Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-19
FAVORITES WIN OUT.
Some Great Sport on the Closing Day
Of the HomewOOd Driving
Park Fall Meeting.
JOHNSTON EASILY BEATS DALLAS.
The Iatter'S Pittsburg Friends Stick to
Him, but He Went Lame From
the Very Start.
JOHNSTON EASILY BEATS DALLAS
KENTUCKY BIRD WINS A. PLUCKY GO.
How The Races at Gravesend and the N0ther Running
Tracks Resulted.


majority of the people tempted fortune to
some extent, though sometimes very slightly,
and someone was bound to be winner in
each heat; and as the leader passed under
the wire shout of JOY went up from the
amateur plungers who bought and by some
good chance had won.
Columns have been written of the plunsers
who wagered their last cent on a favorite
and as the horse came under the wire last
OF in the last bunch, how the losing turf
man looked sadly but lovingly at the
vanquished friend, and swore that by some
mischance he lost But the despair of the
crowd of lady friends of Dallas yesterday
was as much beyond the gloom of the sport
gone broke as a black and starless night is
beyond the dusk of a beautiful summer
evening. Fully dozen of that
noble little horses friends sat on the
veranda of the clubhous. yester-
day, hoping for the victory which never
came. When they saw him pull up lame,
there was 4 chorus of heartrending sighs
and ohs.'
The idea Of his coming home and acting
this WAY" said one sorrowfully.
'Oh. it's Just awful sighed another.
And as the last heat was finished and
Dallas was sent to bis stable in disgrace, his
lady friends, the family of his owner, slowly
and sadly wended their way downstairs and
vowed never, never again to visit a horse
race
THE FAvORITE FAILS TO WIN.
The first race had 20 entries, and it was
finally decided 10 divide II and make two
races In the first division Susan Nc
Greggor and Ina were decided favorites for
the first heat, but il availed them naught,
as in the procession that followed neither
was in the race from start to finish, and
though Ina made hard fight in the stretch
she could get no closer than fourth Ken
lucky Bird was the pole horse. She took
the lead from the start and was never
headed to the finish. Her only rival was
Happy Wonder, who held second place in
the procession, and at the finish went up on
even terms. but it was done on run and he
was set back 10 second place In the sec
ond heat Happy Wonder took the lead at
The start. but at the quarter Kentucky Bird |
went ahead and kept there TO the finish.
The finish pretty one, Kentucky |
Bird, Ina, McGreggOr and Happy Wonder |
coming down the stretch on practically |
even terms but they went under the wire |
In the order named.
Kentucky Bird WAS being played for |
sure winner of the third heat, but Ina went |
ahead at the start and was never headed to |
the finish. Kentucky Bird went off her |
feet and lost from the start.
INA PEGGED OUT.
However. Ina could not hold her speed, |
and Kentucky Bird got the fourth heat and |
the race. Ina took the lead at the start and |
held it to the three-quarters. but in the |
stretch seemed TO peg out entirely and Ken |
lucky Bird won by full length.
SUMMARY.
Kentucky Bird. b. H.. Oakland Stock
Ina. 5. M. ii. E. House. Piitshurg
Happy Wonder. h. h.. Baldwin and Els
worth. Washington, Pa...................2 Z
susan SicGreggor ch. m. Dr.I.S. wanga-
msn. PItSburg: .......... .--.... ........$
Corinne b. m, John f. Turner, Amber,
Peer Il. 6f e.. j. c Collins. Homewood
B5gF&rds. 6r h., Elk stock Farm, ST.
TmS 2:eslz a:e5. 2s5 es 'S'
in the second division of the 2:32 class !
Instant was a strong favorite and showed |
her metal by winning with case. Eight |
horses started, as follows: Homer G,
Ashav. Instant, lndianap, Sim Brown, |
Peter Whitstone, Jim Riddle and Highland |
Boy. Homer q was the pole horse. At |
the outset the line was Homer, Instant and /
Highland Boy, with the field well punched. |
Just hcfors The half was reached Homer |
Went of his feet. Instant went by him, and |
was never headed. Instant took the lead |
III the second heat from the very start and, |
though Homer went on even terms at the |
halt, he fell back and eventually dropped |
into fourth place. The finish for second |
WAS close, Sim Brown, Highland Boy and
Homer coming down together, but were
placed IN the order named
INSTANT MAS NEVER HEADED.
Instant won the third heat and the race,
taking the lead at the start and holding it |
clear through.
SUMMARY.
Instant, b. IN, W. c. Trimbe. Ncwburg-..I 1 |
sim Brown, bg., George Caurik, Union
Homer. bg.. 4 W. Blake jiienyiiic o.
Highland boy gg-' J. 4. McFadden' Rox-
Jim Riddle cG h., John Hines, Minerva 0.S s 6 |
AsIby D Mutton. KIttanning Pa......,....5 |
Peter N.etstone b. g, Dr. q. A. Uhlrlch,
Tms. ITin1sDGiE s:E5,. :: 81. ..I3a ''''-'
In the free-tor-all pace Elva Medium was |
scratched, leaving only three starters, john |
ston, Dallas and Grants Abdallah John |
sion was, Of course, tavorite by good round |
odds, but the friends or the Dallas bought |
the short end faithfully until they saw that |
their iavoritc had a lame streak. In fact |
Dallas showed lame at the start, and should |
never have been pushed through the three |
heats. In the first heat he made a game |
fight and got second place, but in the two |
succeeding heats he was the rear horse all |
through. Johnston had not the least trouble |
leading the whole distance through every
heat. IN the second Grants Abdallah |
pushed him pretty close, and scored him
down 10 PHI.
SUMMARY
Johnston, %. e., c. L. Dunbar buffalo,
Grant's Ahdaliah, b. H., Bob stewart, Kansas
Dallas ch. T., NJ Mccormick, Pittsburg....2
Time. 2:l2 2:ll, 2:l3
CLOSE FINISHES IN THE LAST RACE.
There was some decidedly pretty sport in
the last race, the 2:l5 trot. in which Rosa
lind Wilkes, Walter Z and Alvin battled
for 500 purse. Rosalind Wilkes WAS the
favorite Gil through, and while she had no
great trouble in winning, she was once or
twice pushed Just hard enough TO make it
interesting. IN tie first heat Alvin ran
from the start to the quarter and then trot-
ted home ahead of Wilkes, but was set back
on account of the advantage be had thus
gained. The second heat was much the most
Interesting of the three because of the beall-
: ful finish. Hosalind Wilkes led all
the way around, bnt in the stretch
the horses came down almost
abreast. The winner did not have more
than neck the advantage and the other
horses were neck and neck. All the drivers
gave their horses the whip but it availed
nothing, as the positions were not changed
in the least, Wilkes winning while Alvin
and Walter i had dead heat. The third
heat was also close and interesting.