Telegram-herald., 1889-07-12
APERFECT RACEDAY
A Grand Turf Battle IN the ASS
9rotfing Class
BILLY BEVERLY, IARlFF, Oh BAY Ton
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pleasure-see kers attended tne rae =
The attendance fr0m outside towns WAS
nearly equal - toe loeal patronage
which is an esldcGce that the citizens
os Grand Rapids are not a. appreciA-
i've 0f well-couducted races as they
should be IN the two-year-oid I5ce
and the 2.3o pacing class the Iayofltes
the race and wen IL IA straight
heats. Sutherland. Perry I'LL aud
Mir.us started ln the twoyear-
0ld race. Sutherland sold for $40 and
the neid e.. and the faSOrte Won IA
two straight heats, with Minus second
and Perry llill thlgd. Time, first beat,
I;32l; second, l.24; half-mile heats.
There were seven starters ia the 2:3O
pacing class. Dick & drew the pole,
Jimmy Patterson second place, lady
Belle third. Red Bell fourth, Attorney
Jr., fifth, Bonnie Belle sixth and Benson
Ill seventh. After scoring three times
they were gwen the word, aad went
away very fast aud well together. At
tOrnev had been selling for s20 against
the field for -, and the spectators were
not surprised 10 see hlm gradually
draw to the head ofsthe procession,
passing Dick { on the back stretch.
Jimmy Patterson stuck like burr 10y
has side for a long distance. and they
finished the half mile side by side ua-
der the wire and around the third turn,
but IN the last quarter Attorney let out
another notch and left Jlnmv patter-
ing away close behind, and they mn
ished the mile IN this WAY, with Dick {
tapping hall length behind, and Ben
son IL. Bonnie pelle, lady Belle and
Red Bell following IN their order.
Time, 2:2l.
In the second heat Attorney led all
the way, and TINS time II WAS Benson
IL who made him hustle. The miie
was finished in 2.2S in the following
order: Attorney, Jr.. Benson I'll, Dick
G, Bonnie Belle, Jimmy Patterson,
Lady Belle and Red Bell.
The third heat Attorney, Jr., was
hurried by Dick &, bat il was of no use,
the favOrite had speed enough Ia last
them all out and ne finished N 2:25i,
with Dick G, Red Bell, jimmy Patter-
son. Benson II, Bonnie Belle aud Lady
Belle following IN procession. The
scoring for the last heat was tiresOme
and after warning the drivers twice.
Starter Smiley fined the driver OF
Bonnie Belle 50 for scoring ahead OF
the pole horse.
The purse was awarded as follows:
Attorney, Jr., first; Dick 4, second, and
jimmy Patterson and Benson III di-
v.Ged equally third and fourth money.
In the 2.53 trOttIng race centered tie
Chief Interest OF the day. The COM
petitOrs were very evenly lna tc.l, and
the old track men predicted that "FhiS
'erc WAS goln' 10 be a hOss race" They
were correct III that prediction, and
VINO Will win the victory Is yet 10 ne
decided. There were seven entries
out Lulu + was drawn before the
race. Billy Beverly was = strong
favOrite aud was selling IN the pools
ten to eight against the tiCld. Katie b,
a brown mare entered in the race, was
the worst harnessed animal ever seen
on a race track. She had on an Ordi-
nary harness and in addition To that a
harness 10 change her gait from pacing
to trotting, and her appearance rs she
came up the stretch WAS not unlike 4
harness shop III i cyclone.
The scoring was very tedious all
through tnis race, and most of the
trouble was through the fault OF Katie
Il, who was a contrary as a mule, and
her complicated tOggery had to be
changed every iewmluutcs. The judges
showed more patience with her than
the crowd, for the latter yelled: "Take
her to the barn" a dozen times, when
she had spoiled Iine start.
OlmedO wilkes drew the pole, and
Billy Beverly second, Tariff third, Bay
Tom fourth, Prize fifth, and Katie b
sixth places. Beverly took the lead on
the back stretch, and maintained it
to the end of the neat, when Amo
Rathbun piloted him under the wire
In 2.3I, length ahead of the field. HIS
hackers sppiauded, and every one
thought the race was going TO be a
walk away. Olmedo Wilkes was third,
Katie 3 fourth, Pr4Le hlth and Bay
Tom sixth.
In the second heat Bay Tom stayed
with Billy all around the track and
beat ham 10y neck. with Tariff a neck
behind Billy Beverly, Katie Il followed
fourth, Prize fifth aad OimedO Wilkes
sixth. Time. 2.29l-
IL the third heat OimedO Wilkes set
the pace for Beverly and was Iap.Jly
getting to the front. buG bad break on
the home stretch set hlm hack and
Billy again padded under tie wire ga
easy winner with hands down. Time,
2s9i.
Tie gfau1 stand sports again went
wld and Beverly stock boonicd. Some
of thc '0Ca. sports were insane enough
to offer Slo0 30 SIS ON Billy against
the nesd, and there were
fe~ lcveI-beaded spectators
who accommodated tlm. IanH
followed sgalu n third place.. Kate
b. fourth. Bay Tom hud aad przo
s-xta. The bot blood oi tae Wilkes
neat Tariff and O.mcao N K k- weat at
blly Beverly in a style taas made hm
trel. te made gallant struggle for
urst place. aad mania let to within
a lew wards ~ tle uire anl tAen gave
up. Ialf son lie arat hy a .enEti
Ia 2Z1t. oncdo Nlke tllra. Tom
fourth Prize hith sud haoe sXta-
4 Y.ste ieu-taflI- q f2ees sac
noticeable Among ere sEtc1lafeTs.
kaae B nas as fus-v es en- e.a ma.l iu
scoring for tae Gt-h heat. tl-t She
would pace, t1 sac wau4 rgs a1d
sometimes sac would 1> 4 fllne
mnC.ng up tas fgalS. Ier toEy
had t0 H. tp-ted ala changed. Is aes
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