The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-25
SPORTS FELT BLUE.
Very Little Money Went Up
on Results at Kent.
ATTENDANCE ON THE INCREASE
Martha Washington, Lady II. and PATSY
O'NeiiI the Winners-Special Fea.
lures for Today.

The attendance at the Kent races Yesterday
showed a steady increase that gratifed the
members of the association, but the sports
failed TO come aud bring their money, and so
the betting hung fire almost altogether. The
frat race cost the Victoria sports, who covered
General for ali they had, quite bit of money
Charges ana counter-insinuations of sob
filed the air the rest OF the day, drowning the
pleading cries OF the auctioneer and putting an
effective damper on betting. In some in
stances no pools were sold. Two or three book
feuds brought their systems with them aud
worked them for margin of a very few dol
lars, but the general public saved its money
and bought peanuts and pink lemonade
There an Indian pony race at the close of
the day. The Duke, who is well known in the
White river valley aud on the Puyalup reserva-
ton as the winner OF something like s. 00O in
nurses and as pretty good short distance no rse
ior cayuse. ought 10 have been the favorite, but
the people who knew woke up in time to ru Il au
iron-giey named Coo.ie to the front at odds OF
nearly three To one. Peanuts, the third horse.
was left at the post The result proved that the
PEOPLE on the inside knew what they were do
ing Cooe had bad start, and the Duke of
Muckleshoot was in the act of running away
when his rider charged him at the fence and
sgzagged down the track, discarding every ad-
vantage that fortune threw IN his way aud los
ing BY two lengths.
Otherwise the days sport was a success.
There were some close contests, rivaliug for ex-
element the faster races on eastern tracks, but
no phenomenal time was made. The Judges
ruled satisfactorily and evoked favorable COM
ment by their successful efforts to keep the pro.
grainme from dragging.
The happiest man on tho course was Isaac
Ellis OF Tacoma, whose mare, Lady Mac, won q
race Thursday and broke long string OF sue
cessve defeats
Today's drawing card is a race by Hummer,
record 2:l3) against the tracks record of 2:20L,
made last August by Rosie G. Hummer is by
sidney, the great pacing sire, out of Humming
Bird, and Will be driven by the famous Cali
fornian J. Clarity. half mile dash for a
purse OF $3.50, 2:25 class trot for $500 aud
threem minute trot are also on the books for to-
day. Following are the summaries OF the regu-
lar eventsj
PACING, 2:3) CLAss-PURsg OF $500.
T. Chambers b. IN. Martha Washington,
by General lee Nellie (Chambers). ALI
H. Barragars C. G. General by HANDLE
w iGHn Fri ESSel Hss sh M Red Girl by dis
Red Buck-Neliie (Burke). ............ 222
Time: 2:5412, 1904 2;4l, 2:41a
PACING, FREE FOR ALL-PURsE OF $500
Lee shaner's b. ID. Lady H., by Sidney,
dam unknown (Shaner). .......... III
Byron Barlow's b. 6. Mink, pedigree un-
E 5. Rothschiid's b. IN. Harry NJ, by .
PriaIn, dam by Nappa (Misner). .......... 332
Time: $50, 2:27, 2:26
RUNNING, FIvE-EIGHTHs DAsH-PURsE OF $3.50
w.. Percial's CHI. h. Patsy O'NeilI, by Sam
Stevenson Maggie X. (Gaibraith) ........ l
", :. Plummer's blk. &. Black Alder New
F. Campbels b. G. Jim Murphy, by Marina
duke-Aprl Fool Eppersou). ................. 3
Time, l0i