Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-21


The Quickest Heat of the Year Trotted
Joe Jets Also a Good Winner.
"They were great races" That's what
everyone of the 5000 people at Homewood
Park said last evening after Dandy had won
the last race. And they were great races
and no mistake. There has never been such
an opening day in Pittsburg that of yes
terday. The crowd was a big one and ex-
tremely enthusiastic; speculation was extra
ordinarily heavy; the track was fast and the
racing was the closest and most exciting
there has been seen here for years.
The real favorites were downeG but not
until the most desperate battles had taken
place. At various stages bookies got it vio-
lently "in the eye7 on heats and Pittsburg-
ers generally were big winners on Dandy.
Altogether there was certainly lots Of fpn
and excitement
Three Very Lively Events.
There were three events on the card. The
Raven won the first, the 2:29 trot, in three
straight heats quite handily. Dirigo was
backed well for the race but as it was his
first attempt he did not show stamina
enough. The Raven could evidently have
gone faster had he been pushed more. He
came here with mark of e:26L, made last
week at Oswego, n. Y, and OF course low
cred his mark. He is by Elial G., he by
Aberdeen.
The second event, the Glass Manufacture
ers' stakes for 2:35 PAGERS, saw the downfall
of the big favorite Rebus. He went badly,
all right took Ed Odell down from behind
him and put up W. Evans. This was in the
fourth heat. The horse went little better,
but could not win heat. He hadn't recov-
cred from his recent race at Philadelphia
Joe Jett won the race by good game pacing
He had to fight hard for it with Atlantic
King, but Joe out stayed the King and won
the race and for his supporters lots OF money
Joe Jetts is a 4-year-old gelding by Billy
Wilkes which accounts for his gameness.
He came here with a record of 2:201a made
last week at Point Breeze.
The big Event OF tho Day.
The great race of the day was the 2:19 trot
The talent had Illinois Egbert MS a sure
thing and there was some tall plunging on
the race. The Pittsburgers kept plunging
away on Dandy; the lucky and plucky
Dandy. Every inch of the five miles trotted
in the race was contested, and the battle
royal between Dandy, Sadie NJ and Egbert
will not readily be forgotten. When Illinois
Egbert won the second heat in 2:1614 the
quickest heat trotted this year, everybody
as wheat in. the mill. But the fast heat in
jured his chances. The mare and the stal.
lion stuck to him and completely trotted
him to standstill. Dandy won the race by
sheer gameness, and to defeat o trotter like
Sadie NJ in such a tough contest was great
performance. Dandy has only been 80 days
from the stud, and it ia reasonable to expect
that she will win more races this season.
T.. Wood Martin, as starter, did very well,
indeed. He is an able man. The other
judges were: w. A. Hatfield, Grant Drum,
and j. L. Wright was clerk.
Raven Won Quite Handlly.
The sun was shining brightly when the
bell rang for the first race, the 2:29 trot
Pool selling was extremely lively for fully
an hour before the first heat started. Dirigo
sold heavily against the field at $50 for the
field and $25 for Dirigo. In the books
Diriyo was to l and Raven the same price,
Senator K and Nellie each TO l, and the
balance from to Is to l. The starters and
Fiikins, second: Nellie R. third; Wicklow
Boy, fourth; Senator X, fifth; White Flag,
sixth; Robert X, seventh: Peter r, eighth;
Raven, ninth; Lenox tenth; Earl's Lad, elev-
entb: Linkwood Chief. twelfth; Susie c, thir-
teenth.
The horses were sent away at the first
score. Senator X went to the 'front.' going to
the quarter with Raven at his Wheel Dirigo
and White Flag were third and fourth. The
balance were scattered. The two leaders
made a good race home, Raven winning
handily by a half length. Dirigo was third
by two lengths, and length in front of
White Flag. Time, 2:25.
Raven sold at l to 9 against the field before
the second heat started. He took the lead
at the word, and there was q good race be-
tween him, Rose Filkins and Dirigo. Filkins
broke in the back stretch and Dirigo went
into second place. Entering the stretch
Dirigo and Rose Filkins made a big effort
The mare passed Dirigo, but could not get
on even terms with Raven, who won handily
by good length. Time. 2:s3
Raven led from start to finish in the third
heat, and won the heat and race easily by a
length and q half from Rose Filkins. who
was length in front of Dirigo. Time, 2:25.
SUMMARY.
2:2s class, trotting. purse q. .ooo-
Charles Greene's blk, M. The Raven......
John E. Turner's b. m. Rose Filkins...... 2 2