The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-02

first quarter Champion Medium led, with Mascot
Bob second. This position remained un-
changed for tie leading horses and they came
under the half-mile wire with Champion Me-
dium in the lead and Mascot Bob ana
Jennie neck and neck for second. On
the three-quarter turn Jennie Il, by
pretty squirt took second place. Champion
Medium by running gained some and when
coming down the home stretch Jennie Il
showed splendid speed and came under the
wire half neck behind Champion Medium.
The heat was given TO Jennie Is. On account
of Champion Medium running on the
three-quarter stretch he was placed IN
second place and Mascot, Bob, Ella Clay and
Nettie b in the order named. Nettie was
distanced in this heat. but was allowed to con-
tinue on account of throwing her boot on the
three-quarter stretch, which caused her to
break badly. losing distance. The last hall OF
this heat was trotted in twenty-eight gait
In the third heat the word go" was given on
the third score with Jennie b making beau
tiful squirt at the start. Champion Medium
broke on the first turn badly and Jennie B
increased her lead before the end OF the first
quarter to two lengths, which position the gray
mare held in coming under the hali-mile wire.
Mascot Bob was second. On the three-quar-
ter stretch the back horses closed the gap and
were punched nicely on the turn. On coming
down the home stretch the picture was a
pretty one, Jennie b leading by half length,
which was increased to n length as they fin
ished under the wire; Champion Medium sec
ond, Mascot Bob third, Ella Clay fourth and
Nettie b last
In the fourth heat Nettie B. was acting badly
and was Withdrawn. The horses went of IN the
first score nicely together and the first quarter
was an interesting one between Jennie Is and
Champion Medium. Champion, however, broke
on the turn and Jennie b took a good lead
Champion neared sufficiently close to close the
gap on Jennie B before the three-quarter turn
and came down the home-stretch with her nose
at Jennie BIS wheel, the balance following with
Mascot Bob third and Robert l. fourth, and the
most interesting race of the week closed
SUMMARY.
2:SO trot; purse, $500: divided $3.50, 500, $50.
Jennie B, m, John Dickerson, Green's
burg ............ ....
Champion Medium, IS, 5. c. Puett, Rock
s!ne, RoI D \ R: "c:.;s
Nettie b, m, Bill Downing. Decatur, Ill 4 DIR
Ella Clay, m, o. Peddicord, Wellington,
Root L, :. Campbell Bros, Ru:6vilc
Time-2:32; 2:SO; $3.50; 2:5255.
Running race, mile and repeat purse, $3.50; di-
vided. Summary:
Lille Lochiel
Ian NJ q n
Fme-1:5S%; i:5i14.
There were three starters in this race, and,
barring the work of Lille Lochiel the race
was farce. especially in the first heat The
drivers of Ida VI. and Billy Parker were called
TO the judges stand and instructed to run their
horses or leave the track.
In the second heat the usual amount of bad
jockeying occurred, and several attempts were
made before the runners got of, and when they
did Lille LOchiel took lead. defeating both
with ease. This the worst running race
ever on the track
AGAINST TINE.
Gray Harry, between the trotting and pacing
heat, tried to beat the best record of Indiana,
but failed. The trials were made in the COM
nanv of the running hnrsa Satan. The first