The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-21
A FAVORITES' DAY.
Great Crowd and Splendid Sport
at the Kent Track.
sMooTHwIRE WINS THE MILE.
DeIeho Takes the e:a2 Trotting Purse,
and Cyclone the Quarter Dash
fine Programme Today.


! Kent yesterday. and the sports called in enough
/ 10 nearly cover their losses OF the day before
/ There vas coed track - WORK on. t-iae be-
| ter. perhaps. than Wednesday. but very .as.
/ tine was not made il any OF thu heats.
smooth wire did the best of al Of them in the
half nile and repeat, by going the first heat in
| - The2-22 t-ot fell away below the stand
! ard. Delcho going his third consecutive winning
heat in 221. and the other two
/ half a second and a second slower.
. Crc,one, who once held e worlds record,
4 took twanty-four seconds 10 DO a quarter Of
I mile, and won easily by nearly length. Never
I thc-ess the days sport was quite up 70 the
/ standard. and the attendance 2,4o0 was 81 that
I could have been expected Special trains were
I run from Seattle 10 meet the rush, and an ar
eomuao1 alton train left Immediately after the
last race, making the run direct 10 Seattle wit1-
ont stopping.
The lady visitors came ont in solid phalanx,
with Congressman John L Wilson at their head
Mr.. Wilson looked over the stables and the po-
ltical situation al tie same time, md decided
10 sTay through 10 the end Of the week. J. W
Mcleod brought out a number 0: his frIenis 10
see Delcho win the trO: in three straight meats
great many Of the visitors OF the first day
were there usual. and Gu extra contingent
! from spokane and Eastern Washington located
| permanently on the grounds. Colonel w ". d.
Turner continued 10 act starting judge, TO
the satisfaction OF the majority, and succeeded
il getting the races of with as little friction as
| possible
HALF NILE AND REPEAT
| Smooihwire was picked ont to win the half
| mile and repeat as sooa as the box was opened,
| and sold freely al $50 10 $40 for jim b. Sc for
/ Raindrops and 3 FOR the field. The iavorite
| won the toss i0r positions The rest went LiTney
/ Long. Ito Carrie NJ. Rosebug and jim r.. with
| Jones little mare, RaindEops, on the extreme
right
| Again was Smoothwire favored in the start.
| He lei off well in advance, with the Others
/ strung out ike flock Of blackbirds. jim r.
| was second, 4 length behind al tne way down.
/ and Raindrop third, length behind Jim K.
! This order held all the way down the stretch.
I Near the wire the first three horses, redoUbling
! their efforts To win, lott the bunch behind
/ and went under the wire in one, two, three
| order, smoothwire still on the inside OF the
track, Jim r. at his right flank, with Raindrop
| as close - his side q bride on a honeymoon
| excursion 10 Niagara Falls Carrie ", the "a
yOrite OF Tuesday, was the next to come III, with
| Rosebug two lengths behind and Limey Long
/ couple of yards in the rear OF ali Of them. Ito
was distaaced. SmoOthwire was 4Sis seconds
| running over the course. Nutuals p,id SEQ.
! smoothwire was more iavorite than ever
| after his performance in the first heat. The
| sports paid So 10 s. his chance to win the
| race The start OF the second heat was the
! prettiest Of the day. Raindrop, SmoothWire
| and Jim Z. had it between them all the way,
| and they ran il IN military style until
| they got TO the distance Gag, when Jim K.
swered to yell froTa his rider b. springing out
OF the bunch and winning by over a length.
| Smoothwire was second, and Raindrop third.
| Time, :49l4. Mutuals paid s11.90.
The third heat was ended very quickly. Jim
Z. and Smoothwire sawed OFF the tie in just 20
seconds from the start. AT the pool stand
Smoothwire held up 10 so against SO. At the
| thrce-eighths post SmOothwre took the lead by
| q neck and finished a length ana a half ahead.
| Mutuas paid So on the result. The summary:
| c. ". Coles b. &. SmoothwiCe, l21, Her
Linton Bros s. t. Limey Long, los, Boz.
J. II. McNeiil's b. 5. Ito, liz, King ....... dis
Robert sears b. m. Carrie NJ, los. Robin =.
J. Son R Grants Oh G. Ro.ebug. III. Lawicss Q
| J. ". RusSeis en-. G. Jim r., 10. Newins- .
:. P Jones h. M Raindrop, les. Enos.... ; .
