The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-16
SURPRISES AT THE TRACK.
Unexpectedly Fast Time and Some
Exciting Finishes Made.

The attendance upon the races yesterday
was sufficient to almost fill the vast grand
stand and line the fence with a crowd al
most to the Administration building. Again
the weather was just right, hot, with
scarcely breath of wind, and the track
could not have well been in better condi-
ton The races proved full of surprises
to those acquainted with the horses. They
opened their eyes when Persenette, who had
never before won heat, had an easy thing
among the pacing colts, but they were more
surprised when Dick Hubbard, a horse that
proved Of no value at all last year, took
record of 2:O9a4 in the trot.
There is a vast amount of laying up
in these races. The Lexington and Louis
VILE purses have not closed yet, and drivers
are not eager to get their horses up in the
higher classes that would knock them out
of the chance at the money hung up there
Spann was careful to keep New Castle
within the money without giving him rec
ord, and Lapham had hard time keeping
Quickly from taking the second heat of the
2:25 pace.
PERSENETTE'S FIRST RECORD.
The 2:25 pace, the first race on the card,
went to Persenette, "a black four-year-old
mare. in two straight heats She had never
campaigning two seasons, for the most part
on half-mile tracks. The first heat was
procession, but in the second Quickly was
showing such disposition to overtake the
mare near the wire that Lapham had to pull
hard to hold him back. Quickly is three
year-old, without record Summary:
The 2:25 pace; purse $500:
Persenette, blk. M, by Oneida (Ianes) 1
Quickly b. 60 by Hummer (Lapham).. 2
Rex Abdallah. b. s., By Abdallah Bruce
Miwood. c. e., by votary icleiandj. 3
Teah. b. ma, by Wilkeswoode QHoff-
Fanchon, b. M, by Petoskey (critch
Held) ........ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
Edward O., b. g., BY June Mont del
annie niEsf Lee, br. M, by Alfred G. 5Boycej
Spanish Boy, b. s., by Madrid (StouD.. 8 IL
Russell Patchen, S. g., by Bourbon
]. W. s., b. S. by Aimont (Wiisonj III 10
Fannie Gardner, b. NJ, By Edict (Sher-
D w9Dg G. e. BY Red jacket Martinj dis lis
Besiege, b. g., by Cecelian (Martin). Dis
Time-2:15l4, 2:l6A.
THE ZIP TROT
The 212 trot was the most interesting
race that has been pulled off on the track
this week. 1T had in 1t such good cam
paigners as New Castle, Caid and Fred D.,
but Dick Hubbard gave them all a surprise.
He took a tremendous lead in the first
heat and held it until the last quarter,
when he broke ANONYMOUSLY and fell away
back, leaving the heat to Fred D. This
heat almost gave a case of heart disease
to Dick Splann, who was trailing along
with New Castle working for easy second
money. When Dick Hubbard broke he had
a heap of trouble getting behind Fred y.
In the second heat the pace was pretty hot
and Splann did not begin to move up the
stretch in time. Hubbard took the heat in
fast time, but Splann could not get better
than third. He did the same thing in the
third heat. which went to Hubbard by three
lengths. Splanns horse, New Castle, is
probably the best in the race but his owner
is not ready for q record yet. Summary:
The 2:12 trot purse, 500:
Dick Hubbard, b. h, by Allendorf
Fred B., br g., by Reveille CWhitneyj 10 Is
New, Castle, b. g., by Comedian
Abnet, b. m. by Embassador iWestj Z
Russellmont, b. g.. by Lord Russell
Pat Watson, b. S. by silver. Plate
King " WEariocK. c. s, by warock
Ben b. B. e. by Rgwood cMorrisj ii
West Wilkes. br. g.. by Homan,
jaime EMS Shelton 5'' eR. M. by Ashland
caid, Dr. $, 'i BY IA Highwood cWiiieyj... p
| Red Star, b. s., by Red Wilkes Dick
l
New, b. g., by Fergus McGregor
(idOuSlOn) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. il 10
George G.. b. g. by Alright (Pollitt)10 Y IA
Time-2:l0a4, 2:0924, 2:10%.
A WARM PACE.
The last race, the All pace, proved
warm one. Horsernen were ready to ex-
pect anything of it, for there were twenty
one horses in it, with half a dozen bad
actors and as many farmer drivers. They
we're not little surprised then when after
lot of uresome scoring the bunch started
around the turn like shot The pace was
red hot, the first quarter being made in
:S0l2 and the half in Lo2A They reached
the last quarter In 1854, when the drivers
seemed to realize what they were doing
ana they came webbing up the stretch like
Ice wagons at a 2:20 gait. Even al that
Belle West, who was a fairly easy leader
though arlene Wilkes stayed at her wheel
made the mile in 2:10lt The second heat
was not started at 50 fast a clip. but there
| was driving finish that crowded Bella
West very closely Summary:
2:l7 Pace; purse, 5000:
| Belle West, b. IT. by Double Stride
tSlHHonsl Observation-Disclosures.
Light star oh. s.. by Omega MAR
shelI) ;.,..:......
| Arlene Wilkes. c. m, by Hambleto-
man Wilkes tMcLean) ................2 9
Knot Allen b. S., by Allendorf Elder
Irax. b g., by Artillery Coleman. 3
Sport, s.. s., by Black Diamond
tCombesl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Brown Pilot, br. s.. by Red Pilot
tbeaIusleyl 49,; -: ..,;:;........