The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-10-02
THE FAIR ENDED.
ASHLAND WILKES In A HOTLY CON-
TESTED TROT BEATS ROBBIE P.
In the Third Heat the Great Sire Broke the
Record But Failed to Get Credit For
It Through an Accident,
Exciting Scenes Around the Grand Stand
Over This Famous Race-Miss Will
Jams, the Kansas Girl, Wins the
Championship Of the World

Championship ofthe World.
Yesterday was the last and. it might b,
added, the greatest day of the Wichits
races. If it was not the greatest day il
certainly was the most exciting The
greatest feature of the days sport was the
Intensely exciting trotting race between
Ashland Wilkes, owned by H. G. Toler Of
this city, and Robbie P, owned by Edward
Pyle of Syracuse. Neb 1t was race fol
blood" from beginning to end and was
holly contested on both sides. Both
horses are stations and are blood relatives
Of the greatest trotting horses in both the
states mentioned. There was no mistak-
ing the fact that the most pronounced riv-
| airy existed between both animals. Be-
sides this an immense amount of money
was in the pools, which made the race
still more exciting. Hallowell drove Ash
land Wilkes and Pyle drove Robbie p.
In the first heat Ashland Wilkes
had the pole and he was ordered
to drive reasonable distance out on the
track to give the judges an opportunity to
see his gait. They scored once without
the word ''go" being given and in the
second score they came to the wire breast
to breast. Go" said Colonel Harry Lopez
the starter and TO- 600 hearts stood still SO
intense was the interest manifested.
Nothing exciting occurred in the first
quarter and both horses trotted like a
double team. In the second half Ashland
warmed up a little and led Robbie, but in
the third quarter Robbie caught up again
and the homo stretch was very exciting
until the ''fiug" was reached when Ash
land Wilkes spirit and pride began to
mount and he came in under the wire
full leugth ahead of Robbie. In this last
quarter Ashland's speed was exactly at
the rate Of 2:l4 as can be seen by the time
which is as follows: First quarter 3615;
second quarter l:1114; third quarter LII:
the mile in 2:20I5. A great cheer went up
from the crowd ard an extra cheer went
up from the fellows who had their money
up on Ashland.
In the second heat the word "go' was
given on the first score, and both horses
went dashing by the judges stand like
streak of lightning. The start was not as
even as in the first heat, Robbie being be-
hind Ashland seven or eight feet, or in
other words, Robbie's head was about in
line with the wheel of Ashland's sulky.
Both horses went around to the first
quarter maintaining relative distance to
the distance at the start; but in the second |
quarter Ashland gained while in the third |
quarter the loss was made up by Robbie. |
In the home stretch Ashland gained again |
AMI as Ashland went under the wire there |
was about fifteen feet of daylight between
him and Robbie. Another laundering
cheer went up from the grand stand while
hose who had their money on Ashland
sent up an extra razoop. Mr. Pyle. the
owner and driver Of Robbie, fastened
back to the judges stand, raised his whip
n the air, indicating that he had griev-
,nce, and WAS invited to the stand to state
t. Here he made vigorous kick. His
claim was that he understood it to be the
policy of the starter to repeat his action of
he first heat aud not send them off on the
irst score, and that hence he was not
prepared for the start and not up even
With Ashland when the word
go" was given. Colonel Lopez
to him that while he had that
dea it was an erroneous one and the
Judges shut Off debate on the matter by
declaring that Ashland won the heat
which, according to the rules, was right
md proper. The judges as we'll as the
tarter realized that there was consider
bile rivalry between the horses and were
'ery careful that no grounds should be
.iven for kick. The time of this heat
quarter, liz; third quarter. 1:47A. The
w. Ia i
he rate of 2:15 mile. Now the question
vas, will Ashland make the third heath"
nd many were the good hard round dol
ars that were put up to say that he would
r he would not. Both horses scored to
he wire and came up breast to breast as
rettily as one could possibly imagine.
Cor said Colonel Lopez in that strong,
lear and warrior-likc voice Of his, and off
hey went, leaving two narrow trails of
ust in their wake. At the first turn OF
he track, 100 yards frnm the wire, they
Iere still going breast to breast, when
-shland went off his feet and ran about
DO feet. He caught himself neatly, aud
till they were almost breast to breast
'yle said he ran eighty yards, and the
ldges seemed to agree with him, but 10
lore than 100 feet, if that much. At any l
ate he gathered himself nicely in what is I
nown among turfmen as handy horse {
sshion, and the balance of the race WAS I
cry exciting Ashland went under the
ire In 2:l715, with Robbie about two
ngths behind him, and be went under /
lie wire In PISS. Another great cheer !
ent up from the crowd with half dozen
Stra yells from the fellows who had their i
ouey staked on Ashland. When Pyle a
,uld check up Robbie p. he hastily drove 1
ack 10 the judges stand, raised up his O
hip again indicating grievance i
ld again he was invited to the Z
and when he stated that Ashland 5
IN eighty yards and claimed the heat. q
We know all about it, Mr.. Pyle said n
re judges in a chorus. and Mr. Pyle let, c
he stand and anxiously awaited the de- n
sion. ''Ths rules are plain on this sub I
ct" said the judges in chorus an unani- a
ously agreed in two seconds that under | 4
lie rule Robbie p. won the heat. (
A cheer Went up from the grand stand f
,parently by those who had their money
Robbie Z. and the massive form of Mr. h
oler was seen crossing the stand saving, h
"a rather loose s., 900 than that record" y
espite the cheer in the grand stand ,
veral persons expressed their dissatisfac-
On over the decision.
The judges were unmoved by the criti- :,
SINS and took it for granted that the dis y
tisfied element had read only the old rule -
hich has been discarded. :
so that those who saw the race may be :,