Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-07-24
AMBOY TOOK IT STRAIGHT.
Subscriber Easily Walks Away With
the 2:19 Pacing Purse.
THE TALENT DROPS ITS COIN
On Judge Fisher. Who Lost the 2:40 Trot to
King Princeps
THE CLOSE OF A SUCCESSFUL SEASON

len thousand swelterlng, painting human
beings crowded the Homewood race track
yesterday. They were of all ages, sizes and
conditions in life.
The rich, or rather those who flashed
ponderous rolls of money, were like stars
in the sky; while those unfortunates who are
always with US were not wanting.
The meeting ended in blaze of iercest
sunshine, crowned with the enchanting word
success" and halIowed by visions of more
TO follow.
Beginning in gloom, it closed like day
In June. Other meetings will follow; they
will be attended with more or less success,
but 1t is doubtful if any will in all
respects be as pleasant, as interesting and
as auspicious as the last. Indeed, it has SO
thorougly met the anticipations of the man.
ayers that they already contemplated, and
have almost decided upon fall meeting.
The horsemen want it, the patrons clamor
for it, the enthusiasts demand it, and the
chances are that the managers Will grsnt it.
No one who has attended the meeting
just closed is satiated. and the thousands
who have not been there but were anxious
TO 60 will go to another. Even with the
exciting incidents which have been stirring
Pittsburg and vicinity for the past month,
there is nothing which takes the cares of
business from the mind Or sends the blood
tingling through the veins like horse race.
Endurance of the Crowd,
But the crowd 1t was large, it was
brimming with enthusiasm, it talked horse.
1t wanted the world to know that what it
did not know about horses was not worth
knowing.
The rays of the midsummer sun dashed
- -, l,,, l,a
stood its ground. OF course, as in ali such
assemblies, there were few cold-blooded
individuals who did not perspire. They
were so few, however, that a diligent
search was necessary to produce them.
There were also few of the men who did
not remove their outer coats Those who
did not had none to remove.
The little canvas-covered sweat box in
which Frank Herdic's seductive voice
chanted the odds, and where
the pools were sold, was filled
between the heats with mob of men will
ling to risk big or little piles of the ma
tioual currency on their iavorite.
The merchant rubbed elbows with the
clerk, the manufacturer with the working
man, the gentleman of leisure with the
tout, the professional sport in his horsey
clothes with the rustic who was being
initiated in the pool business. The only
time these people left the neighborhood of
the canvas was when they went dow along
the track TO watch finish.
The man who knew more than anyone
on the grounds was thee to answer any or
all questions, besides volunteering volumes
of information on each horse if you wished
i or on all of them cembined if preferred.
The Man Who Knew 1t 81.
If you looked as though you might place
hat nd 4 f1y hor 10
put it, there was always stranger at your
elbow to say:
Don't iergit dat little black hoss, see!
I've seen him go in 2:14 fiat, and there's
pothin up that can throw dust at him.
"What horse are you talking about?"
''Now, see here, this is on the quiet but
if You'll help me out with couple of cases
I'll let the snap go. I'm one of that kind
that always likes to see a gentleman win.
What, you don't want to know? Well, you
are the only bloke l ever see what didn't
want to make pot of dust.
The novices were largely winners The
favorites with the exception Of Amboy,
were covered with the dust of the speeders
when they passed the wire.
1t was great day Nature furnished her
share of greatness, humanity and the horses
did the rest. A boiling sun, a summer
shower a gentle breeze and mellow twilight
were the various features. The shower was
scarcely heavy enough TO lay the dust, and
the breeze was welcome as sparkling
fountain to the desert travellers.
Patronized the Refreshments Stands
The lemonade and lunch counters rere
freely patronized. Big men, little men.
short men, tall men, handsome men and
men devoid Of beauty were thirsty, but,
unless they brought stimulants with them,
Il, had IN ha Safi cd Hrirh do
pop or spring water.
And the ladies' They were all handsome.
They were out in charming colors and
iiled the grand stands with a kaleidslSopic
vision as thev waved their handkerchiefs
and fans when their favorites went under
the wire.
Carriages filled the inclosure opposite
the judges stand. Every form of vehicle
from the one horse shay to the tally-ho was
represented. They were coming and going
ali afternoon, and at one time over $50 were
counted.
1t was a successful closing of successful
meeting. That many OF the same kind will
follow is beyond doubt. That they will
be patronized was developed in the last four
days. Nothing is wanting aud fall meet
is now almost assured.
The 2:4o Trotting Race.
There were but five starters in the 2:4O
trotting race, and they went to the pole in
the first heat in the following order: R.
Meginnis' CHI S. Judge Fisher, a fayorite,
S. Hewey's b. G. King Princeps, William
Hill's b. m. Maud A, Vandergrift &
o'DelPs b. G. Dick Wills, and r. r.
Brownies C. s. Judge G. They all got off at
the second trial, Judge Fisher setting the
pace at lively gait, and taking the lead
IRON the start. There never was a great
distance between Judge Fisher Maud A and
Jude G, but at the half Judge crept up to
the leaders, and all three came down the |
stretch close together, Judge G forging
ahead, and in the last 100 yards leading bv |
two lengths, at which distance he passed |
under tile wire in 2:26l<.
The second heat was more exciting at the
finish from the fact that each of the three |
in the lead strained every nerve to get |
under the wire first. Judge Fisher kept in |
the lead from the word 'tgo" and never lost |
has advantage, though he was pressed hard |
bv King Princeps in the last quarter. With |
in 100 feet OF the wire, just as King Princeps' |
head reached Judge Fishers wheel, the |
latter's driver gave him q loose rein and he |
shot ahead like an arrow. Judge took the |
middle OF the road in the stretch and came /
down at Il terrific gait, but he was too far |
behind and only succeeded in coming in |
third. Altogether more exciting finish |
could not have been wished for. Dick Wills |
was distanced in this heat.
The third heat WAS a pretty race all !
through between King Princeps and Judge |
Fisher. 1t looked very much in the final so |
yards as if King Princeps had the best OF it, |
but he went OF his feet only few yards |
from the wire, and Judge Fisher took the
heat He had been in the lead from the
sttrt by only about neck, except at the
quarter where King Princeps broke and fell
behind only to catch up at the half, and
from there on there was never length or
more than half a length between them.
King Princeps Captures tho RACE.
The fourth heat was a very tame affair