Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-09-17
DUMPEDTHE TALENT
A Pittsburg Mare Defeats Supposed
Sure Thing at the Home
wood Park Races.
PHIL ", VERY CLEVERLY BEATEN.
Arctic Captures the Pacing Race After
Three Very Severe Struggles
With Shawham.
PHIL W. VERY CLEVERLY BEATEN
OUR SLUGGERS AGAIN WIN TWICE.
King and Baldwin Pitch in Great Form-General
Sporting News of the Day.

The second days racing of the fall meet
ing of the Homewood Driving Park Asso-
citation was a great one. The talent got
dumped" to use vulgarism to the
queens taste. There are many uncertain
things in life, but there few things more un-
certain than the certainties of the trotting
track. Quite an interesting "sure thing"
went down yesterday at Homewood, and
probably hundreds of spectators will this
morning still be wondering why Phil W
didn't win that 2:23 trot.
The track and weather were excellent,
and indeed the track was so good as to allow
of the remarkably fast time being made.
The attendance was larger than yesterday,
and everything went off all right except in
the third heat of the 2:23 trot, when there
was quantity of fining done. A number
Of drivers were fined for delaying the start,
and TO all appearances heavier fines ought
TO have been imposed. The horses scored
about Is times and it was plain some schem-
ing was going OH. As result Starter Van
Osten fined the driver OF Lamartine SIS; the
drivers of Sam AIateo Maid Harry Hylas
and Wabash each S.
PITTSBURG VICTOR.
Mollie S. Lightfoot, by Richmond, owned
by J. W. Murphy, of this city, won the race
and the talent pumped for Phil W. A
vast amount oi money was lost on the latter
The victor is fine and speedy mare and
completely outstayed her opponents. She
can get below 2:20.
Arctic won the pace in three straight
heats. but he had TO struggle each time to
beat Shawham. The 2:2O trot was declared
of as it did not fill Following are the
summaries.
OF the ten entries on the card only seven
laced the starter for the 2:22 pace. The
betting on the first heat and on the race was
quite spirited and the pools sold as follows:
Arctic, S25; Shawham, $40; Daisy V, S17;
Emma, S21; Field, $40. After four false
starts the horses were dispatched to a good
start, Emma L having the pole. She kept
III front to the quarter where Arctic Tapped
her and went TO the front, the mare making
a most wretched break. Arctic held the
lead easily and on rounding the turn for the
home stretch, Splan reused Shawham up,
but the leader was TOO speedy and won with
ease. Plunger and Shawham made good
lively struggle for second place. Shawham
getting it by neck. Time, 2:241S.
Arctic was still a strong favorite when
the second heat commenced. The heat was
splendld struggle between Shawham and
Arctic. Mac and Emma L also figured well
Tie last named broke at the quarter when
even with Arctic, and the latter went up
nearing the half and Shawham went to the
front. Entering the stretch Arctic and
Shawham were nearly even with the latter
little the best of it, After a desperate
struggle, dnring which Splan did some Wig
orous driving, Arctic won by half length.
Time, 2:2114.
ANOTHER EXCITING STAGE
The third heat like the other two was an
exciting one. Shawham and Arctic made
another great finish. Shawhara went well
10 the front and led into the stretch by
nearly two lengths from Arctic. In great
finish Arctic out footed Shawham and won
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