Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-08
THE RACES, .
Result of Yesterdays Races ut the
Driving Park

Driving Park.
The first event of the races yesterday
afternoon was the trottlng race for three
year-olds. The starters were: Robbie p, b.
s., Ed Pyle, Humboldt, Neo. Lena Forest,
b. m, III. W. Gilman, Omaha; w. H. Bar
stow, br. g., r. T. Kneebs, Sioux City; and
Dinah, b. M, o. w. Pickard, Omaha. The
horses drew places in the order named. In
the first half Dinah turned into Forests sui
ky and dumped her driver. The mare raced
around the track until exhausted. The heat
was won without any effort ty Robbie p In
2:501f with Barstow harmless second and
the others distanced. The Judges. however,
decided to let Lena continue in the race ON
account of the accident.
The second heat was repetition of the
first, Robbie p winning at fag, Barston
second and Lena Forest third Time $3.50.
There was but little variation in the third
heat, which resulted as the Two first, though
there was an improvement in time. Time
2;4414.
SUMMARY
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Time-aa::5oji5, $50 a:44Is.
There were live starters in the free-for al,
trot, $500. They were Spartan, b. g., G. b,
Goodell; Black Diamond, blk. X, w. H. Nc
Kinney, Kansas City; Joe Davis, br. G.,
Charles Burroughs: Nellie v, b. m, H. w.
Clark, Mendoza, Ill: Illinois Egpert, b. G..
M. h. McHenry, Freeport, 1ll. Nellie V
drew the pole with Black Diamond, Spartan,
Illinois Egbert and Joe Davis in the order
| named. Nellie was responsible for a tire
some amount of scoring, the mare refusing
to come under the start except on run.
After no less than thirteen scorings
Starter Wheeler sounded the word, and off
they went with Black Diamond, Joe Davis
ana Nellie v. abreast, Spartan length be-
hind, and Illinois Egbert two lengths in the
rear. Black Diamond forged to the front at
the first quarter, with NellieV. second, and
the rest trailing. This order of things con-
tinued until the three quarter pole was
reached, when old Joe Davis put on an extra
load of steam, and quickly pulled up and
passed Nellie "; then he tackled the favor
ite. Black Diamond, and passed him, too,
rushing home winner by two lengths,
Black Diamond second, Nellie V. third, Spar
tan fourth and Illinois Egbert last. Time
2:264. '-e
heat, but notwithstanding Joe DAVIS had the
pole, both Black Diamond and Nellie V. got
the best of the send-of. Joe, however, was
working in fine form and recovered the lead.
He was unequal to the task, however, and
Black Diamond went to the front and main
tanned it to the end. Nellie V. beat Joe
Davis down the stretch and came under the
wire a close second, Joe third, Illinois Eg-
bert fourth and Spartan last. Iime-2;2714.
The third heat was beautifully contested
between Black Diamond, Joe Davis and
Nellie " The Diamond, however, was
made out of too good stuff for the rest of the
gang, and once getting the van he.was never
overtaken. Joe Davis strained every nerve
and fibre and pulled up to the black geld
ing's fanks twice, put couldn't do any
better. AT the last quarter Nellie came up
on old Joe with a ,whirl, giving him grand
chase down the stretch for second place, but
| failing to get there. Time-2:29.
The fourth heat was the best OF the race.
Black Diamond, Joe Davis and Nellie V,
| trotting in a bunch for three quarters, when
| old Joe broke and gave second place 10 Mel
| lie. Coming down the homestretch Illinois
| Egbert made fine squirt and went under the
| wire for second place, with Joe DAVIS fourth
| and Spartan fifth. Time-2:25s4. The heat
| was given to Egbert on account of the run
] ming by the other horses on the first half
| when it looked as If Egbert had everything
| his own way,
The fifth heat was won by Black Diamond
right off the reel, Nellie V second and Davis
| third. Time-2:29.