Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-15
) O'CLOCK EDITION.
TO-DAY'S RACES.
THE RACES.


,he fair was a smile dash, purse
cum with the following starters:
p,iudrop. b. +. by Ophir; dam
Sov.l,a -R. Il. Bybee, Portland,
r,dsr Geo. Mcdonald, 100 pounds.
Lord Lonsdale, ch. h., by Glen
nnd,ev. dam Ophir Maid-Wm
Tompkins, Forest Grove, rider, Vim.
Tompk,ns, weight lls pounds.
Judves-wm. Galloway, 7. g..
Ricbard aud Il. l.. Davidson; time
keeper, r. II. Tongue.
The second race was the 3-minute
,,,,,inp class, purse of $500, heats
hest three In five. Following were
the entries:
De,la A, 3. m., by Metropolitan,
dam Nellie Russell; {. NJ. Anderson,
Tacoma.
Anita, 2. T., by lockwood, Jr.,
dam by Vermont; Geo. II. Thomp-
son, The Dalles.
Templeton, ch. g., by Planter,
dam Springfield Maid; II. II.
Tongue, Hillsboro.
Lady Spokane, 8. m, by Lemont,
dam Codicil; r. A. Frure, Spokane
Falls.
THE FIRST RACE
Starter Col. r. Fitzmaurice, Of Ia
Gonna. Timekeeper, John Sawyer.
Raindrop was the favorite
from the beginning and 1t
vas difficult to sell any pools
nm Lonsdale. Mcdonald as rider,
WAS replaced by Soughney
The grand stand contained good
.lzed audience for the first day, the
ladies being about equal IN number
10 the males.
Raindrop was lucky enough to
draw the pole.
The horses obtained a fine start
at the first attempt, Lonsdale taking
the lead ani holding it for over
half a mile, but II was plain the
rider was not crowding the little
mare at all, for when the time came
II seemed no trouble for her to
pass, an she came down the home
stretch ut an easy run about two
lengths in the lead in l:l2i. Fol
lowing /, til. official time by eighths:
l2l. 2jl, asi, 81, loi, l:l7l.
Raindrop, 10. f., Portland, l.
Ions ial., ch. b., Forest Grove, 2
Mutuals paid So 80.
TRoTTING RACE.
This ra,e, after several m'scue,
and misu understandings, was found
TO Ike minus sUme of the horses and
was postponed, after which special
race was made up, best three heats
In five, 5000, with Harry Howe,
Maud Knox, Hannibal Jr. and j. S.
G. rs starters, with pOe eitions from
the pole In the order named.
Judges, ID. II. Looney, II. l.. Dav,
Idson, r. G. Richmond; time keep
ers. J. +. Jones and Col. Fitzmaurice
The pools started off with Han
nibal $40 to Harry Howe Slb, Maud.
Knox 81 and J. =. {. S3.
FIRST HEAT.
After little scoring NIL got Oft,
with Maud Knox somew hat behind
the other three, which were abreast.
Harry Howe obtained the lead In IL
short time and maintained IL all the
way around, coming home in $50.
Hannibal Jr coming In IA good sec.
.ond, Maud Knox third and J. S. &.
distanced. F0liowl ny IL the time by
quarters:
40, l:l54, l;54, 2:3O.
Mutuals brought IS O5.
SECOND HEAT.
Pools opened ut $40 for Hannibal.
Jr., to 10 for the field, with Harry
Howe winner Of he first heat, aud
Maud Knox. IN II, and before the
heat the biddin & on the field would
not go above $l2.
A good start was made with Han
nlbal slightly In the lead, hut Harry
Howe passed him before the quarter
was reached and maintained the
lead, sometimes very slight to the
wire which was passed in 2:274
HanLibal close second aud Maud
Knox away behind. Following is
the time 10y quarters:
SO, I;l5, ISL, 2:27l.
This was fine race, with the ex-
ceeption Of the Hannibal's work, he
having run on several occasions
while going arsuud. The judges
gave second place to Maud Knox
and put Hannibal Jr. on the on side
Tor running. The driver protested
that he had gained nothing hy run
ming and should not be set back, bul
The judges held to their decision.
Autuals brought In $3.50 on this
neat, The pools on the next heat
sold ut $40 for the field and SO for
Hannibal Jr.
n genera impression seems to be
as the JOURNAL is cOmpe led to
close its account that Hannibal will
yet win The race.
WON BY HARRY HOWE.
l., j. W. Qulmby's Harry Howe,
oo;,g' by SwiHerl, dam Onianda, by
Western Chief-JohD Sawyer, ter
IA Gotta Ill.
Il, J. loves Maud Knox. b. M, +,
ny winthrop KNOX, dnm by Path
hnitr--R j. Lowe hiue 822.
r. n. Tongues Hannibal, Jr.. by
nanhioal, dam Mollie WEIGH, Smith
lawn 233.
r.. II. Mix's j. s. {. b. h., by
Echo, dam Vyr'n-Hogabooni, dark
blue-dist.
Following is to-niorrow's program