The record-union., 1896-09-09
LAUREL REDEBMS HERSELF.
After Losing Three Heats the Mare
BraCed Up.
A High-Class Programme Up for
This Afternoon at
the Track.

The first race yesterday did not
arouse any enthusiasm among the very
large number of people at the Park, and
up to the second heat Of the 2:24 trot
it looked as if the afternoon would pass
without contest. Then it was, how
ever, that the fun began, and it did not
end until o'clock and the last heat had
been trotted.
Laurel was so hot a favorite that the
chalk artists had to wipe her name off
the boards and put UP figures on the
others in order to get any money into
their Golfers. In the auction pools be-
fore the race the speedy mare sold for
$50 against S4 for all the others thrown
in. She won the first heat so easily
that nobody dreamed it would be other
wise than one-two three, but in the sec
ond she got to acting SO badly that she
came near being shut out. Laurel is a
very bad breaker In the language of
the track, she goes all to pieces when
she breaks.
When she repeated her performance
in the third heat her friends deserted
her like band of stampeded sheep and
began to hedge. Some selected Twi-
light, the mare that took the second and
third heats, while others banked on
Alias and Harry Winchester Addison
being in demand for second place
In the fourth heat Twilight came in
about three lengths ahead of Niece
Laurel having danced herself to the rear
and hundreds yelled with delight
some shouting congratulations to Den
mis- Cannon the owner and driver of
Twilight, on his victory.
But there were others-the Judges did
not, with their customary alacrity, an
nounce the winner of the race Then the
fact was recalled that Twilight had
skipped over the score, and it was as
certained that the judges were in doubt
as to whether Twilight was entitled to
the race or deserved to be set back.
After ~>while Starter McNair's Ne
braska voice was heard reading the
rules to the multitude at the conclusion
of which he announced that the judges
had awarded the heat to Niece and set
Twilight back last.
This meant that there must be one or
more heats, and all the horses but
Laurel, Twilight and Niece were out of
it. That settled Gannon's HASH" for
Laurel steadied down and won the next
two heats. 1t was a great betting race
after the first heat, and the big crowd
staid to see the last of it.
The last race, for 2:22 PAGERS, was
won by Betty Gentry in three straight
heats, though Nellie s., which was last
in each, was the favorite before the
race.
All in all, it was quite an interesting
afternoon for all that like the excite
ment of racing. The weather was
simply perfect. Cassasa's musicians
of Iar 4
tendance of fair women, and the track
was fast. The stringency in the money
market was somewhat apparent, still
a pretty steady stream of coin jingled
into the pool boxes
TROTTING-2:25 CLASS.
The first race for 2:25 three year-old
trotters had but two starters, Palo AL
to's Hunyadi and ]. B. Iverson's Prince
Gift The latter was the favorite at
first but before the race Gift had the
call.
First heat-This was an easy victory
for Gift He led eight lengths at the
quarter, three at the half, and the same
at the outcome in 2:24. At the three
quarters sHunyadi had got on nearly
even terms when he skipped and fell
back.
Second heat-Gift led three lengths
all the way from the quarter to the out
come, in 2:26.
In the third heat Gift crossed the
score in a dog trot a dozen lengths in
front In 2:25A.
TROTTING-2:24 CLASS.
For the 2:24 trot the starters were
Harry Winchester. Laurel. Twilight Ad-
dison Niece and Alias. In the heat
betting Laurel was a strong fayorite,
and Addison was greatly in favor for
the place. With Laurel out he sold at
even money, 31a to / on Winchester, 5