The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-08-21

erima- who then proceeded TO give Fred b.
a hot fight. The four lengths that sepa-
rated them when they turned into the
stretch was cut down TO less than one full
length at the wire. Birdie Clay was also
passed by New Castle.
The third heat was another extremely cx-
citing one. With Birdie Clay and Fred Il.
a little in the lead, the horses started In a
bunch. The lead of a length was taken by
Fred b.. and thus the six horses ran to the
turn. Then there was some stringing out.
Birdie Clay dropping back. 1t was here
near the rear he pulled up along the fence
TO the side of Fred Il. and finished a half
length behind him, with Jimmie Hague al
most alongside. a foul was charged by the
driver OF New Castle against the driver OF
Fred b. He claimed tnat he was forced
against the fence in such a way that his
sulky could not pass Fred b, though his
horse had the speed with which 10 do 1t.
The judges ruled in favor of Fred B., how
ever. and awarded the heat and the race
to him. New Castles fine drive in the heat
won for him second place in the division
of the purse.
The great race for the Grand Hotel stakes
was the third event on the card. Ii was
conceded that Kentucky Union would win
IL. She had only been beaten once during
fhe season, and the horse that beat her was
not in the race yesterday. The interest In
the race lay in the purse, and in the desire
TO see the great trotter lower her record.
for her owners declared. as soon as they
had worked the horse a mile on the track,
that il was here that she could lower her
mark of 2:0SA. made at two
weeks ago, and they were right. for in the
first heat a full second was clipped from
the record and the horse did not have 10
work hard to do it, either. Kentucky Union
was barred In the books. for 1T was felt.
that 1t was like burning money up TO offer
any sort of a bet against her. With her
barred Pat l.. brought 4 to 9. Miss Nelson
3 to 2 and Piletta 3 to 2 Kentucky Union
got away from the field in the first jump
from the wire. She led all the way, with
Pat l.. and Piletta fighting for the place.
The former got it by a length. The OFFICIAL
lows: Quarter, :3lls: half, 1:03; t~hree-quar-
ters. 1875: mile, 2:07L.
The second heat was almost a repetition
of the first. Kentucky Union won by three
lengths and Pat L. took the place from
Piletta by a length. Piletta broke at the
start and again in the back stretch. She
would have made short work of Pat L. and
would have given the grand sorrel a hard
battle If she had behaved well. The quar-
2:07%.
The third heat was a little slower than
the former two. Pat L.. had second money
won and only had to beat the flag in. BY
laying up he gave Miss Nelson a chance to
get third money by beating Piletta for the
place. This Miss Nelson was able to do on
account of Piletta's bad behavior. Piletta
left her feet twice in the heat. and, though
she showed great speed, she could not re-
cover the ground lost by the breaks. She
finished third in the heat and fourth in the
winning. The summaries:
First race; 2:25 pace; purse 81. 900:
Pearl Onward. b. m. by On
ward (Scheer) ................ 3 i j i
Sherman Clay. CHI. g., by Clay
Dust (Bocock) ................... 2 2 3 3
Thorndine. b. s., by Chitthorn
-tllldenD L 4 4 4
Jim Simmons. br. g., by Young
Jim CThomas) ................- 4 3 2 2
l.. Il. Kitchener, br. s., by Gam
beta Wilkes Derry .......... 3 5 5 DIR
Time-2:12hs. 2:1112. 2:11A, 2:15, 2:10A.
Second race; 2:15 trot; purse 81. 600:
Fred b., br. g., by Reveille whit
-ney) L L
Newcastle, b. e., by Comedian
-tSpian) D D q
Celerrima, b. m, by Happy Medium
CIhomas) z b
Birdie Clay, r. M, by Jaybird
tSpearS) 4 D
Jimmie Hague, b.. g., untraced MA
CeyD % . .
Cut Glass. b. M. by Onward (Stout). 4 6 4
Tirne-2:15A, 2:1212, Ella.
Third race; PIP trot; purse 1900:
Kentucky Union, CHI. m. by Aber-
deem CEckers) j
Pat L.. b. h., by Republican Oash).. 2 2 4
Piletta, G. m. by Pilot Medium II
j. smith, 8 8
Russellmont, b. g., by Lord Russell
Prudden) DIR
Miss Nelson. br. m, by Norfolk
NCurtlS) 4 z
Time-2:07A, 2:O7%. 2:Os.