The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-13
u0r TRoTTING AT LEXINGTON.
,,,rRICK CUT HIS RECORD AND
WAY THE LEXINGTON STAKE.

NIL $1,000 West stake Captured by
,nc Abbot-shermnn Clay, The
,,onI<. Heir-at-Lavv ana Caid Other
,,inncrs-TVvO FayOrites and Four
.ocopd Choices Win at LatOnia.
,,..uIt. at tho Aqueduct.
7.>ingt5n. KY, Oct. 12.-The racing was
.-ionally brilliant to-day After the
IAN # Monday the track was in perfect
.,,3tfion. and the weather warm and
clear
---s he'll called the horses for the first
event on the card at 1880 o'clock and the
unfinished 2:O9 pacing race was begun.
s,.rman Clay won without much effort
ra.4 the good 4-year-old from the Cation
stock farm, easily took the deciding heat
in che . IA trotting race. Little Edgar, the
orietna favorite, finished last
The flvorite, The Monk, had no trouble
in t3kius the first two heats in the Wal
nat Hall farm cup, but lost the third
heat OIL account of break. He won the
fourth neat handily.
The Hamlin stables The Abbot won the
West sake easily with Pearline c. sec
oad. Ben Kenney drove Marcus Days
2-vear-oId Limerick to victory in the lex
.ngton stake, after a bitter fight with
Ivoighman and Charley Herr. He cut his
record 10 2:l912.
The 200 class for PAGERS was the event
OF the day. as a speed exhibition. Heir
at-Law won the first, fourth and fifth
heats. after a scOrchins race with Bumps
and Planet, the latter taking the second
and third heats in terrific finishes.
In the 2:18 class for trotters, Doris
wilkes and Mackey each have one heat.
The attendance was about 5000 and the
betting was very heavy Summaries fol-
low:
Pa class, trotting, purse $1,000 1.-TWO
heats trotted Monday. Caid won in
straight heats. Best time 2:11. Emily,
Captain Jack, Sir Charles, Little Edgar,
Sing Warlock, Jay Hawker, and West
Wilkes also started.
2:U9 class, pacing, purse, $1,000, -four
heats paced Saturday and one Monday.
Sherman Clay won third sixth and sew
onth heats and race. Best time 2:08A.
Kansas won fifth heat in 2:11$4. Choral
won second heat in 2:O6 Bessie Bonehill
won fourth heat in 2:OS%. Gay Elite won
first heat in 2:07A Dan Q. Nottingham,
Nichol b., Miss Williams Anauias, Jave-
lin W. H. G., and Arlington, also started.
Walnut Hall cup for PIT class trotters,
$500 The Monk won first, second and
Eagle Flanagan won third heat in 2:13A.
Bird Woodford, Eager, Edmonia, Phlon-
dies Russell Wood, Tuna and Louise Mac
also started.
The West stake for 2:29 class trotters.
$1,000 The Abbot won second, third and
fourth heats and race Best time, 2:13.
Pearline c. won first heat in 2:141a. White
Points Georgiana Nancy Time, Acker-
land, May Fern, Nobby R. and Maidene
also started.
Lexington stake for 2-year-olds, $1,000.
Limerick won second and third heats and
race. Best time 2:1913. Weighman won
first heat Time 2:2O14. Charley Herr, Pic
1ure, Miss Duke and Alice Carr also
started.
2:O5 class, pacing purse, $1,5oO. Heir-at-
Law won first, fourth and fifth heats and
race. Best time 2O534. Planet won second
and third heats. Best time 2:0512. Bumps,
Pearl Onward, Directly and Palmyra Boy
also started.
2:1S class, trotting, purse $1,000 (unfnlsh-
ed). Mackey won second heat in 2:1315.
Doris Wilkes won first heat in 2:l415.
Kitty L., Captain Hanks, Bowery Belle
Baroness Marguerite, Robert B., Snow
ball, Zelica, Porter, ] F. Hanson, Albino
and Jack Miller also started.