Bc9tingEffrs re hea., smoothwire So jim R
] $40. Raindrop 81 fe ID So; second heat. smooth
| wire 81, field S; third heat, Smo9thw,Te So
| Jim K. SO. Paris muiualS, si2io, Sll-so, sI5'
The Do TRoT.
The favorfte for the 2:22 trot was Edwin C.,
who filed up SIS pool $50 worth
| Decho sold at $40. He got little the
worst OF the start, bat picked up well,
| and reached the half-mile stake TITLE in adj
| vance of the pack in l:13. Delcho forged 20 the
| front at the three-quarter post. Edwin C. was a
| good second then. and Bishop Hero third, with
| good prospects Deicho got enough ahead by
| the time he got over seven-eights of mile 10
| come in leisurely, while Bishop Hero struggled
! I'D TO Edwin c., and tied him for second place.
| Mutuals on Delcho paid 81
| still the favorite was Delcho, OF Seattle.
| Bishop Hero was second choice. The field went
for Sc, with the other two horses in il. Burton,
! the driver of Edwin c., was taken off and
replaced by John Sawyer. As usual, he gave
his horse the best OF it at the beginning,
| and took the pole away from Delcho
| before he got 201 yards. At
| the turn Edwin C. was ahead
| a length. Delcho was second, and Bishop Hero
| third. At the half-mile Edwin c. fell back into
the ranks, and Delcho came out Edwin C.
broke just then, and Bishop Hero came up to
| him, but only stayed there q second Delcho
| kept along ahead. and Edwin c. got a safe
second and no more. Bishop Hero was third
| ana next 10 the last. Time, 2:26la. Mutuals
| paid, Sll50.
The start of the third heat was even. Delcho
made the hal-mile in i:l2, ahead OF the rest.
Bishop Hero gained by running and got into
second pace, but was set back 20 the tail end
| by the judges. The favoriie won the race
! easily. Edwin c. got second place again, and
Harry Ne!ox was put IN third b. the judges de
ci>lon setting Bishop Hero back IL last place.
! Time, 2:45'a Mutuals paid $50 The sum
| mary:
c. H. Burton's s. g. Edwin c.; driver.
J. ". MacLeods b. $ Delcho; driver,
Green ....... 60. Observation-Disclosures. !
J. w. Pages b. g. Harry yelox; driver,
! Adamson.. .-.-..... ..... 5
J. NJ. Winteymute's g. Bishop Hero;
driver. Hickey ...... ....-...-..... , 5 1
Iime-2:26, 2.26',, 2:2il3.
Re,ting-FiIst heat, Edwin c. SO, Delcho $40.
I Bishop Hero s., Harry Nsux s.: second heat
Delcho So, Bishop Hero $40. field s.: third heat
| pelcho 81. field $40 Paris mutugls pal! 81 IS
Sll.5G, $50
THE oCARTER-NILE DASH.
Jim Miller, Cyclone, Queen. Black Prince WAS
tn order al preference for the horses in the
quarter dash. Jim Miller brought sao. with a
chance 10 win So. cyclone was included M SO
/ Queen at 8, Black Prince AZ s. and the field for
the same price. There was an iniefnite under
standing smong the favored few that Black
| Prince would win the race. with lit
/ tie wc,l-mfa ans assistance, but when. after
forty ave minutes 81 unsuccessful rlaneuverinr
a start was made, the black stallion was caught
I hopping sud lett 81 the post The rest came on
/ furl0nG with the advantage in favor OF no.
! hody'S horse. cyclone took the led, followed
I by T. NJ. t. and Queen. This was their order ar
the end. The iayo1ite Just missed Place. and
Lady links got IN fifth. John L was last Of all
{ Tine, tWcut,-fo seconds Mutuals PAID sla %
The summary = Is follows:
Charles NJ. Campbells 5. m. Lady Jinks. rs.
Euo> ..... ...... ..... .-..-. Z
G. 4 Walkers ch : queen. los. Iaxless. :
/ K. r. McGce's bg- John l.. rs Nillingtan - t.
George E4ton'S blk. s. Black Prince. Ill, New
lrEt q ........ ... $500 n
). K. Thomas ? ; Jim Miller. lI>. Mcintosh :
'osn,o2 \ barT'ngtons 5, = /. NJ. b, rs,
/ L N ....l.,-. - r,-.,---- -, -