The record-union., 1897-10-06
The KENTUCKY
FUTURITY.
ThOme Carries Off the Big Stake
at Lexington.
Fastest Heat Ever Trotted in the State
Made During the Race.
Joe Patchen and Star Pointer Go
Against Time at the Ottumwa,
Ia, Traek-Races at San Jose,
Ventura, Aqueduct, Harlem,
Windsor and Latonia.


LEXINGTON Ry), Oct. 5.-The
twentyffth annual meeting of the
Kentucky Horse Breeders Association
began to-day. The crowd was large,
every State being represented by lead
ing breeders and track managers. The
track was good, without being especial
/ ly fast. The $4,000 Kentucky flu
/ turity for three-year- was hotly
contested in every heat except the last.
The eight young trotters were called
for the futurity at 2:30 o'clock. They
We're sent off on the first score, and
! Kinney took China Silk to the front at
/ once, closely pressed by Miss Della
/ Fox. She kept the lead all the way,
! and won the heat easily in 2:19, with
! Miss Della Fox second and Preston
/ third.
In the next heat China Silk again
! took the lead and kept it into the
stretch, where Preston came with a
rush, and trotting the last quarter in
81 seconds won handily in 2:13H, the
fastest heat ever trotted in this State
In the third heat the Montana mare
went to the front as usual. On the
turn Hickok took Thorne up to second
place, thereby putting Preston in a
pocket, from which he was unable. to
get out until the far turn was reached
He came fast through the stretch, and
won in a hard drive from Thorne, with
China Silk third.
The fourth heat was a facer for the
talent, as Thorne won by a head in
2:1415, with Phillips third.
In the fifth heat Fuller started to lay
Preston up, but changed his mind and
drove his colt the last quarter in 3012
seconds, but was beaten by Thorne.
Only the three heat-winners started in
the sixth, and Thorne led all the way,
and won handily by length.
China Silk was favorite before and
after the first heat. AS Preston had
won two heats he became first choice.
The betting shifted after Thorne had
won the fourth heat
The winner is a bay mare by Wilkes
Boy, dam Kincora by Mambrino Patch
en-, and was bred by T. c. Anglin of
Lexington, KY, who received $500 as
| the nOminator of the dam. Summaries:
Kentucky Futurity, value $1,000, for
three-year- r-olds, Thorne, b. f.. by Wilkes
Boy, dam Kincora (Hickolz), won the
fourth fifth and sixth heats. Time
2:14, 2:151a 2:1615. Preston won the
second and third heats. Time-2:13A,
2:1715. China Silk won the first heat
in 2:19 Phillips. Timbrel, Rect, Miss
Della Fox and Silver Lock also start
ed.
ing, purse $4,000, Bumps won in
ON O.0-
2:0615. Ananias second, Planet third.
Trotting, PIG class. purse 81 900, Lit
tie Edgar won in straight heats. Time
-2:121b, 2:141b 2:131a. Woodford Sec
ond, Guy third.
OTTUMWA Ia.), Oct 5.-Seven thou
sand people from this part of the State
saw Star Pointer and Joe Patchen go
against their own records at Williams
mile track to-day.
Star Pointer turned the trick in 2:01A.
against a strong wind blowing up the
stretch Owner Murphy says that con-
sidering the conditions, this is the fast
est mile ever made by Pointer Patchen
started out well, making the half in
100 fiat, but the second running horse
which picked them up at the three
quarters pole became unruly and scared
Patchen, who finished the mile in 2:O4.
Time by quarters, each horse: Point
er-0: 301a, 1:G012. 1901, 2:O1A. Patch
en-O:31, 100, 1:3O1I, 2:O4.
RACING AT VENTURA.
VENTURA, Oct. 5.-The Ventura
races opened to-day with an attend
ance of less than thousand, the
weather being threatening. Three
events were witnessed Summaries:
Trotting, purse $50. Nellie D. Long
worth (MacD won in straight heats
Time-2:36, 2:3415, 2:24. Ray w. sec
ond
Half mile dash, purse $50, Highland
Bell won, Yule second. Caroline Lem
on third Time-O;4915
Three-fourths of a mile, purse $3.50
Los Prietos won, Lady Hurst second,
Sea Spray third, Pescadero fourth Time
-1:14.
AT SAN JOSE.
SAN JOSE, Oct. 5.-Four fine races
were held at the County Fair to-day,
every event being hotly contested. In
both the 2:30 trot and the 2:19 trot
five heats were necessary. 1t was
poor day for the talent, only one ia
vorite landing first money, Osito, the
favorite, and Leonel, the second choice,
each took heat in the 2:30 trot, and
w. S. Maben's Joe then won the race
in three straight heats. The best time
was 2:1512. made by Osito in the sec
ond heat.
Neernut won the 2:19 trot. Palermo,
the favorite, and Our Jack each took
one heat. Neernut's time in the two
heats was 2:15 fat.
There were two running races, re-
sulting as follows:
Five furlongs, Masoero won, Elsie
Smith second, Nervoso third. Time
1:02
About a mile. imp Ivy won, Paloma-
cita second, Elmer F. third. Time
1:4sl5.
In the last race the favorfte Paloma-
cita was beaten by a short nose. the
finish being so close that several bets
were made as to which horse would be
given the decision.
AT AQUEDUCT.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-Results at
Aqueduct:
About seven furlongs. Previous won.