The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-09-08
RACES AT THE PARK
FINE DAYS SPORT WITH THE GEN.
TLEMEE'S DRIVING CLUB.

Day ON a Smaller Scale-Some Exciting
Heats Enthuse the Crowd of Spectators
Maud S. Was the Favorite all Day
Bicycle Races Also Contribute Largely
to Success of the Event.
The previous races given by the Gen.
tlemen's Driving club were good and
the one last Friday was better, but the
one yesterday was best of all. Among
the local horSemen there was a deep I'M
dercurrent of feeling not manifested on
the surface. Pools had been sold on
the races, but in selling them Maud S
had been barred. All sorts of schemes
had been projected to defeat her but
none matuTed. She is so honest in her
pacing that she had the sympathy of
the public, and long and loud was the
applause when ever she came in ahead.
In eveTIybody's mouth or mind was the
question "can anybody beat Maud S?''
The 2:30 trot or pace for a. purse of
s25 was the first event. After scoring
a few times they got the word "Go"
with Hazel 3 at the pole and Maud s
second. In rounding the first turn
Maud 5 closed in too soon, IN spite of
Shorts efforts to hold her out until ne
mad gained a greater lead, and when
some one shouted to him to keep out,
Stout jerlxed her line to hold her out and
threw her off her feet and she ran for
300 yards and lost twice a distance be-
| fore he could set her 10 pacing. How
ever, after she got squared away she
regained a part of what she had lost
and finished fourth, with Mike Donovan
first, Hazel 3 second, Freely May
third, John Mccullough fifth and
Beecher last. Then few thought, per-
! haps, Maud could be beaten and at
the close of the second heat, when she
started fourth and finished only second,
Freely May winning, there were many
who were willing to make small bets
against her. Hope had revived and the
excitement was at fever heat Maud S
might loose. But those who had hoped
We're destined to speedy disappointment,
for in the third heat she started second
and finished first with Freely May a
splendid second. The next two heats
she won straight with TTudy May most
of the time at her wheel. The results
are in the summary below.
| The thoroughbred race for a purse OF
S25 was a great surprise, or rather a
series of surprises. The first heat was
won by Adore with Little Crook sec
ond, Glen Pearl second and Goldbug
fourth. In the second heat, Adore and
Little Crook few the track and ran
down into the timber west of the track,
were brought back and came in away
behind Goldbug and Glen Pear, who
had finished in the order named. In
the third heat only Goldbug, Adore
and Little Crook started; Glen Pearl
having gone TO the stable because she
had won a heat. Well, Adore and
Little Crook again ran down into the
timber, and ieft Goldbug to go on alone,
which he did, seemingly slowing down
because he had the race so easily. But
the rider of Adore turned him back
onto the track and fleet as a greyhound
after "a jacl<rabbit he struck out up the
back stretch after the slowly galloping
Goldbug The stride of Adore is rapid
and long, twenty-one feet at a leap, and
before the rider OF Gofdbug realized
what was happening the rapid rata
tap rat-a-Tap, of Addore'S feet sounded
lass than 100 yards behind him. 1t was
fate. Around the upper turn they few,
but Adore was under full Roadway,
while Goldbug had to get up steam and
by this time they rounded into the
stretch, Adore was upon him. Down
to the wire they came. nostrils distend-
ed, necks outstretched, Adore gaining
O. few inches at every deap, the power
ful muscles driving his clean legs with
the rapidity and force of pistOns. The
spectators rose as one man to watch
the finish. Now Adore is only a length
behind; now he has closed the gap, but
can he win? In that three hundred feet
can he gain ten? Now his head is at
Goldbug's flank, now at his shoulder;
the excitement was intense, the moment
supreme All neckS were GRAINED and
ewes strained, but the blood that traces
back to the Blue Grass region of grand
old Lexin g-ton, TO the downs of England
and the Godolphin Arabian, and thence
to the hot blood of the desert, the blood
of Arabia. tells, and inch by inch Adj
dore gained and finished first and won
the race.
The results were as follows:
In the 2:3o trot or pace, s25 purse,
Maud 5 won in the third, fourth, and
fifth heats, in 1:131z; 1:i11s and 1:11%.
Trudy May won the second heat in
] :12lb and was second Hazel 3 was
third. Mike Donovan Won tine first heat
in 1891, but was drawn after the sec
ond heat by reason of an accident.
John Mccullough and Beecher also
started.
RUNNING race, one-half mile. purse
coz. Adore won in first and third
meats Time "a and 1:01&4. Goldbug |
won second heat in :5i and was second. |
little Crook and Glen Pearl also start !
ed.
The 100 trot or pace was won by l.. |
f. Murrsy's Miss Edith in straight |
heats. Time 1:S5lk and 1888. Charlie |
simmons Marion, second; II. L. FNord's |
Freddie F, third; DR.. w. a. MInicks /
Bessie Young, fourth.
The boys one-half mile Bicycle race
for a pair OF IS shoes was won by |
Joseph Exton. Joseph Exton, al /
though boy. was allowed 10 start IN /
tire mems bicycle race for a purse % s., |
and he didn't do a thing but win il.
Professor Beffel did some expert trick /
riding: a part OF the time assisted by his /
little boy.
Mr.. W. o. Sternberg was starter and /
sent them away IL true raoe-horse /
style. and the judges were Messrs. |
Doran. Schsd and Taylor, which Is am
pie guarantee that eye-ythig was fair. !
The club wishes TO extend lis thanks 4
to all who assisted .n the afternoons 4
enjoyment, whether by their presence
or by participation in the races.
The next event VIII probably be a
soiree about fair time.
sEDGwICk vs.. THE RarTLERs
Splendid Game at Riverside Yesterday
With n Score of tos
Nearly six hundred people witnessed
the game yesterday between the Rattlers
OF this city and the Se1gwsCk team