Telegram-herald., 1889-07-14
THE RECORD BROKEN
Doctor VI. Gives the Other Flyers
A Bitter Doss-2l8.
piEAEE WISS IHE pOSg0sED RACE
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laV, Dat the races we're even Dcttef
1hAn the preceding Ones. The frst Vas
the a. "a of the z.ls tres. The horses
al appeared IN good form, bat Am0nt
vas sulky and would not 90 steadily.
he you'd either make Fusn for the
lead or else he vould dance aud shake
hs head. They hnally got away n
good style and Pawnee and
Alnont nad hard race all the
way through. Middleton did not
seem 70 Try Tor the lead. Ahaont made
several attempts TO pass Pawaee but
the latter was going as steady As clock
and finished about length n advance
Of AlmOnt and Ive lengths ahead of
NJ ddletou as 20, and seemed % have
plcntv OF speed left. THIS decided the
race and gave first money o. Pawnee,
Almont second and Frank Middleton
third.
Tle central feature Of the day was
the 2.l8 pacing race which proved TO
b. the best race on the program. Doctor
NJ was the fav0rlte, but the disastrous
consequences OF backing favorites n the
Otner aces made the spcculatoTs very
cautious. The pools sold previous 10
the arst heat. Doctor VI 5, DAISY c )
and tne feld 10.
DAISY c drew the pole with Doctor NJ
second. Be.ga Lockwood third and
Flora Temple fourth. Flora was put
in place Of Tom Cooper, and Davies,
her owner aud driver, was asked 20
change his natty looking drah Jacket
and cap for the blue ones that We're
down on the score card Tor Tom
COOper's cOl0rs. Not for a hundred
dollars" said Davies. "lm very
particular about changing eol0rs." 80
the colOrs were not worn.
The scoring was rather tedious. but
they finally got away with
Daisy G leading AT the first turn
and Doctor NJ along side her
wheel ali the way around on the back
stretch. Daisy broke and Doctor passed
her. and then went up himself. He
gathered again quickly, and led DAISY
by an open length at the WIRE, with
Flora Temple third and Belva fourth.
Time. 2.23.
In the second heat the contest was
again 4 sharp one between Doctor and
Daisy. THIS time q WAS the gray
mares turn, and when Doctor broke AT
held her speed right around the turn
and up the home stretch, finishing first
IN 22j. Doctor lost about ten lengths
by his break, but when he got settled
be rushed for the lead, and came home
third.
Flora Temple was second, and Belya
lockwood ncid the same position that
she did n the Presidential campaign.
DAISY now sold at fifteen and the
L ia at eight.
lAe thWd heat was the fastest and
most exciting race ever trOtted on this
track, and there are few faster records
for half mile track. Daisy and Flora
Temple went TO the front on the first
turn. and went down the stretch side
by side. At the second turn she passed
DAISY. and led the way TO the three
quarter pole, gong like a scared
pigeon. She led Daisy at this
point by two lengths. and Belva
BY five or SIX. while behind came
the Doctor. with n small gap between
hlm and Belya. Ills driver raised his
hands Just a little and the Doctor
straighteued himself for 4 mighty
effort. lie fairly laid 20 the ground,
aud bOwled along past Belva and DAISY
as Il they were hitched. Davies looked
over his shoulder and saw him coming,
and called on Flora Temple for more
speed. bat she was at her best. The
thunder OF the big fellows hoOfs and
the whrr Of the wheels was too much
for nor nerves anil she tiew into the air
as hc shot past, but she was down
again in moment and tearing away
after him. such a burst OF speed
j. Seldom seen IN lifetime
q. H..
quarter. fIs came down ihe home
stretch ike cannon bail, and a le
sJ.ied under the wire the timers looked
a. thcir watches and looked at each
other IN amdxCmcnt. Starter Smiley
tapped the bell and said: Ladies and
gentlemen. 10 gives "a pleasure tO an
n0unce that this was the fastest heat
ever trOttod on tins track. Doctor VI
WINS this heat IN 2.i9.'
There was loud and prolonged ap-
rlagse from everybody at the an
aunecmeut. Flora Temple was sec
o.d. Daisy & third, and Belvs had her
chartered position. Time By quarters
First. gH half, los; three-quarters,
-. mile. 2.i9.
Doctor musthave pa ,ed the third quar-
ter - seconds. a. the time was on
Flora Temple 80 the three-Quarter
post. and then Io.tor was about ten
lengths behind. from the time tnat
Flora reached the three-guarter post
until Doctor went under the WIRE was
Jlst E5 seconds.
The fourth heat was slow, "A the
horses were all wndtd by thc last
heat. DAISY & won IN , 22s. Doctor VI.
second. Flora Temple, third, and Belva
<fflfrffffr ~ s..
The sst heat was neck and neck
toan the hack stretch between DAISY
and ths Doctor huttns latter gradually
gat o. thr front. and finished the Ttl-
uer bv an oren length hi, -. Winning
the beat ard race. Daisy was second.
Flora Femnie nrd and Beivs fourth.
Tee money was.awsfdsd m the same
~.
tne three minute race was Ike All
tho rest. loog ard sharply contested, +,
rsg4rrg SIX heats u des De the VIII
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Nts- !. who dra's the pole. Dan :
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fehl 5.
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