The morning call., 1894-09-14
GOVERNORS DAY.
Surprises at the State
Fair Races.
CLOSE TROTTING FINISHES.
Hillsdale, Hot Favorite, Failed
to Win a Heat.
CLOSE TROTTING FINISHES.
BADLY BEATEN BY MANNING
w. w. Foote Victor in the Two.
Year-O1d Pacing and Electra Gets
the 2:30 Trot.


ernor's day at the races, Governor Mark
ham attending. The attendance was
larger, the inner field being lined with car
rages and the grand stand well filed with
the fair sex The finishes in the trotting
events were very close and exciting in
many of the heats. the horses finishing
heads apart
Another hot favorits, HlIsdale. was
dOwned in the 2:20 trot. he falling to take
a heat in four and being retired to the sta
BILE. In this race what came near 10 being
the grand surprise of the meeting took
place. Moses S, who went begging in the
pooling at So 10 pools of $140, after finish
ing last in three heats won two heats. A
bad break put him out of the race in the
deciding heat
w. Wood, the PAGER, accompanied by
two running horses, came out to 60 against
2:0SR. the track record. He failed to ac-
complish 1t. The fractional parts were
quarter in 49, half in :03k, three-quar er
in l "a, and half completing the mile in
2:OS%
The first race, the two-year-od race,
2 :25 class. was consideIe ed virtual walk
over for the favorite, w. w. Foota, and in
the pools be sold for S25 agnins, S. for
Lou Lane and Ceeela. Distance was
waived in this race. Iu the first heat w.
w. Foote soon took the lead, followed by
Lou Lane and Cecilia third. These posi-
tiOns were unchanged to the wire, W. W.
FOote winning the heat without being ex-
tended. Time, 2:19.
Second heat-W. w. Foote again went
to the front, and at the half was in the
lead bv three lengths. At this point Cecilia
passed Lou Lane, taking second position,
and in this order they passed under the
wire, FOote winning the heat and the race
by ten lengths. the same distance between
second and third Time of heat, 2:1Sk.
The 2:20 0trot was the best netting race OF
the day, tips being out on Trumont. Doodle
and Naming. Hillsdale sold favorite,
bringing $40. Manning $40, Doodle S5 and
the field. comprising Regina, Myrtle
Thorne and Moses S. 81. Trumont was
| scratched shortly before the race.
| First heat-Maben took the lead at the
! tap of the drum with Regina, and was
! leading by two lengths at the quarter.
with Nannery second, Myrtle Thorne third
and the rest strung out. This order was
unchanged at the half pole. Entering the
stretch the order was the same, wi Nam
merry closing up on Regina fast and
despite Maben's splendid driving with
Regina Nannery beat the mare out head
at the wire. Myrtle Thorne third and
| Hillsdale, the faVorite. fourth. Doodle
| fifth, Bay Rum sixth and Moses S seven th.
! Time of heat, 2:18A.
For the second heat Hillsdale still ruled
favOrite, and pOol-ssling was not brisk,
hackers of the different horses standing
pat" At the start Myrtle Thorne went
to the front with Regina half length be-
! hild. On the backsirerch Regina broke
and fell back to fourth position, being
| passed by Manning and Hilsdale, but
! passing the half pole Regina had again
! taken second place, with Manning third,
/ Hillsdale fourth and the rest strung out.
| Coming toward the three-ouarter pole
Regina again broke, but did not lose much
ground. Into the stretch Manning, Myrtle
Thorne and Regina led the field, and to
| the wire it was great drive. Manning
secured the heat by nose from Regina,
with Bay Rum. who had been coming very
| fast down the stretch, third. beating
Myrtle Thorne half a length. Time of
heat, 2:21.
After this. heat pools sold: Hillsdale
$50, Manning $40 and the field $13. They
were sent away TO good s.art and trotted
well punched to the quarter, where Hills
dale took the lead, with Myrtle Thorns
second. Regina third and Bay Rum fourth.
Down the bsckstretch and passing the
| half Hillsdale was leading. with the others
holding the same positions. Entering The
stretch Hillsdale was leading by length
and Regina had exchanged positions with
Myrtle Thorne aud was in second place.
! The race TO the wire lay between r, gina
and Hlllsdae, but by superior driving
Maber landed Regina a winner of the heat
by half length. Bay Rum was again
third. Manning finished fourth. Time,
2:1Sh.
There was no material change in the
betting for the fourth heat. AS they were
sent away Regina once more took the
lead, with Hillsdale second and Myrtle
| ThoTne third. Regina broke on the back.
| stretch and fell back, Hillsdale taking the
lead and holding it TO the homestretch.
| Manning was two lengths back, with
| Myrtle ThoIne at his wheel, and the
despised outsider, Moses S, coming very
fast. An eighth from tie wire he was on
equal terms with the leaders, and gaining
every foot he drew away from them. He
won the heat by length amid great
| cheering. with the favorite. Hlllsdale,
second. and the heavily backed Manning
third. Time, 2;21.
al the horses went to tie stable now
with the exception of those who had won
heat, leaving Regina. Manning and
Moses to fight it out Before the heat
pools sold: Manning $50, Regina $21 and
Moses S $12. As they got the wort
Regina, as usual took the lead, leading
past the quarter. when she broke, giving
| Moses 5 the lead. At the half Moses S
was leading by one length. Enter ng the
stretch The three horses were nearly en-
| equal terms, but shortly after Regina
broke. losing several lengths, and to the
wire Moses S and Manning had battle
royal Moses S won the heat by half a
length. Time, %.
Pooling be fore the sixth heat saw Moses
S favorite. he bringing $40. Manning SIS
and Regina S6. Regina once more went
into the lead, but broKe shortly after
rounding the first turn. Down the back
stretch Moses and Manning raced o halt
lengths difference between them, but on
nearing the half pole Moses went in
he air and the race was all over. Man
ming opening gap Of twenty lengths be-
fore Grant could get Moses steadied. ard
taking the deciding heat and race in :24h
Moses was second and Regina third.
The third race brought out the Q 40 ola g