Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-14

1t Uead heat for Memoir and st.
Apollo in the thoroughbred yearling
( lash. aud tue frat money was
divided between them. Fhe jour
NAL had 1t that Memoir won; this
is the result Of being in too much
of IA hurry
The closing race of yesterday was
the { handicap dash aud was won
by Aliens gray mare Siretta, with
Whilemore's tilley Alta B as second,
and Oregouien, owned 10y Jones, ia
third place; tiine-1O34.
A free-fpr-all for PAGERS and trotters
is arranged for Thursday, five to en-
ter and three to start, entries were
tn cl,.se on the course at II m. today.
This is in lieu OF the 2:25 pacing
race that did not fill.
There will be several special races
during the remainder of the week
because of the failure of tnose down
on ths regular program which did
not fill. Among those which failed
to have the required number of en-
tries in the 2:25 class for Friday and
the 2:20 for the last day, ouly three
entered in the first, and Altao the
only speeder in the "2y' class.
ToDAY's RACES.
Judge Louney said yesterday that
today's races would be the best ever
held on the fair track and this, cir
culated from one to another, caused
the grand stand to con cain al i'm
mense crowd this afternoon. The
first race was called shortly after
O'CLOCK. Ii was the trotting, 2:29
class, iu 5, for $500. The entries
were: Jay Beach's b m Pearl Fisher,
by Altamont, dam by Kisbar; Gal
loway & Parker's blk m McMinn-
vile Maid, 10y Altamont, dam Hol-
lywood; II. H. Tongues br m Pan
dora, by Planter, dam by Autocrat;
l.. swans g IN George Woodthorpe,
by Altamont, dam by Badly; S. A.
Crowell's ch Pilot LemoDt, by Le-
mont, dam Nellie Mack; Cox Il
Bright's b Rosemon, by Belmont,
dam by Strathmore. The first heat
was won by Pearl Fisher with Nc
Minpville Maid second, Georgia
Woodthorpe third, Pandora 4th, Lee
mont 5th, and Rosemon distanced.
Time 2:25. This heat was started
unfavorably for Rosemon which re-
suited in his losing SO terribly.
Georgia broke badly on the
start and was in last
place until first was reached when
she recovered and gradually drew
up to third position. judges are D.
H. Looney, w. F. Matlock and
Gaines Fisher, and timers r. Bier
and G. Hayden. Second heat was
won by Georgia in 2:25 with Pearl
second, Maid third, Pandora fourth,
and Lemont fifth. At the three
quarter pole Pilot with fifty yards
in the rear but came in at a terrible
gait saving his distance. Third heat
was taken by Georgia in 2:24, with
Pearl second, Maid third, Pandora
fourth. Lawyer was holder Of
Pilots ribbon In this heat, but Sor-
rel was shut out in this heat; Geor-
gia is perfectly fresh. Immediately
following this race, Mr.. .Whitemore's
Leona trotted a heat for purse to
beat 2:29I.
The fourth heat was won by
Georgia in 2:24, with Pearl second,
Maid third and Pandora fourth.
Three-quarter dash won by Swift
sure. Rosebud second, Ichiban third,
and Wanashot fourth. Time, 1:Slf.
NOTES.
Are you a pool buyer?
The watermelon boys are not Bit
ing the pool box very hard this time.
The races today are the best ever
held on the fair ground track, 30 says
d. H. Looney, one of the judges.
That new tangled horse collar in
the pavilion attracts considerable
attention.
II is rather doubtful whether
Holmdel will trot during this fair.
He is slightly lame-and most of the
other horses are too slow for him.
The pneumatic sulky has not
caused any record-breaking yet on
the Salem track.
Judge Baker. editor Of the Rural
Spirit, Is here as usual. He could
not keep away from the state fair.
There is an immense attendance
on the fair grounds today.
The whip was applied pretty