The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-20
GREAT WORK OF PEARL C.
SHOWS WHAT SHE CAN DO AND
WINS THE 2,I2 PACE.
Four Heats of the Great Race I'm Less
Than 200 and Two OF Them In
2:O7 3-4-To-Day's Card.

meeting and some OF those who attended
went home be fore the real sensational per-
formance was made, but those who re-
NAMED to the last saw. perhaps, the finest
race of the season. Not until the last race
on the card came did anything of extraor-
dinary importance occur, but then the
sport was of the sensational order that is
expressed by the sporting fraternity when
IL is said that the spectators got a good
run for their money" 1t was in the PIP
pace that the sport was Of this kind. There
may be better time made during the. meet
ing (and this is not doubtfuD, but il would
be almost impossible TO make a race
that would possess the interesting and ex-
citing features of this event
Ii was race between Pearl c., owned
by ]. Coddington, of Lincoln, ILL.,, and
Phenol, owned by c. c. Pearce, of Flem-
ingsburg, KY. though there were five other
starters. Pearl c. had been the strong IA
vorite in the auction pools the night before
and was looked upon almost sure
thing. But when Phenol stepped out and
took the first heat from the little bay mare
and did 1T with such ease, Phenol stock
went up. 1t went higher still when. In the
second heat, she beat the favorite after
getting away in the last of the bunch to
leave the wire.
But the great Phenol found her Water
loo. 1t was partly in the horse that was
opposing her and partly in the man that
was driving her opponent. After the first
heat, in which Pearl c. acted badly, Mike
Bowerman took charge of her and lost the
second heat only by short length. The
third he took with ease and the fourth he
beat Phenol out of by such a small nose
that the spectators were guessing until the
judges announced the winner 1t was al
most a dead heat, but from above the
wire the black nose of Pearl c. was seen
to cross the wire an instant before Phenol
appeared. This was the prettiest heat OF
the pretty race The fifth heat was easy
for Pearl c. and with it she won the race.
Phenol acted so badly in this heat that she
was distanced and lost all interest in the
purse. 1t was a great disappointment to
everybody except perhaps, the owners of
Dick Wilkes and Alti, who got second and
third places by the misfortune of Phenol.
The other races of the day were good of
their kind, barring the fact that they were
| pulled off in a one, two, three order which
is not altogether to the liking of the race
lovers. The time was remarkably fast. 1t
| is a saying among horsemen that a horse
| has to be able to go a mile ten seconds
| faster than it's class to win race. Yes
| terday in the 2:40 trot a horse had to go
| twenty seconds faster than the class to
| keep from being shut out, and in the 2:SO
| pace the winner took a mark that puts
| him in the fourteen class. 1t was fast
racing exciting racing and sensational
racing. II was on the whole day or rae
ing such as may not be duPcaIeq Por IN pGan SaY
The first race was Il 2:4O trot Tor three
| year-olds, with four starters. II seemed 10
| be a foregone conclusion that X. +. Mar
race and 1T required a deposit OF $40 with
| the books TO win 81 on the first heat After
| the little roam hlly had showed how easy
| IL was for her TO eat up her company the
books ran her UP to TO II. Even at these
almost prohibitory odds she was pretty lib
| orally played by those interested in the
| Macy stable. Olivewood was strong sec
| ond choice at even money for the place
| on the first heat and with TO In subse-
| Marguerite took the lead right at the
start and led the procession all the way
round the track. Olivewood fought nara,
| little filly He could only make a poor
| second though he showed his superiority
| over the other two starters. Marguerite
| went under the wire in easy jog a
| length ahead of Olivewood and with the
| others apparently in luck to get inside the
same style as the first. During the heat
Phenol, an entry in the. 2:l2 pace. was
warming, up on the track; and when at
/ the turn he stumbled and fell. He was Still
/ down when the horses I'm the race came
around and it looked as though there might
be a collision. but the horses passed the
| wreck without trouble. although il had a
! slightly damaging erect on the time. Mar
| garette could have won by a half dozen
| lengths, bat she was allowed 10 cross the
| wire at a jog, with Olivewood but length
| in the rear.
| The third heat was another repetition of
| the first The horses finished the same.
/
| enthusiasm and after the first heat the
books were sparinely patronized
The second race was even more one
| sided than the first. There were five start
| ers and the four who were left after the
| first heat finished the three heats in the
same order. The story OF the first heat is
the story of each of the three. Fairview.
| Joe Bailey and, Gus Hornet were on a
| line at the start and the other two were
sent off at little disadvantage Fairview
drew gradually away from the bunch and
| led the procession by several lengths until
he was sure of the heat. Then he eased up
Gus Gus Hornet third and Odd Feiiow fourth.
| Bruce Patch was distanced In the first
| heat.
The third race was the crack-a-jack of
| the day. There were seven starters, Pearl
! c.. Phenol Alti. King Lud. Nydia Wilkes.
was ss considered sure Hsn thing and soid as
a strong favorite In the auction pools and
was also a strong favorite in the books.
first heat at 2 to ). Thenol was poor pick
| ing at to 2. The fall which she had re-
/ ceived previous TO the race caused the be-
| lieI that she would not be equal TO the
/ race and even her trainers were inclined
| TO favor scratching her. The fall was
caused by the dropping of the hobbies,
which tripped her. She showed a great
dislike for the hobbies when an attempt
was made to put them her and il was
| decided 10 try her without them. The fall
| probably proved 10 be a great piece of luck
| for IL probably taught her trainers that
she would work better unhobbled
The first heat was a great event. The
| gray mare got away sixth with Dick
| Wilkes, the pole horse, in the lead and the
| fayorite good second At the quarter
| Pearl c. was in the lead, with Dick Wilkes
second and Phenol a good four lengths
| away From the quarter Phenol began TO
passed them and was shooting ahead at
pace that soon closed up the distance
| between her and Dick Wilkes She passed
1 the latter at the three-quarter pole and
then had only the favorlte between her and
victory As the horses turned into the
| in the lead. but the gray mare was do
| ing the best work of the two. AS they
| showed full in the stretch the gray could
| be seen 10 be working his way ahead at
| speed that was destined to overtake the
| favorite. At the distance flag the horses
were neck and neck Jones. who driv-
ing Pearl {. piled the whip TO save the
| heat. His horse broke and he was com
| pelied TO drop back and finish last giving
Phenol the heat by several lengths from
| Dick Wilkes.
| The second heat was more exciting than
| the first. Mike Bowerman. one of the best
| drivers in the country. took Joness place
| behind Pearl c. The start was good with
Phenol in the lead and Dick Wilkes sec
ond Peari Z. got bad start