The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-15
Pamlico Snatches Two Heats From Fa-
vorite Azote i'm the 2:10 Trot and
the Race Was Unfinished.
RED BIRD TOOK 2:26 TROT
Vanita Wilkes and Baron Dillon
Other Winners Yesterday.
Daisy Despair and Dandy Jim We're
Surprises to the Talent i'm the
Grand Circuit Meeting.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Aug 14.-Although
the rain came in torrents for an hour be<
fore 10 O'Clock this morning. the sun blazed
out in the afternoon, and there were fouf
thousand people at the track at 2:S0 O'Clock.
when the judges started the unfinished I'D
trot of the day before Woodstock, who had
two heats to his credit. was thought to ba
best able to go in the mud. but lost a
good lead in the first half by bad break.
Red Bird going to the front and easily hold-
ing that place throughout and winning the
race. By o'clock the hot rays Of the sun
had improved the track considerably, bus
the inner half was heavy from the rain.
and the scrapers, and the drivers chose tha
outside. making it four seconds slower than
yesterday. Had il not been for that Az0te's
first mile in the 2:l0 trot would have been
In 2:07. The horsemen say that that would
have been the time and predict that should
there be no more rain, 2:OS at least, will
be made before the race is finished to-mor-
row. Azote was the favorite in the pools
at S25 to $50 for the field and after ne won
the first heat he was a still stronger favor-
ite. Walter E. had been Withdrawn. and
Pamlco, Lord Clinton, Muta Wilkes and
William Penn were TO contest with him in
.he order named. Azote took the lead in
the first heat and was never headed. Lord
Clinton was close up after the three-quars
ters, where Muta Wilkes broke and dropped
back from second place. The time by quar-
ters was :3412. 1:06h, 1:37 and 2:ll
In the second heat AzOte again led, but
Pamleo, I'm the hands of young Curtis. was
driven superbly. The bay horse crowded
up on the big gelding at the half. which
was made in 1:O5A. but short break
dropped him back. He seemed TO gather
speed by the break. however. and quickly
closed up the gap. He pacsed Azote at the
three-quartels in 1:S5. but again broke, and
again gathered speed and overlook the big
fellow on the turn. A=ote couldn't stand
the strain. such he had not been put TO
before this year Young Curtis sat erect
and Pamlico kept forging ahead down the
stretch. Azote apparently being a tired
and dishearteard horse. Pamlico went un-
der the wire Almost jogging in 2:l21s The
betting took a decided change at once. with
Pamlico a favorite at SIS and the field IS.
There was a belief that Azote's unbeaten
record Of the year had come TO an end.
In the third heat Pamlco took the lead
on the first turn. At the half Azote was
fourth Muta Wilkes and Lord Clinton be-
ing second and third. respectively. At the
three-quarters Muta Wilkes was alongside
OF Pamlico, but entering the stretch Azote
took heart and replaced Goldsmiths mare.
but he could not get his horses nose on
even terms with the young man who sat
erect behind the new favorite and once
more slackened his speed. Pamlico winning
the heat i'm 2:15 with relaxed effort
Red Bird, with one heat, won the 2:zd
trot carried over from yesterday. Fulda,
who had heat to her credit, was taken
sick during the night and did not start
Vanita Wilkes, the favorite in the pools
at SO TO SIS for the field, won the 2:So troe
in straight heats, with Quality second, Liva
third. Loami fourth. There was too much
sameness in the heats to make the race in
The four-year-old 2:2S trot was all one
way after Annie McGregor won the nrst
heat and Lemonee the second. The three
horses left for the third. fourth and nfth
heats-Baron Dillon, Lemonee and NorVin
c. came under the wire in one, two. thred
order In the last heat George Fuller Jrt
pulled Baron Dillon almost TO standstill
twenty-five feet from the wire 10 save
NOrvin G.. from being shut out ana Dy the
act virtually handed TO the owners OF tnal
horse SOS. Altiveo, who had sold Tor 80
to Baron Dillon's so, was poor seventh
i'm the first heat and was distanced In the
second. Summaries: