Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-07-16

the sup<xns condstioa u couri~r. bay
sxaIiioa bs jay bud. sass a AIiestou-
dsisoa b. fhoUas Setsisa q fempis
Bsr hus. In this race the tzlsnt hal
rsrhr1 ths blsrk niiy Orsol<. bat a ~@s
1sk,nx t.s much u . 3 year old to yin
ia : fsId q sgsd herses the -essond race
ia : we<k, and she a. aot prs nliuent IN
sny beet The zit ei<s fos p&csfs had
oo, thrs. starters. the hay mare
Clara. wilkis Knox. q bfosn stallson
r,xslIlsx ia beauty his famous
relatiss. Roy Wilkes. 2o7ss. asd
Wilsso. . loo hesded bay stallion. Who
wss . fasorlfe before the race. wiIkie
knox xzs slred BY Barney Wilkes.
= hile has dam VAS BY General Knox.
sire II the dam II Monbars. e.liAs. Tie
vea tao heats with sensrthlng Ia rpsfe.
bat la the third Wilson joined issus's
with him when the xoed xas oven. aud
the pair race from wire Ia wire without
either getting a lead II ANY time II more
than . neck. and finishing ~ cicse To-
gether that the audience cried dead
heat. bat the Judges. after long delih
erafson. gave the heat a. Wilson. such
a heat A. this Ma 10 seldom Witnessed.
even BY the persistent circuit followers.
The nest heat vent 10 Wilkle Knox.
When darkness came two heats IT the
500 stake had bern tfotted. the frst
going TO Rody Pstter-on's bis bay marc
Sra Side and the second To Dolly 4.
An silsng leg caused the dauntless
stallion Deyo TO he unsteady. and he
vas behind the flag IN the Opening heat.
thus taking dose Il the same medicine
he gave his entire field al Bay City last
week.
Mace. ~ Pisssburg.
Tho Pitfsburg meeting developed a
number IT surprises. not the least OF
which was the petitions II the horses in
the tres-for all pace in which met for
the FIRST tune the champion. Mascot.
2t4. aud that grandcst Of all race horses
al the lateral gait. Hal Pointer. 2:05is.
The other starters included the grey
stallion. Guy. 2O6t,; Johnston, 2.o6sa.
the perennial: MAJOR Wonder. 2:lo. and
Blue Sign. 2tsis. As Mascot was the
only one of the iot who had had race
this year. his chances for winning were.
OF course. the best, and victory came 10
him al the end n three lack contest
heats in which Guy ana Blue Sign were
distaneed. while Hai Pointer was fourth
la tie summary. Second and third
moneys going TO Major Wonder and
Johnston respectively. The same day
saw what seems 10 have been a iob as
disreputatie az that in which Temple
Bar was tangled at Cleveland two years
ago. The high reputation borne by
Geers and Goldsmith on whom the
burden rests makes il possible that the
whole affair may have been one Of those
unfortunate combinations 81 circum-
stances which place an ugly face on
genuine contest. Reference is made TO
the race IL which Martha Wilkes won
the fret two heats in 2llil and 2:l2s,.
but gave il up as badly ia the stretch
as she did on that day at Nashville last
October when she started at odds Of $50
10 - and lost the race To Greenleaf. and
Magnolia won the heat in 2:i5 Dark
ness and postponement came and on the
next day she was sent Of on pace and
her driver was obliged To throw her of
her feet 10 get her back to her gait.
Neither Goldsmith nor Geers took adj
vantage o. the heavily backed favorite' 3
mistake. hut allowed her room next To
the rail ~ 60 after Lord Clinton. the
latter going To- a break without appar-
ent- cause. and the long backed mare
Was declared the winner in such indie
cent haste that suspicion was aroused
that the Judges we're interested In the
result Such Incidents as these. Nheih-
er innocent or not. are damaging To the
sport. and when the drivers are men OF
u note public confidence in the purity
Of the harness turf il badly shaken.