The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1889-07-27
Under the Wire.
Under the Wire.
The grand stand is a panorama of faces
-thA horsea have thu vnrd-thav ara Of


1t is almost here, the first day Of the races
The entries are almost enough to brighten
an ordinary horseman, but Louis Hess bears
up under his burden with the utmost seren
ity. Over two hundred horses are entered
in the twelve races, list which throws the
record of former years far behind.
There will be fast time made in the 1928
pace. There are eleven entries, prominent
among which are Lower Stoner, 2:221s;
Cook Robin, 1924; Monkey Rolla, 2:2Si
and Bawley, 2:2l4. Rawley made his twen-
ty.one and half at Detroit the other day,
and Lower Stoner his record at Aurora on
Tuesday. The horses mentioned are sure
starters and there will be "hoss" race
here.
Among the twenty-five flyers in the 800
Trot, therere several that can pound the turf
harder than thirty, and if the race is not
won In twenty-five it will be dssppoint-
ment.
The heaviest field ever gotten together in
q three. minute pace in this city, will meet
during the session. There are nineteen en-
tries and all have got to 60, for David s., a
horse that has showed q trial mile in 2.l7i
will set the pace, with Oklahoma, the Guth.
RE Cyclone at his heels.
In the 9 80 Trot fifteen of the best thirty
horses in the country are entered. The great
colt Brick, with o trial heat in 2:2l, and
Virginia Evans, 22O trial will make things
lively in the pool box. The Black Crook
will be in the race and he is as fast as the
famous piece he is named after. Nubbins,
the horse that won the $50 race here last
year, is also entered. He is liable to 90 in
2:22 or better,
Mollie B., the little mare that recently
made trial mile in 2:29i, will go with nine,
teen others, in the 2:45 race. She is re.
cord breaker, and Louie Hess says that AL.
monta ard Florida Maid will stand about as
much show in the race as Sam Jones in a
liquor dealers association. Newt Baxter
says that the Maid will get there, despite
Louie's skepticisms.
The 2:23 Trot will be great race, for 1t
comprises grand field of nine of the speed
lest horses in the states. There is the cele-
brated Kentucky purse winner, Bette Jones,
2;221s; the great Little Thorn, 2:233, and
Brother Dan, which won second money here
last year; while Tribune will chase the
Cricket from far away Minneapolis. Gold
Leaf, the little Ohio mare, will gid the pool
box il the buyers take the field against her.
The 1886 Pace is to be corker. Patt
Legg will Oklahoma after the White Cloud
and be Frank with David D., if DR.. Weis
cant beat Makie Hayden home. Oh it will
be horse race If Starter Smith can get
them off, and Starter Smith has never been
known to fail.
Thirty-four fast and famous steeds will
chew fence rails in the 2:34 Trot, led by that
prince Of trotters, Alspice.
Look out for the 227 Trot. Spectator,
the Biggsville terror; Tinker, the Eldorado
(Kan.) phenomenon; Prince, the great colt,
with trial mile 2:22, and Alksli, which
was formerly owned here, with six other
good ones, are in it.
There will be chockolate ice cream in the
Judges stand when the Free -for-All Pace is
on. Monkey Rolla; Tommy Lynn 2:l64,
Louis B. 2:17li and Billy the Kid, the howl
er from Biggsville, with two others bring
ing up the rear, will chase the purse in.
The Ottawa pool box knows Tommy Lynn,
and if Tommy is in shape he will again make
the pools improbable for their owners
1t will be seen that finer lot Of horses
never stepped upon the Ottawa race course,
and, with the electric street railway IN oper-
alton, the crowd at the grounds will have to
stand on its heels to get breath of fresh
air.