The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-22
TROTTING AT KENT.
Pearl Fisher Wins First Event
in Straight Heats.
CARRIE N. TAKES THE DASH.
canton Gets the Three-Year-Oid Purse.
sad Jean the Roadster Purse-This
Ii the Last Day.

rxxr Aug 2l.-[SpeeisL The races today
-.-saa of very quickly. There was not long
ls-szwn contest on the programme, and the favor
80. sssly BOWED the purses over in consecu-
go boats Pearl Fisher, Beach's bay mare,
,onk three heats one after the other, in the
commute iFos, in nearly hall minute less
.esn her former record Caution, the favorite
s,ss frs, DAYS Of the week, repeated his per
sarr,snce by Clearing up the 3-year-oid trot ia
So heats one right after the other
Tha rare for gentlemens roadsters
,,s. IS nneyen. Jean was favored by the
- md their judgment proved TO be the
-. s,.d for she walked away from the field
- ..s, Travatta out in the last heat The
S.vrss 100 barren OF hot contests and sur
,r;.s fdr the talent 10 be called roaring sue
- hur the programme went of so smoothly
al vas so easy for the amateurs to show
fhefr ripe Judgment By picking the winner that
A. Afforded pleasure 10 the crowd The attend
.nr, was the lowest OF any day during the
meeting. In the neighborhooc of 1,4o0 persons
sag the races 0ne-third of these made bets
On the results and the other two-thirdSwere
lsdies Except in the last race, which was put
down as q dead chinch for Jean after two OF the
entries were withdrawn. there was strong
interest manifested in the business carried on
b. the pool sellers, and good deaf of money,
pus on at pretty fair odds, went over to the side
OF the lucky guessers.
THE THREE-HIsCTK TRoT.
Belle McGregor got the best position in the
three-minute trot Prince was next 10 the pole,
pearl Fisher next, and Piedmont Boy and ROYAL
Kisbar still farther ont.
The horses took turns breaking during the
frsf quarter OF q mile. Pearl Fisher led I'D to
the hali-mile, with Piedmont Boy behind him
and the others strung out along the track,
belle Ne6regor bringing up the rear $50 yards
hack OF the leader. The leaders were abreast at
the last turn. and as they came down toward
tie stand it was impossible to tell which had
the advantage. Piedmont Boy would have won
II he hadn't gone up at critical moment, with
the wire less than fifty yards ahead of him.
fearl Fisher took his place and he took second
Rya Kisbar saved his distance by running,
hut Belle MeGregor and Prince were not so
fortunate.
The fsyorite had q good start in the second
beat and led to the half-mile pole in TIA
Royal Kisbsr fell out of the race early Phal-
mont Boy gained a trifie by squirt on the last
quarter bot Ii did not give him the race, end
TIE order OF the finish was the same as in the
heat before Time, 2:3l.
The last beat was the same thing over again.
with the exception of the time, which was
threequsrters OF q second more. The summary
follows:
\ Burton'sr. I. Belle McGregor; dr..
Albert sutton's b. g. Prince dr., Smiley. dis
J. Beach's b. IN. Pearl Fisher. ......... !
l. r. w. Quimbys b. S. Piedmont Boy:
DR.. sawyer. ........................-..2 2
J. H. McDonald's b. 5. Royal kisbar: dr.,
Green ...-..-.... z 4
I1me-2:30lz, 2:3l, 2:Sl5z
Betting-Firsi heat. Pearl Fisher $50, Royal
Eisbar SIS. Phalmont Boy 81. field S.: second
aeat, Pearl Fisher SO, Phamont BOY $40, Royal
Aisoar ~: third heat. Pearl Fisher So, field s..
Paris mutuais paid SIC. 80. ss.25. $50.
FIvE-EI6HTHs NILE DASH.
Leila s., the only favorite that was sacrificed,
'old for $50 in one pool before the ve-eighths of
mile dash. Belle Moore brought half as much
and the others s. apiece. Belle Moore got the
inside position and Leila S. the next best place.
The race was the only very close one of the day.
Iels S. and Carrie NJ left the others a little be-
hind and ran IL out closely that it was de-
eided deaf heat. Then the owner of LEILA S
wanted to divide the purse, but Carrie Ms
owner was confident If victory and refused the