The morning call., 1894-10-21
ALIX THE QUEEN.
DireCtum Falls Down
Before Her.
HE WAS LAME AT FIRST
And Grew Worse as the Race
Went On.
1E WAS LAME AT FIRST
COULD STAY ONLY TWO HEAT s.
Then the Stallion Was Withdrawn
and the Mare Finished as
She Liked.

MYSTIC PARK RACETRAcK. MEDFoRD.
Mass. Oct. 20.-Alix. 2:03s, and Difectum.
2:05A. met here to-day for a purse of
$11, 900 and Alix won. Direcum tonight
occupies a stall, sore. lamed aud as dis
couraged as racehorse can be. The spec-
tators numbered nearly 1900 aud never
were weather conditions more favorable
for great contest
Early in the day the people went
DIrectum-mad. Every move Of the black
stallion was cheered. Every betting man
seemed to be Fastening 10 back his favor
ite. Pools sold at 500 TO $s5 In his favor
and Alix money did not seem plentiful.
Just before The race, however, this was
changed. Alix people seemed suddenly to
gain confidence and it was $i00 TO $50.
Alix had the pole in the first heat and
afterward il was only a question OF how
many lengths she was to lead. Without a
skip or false motion she won the first heat
easily.
In the second heat the great stallion
again met defeat. A slight soreness
brought on a catastrophe. A missiep In
an attempt to save the ssore foot tore of
the quarter boot and inf cted cut nearly
as large as a half dollar. After that Di-
rectum's late in this race was sealed and
there was nothing to be done but to with
draw him from the contest
1t was o'clock when Hck0k brought
Directum TO the track. The stallion shone
like ebony, but one acquainted with the
horse could see that he lacked some Of his
usual flre. 1t was pretty send-off, bu.
the long start the Queen got up the
stretch sent her ahead down to the quarter
aud at the turn she had pushed to the
front with the stallion two lengths behind.
When they turned into the stretch Alix
seemed TO be taking her pace easily. but
Directum could get no nearer and Nc
DOwell pulled her under the wire in 2:O9
Al made the quarter in 80; half, 1 :044 T.;
three-Guarters, 1874 and the mile in 90.
HcOck looked troubled as he followed
Directum to the stall. He said the stallion
had 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 to
be sore, but be was booted and 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
they went together but short distance,
for again as they rounded the lower turn
AlIx had clear two lengths and was pull
ing steadily away.
/ Allx came under the wire In jog, with
Dlrectum pounding down. still four ieng tbs
behind. and when the time board showed
mark OF 2:14A the feeling was that some
thing was wrong with the black horse. II
was found that at the lower turn he had
overreached ard cut his foot after losing
boot, and this sore foot had put him
out of the race. After an examination Of
Directum by the judges, Hickok was per-
mittsd to withdraw him and the race was
gwen to Alix. Time, 2:14A.
2:16 class. trottlng-Allen Love won In three
straight heats. Time 2:12-2:121a-2:1334
Jimmy b. Mountain Pink, Miller Ward Helen
ana Merry Legs also started.
2:10 class. pacIng-Sterling won the second
fifth and sixth heats. Time, 2:14A -2:13s4
No time taken fer the sixth beat. Alcyo won
the third and fourth heats. Time. 2:131a-
2:15. Roam Wilkes won the first heat. lime,
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