu1
in q moment he was up again. One
of the lines on Pilot caught on the
hub of the sulky and an accident
was narrowly missed. Pilots
driver did some hard work in this
heat, but Aytoun came under the
wire several lengths ahead of him.
The fourth heat resulted the same
way, Aytoun leading from the
quarter. Billy Carter was put up
to drive Pilot, but he could not gel
much more out of him than the ole
driver. Coming down the stretch
the first time Pilot gained we'll or
Aytoun, but they both went up a
the 5-S mark and at the three.
quarter pole the three horses were
strung out, Aytoun having a win
ming lead. Aytoun led we'll from
the start of the fifth and last heat
Reno was poor second and Pilot
a hopeless third. Pilot appeared
tagged and he could not be pushed
without going up. The heat wa!
uninteresting.
SUMMARY.
Aytoun, b. h h,..........2 21 l
Almont Pilot, Jr., b. h. IL l 2 2
Reno, b. h., h.,........3 3 3 3
Time 2 ;46 IA; l6 1-2 2 III 1-2 2 80 = Al
The 2:35 pacing race was hotly
contested from start to finish
five heats having been required t.
settle it.. In the first heat Ton
Wilson led with Walker Sprague a
the tail of the bunch. At ths
judges stand John Scott was secone
with Kate Lewis and Bessie Youn,
fighting for fourth place. The part,
had strung out before the three
quarter pole was reached, but un
der the wire Scott and Tom Wilson
were hustling each other for place
Scott beat him by a nose. In tn
second heat, the party got off il
splendid shape and as far as th'
quarter pole they stayed in ;
bunch. At that point Bessi,
Young was last in the race, will
John Scott leading. 1t was her
that Bessie Young showed he
wonderful squirting qualities BY
coming around the gang with {
sweep, winning the heat handily
The heat was a beautiful on,
throughout.
In the third heat, Bessie Youns
was ahead slightly to the eight
pole. There she got badly off he
feet, falling nearly to the tail, with
Tom Wilson behind her. At the
quarter pole she was all righ
again and down to the judges
stand she came "a-bilin'." A
that point the horses in front wer,
John Scott, Walker Sprague, Head
light and Bessie Young. Head
light got off and Scott went up a
the seven-eights mark. Spragu,
came up and got the heat. Ths
fourth heat went to Beseie Youn,
after a most exciting race, the win
ming horse coming around ahead il
some wonderful spurts.
Bessie Young led from the star
in the fifth and deciding heat. witt
Walker Sprague, Headlight ant
Scott following. Bessie Young los
her place for q quarter, but whel