The Indianapolis journal., 1894-07-05
BIG CROWD AT RACES
SEVEN THOUSAND PAY ADMISSION
TO SEE THE CLOSE CONTESTS.
Camera Used to Determine One
Heat-ROiIy Ryan, Nydia and
Fred Arthur the Winners.


grounds. were not very satisfactory, it was
fully compensated for by the immense
crowd that thronged the grounds and the
grand stand yesterday afternoon in antic-
ipation of a close contest in the PIP pace.
well as two other good races Of a lover
class. The track was in the very best
condition, and horsemen looked for first
class sport; nor were they disappointed.
The attendance was probably in excess of
1000.
The first race took five heats to decide it
and the second required four heats. some
thing quite different from the three walk
aways of the as.y' before, when every race
was won in three straight heats. The most
exciting heat of the day was the third of
the first race, the 2:3O trot. The start was
the best of the day, with the outside horse,
Electric King, about half length ahead of
Roly Ryan at the pole when he passed
under the wire. The other horses were all
between the two, with the outer horses
little ahead of those inside. 1t was any
bOdy's heat till the wire passed, and
all through the heat the chances Seemed
about even between Rolly Ryan, Otalgic
and Bessie Wilkes, with Rolly Ryan the
favorite in the heat 1t was declared
dead heat between Otalgic and Rolly Ryan,
with Bessie Wilkes an uncomfortably close
second.
The second race the 2:2O pace. was ex-
pected to be exciting, as it was believed that
the horses. with the possible exception of
Anderson Belle, were about evenly matched.
Red Thorne was the favorite at even
money, but the others were not far be-
hind. The first heat was closely contested
by Nydia and Red Thorne; so close, in fact,
that, although the judges believed Red
Thorne to be the winner, they would not
decide ii until negative from an instan-
taneous camera had been developed show
ing the position of the horses at the finish.
The negative showed Red Thorn in the lead
with Nydia only a nose behind. The next
three heats We're taken by Nydia with
comparative ease.
1t was expected that the last race. the
212 pace, would furnish the most excite
ment of the afternoon, b t, the con-
trary, it was almost entirely devoid of in
terest. Jack Bowers was the favorite, and
the betting was TO 1 on him against the
field. Fred Arthur was the pole horse,
and took the lead in each heat, always
closely followed by Jack Bowers the en-
tire distance around. Bo%ers's driver tried
to win the second heat by whipping in, but
failed. In the third heat Fred Arthur and
Jack Bowers were neck and neck at the
half but from there Arthur went alone
Bowers not coming closer than length at
any time.
The attendance was all that could have
been expected, although it is believed that
large number were unable To get out
from lack or transportation facilities. The
secretary said last night that there were
over seven thousand paid admissions to the
grounds, besides several hundred dead
heads.
The two bookmakers and the one pool
seller on the ground did a good business.
They could lose but little at the odds they
offered. The favorites were not in it, with
the exception Of Fred Arthur who was a
questionable favorite, in the PIP pace. He
started as a favorite al to 2, and showed
by winning three straight heats that his
friends judgement not misplaced.
Cambridge Girl entered the race at 3 to 1,
but sold after the first heat at the betters'
own figures. The other three were to l,
and Jack Bowers, by taking second in
the first heat, sold at even money, a
shorter price than that on the horse which
winning the heats.
In the first race, the 2:5O trot, Electric
King was the favorite. at to l. but gave
at to before and 1 TO after the heat.
Otalgic sold at to before the first
but went down to 2 to l after the first
tanced, sold at s to l.
Red Thorne was the favorite in the 2:20
pace. and although he took sixth place
in the second, after winning the first he
still sold at even money. and continued
even till after Nydia had won the second
at to 1, but after winning the second
heat sold at even money. and to after
taking two heats. freeland SOLD at 5 TO l.
straight through, with Angie ID. the same.
GOOD TROTTING CONTEST.
There were six starters in the 2:S0 trot,
and after several breaks they got away
with Otalgic at the pole. He led to the
eighth, with Happiness, Electric King and
Bessie Wilkes close up. AT the eighth Bes-
sic Wilkes took the lead. with Otalgic and
Electric King at her neck. Electric King
broke, and Rolly Ryan pressed forward,
taking the lead at the head of the back
stretch. He broke at the half but got
steady again. continuing to lead. with Otal-
Ryan spurted and crossed the wire length
ahead of Otalgic. with Electric King again
holding third place. Bessie Wilkes and
Happiness followed, while George Willis
In the second heat the six horses got
away very nearly even at the first trial,
with Rolly Ryan at the pole, but about
fourth horse back at the wire Before or
lead. with Otalgic close second and grad
ually closing on Rolly Ryan. and Bessie
broke, but went to work again without any
loss. Before reaching the three-eighths
fS BESSIE M wilkes DeSeh ealnins' ana DeIoEe tn9 ne
neck with Otalgic, and crowding Rolly
Ryan for first place, with Happiness only
four We're punched so closely that it was Vas
almost impossible TO tell which was in the
Slowly but surely Peddicord was too anx-
ious, though, and by trying to force him
too hard caused him to fall back and finish
fourth, when he had almost won first place
With Electric King out of the way, Rolly
Ryan, Otalgic and Bessie Wilkes finished in
the order named, with little daylight be
tween them.
The five horses went in the third heat
once, with Rolly Ryan at the pole and
Electric King holding the outside and the
lead. Rolly Ryan and Otalgic broke before
reaching the eighth, out recovered without
much loss, leaving Electric King still in
the lead and Bessie Wilkes a close second
Bessie Wilkes broke, but recovered, and
with an extra squirt, crawled up TO a halt
length behind the leader. Rolly Ryan took
his place beside Bessie Wilkes. and togeth-
er they passed Electric King. who did
not recover his position during the heat
At the half Otalgic passed the two leaders
and took the position well as the lead
ROlly Ryan gradually let out and passed
Otalgic, closely followed by Bessie Wilkes
Before the seven-eighths was reached
Otalgic had recovered first place from Rolly
Ryan; then on the stretch Bessie Wilkes
took the first place again, but for only a
moment, finishing a close second, with a
dead heat between Rolly Ryan and Otalgic
The close finish of the three horses made
this the most exciting heat OF the day.
The first effort in the FORTH heat was a
start, with Bessie Wilkes trailing Roly
Ryan took the lead and maintained il Ill
the stretch was reached, when he broke
letting Otalgic win by half length. Otal-
gle started second and held that place unit
he advanced to first. The heat was unin-
teresting and would have been won by
ROlly Ryan if his break had occurred any
place except on the stretch. but ii was