St. Paul daily globe., 1891-07-05
Wilkes second. Herod third, Moody fourth.
The 2:24 Pace

Wilkes second. Herod third Moody fourth.
The 2:24 Pace
was as interesting an exhibition of
horse-racing as ever was put up at
Hamline. The entries were Johnnie
Smoker. Abdallah Wilkes, Bessie
Young, Bessie, Telegram, Little Joe,
Skylark and John BOnar. Every heat
was a race and fast one. The second
heat was paced in 2:164 and the first in
2:1715, a pretty hot pace for horses IN
the "a class.
First Telegram made trouble
at the start, and there was lot of use
less scoring. At last they went away
IN professional order. Little Joe leading
round the turn, with Telegram, Johnny
Smoker and Abdallah Wilkes right at
his wheel. The others were punched
length behind. The race began at the
three-uuarterS between Abdallah, Joe
and Smoker. They came into the stand
in a bunch and gave as pretty an
exhibition of pacing as could be
desired. The grand stand crowd got up
rOariouSly enthusiastic, and there were
silk hats flying in the air when Smoker
and Joe went under the wire IN what
seemed to be dead heat. with Abdallah
less than head behind. Smoker won
by an eyelaSh, Joe second, sAbdallah
third, Telegram fourth, Bessie Young
fifth, Bessie sixth, Skylark seventh
and Bonar eighth. Time, 2:1715.
Second Heat-Telegram led away
again, but didn't clear the turn without
breaking At the quarter Abdallah,
Smoker and Telegram were
On Even Terms.
with Little Joe and Bessie right up
and coming. Telegram drew ahead at
the half. and the others were coming
along at q hot gait. At the three-quar-
ters the race was between Smoker, Alb
dallah. Telegram and Joe. They came
into the stretch at a terrific pace, and
gave another handsome finish. Smoker
won by an ear. Telegram second, Alb
dallah third, Joe fourth, Skylark fifth,
and Bessie Young and Little Joe dis
tanced. Time, 2:16H.
Third Heat-Telegram led away again
from Johnnie Smoker second, length
away. and Abdallah Wilkes third.
Telegram looked like a winner any
where from the quarter to the stretch.
His pace was a terror, and too hot for
Bessie and Little Joe, who came nearly
being diStanced. In the stretch Smoker
showed a magnificent burst of speed,
and won the heat and race by a nose
from Abdallah, Telegram third, Joe
Smith fourth. Bessie fifth. Time, 2:1974.
Summary.
2:24 pace, purse $500
A. H. Orths bl Johnnie Smoker. / l
c. a. McCarger's b Abdallah Wilkes,3
Georg W. Bates S 6 Telegram. ....---.-4 3
F. n. Loomis' b Little Joe. 4
c. L. De Ryder's br Skylark ...-...--.l
c. E. WestbroOk's Bessie Young. g.......5 .
Robert Aull's John Bonar. 0
Time. 2:l7I2. 2:l614. 2:19M. Smoker first
money, Abdallah second, Telegram third,
Little Joe fourth.
For the 2:19 TrOt
there were four entries, Temple Bar,
Blasebury, Brother Dan and First Call.
This was a race from wire to wire be-
tween Temple Bar and Blasebury, and
the pace was hot enough to suit any
one. Temple Bar led at the three-quar-
ters and had the race ten lengths from
home, but couldn't stand prosperity and
went to pieces. Blasebury passed him
and won the heat by length, Brother
Dan third, and First Call fourth. Time,
2:1955.
Second Heat: Temple Bar led to the
half. but broke and lost six lengths to
Blasebury. 1t was to all appearances
an even thing from the three-quarterS
to the stretch, Temple Bar making up
the distance by fast burst i'll the back
stretch. He finished second, however,
by a length from Blasebury, Brother
Dan third and First Call last. Time,
2:2219.
Third Heat-The judges didn't like
the way Temple Bar was handled in the
first two heats and placed Kneebs be-
hind him for the third, making his
driver, Thomas Settles, get down. They
went away with BlaSebury leading,
easily passed by Temple Bar at the turn
and trailer all the way home. The
horse led by three lengths in the stretch,
and was going steadily when, as a few
of the knowing ones facetiOusly re-
marked, he '.stubbed his toe" He went
all to pieces in fact, and was passed by
Blasebury, the latter thus winning the
heat and race, Brother Dan finished Sec
ond. and First Call last. Time, 2:22.
Summary.