The herald., 1894-09-14
CROWDS At THE RACE TRACKS,
A Big Card of Events at Terre
Haute.
New Marks Placed to the Credit of
Several Horses.
Hal Braden Wins the Fres-f for IL
Pace-The Pace Too Hot for
Flying Jib-Summary of
tho Races.
By the Associated Pres,.

By the Associated Press.
TERRE HAurE, Ind, Sept 13.-Today's
big card of events drew fine crowd to
the race track.
Ellard knocked three .fourths OF SEQ
ond off his record In the 2:12 trot, but
could not hold with Dandy Jim in the
concluding heat.
In the 2 :28 trot the Wilkes colt. Bar
ona. lowered his mark eight and q quar-
ter seconds in the second heat, but the
race went to Dan Cupid, who also placed
new mark to his credit.
Geers let Fantasy, the gray daugh ter
of Chimes, away at an easy clip. The
first quarter was done in 321a seconds,
che was at the half in :04, the three
quarters in :341 and finished the mile
in 2:06.
Interest centered in the great free'for-
all pace, in which Hal Braden, John Il.
Gentry. Flying Jib and Reflector were
started. Gentry was q hot favorite.
They got the word, Jib going at ter
rife clip on the outside. He took the
pole from Braden at the turn, and was
at the quarter in 0:30R. The rate was
scarcely slackened up the hill, the half
being done in :0l34. 1t was too hot
for Jib, and still in the lead, be could
do the third quarter in no better than
3134 seconds. j Just as the distance stand
was reached Brsden drove Jib off his
feet, and then in fruitless effort to
save Reflector, his dance slowed down
and he came under the wire in 209
Following is the summary:
The 2 II pace, purse $1,000 unfinished
from yeeterday-Tommv Brown won
the fourth, sixth and seventh heata and
race; time. 2:131s. 2:ll1a, 2:1534. Ga
zette won the second and third in 2:131a
and 2:141s. Red Wing won the first in
2:13M. Pattie D., Moralia and four
others ALEC started.
The 2:12 trot, purse $l500-Dandy
Jim won the first, second and fourth
heats and race; time, 2:11, 2:ll. 2:12.
Ellard won the third heat in 2:09A.
Commodore Porter and four others also
BtSrted.
The 2:1S trot, purse $1000-Dan Cupid
won the first, fourth and fifth heats and
race in 2:134, 2:1115, 2:1234, Barons
won the second and third heats in
2:ll1a, 24l314. Baron Moore. Pat, My
Boy and three others also ran.
The 2:2l trot, purse $10o0-Heir-at
Law won in straighta; time. 2:14%,
2:1515, 2:16. French, Oscar, Bolton ami
two others also ran.
Free-for-all pace, purse $4,000 (un6n-
ished)-Hal Braden won the first in
2:O9; John r. Gentry. Flying Jib and
Reflector also started.
The 2:l4 trot. purse $1,000 (unfinlshsd)
Major Young won the first heat in
2:l3; st. Vincent. Prince Herschel,
Brown Dick. Miss Nelson. Maud O.
Courier, Peril, Answer and Strontia also
started.
AT POINT BREEZE.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 13.-The grand
circuit meeting on the Point Breeze
track closed today and will 60 down in
history az record breaker. Mascot, in
the free-for-all. knocked the track
record of 2:094, made by Flying Jib,
going it in 2 0S fiat. In the first hsIf
mile of the last heat the time was
1:041a but Turner eased up on Mascot
and finished the mile in 2:l0. Charley
@. made new record for himself in the
2:14 trot. He went the second heat in
2:131a. his beat previous record being
2:154.
The 2:14 trotting. David Bonner
stake, $2000-Cassorly @. won the sec
ond. third and fourth heats and the
race. Fannie Wilcox won the first heat.
Instant also started. Time: 2:l7,
2:131s, 2:l5 2:l7.
The 2:l5 trot, purse $1000-Oro
Wilkes won in three straight heats;
Nyanzs, Myrtle r. and st. Elmo also
ran. Time: 2:l64, PIG. 2:l64.
The 2:lS trottnG, purse $l000-Ralph
Wilkes won in three straights; Less
Wilkes, Cepheus and Catharins Lsxburn
also started. Time: 2:l4. 2:151a, 2:16.
Free.for-all pace, purse $l000-Mascot
won in three straight heats; time,
2:10, 2.08, 2:10. Saladin also started.
AT FLEETWOOD PARK.
NEW YoRK, Sept. 13.-There was
nothing sensational about the third
days races of the New York State Breed.
ers' trotting meeting at Fleetwood park.
favorites winning the three events ON
the programme, and winning without
the semblance of contest in any case.
, The 2 :35 class Red Bud won in two
straight heats; time, 2:2lX, 2;2914.
Coincidsnt and Ella May also started.
The 2;32 class, pacing-Feyndale won
in three straight heats; time, 2:161s,
2:16T. 2:1714. Maud B., Big Mike and
Peter Cooper also started.
STATE FAIR RACES.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 13.-There was an
immense crowd at the state fair races
today. The weather was cool and pleas
ant and the track trif1s soft.
Pacing, for 2-year-ods. 2:25 class:
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