The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-31
HOLTON RACES.
Five Thousand People Attend
ON Topeka Day.
Free-FOr-AIl Pace a DisappOint-
ment.
is A BREAK DOWN
Of One of the FavOrites and
Other Was Beaten.

Of One of the FavOrites and
Other Was Beaten.
A Large Attendance From To-
peka.
Holton, July 21.-By means of special
trains being run from various points,
the management at the Holton races
succeeded in getting a very large at
tendance. which was about 5000. Ev-
cry business man in Holton took an ac-
tive interest in the success of this meet
ing, and by all pulling together they OBJ
tanned, considering the size of the town.
phenomenal attendance. The special
train from Topeka hauled five coaches,
and they were well filled.
The great free-for-au pace for the
$1,000 stake proved to be a disappOint-
ment and the most unintereSting race
that has been given so far. From the
records of the horses entered in this
race, it was expected that the track
record of 2:09A, held by Laura t,
would be lowered, but the fast PAGER
Strathbury was lame and Ella T. was
not in first class form. These two were
the favOrites and much was expected
from them.
The 2:29 trot was a pretty race. The
Topeka people expected Mr.. RandeH'S
horse Reckless would be able to win,
although Tall Leon was an unknown
quantity to most of them. He was in
fine form and showed a, capacity to trOt
this track in 2:15, so that he landed the
first money in straight heats easily, al
though Reckless trotted him hard in
the third heat. While Reckless is not
one of the horses noted for extreme
bursts of speed, he is an honest race
horse and always wears we'll in the race
doing his best work usually in the
fourth or fifth heat.
The summary of the races is as fol-
lows:
Tall Leon, b. h, by Talmage,
(Sain) ......-:...... .;;-.-....-.d
Reckless, g. g. CRansdelD.........3
Lucy Cotton, b. m. (SpeeC .......2
McBeach, b. h. Daily ....-.......4
Shadeland NOrward, g. g. (Rob-
insOn) n)-....... .-......----..-.-.-6
Helen. b. m. (Jarvis) ..............5
Czarina, b. m. (BOOmer) ...-.....7 6
Time 2:211a; 2;21; 2:21.
In the free -for-a1 pace, which was
the next race called, Ella T. took the
pressed by Strathbury. When they
came up for the second heat, Strath
bury was so lame that his driver
was unable to get him on his stride. He
seemed very unwilling to go, but when
the word was finally given after much
! scoring, he started off very courageous
ly for a short time, but before he reach
ed the half mile pole he gave it up and
3
his distance. Daisy Despair was left
at the pole She acted very badly as
| usual in scoring, and Mr.. Delaney was
unable to move her away at all when
| the word was given. Ella T. took this
| heat in the fastest time in the race.
| Judge Hurt took second place, Otto w
third, Billie the Twister fourth, and
| Dandy o. fifth. In the third heat Ella
| T won again with Billie the Twister
! close second. In the fourth heat Ella
! T. and Judge Hurt cut out all competi-
I 4 f11c
front and took the next three heats.
The following is the summary:
Second race, free-fOr-aH pace. Purse
| 81 900.
| liam M.Hiu CCampbelD.3 3 1 1
Ella T, g. m by Almont
CTiIden) ..........-...:.2 2
ot9o sPeTEy9 wy. f5-,;,ii b. $ 5rappj 4 : Or
Dandy O.. b. g, ct. Err
yin) .;......-.i..-.. ,;.:..6 d
berry, CTyler) .........1
Daisy Despair, G. m CDe-
7an9s' Tims. 2:ii: 2:io5l; 2:l6; 2:1a1z; 2:1s;
! 2:131h.
AS predicted yesterday there was
! trouble in the 2 year old trot. When
| the first heat was trotted in 2:3712 the
| Judges at once knew something was
| wrong, exactly what, they were unable
| to decipher, as they knew that both
! Silverine and Lady Bird could handily
| beat 2:3O, but SilVerine was allowed to
| take the heat in very slow time.
Hastings went out the second heat to
win, and when he landed the heat in
! 1927 with Lady Bird a close second, both
\ going the mile better than 2:30, it was
| clear that both SiIverine and Lady Bird
/ had been pulled during the first heat.
| Their drivers were warned to do better
! the next heat and the bets were declar-
/ ed off.
The judges seriously considered TAX
! ing both drivers down, but concluded
/ to await the result of the next heat, and
| if they were convinced that there was
any more fraudulent driving, that they
would declare the heat off, calling it no
| heat and put up new drivers.
This was not what either Bannerman
| or Leach wanted, as they did not care
! to have strangers up behind their colts,
and drove all the way round. Hastings
won the heat in 2:25. Silverine went
| the mile in 2:2S and Lady Bird in 2:29.
The following is the summary of this
| race;
Third race, 2 year old trot, mile heats
| two best in three. Purse $50
| Hastings, b. s., by Norcatur
siiverine. b f, by Pilgrim.
Lady Bird, b. f., (Bannerman) 2 8
| Duke Russell, s. 5, (Sutliff) ....-4 5
| Edward F. Bell, b. h., (Bliss) ....5 4
Helen Hill, G. f., (CampbelD. D.-..7 7dr.
Time, 2:3772; 2:27; 2:25-
The mile novelty was not well under
stood by the audience, as the score card
| makers, by mistake, called it a mile
| dash, and when the horses got strung
out and many of them quitting after
right to do, it was thought to be farce
and but few of the horses when they
! started intended to drive for the full
mile. as it is rarely that a running
/ horse is good for both a unarfer and