The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-09-20


came down at a merry clip, but shook
his head when asked If he wanted the
word.
Kelly Gives the Word.
Back once more and gradually gath
ering speed as he came, he shot under
the wire at an awful pace nodded his
head, and holding the little black whirl-
wind close to the rail, he set out to
prove once more that Directum has no
peer of his own sex and age on the
trotting turf.
The first quarter was done in SO sec
onds. and squaring away down the
backstretch, Directum trotted for his
life, going to the half in 30 seconds
two-minute gait. NJ. E. McHenry, who
had been chasing with a runner, here
drew up closer. and Kelly sent the
trotter to the three-quarter pole in
1874. Turning into the stretch for
home Directum met the full force of
the strong wind, but, with his head up
and every muscle strained, he respond
ed with splendid courage TO Kelly's call
and came game and true to the wire in
| 2;O6E. During the last 100 feet he fall
tered once, but Kelly lifted him and he
made the short distance to the wire
with an effort which took every ounce
of strength in his powerful frame Com
pared with the mile of Nancy Hanks on
Wednesday the mile of Directum is a
| little inferior. The mare contended with
no breeze. but she went on a soft track,
which fully offset the wind against
which Directum worked. and she beat
him in by one-half second.
Flying Jib Goes I'm 2:O4.
1t was almost dark before Flying Jib
was brought out. 1t had been the in
tention to send him against the pacing
record of Mascot. But on account of
the wind it was decided to send him
against his own record of 2:O5h. He
was given warming up mile, scored
several times and Kelly bent his red
capped head for the word. The great
to the quarter in :32A, the half in 1:O21k,
the three-quarters in 1924, mile 2:O4
The mile was made without skip or
break, but the big gray gelding felt that
he had done a days work Kelly pulled
him up on the clubhouse turn, just as
| the time was hung out. The wild yell
of delight which went up told him that
whatever had been done was done we'll
and he came jogging back with a broad
| grin which changed into ecstacy when
he saw the figures. He threw his cap
into the air and cheered louder than any
| bidy else, except Monroe Salisbury Of
| California, who owns both Directum and
| Flying Jib, and who was the happiest
man on earth. He waved his brown
derby, he cheered. he shook hands with
| Kelly, patted the horses and then strobe
into the paddock with an air which
plainly showed, Gentlemen, these horses
are the best on earth and own them, .
and the crowd cheered Mr. Salisbury be-
cause he owned EN-
/ The Great free-1Or-AIE
Four heats were trotted in the free
| for-aI and it is still unfinished. Hulda,
| the greatest race mare of the year, was
| drawn when the horses came out for the
| fifth heat and 1t is given out that she
never will race again. She injured a
pastern joint so badly yesterday that she
never can stand hard racing. 1t was
the field against Alix today and nothing
| that ingenuity could suggest and skillful
| craftsmanship execute was left untried
/ by the drivers Of the other horses to
beat her and up to the present their tao
| tics have been successful In the first
| heat Alix was head and shoulders in
| front, going fast, when Pixley, driven by
| Dickerson, crowded her into the fence.
! Alix broke badly. 1t was palpable foul
| and Pixley, who was first under the
wire, was set last. The judges declared
that Dickerson had no intention of foul
ing Alix, but the foul did the business
| for Alix and she finished sixth. Lord
| Clinton, who was second under the wire,
was given the heat. In the sixth Pixley
/ set a frantic pace from the start and
/ made a mile in 2:O924, wonderful per-
| Torrance considering the high wind and
/ that IL was the sixth heat of a hot race.
| In the eigth heat the scoring was so long
/ that Starter Walker lost his patience
| and under threats of fines the field was
| finally set off. Ryland T. had the lead
| down the back stretch, Alix and PiXley
4 close up. The pace grew too hot for
| Tyland T. so Walker pulled the gelding
over against Alix, crowding her out and
letting Pixley in at the pole, an advant-
/ age that proved decisive, for Alix was
| unable to get in close enough on the turn
to beat Pixley, though she gained stead
| lily. Nightingale won the seventh heat
| by sheer good driving the part of
Geers, who brought her up with rush
in the last eighth. The race will be
| continued tomorraw. Because of the
| combination against her the judges al
| lowed Alix to lay up in the eigth heat,
declaring all bets off on her before the
heat was started. Summary:
215 class, trotting, purse $500
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| Time-214. 215A, 2151z, Pisa. 215A.
Free-for-all trotting, unfinished, purse
$1,000 First heat today, the fifth of the