The evening world., 1894-09-04
.FLEETWOOD'S RACES.
Ralph Wilkes Easily Takes Two
Straight Heats in the 2.l8 Glass.
Fast Time, but Poor Attendance AT
the Old Race Track.

FLEETWOOD DRIVING PARK,
sept. 4-The sticky, threatening wealth
er. coupled with the fact that the OPEN
ing day of the Grand Circuit Trotting
Meeting at this ramshackle old track
yesterday, was not calculated to stir up
any great amount of enthusiasm. had
Its effect upon the attendance to-day.
Scarcely a handful OF people were pres
ent compared to the attendance yester-
day, only the old veterans being in at
tendance.
The weather was close ard sutry,
scarcely breath of air penetrating the
stand or club house. A heavy mist
nearly obscured the flyers as they sped
down the backstretch, and the colors
could not be discerned, even with pow
erful glasses. The track was in fairly
good shape but was a trife dead.
The management has decided that
after after, today the racing viii begin at l
made up entirely Of trotting events, one
for the 2.l4 class, one for the 2.lS class
and the closing for threeyear-olds.
2.I4 Class.
For the opening event and the 5000
purse, five horses faced the starter. orc
wilkes was, hot favorite,, and with
stallion the bettors looked upon him as a
Sro Wilkes sloe M RHS' S9a SIS; ed, s.
san E,r Ped Hss drew the POLE;
tempts the field was sent away to poor
start. San PEDRO Immediately rushed
out in front. and with Miss Ida Tapped
on hum cut out the pace for three-quar-
outside On the bachstretch all closed
up and pretty race began.
Turning into the stetch Ketcham
catching San Pedro furlong from home,
won rather handly by a half length.
The favorite could not quite get up. and
was beaten the same distance for the
place by San. Pedro.
Second Heat-The talent still stuck to
ORC Wilkes in the second heat. the black
stallion selling in the pools for $25 to sla
a asd pisy 'ss n Soots .da was fAne'ed
The heat resulted in a pretty race. Miss
Ida got away In front, closely followed
| by Orc Wilkes. On the back stretch the
the turn into the stretch. Miss Lids
then came again with a rare burst OF
speed and collaring ORC Wilkes on tn,
wen %k hsnd Wss BY bres
Fannie Wilcox. San Pedro was fourth
and Charlie c, ffth. Time-2.l2 "a.
Third Heat-The talent thought 1t time
the 2.1T class, and plunged on Miss Ida
senGing her to the post a favorlte at $50
while Orc wilkes cold in the field for SIT
Fats sr T Mss sSsR Ssd I tat% n
Fannie Wilcox Went to .fhe front and
neck before ORC Wilkes Miss Ida was
ish was: Fannie wilcox. l. ORC Wilkes
q; Miss Ida. 8: Charlie c., A. San Pedro
distanced. Time-2.ls
ais Class.
| or the bakers dozen of contestants
Originally named to start in the second
race, four refused the issue: The tai
eent could Sc nothing in 1t but Ralph
Wilkes went into the starters hands
a red-hot favorte. He sold in the pools
for $50, against SIS for the field, while
the bookies refused to lay better thai
First Heat-Edth r. drew the pole
At the sixth attempt the field was sent
front She carried the field along for a
quarter. when she broke badly. on the
turn out of the back stretch Nellie How
ard and Ralph wilkes drew away ant
Golden let Ralph Wilkes have his head
length and a hai to the good. Queechy
came with a rush at the end. but coulc
not get up. and was beaten length fol
second place
Second Heat..Ralph Wilkes sold il
the pools for 800 against SO for thu
field. They got the word at the frs
attempt. and Ralph Wilkes Immediately
went out in front, with Nellie Howard
second and Queechy third.
This was the order to the last six
tenth, where Nellie Howard broke
and Queechy got second place. The or
der Of the finish was: Ralph Wilke,
first, Queechy second. Nellie Howard
third Edith r. fourth. Catherine Ley
burn fifth, Ruby sixth, Lesa Wilke,
seventh, Vera eighth, Little Tobe ninth
Time-216 l-2.
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