The Indianapolis journal., 1896-08-20

know until the decision of the judges was
announced whether the race was over or
not. Phenol got a half length the best OF
the start. The others were in bunch,
with Pearl G. vel Up 10 the front. In the
back stretch Pearl c. passed the gray mare.
and at the half had just a length and half
of space between them. She kept gaining
TO the three-quarter pole, when she was
nearly three lengths ahead. When the
horses turned into the stretch the big lead
of Pearl c. was still hers. but the gray
mare was coming fast. Like two machines
they came down toward the grandstand.
The gray was working like a clock, and
Pearl C. was doing her best under the guild
ance OF the master hand of Bowerman.
Slowly the gray closed UP the distance. At
the distance flag there was only length
between them. Side by side they crossed
the wire, and Ii was hard TO tell which got
his nose there first. The judges thought
they saw that of Pearl G. first, and she
Vas awarded the heat. The excitement
intense pending the decision, and many
bets were made on what the decision would
be. A great shout went up from the grand
stand when 1t was announced. The specta-
tors enjoyed the sport and were glad to
know that the race was not ended.
Thesimprovement in the work of Pearl c.
made quite a change in the betting. She
was again made the favorite. In the fourth
heat she was placed at 3 to 5 to win, while
the lead and kept it throughout. Phenol
broke in the stretch. just at time when
she might have passed TO the front by. q
great squirt. This threw her back to third
at the finish. The heat did not end the
race. 1t was won by Pearl c., thus Civ
Ing her and Phenol two heats each.
The race went TO Pearl G. easily in the
fifth heat. The betting on her was pretty
lively at to 10 when the books opened
hut not nearly so strong as the betting on
Phenol at to to win and even money
for the place When the horses were called
TO the pole and had paced up and down the
stretch the books ran Pearl c.. uD to | to
Dick Wilkes would get the place, for he
was onered on an equality with Phenol
for second place. The horses started with
Pearl c. little in front of Dick Wilkes
and Phenol third. The gray mare passed
DICK wilkes at the quarter, and in the
pack stretch just got her nose ahead of the
faVor1te when up she went. and when she
came down she hopelessly out of the
race. Again. at the three-quarters, she
broke. and after Donahue had got her on
her feet again his only prospect was of saw
ing his second place, for he a long way
in the rear of the other horses. Pearl c.
finished easy winner, with Dick Wilkes
second in the heat and second also in the
winning, for Pheno. the horse of great
expectations, was distanced. 1t was a
the mare had made. but ii was a good thing
for the books. Phenol lost not only her
second PLACE in the final result, but by be-
ing distanced lost all interest in the purse
The summarizes
First Race-2:4O trot, for three-year-o -olds
purse, $500:
Marguerite. r. f.. by Eagleburg CMa-
oliyewood. br. g., by Norwood
Bob Collins, S. g.. by Elsmere Fui-
icil .......s... .............. ..............o
Nobby br. g., by Cuckoo &C. c. NeiD.4 3
Time-2:16A, 2:1s, 2:224.
Second Race-2:3O pace: purse $500:
Fairview. b. e., by Tycho (Scheer)....1 1
Joe Bailey, b. c., by Cyclone Cd.
InOmas) ........... .......-.............2 z
Gus Hornet, blk. g.. by Dan G. (Glas-
CoChJ ............-.... ............-..-..o
Odd Fellow. blk. s.. by King Thomas
a
Burr atch. ch. e., by Bourbon Patch
en- (GallogaIly) .........................D Dis.
Time-2:l4A, 2:17l5 2:l31s.
Third Race-2:12 pace; purse. $1,000:
Pearl c.. b. m, by Roy Wilkes
(BOWerman) ........... ..........1 !
Dick Wilkes. b. s., by Young
Wilkes Gee Grimes) ............2 5
Alti, b. s., by Pnillipss Blue Bull
tLdhe) .......... ..-.........-....4
Cap Crouch, ch. s., by General
Smith (WilSon) ................-..3 5
Nydia Wilkes, b. m. by Baron
Wilkes CThomas) .............5
King Lud, CHI. g., by King Herod
Ntuller) ........ ...................6 Z o
Phenol, &. m, by Jersey Wilkes
(DOnahue) ............. .....-....1 ! 3dis
Time 2:0Ssl, 2:0s12. 2:074, 2:07A 2:10A.