The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-02
THE CLOSE OF THE FAIR.
a Small Attendance Saturday-HOrses TIL
Won the Races.

a Small Attendance Saturday-Horses That
Won the Races.
small crowd saw the closing races. The
stallion trot and the $50 pacing race were in
teresting events, while the free-for-all was too
one-sided to be of any interest. Jay Voss,
J. w. Fort and Harry Walker, city, were
the judges, and Ed Mitchell of Martins
vile and Frank Walker, city. the time-keepers,
with Dick Jones, starter. The first race on the
program was the stallion trot and it evil
dent from the vast number of attempts to get
off that there was blood on the MOON Finally
after several attempts the word was given and
this was practically the worst start of any.
The horses were all punched in the first quar-
ter and the entire heat was about as near q
running race as one would wish TO see,
the horses finally settling on the last
half Jefferson and Shiloh coming in
neck and neck. On the three-Quarter turn
Shiloh took the lead by good long run, but
settled on the home stretch. Jefferson spurted
nicely and closed the gap, so that when they
passed under the wire Shiloh only led by half
neck, Hamdallah, Dickerson, Champion Me-
dunn and Jalico coming in in the order named.
The second heat saw a much better start, all
getting off together. On the first quarter
Shiloh and Hamdallah were first and second,
but near the pole both went off their feet
though they settled quickly. Shiloh spurted
and took the lead, while the balance of the
horses occupied about the same positions as
in the preceding heat. The last half was
pretty race, Shiloh holding his lead, Jalico
and John Dickerson going to the rear. These
positions remained unchanged at the finish,
Shiloh winning by half a length, Hamdallah
second, Champion Medium third, Joe Jefferson
fourth, JalicO and John Dickerson coming in
last.
The third heat was a beauty. The start was
a good one and all were speedy. On the first
turn the driver of John Dickerson, by a
splendid piece of driving, crossed from the out
side and took the pole from Shiloh in elegant
style, and led for the first quarter by half
length. After passing the quarter pole, Shiloh
closed the distance, they passing under the hall
wire neck and neck. Both horses held their
own until the home stretch when the whip was
given to DickersOn and he sDurted for the lead,
passing under the wire the winner by head,
with Champion Medium third, Hamdallah
fourth, JalicO fifth and Joe Jefferson last
The fourth heat all went on the first score and
at the first quarter Dickerson led, Shiloh Sec
ond, Jefferson had third place, but went lame
suddenly and retired by Jog to the rear
Dickerson still led at the half mile point, Shi-
loh second and Champion Medium in the
pocket. On the three-quarter stretch Champion
Medium took advantage of an opening and
went into second position with her nose at
Dickerson's wheel They came down the
home stretch without change of position and
passed under the wire occupying these points,
Shiloh third and Joe Jefferson last and limping.
The fifth and final heat Jefferson was with
drawn for the reason above stated. On the start
DickersOn went to the 'front.' hard pushed by
Champion NJ. Shiloh on the first turn ran into
Champion NJ. and there came near being a
wreck. This caused Champion NJ. to take third
place and Shiloh took second. Champion Ms
driver pluckly driving on with cracked
wheel Dickerson held his lead throughout
the balance of the heat, and won by a length,
Shiloh second, Jalico third, Champion Medium
fourth. Hamdallah fifth. The judges did not
set back shiloh for the foul on the first turn, as
il was evident the act was accidental and would
not change the money positions on the heat
or race.
Summary