The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-21


won, Muskalonge second, keenan,
third. Time: 49A.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 20-A
large crowd witnessed the third days
programme of the New Grand Circuit
races here today. There was some fine
racing and good time. The result in
the 2:15 pace and 2:15 trot were sur
prises. In the former event, Sherman
Clay was the favorite but Pearl On
ward was the steadier after the first
two heats, winning with comparative
ease.
In the 2:15 trot, Fred B stepped forth
and won three straight heats, although
he had not been counted as a. probable
winner. In the third heat Splan sent
New Castle for the heat, but was
pocketed in the stretch, on which he
claimed a foul, but it was not allowed.
The feature of the PIP trot was the
fast time, the race being conceded to
Kentucky Union before the start Pat
l. trotted a good second. Summaries:
2:15 pace. S1,000-Pearl Onward won,
Sherman Clay second, Thorndi4le third.
Best time-2:10%.
2:15 trot, $1,O0O-F'red B won, Newcas-
tie second, Birdie Clay third. Best
time-2:11A.
PIP tror, Grand Hotel stakes, $1,000
Kentucky Union won, Pat L second,
Miss Nelson third. Best tine-2:074.
INDEPENDENCE, Iowa, Aug. 20
Hail Cloud, by Herschel won the first
race, the 2:13 pace, today, from a big
field in the first, third and fourth heats.
/ The second heat was won by G A,
a good gelding by Colonel, who took a
mark of 2:0914, reducing his former rec
ord one second. Governor Strong took
the 2:16 trot in straight heats, Regret
! being the contending horse. In the 2:09
pace, Badge was winner and reduced
his record to 2:07A in the second heat,
going the last half in 1:01%. The first
heat unexpectedly went to Ella T. and
| the judges declared all bets on the heat
off Affrite took the next heat and the
/ favorite, Badge, captured the next two
and the race. Russell, Affrite's driver,
was taken out of his seat before the
/ last heat and G. A. Thompson substi-
! tuted, but the change did not affect the
result of the race, as Affrite made a
/ bad break in the stretch leaving Ella
! IT to drive Badge out in 2:0SA. Sum
maries:
2:13 pace, s., O0O-Hailcloud won. S G
A second. Lady Nottingham third. Best
time-2:091a.
PIG trot, 81 0O0-Governor Strong won,
Regret second, Judge Rice third. Best
! tiIne-2:124
200 pace, ,OoO-Badge won, Affrite
second, Ella T third. Best time-2:O7A.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Aug. 2O.-Three-
rourth of mile-Ella o won, San Ben
tia second, Vencedor third. Time
1:171a.
Mile and three-sixteenths-H Nc
Couch won, Fred Foster second, Mon
tell third Tnne-1:22.
Three-fourths of a mile-Charlie Reiff
won. Uncle Pat second, Pop Dixon
third. Time-1:171s.
Three-fourths of a mile-Johnny Nc
Hale won, Leader Ban second, Amelia
1 May third Time-1:143z.
One mile-Sycamore won, Jack Mar
tin second, Hot Spur third. Tine-1:44
Three fonrths of q, mile-Albert S
won. Imp. Paiadin second, George +
Smith third. Tine-1:1515.
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 2O.-Robert j.
did the trick today with his rival Frank
Agan, and while records were not
cracked. the track record was equalled
in the first heat. The second day Of the
grand circuit meeting here brought out
a. large attendance. The weather was
cool and pleasant, and the track in
excellent condition. The feature of the
day was the free-for-all pace, in which
| Robert j.. Frank Agan ana w. W. T.,
scored for the record.
Robert j drew the pole, and with the
distance without sky. Agan held to
his wheel, the half Tapped him in the
three-quarters and came into the
stretch with good lighting chance,
but the little gelding outfooted him for
the distance pole and won by a good
length in 1904, the track record.
The second heat was a repetition of