The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1893-06-24
A GRAND SUCCESS In EVERY.
THING BUT ATTENDANCE.
THE TIME ON LATONIA
BEATEN ON THURS
DAY.
But the Denizens Of the
Valley Thought 1t
Was Not Much
of a Race.

Beautiful weather was the rule
during the recent meet over the
Logan Race Course, and the track
being in splendid condition it was
expected by the management that
good time would be made and the
hope was realized in almost all the
events.
On Thursday the first race called
was the 2:27 class pace
In this race there were three en-
tries and three starters.
Will Shire B. G.. owned by A.
Mason, Of Columbus; Abdallah
Boy, B. G. owned by Shepard and
Madden, of Columbus and Charley
S., B. g. owned by NJ. G. Seifert, of
Circleviile.
The race was won in four heats
1st heat Abdallah Boy 1st, Charley
s. End, Will Shire 3rd, time 2:45.
End heat was duplicate of the
first in all but time which was 1851
The 3rd heat Will Shire, who had
been acting badly got down to work
in earnest and won the heat in
1857! with Charley s. End, Abdal-
lah Boy 3rd. 1t was now thought
that Will Shire would most likely
be the winner, but in the fourth
he broke all to pieces and lost
the heat, Abdallah Boy being first,
Charley S. End, Will Shire 3rd, time
2:433. This ended the race: Award
Abdallah 1, Charley S. End and
Will Shire 3rd.
The second race of the day was
the Maiden Running race; half
mile heats. The starters were
Baby Castle, sorrel mare owned by
1. j. Alternately of Circleville; Tar
get, BIS. owned by Chas. Armstrong
of Mt. Vernon, o., Ada B., S. M.
owned by A. l.. Tolbert of jackson,
Ohio, and Lord Catten, b. S. own
ed by VIM. A. Wright Logan, O.
The race was won by Ada b. in
two straight heats, Lord Cation
End, Baby Castle Srd, Target 4th
time 52t-524
The the third race was the 81
furlongs dash, running: Starters
Billy the Kid, b. &. owned by G.
Armstrong of Mt. Vernon; John D.
b. e. owned by NJ. G. Seifert, Circle.
Vile; Revenge, =. g. owned by W.
s. Roush, Sand Run; Fritz, b. g,
owned by A. Marks, Logan; Valer-
ian, b. q. owned by A. l.. Tolbert
Jackson, o.; and Hiram H., b. g
owned by J. B. Boyd, Ravenswood
w. Va.
The dash was won by Billy the
Kid in l:l24, Hiram H. End, Valer'
ian 3rd.
On Thursday the first race of the
day was the I mile heats running
The starters we're Fritz, Jesse
James, b. g. owned by Bert Boyd,
Ravenswood, w. Va, Valerian and
Herbet NJ, owned by L. S. Palmer
Washington G. H. This was race
for blood all the horses being wei
. matched, and was won by Jesse
| James in two straight heats in l :2t
and :234; Valerian End; Herbert
, M, 3rd.
, In the half mile heats running
Count there were three starters
, Charley r., owned by Charles
Roush, Sand Run, Revenge ant
, Lord Cation. This was a very
, pretty race and was won in two
straight heats by Lord Cation il
SO and SO, Revenge End, Charlie,
r.. 3rd.
, The last race of the second da,
was the A furlong dash in which
the starters were Maud T., b. m
! owned by d. E. Downs of Jackson
3 Hiram H., Billy the Kid and Johl
8 D. The dash was won by Billy tn
: Kid in 5s4 with Maud 4, a clos
. second and Hiram III. 3rd.
t The sport of the day ended by al
exciting exhibition Skeleton Wag
+ on race by Prof. Tolbert ! mil
J. dash which was lun in SO seconds
Q On Saturday the sport opened b,
i the mile heats running-starters-
> Billy the Kid, Charleston and Val
! erian. The first heat was won b.
Billy the Kid in 1854, but in tn
Y second trial Billy dropped to thir
q place the heat being won b.
= Charleston in l:54a. The finish wa
x between the two winners of heat
d and resulted in Charleston Is
v Billy End, time 1:5lt.
x The last race Of the meeting wa
d running half mile heats, four start
r. ers: Baby Castle, Ada B., large
.s and Maud Il. This was won b
II Ada b. In two heats in 534 and 81
l. Maud T. End, Baby Castle 3rd.
If All the racing was excellent an
n there were no fixed events save
a single instance, and that was
10 naked suspicion, but taken as
'r whole they were the best that eve