Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-05
WILL GIVE SALADIN A REST.
Mascot Won the Pacing Race at Pimiico
With saiadin secohd--The Local Pace
Was Not in Good Condition.

AN"otps fNOh tpO hhtG ht
with saiadin secobd--rhe Local Paccr
Was Not in Good Condition.
About hundred Wilmington sport
ing men who went to Pimlico, Tues
day, to see Saladin pace in race with
Mascot, were rather disappointed at the
failure of the great local PAGER to win.
Among those who went down were
Postmaster Stewart, Joseph Davidson,
Frank Woolley and Harry Witsil.
The champion PAGER Mascot, who
holds the worlds record of 2.04, had an
easy time winning the free-for-all. 1t
was generally believed that Saladin, the
great Wilmington PAGER, would give the
champion hard race, but Saladin,
although heavily backed by large con
tingent of Wilmington supporters, could
only finish an ordinary second in each
of the three heats. The time for the
heats, was 2.10, 2.094, and 2.09.
There were four starters in the race.
Three heats were paced, and each was
alike in nearly every respect. There
was a variation of one second only in
time between the fastest and the slowest
Of them. This race also smashed track
record. Mascot had previously gone a
mile over the course in 2.091, and he
knocked the half second off IN the final
heat. His mark of 2.09t he made against
time, while his 200 was In race and
was much more creditable. The track
was good for pacing, though the lack of
rain prevented it from being as lively as
it otherwise would have been.
Mascot was too good a horse for his
field, although many thought before the
race that Saladin would give him a
greater contest than proved to be the
case. Mascot, had he been pushed
harder, might have gone u second or
more faster than he did.
When the first heat was started it was
soon seen that the pace was too fast for
Dallas. Mascot was In the lead, but
broke at the first turn. When the horses
passed the quarter pole the order was
Saladin, Mascot, Vitello and Dallas: Up
the back stretch the two leaders slid
along as smoothly as clockwork. AT
the half-mile Mascot showed a half
length in front of Saladin. They did
the half in 1.04. Then Mascot hegan
forging ahead and was length in front
at the three-quarters mark. He came
smoothly up the stretch, winning easily.
Saladin broke in the stretch, but caught
and finished second, the others being far
behind.
The next two heats, as previously
stated, were like the first Mascot's
beauty and his fine action pleased the
spectators and they cheered the great
animal and his clever driver. Summary
Third race-Free for all, pace; purse
| 1,500.
Mascot Big, by Deceive, (Andrews). L 1 /
Saladin, blk s, (Green). ..............2 2
vitello, blk 8, (Beaver). 3
Time, 2.l0, 2091, 2.09.
Betting-Before the first heat, Mascot,
| S25 field, Sl3. Before the second and third
heats, Mascot S25; field, s5.
A MATCH MADE AND CANCELLED.
After the first heat in the pace Mr..
| Taylor, owner of Mascot, and Mr.
Green, owner of Saladin, matched their
horses to pace at Belmont track, Phila-
delphia, next Monday, for $4,000 a
side. After the race, however, in
which Saladin made such poor show.
ing, Mr.. Green withdrew his horse from
the match. He said Saladin was not
himself and had injured a tendon in his
right foreleg in the first heat. Mr..
Green said also that when he came 10
Baltimore with Saladin he expected his
horse to beat Mascot. 81 beat Mascot"
said Mr.. Green, "at Kirkwood track
July Ath, in mile dash in 2.05a, and
feel sure l can do it again when my
horse is in condition. Mascot is the
only horse which has ever beaten
Saladins record in a race. This he did
in the first heat of his race against Fly.
ing Jib and other cracks at Terre Haute
last year, when he got the worlds mark
of 2.04. 1 will not race Saladin any
more this year, but will let him res. and
ALL" ~
Mr.. Taylor was greatly pleased with
the victory of Mascot. Said he: "Mas.
cot can beat them all, and just think,
bought him as road horse for 800.