, 1889-07-04
TIE JULY MEETING
Fair Weather, Good Attend.
ance and Fast Track.
Four Holly Contested end In.
teresting Races.
Little Frank Wins the . 35 rrot-Ot hsr
Winners, Lsinont, Jr.. kittls
Van aud McCuiioch,

The July meeting OF the Washington q
Idaho fair association opened yesterday
with An attendance as large AZ was ea'
pected for the 6tst day. The weather was
6ne and the track in excellent condition.
FIRsT RACE
| The 6rst race was trot, 2:35 class, mile
heats, three in five. L. II. Walsh, Walia
Wala, named b. Y. Joe k,nney; W. j.
Wilson, Spokane Fa L.. named b. K. Little
Frank; James Mattheson, Spokane Falls,
named ch. q. James q. Little Frank sold
frst choice at 81, Kinney So, James Y. "a.
James c drew the pole, Kinney second
and Frank on the outside. The horses got
Oft to good start at the drst attempt.
James q. left his feet at the first turn and
was several Lengths behind when he Rot
settled down TO work again. Little Frank
forged ahead OF kinney on the second
turn and kept the lead all around, win.
ming by three lengths over Kinney, while
James q. barely saved his distance. Time,
2:39 "a.
Second heat-ln drawing for the pole
Little Frank and James { exchanged pos.
itions, After several ineffective attempts
the horses got of with Little Frank u
length behind. James e. broke again u
hundred yards from the wire ana fell far
in the rear. Little Frank again took the
lead, which be maintained TO the hnish,
winning 10y II length over Kinney while
James 9. logged u der the wire dozen
lengths behind Time, 2:35.
Third heat--Little Frank continued to
sell fayorlte AT $40 to IS against the field.
In drawing for the pole toe same positions
we're maintained. kiBney's driver was
changed by the owner, Kane taking the
reins. Little Frank appeared to be- in
POOR condition and seemed tired, while
kinney WAS apparently az good as ever.
The horses got of to gooi start. Little
Frank broke rounding the 6rst turn and
Kinney took the lead, which he increased
to Ave lengths before the hrst quarter was
passed, while James G. brought up the
rear by half dozen lengths. The horses
maintained these positions until the half
mile pole was passed, when Little Frank
began to close the gap and was only q
length behind Kinney coming down the
home stretch. When within 200 yards of
the wire Kinney, who had the inside.
broke, and leered to the right, narrowly y
escaping q collision with Little Frank 8
suiky, and raising a cry Of foul from tue
spectators, Kane got him ON nis. feet
again in short order and he tTotted under
the wire u length ahead of Little Frank.
and James &. just inside the distance dag.
The judges gave the heat and race to
Little Frank, on the ground OF foul driv-
ing on the pArt of Kane, causin9 con.
siderable kicking 10y the owner and
backers of Kinney. Time of heat 2:35 Id.
Had Kinney been awarded the heat, he
would have won the race, as Little Frank
was evidently too tired to continue at the
pace the big brown geldiuR set tor him
under kane's handling.
SECOND RACE.
E,
Irottipg race for yenr-olds, mile
heats, tWo In three, purse s2oo A. Gold
man, WaIIa Waila, nanen .; e. Lemout'
Jr; Duncan BROS, Walia Wala' named g.
I. Carrie a; Whitmore BROS May'ie%,
named D. l. Lazy Mac' LWly nac sola
IaVorile at olo against o. lor me heiu.
Ia drawing ior the poIe' Lazy Mac got
tne lnsioe, Lemont next ana carrie on
After cohsideiaoie scoring tne coits got
away win Carrie Length behind At
Tue nist turn sue went All 70 pieces ana
was loo yards oenino when sne got PACK
10 ne; ieet' Lsmont ana h,dy Mac trotted
pretty race down the BACK sur ten ana
oianket would nave covered ootn OF them
t"e entire dis;ance' after passing tpe
halt mile pole Lrmont Forged ahead ana
at tue three quarters ieu oy hVe lengths
go ~ an,so,,,L ~ ,ao,, Ino,n
the home stretch, Lemont winning by a
head. while the distance flag caught Car.
rie about the middle, allowing her to slip
inside by scratch. Tune, 2:49.
Second heat--When the colts were
brought out for the second heat Lemont
behaved badly, He has only been broken
four months and mas always been full of
meanness. When they started down the
stretch to score, his devilish nature began
to assert itself, and he made an effort to
kick his driver and trainer, Billy HoRa-
boom, over the top of the
judges stand, but was pre-
vented from doing 80 by o stout kicking
strap. They finally got away to good
start, Lady Mack leaving ber feet at the
first turn and Carrie follow ing suit. Be-
fore either could be gotten under control