The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-21
DIRECTUM is OUT
ALIX WINS A RACE FULL OF MS
HAPS TO HER RIVAL
Directum Carries the Bulk of Money
But Alix Does the Travelling -
Wins First Heat Easily and Looks
Over Her Shoulder in the Second.
Directum Badly Lamed.

MYSTIC PARK RACE TRACK. MEDFoRD,
Mass. Oct. 20.-Alix C2:0S54) and Directum
(2:051.O met here today for a purse of
S11. 600 and Aix won. Directum tonight
occupies a stsll sore, famed and as dis
couraged as race horse can be- The
spectators numbered nearly 1900. and
never were weather conditions mere favor
able for great contest Early in the day
the people went Drectum mai. Every
move of the black stallion WAS cheered.
Every betting man seemed TO be fastening
to back his favorite. Pools sold at 500 to
ass in his favor aud Alix money did not
seem plentiful. Just before the race, how
ever, this was changed. Alix people
seemed suddenly to gam confidence and IL
was 500 TO $50.
Alix had the pole in the first heat and af-
forwards il was only question OF how
many lengths she was 10 lead. Without
skip or false motion she won the first heat
easily.
In the second heat the great stallion
again met defeat \ slight soreness
brought on a catastrophe. y mlSsteD In
an attempt to save the sore foot tore off
the quarter boot and Inflicted cut nearly
as large rs half dollar. After that
Directum's fate in this race was sealed and
there was nothing TO be done but TO with
draw him from the contest.
1t was 2 o'clock when Hickok brought
Directum to the track. The stallion shoue
like ebony but one acquainted with the
horse could see that he lacked some of mis-
usual fire.
1t was a pretty send-off but the long
start the queen got up the stretch, sent
her head down tn quarter, and at the turn
she had pushed to the front with the stall
lion two lengths behind.
al mr. IN CT 4 v
seemed TO be taking her pace easily, but
DIrectum could get no nearer. and Nc
Dowell pulled her under the wire in 2:09.
Alix made the quarter in 30 she half in
l:04s<. the three-quarters IN l:31 and the
mile in 2:09
liickok looked troubled as he followed
D.fectum TO the stall. He said the stallion
seemed sore in the first warming up and
in the heat it was impossible To keep him
down TO the fast work on account OF his
desire TO pace. His feet Were found 60 be
sore, but he was booted aud came out for
the second heat, and which proved to be
the last for him.
The second scoring started the two horses
on even terms, but them went together
but short distance. for again as they
rounded the lower turn, AK had clear
two length and was pulling steadily away
from the stallion. AliX came under the
wire in a Jog. with Drectum pounding
down, still four length behind, and where
the time board showed a mark of 2:142t
there was a general feeling that something
was wrong with the black horse. 1t was
found that at the lower turn he over
reached and cut his foot after losing a
boot, and this sore foot put him out of the
race.
After an examination of Directum by
the judges, Hickok was permitted TO with
draw him and the race was given to AliX.
The time DOSted read. Ouarter .32lI. half
los; three-quarters. lao; mile. 2:I4$4.
In the 2:16 trot, Allen Love won in three
straight heats. Time, PIP; 2:l2l5; 2:l3&.
Jimmy B., Mountain Pink, Miller Ward,
Helen and Merry Legs also started.
In the 2:l0 class, pacing. Sterling won
second, fifth and sixth heats. Time, 2:l43l;
2:l3I No time taken second heat.
Alcyo won third and fourth heats. Time,
2:1315; 2:15. Roam Wilkes won first heat
Time. 2:l1