Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-07-08
ANGRY CROWDAT The FINISH.
DGES' DECISION IN THE FINAL
EVENT JEEBED.
Zen Swarmed OVER the stands shout
ing With Rage When Ii Was
Announced That Pat :. Had
Won over Wild Tartar.

terday brought a crowd of excited men
hoOting about the judges stand when Pat
s. was announced a winner over Wild
Tartar. the latter horse. according to the
Judges decision. finishing second. The two
horses were equal favorites in the boOkies'
odds. although the bulk Of the money prob
ably was laid on Wild Tartar at 2 TO l.
There was a field of nine horses in the
event. When the list Of jockeys was card
ed Curry. a stable hand. was up on Wild
Tartar and the betting opened on the
horse at 3 10 ]. Later the mount was
changed 10 Singleton and the odds imme-
diately slumped to ? TO /. The talent re-
garded Tartar as a choice article and the
fact that Singleton was TO ride increased
the betting at the diminished odds. Pat
s. was also looked upon as a formidable
factor in the race and considerable money
went up on him. The field was a large one
and the odds ranged from 80 10 l down.
= ward. and some money was scattered on
he long shots.
Nwhen the flag fell. Harmony. a : 10 ?
%. cut out the running for the first
with Paskola, at ; 10 I. trailing. The
Pr horses were well punched and with
little better judgment on the part OF
We won the race, as on the turn at the
ree-qUarters he permitted his mount to
ct pOcketed and the horses were racing
round the Twelfth street turn before he
was enabled to urge Tartar ahead Of the
bunch. Tartar. Pat S. and Paskola turned
into the stretch almost in a lump, with
Pat S. holding the advantage.
II was a dingdOng race down the stretch.
Tartar working ysliantly "a. overcome the
gain made by Pat s. while the former
horse was travelling in the ruck. When
the animals passed the north end OF the
stand Tartar was less than half a length
behind Pat SIS nostrils and gaining stead
fly. When the horses shot under the wire
Pat S. still held the lead. but only by a
short head. Looking at the finish from
the north end of the stand and taking
into consideration the steady gain that
Tartar was making on Pat s, there was
reason to believe that Tartar had won. but
there can be no doubt that Pat s. went
under the wire first and the award of the
Judges was made on the true ending of the
race.
However. when the result had been an
nounced. the crowd came swarming up 10
the fence near the judges stand and. mis-
taking the reporters for the judges. began
20 scream to them 10 give the race to the
horse that won, you are afraid Of Stew
art. Tartar. Tartar won cried the
crowd. Men came running down the grand
stand to the railing and the incessant call
ing Of the crowd grew nOisier and more |
emphatic. A special police force had been
detailed for yesterday and the officers.
gripping their clubs. moved about among
the sweltering. simmering throng and eau |
TONED the angry men TO be quiet. Grad
ually the cries died away and slowly the
people began leaving the park. finally con- |
WINGED by those who had sat opposite the
wire that Tartar had lost the race.
The haunting cry of the crowd that /
you are afraid Of Stewart had reference |
20 a lively round of isticuffs at the entrance |
TO the park Tuesday evening. In the Fourth
of July hurdle race Pat s. had beaten King |
Elm. the favorite, after the latter had Sc
cured a safe lead in the race. There was
no doubt but that Jockey McCue had pulled
his mount and the judges Omp declared |
the race on to the entire satisfaction of
the crowd. which favored square sport. II
was limited in the stands Tuesday that
Stewart. owner of Pat s.. had said ne would
secure the stakes Of the hurdle event or
make trouble, but nothing was thought of
IT at the time. When Judge Pettus left the
grounds at about Z o'clock he was accom-
panied by Policeman Rebencamp. John
Stewart started threateningly toward Judge
Pettus and was warned away by the Off
ser an angry war OF words followed and
the officer struck Stewart. and I'm d moment
they were tangled up In a rafting mill. Bob
Stewart and Bob Forester joined in the
melee, and the officer had his hands full
until J. F. Riley came to his assistance.
Other officers appeared and the Stewards
got the worst of the fight. Judge Pettus
went away unscathed and the affair died
down without any arrests being made. Yes
terday a number of special police were de-
tailed at the park. as the word had gone
out that the Stewards intended to break up
the meeting However. no attempt to car
~. the threat into execution was made. and
trlendS OF the stewards denied any such in
tention. John Stewart said yesterday he
did not intend TO assault Judge Pettus when
the trouble came up outside the gate.
Altogether. the day was a pretty bad one
for fsvorites. not one landing ahead of
the money. The first race went TO Laura
= s AAfAaEAAOA !. Httblus ana AlIAURIA 1
third. Starbeam won the money I'm the sec
ond race. Lulu Fry second. Derby Maid /
third. The third event went to Ettarre,
Melody second, COnfessor third. Walken-
shaw was an odds-On favorite in the fourth
race. but landed in the ruck. while I'm
petro won the money: No Pull second. and
GalgO third. And then came the last event.
with the noSing finish to the crowds fog
horn accompaniment. The summaries:
First race-SiX furlongs. Laura F. 10
(Singleton), 5 to 2. won: Metaphor II. lOi
tAlen(s 10 TO / second: Altadena. ITO (Will-
iaHsl, 3 to !, third. Tins 1;1e. Typewriter.
Daisy Stroud, Pearlie Mills. Lulu s.. Lucy
bette and Burnt Foot also ran.
Second race-Six furlongs. Starbeam, 10
.turr9 to 2 won; Lula Fry. ll2 Single
deboeD. 3 to I. third. Time. lis. Wick. Lulu
T. Ella T. Artless and Albertine also ran.
Third race-Six furlonEs. Ettarre. lG7
CSingleton), ; TO ?, won; Melody, 10 Cor
nerD. ; to >. second; Confessor, lNi Sim
Republica. Bill Powell and Hardin also ran
Fourth race-Seven furlonEs. ImDetro. %
Ct. Norris. 10 TO l. won: No Pull. aS NeaD,
B TO 2, second: GalPo. % Corner. : to l.
third. Time. l:32ie. Zephyrus. Walkenshaw.
Hungry Hill, Jack Of Hearts and WickIine
also ran.
Fifth race-Cne and one-sixteenth miles.
Pat S..105 Corner. . TO l. won: Wild Tartar,
jog (Singleton). 3 to l. second; Paskola. 1O2
Vampire. Sir Archer. Jess Matthews. Har-
mony, Darwin WedgeT God and Hoax also
ran.
Entries for Thursday:
First race-Niue-sixteenths of a mile: SELL
ing, Maid of Aaron. l0I; Orensa. 100. Miss
Speaks. 100: Sadie NJ, l07: Frank Nichols.
l02: Gold Leaf. 1O7; Folloday. 100: Dan
Meeks. Jr.. 100; Clara n. l07.
Second mile. Pauline NJ
JOB; Lady Madeline. 103. Carnival. ld3: CLAIR
india, l1n. Frenchford. 100. Ups and Downs.
106; Banrica, 1o6; Fernando. 100; Bob Ross.
los.
Third race-Eleven-siXteeuths OF a mile.
Lee Stanley. l02; Swiftly. loo. Pat Gore. los:
Alhertine. -, Barney Aaron. Jr-. 81: Hi
menia, 10; Nick Carter. 100: Adalina. 95:
l02.
Fourth race-One mile. Harmony. 90:
Never Mine. lol. Impetro. q. Liberati. I0q:
Zephyrus. 81. Margaret Z. -. Trixie. IO4.
Helen Wilmington. 81. Lulu T. 20.
Fifth raCe-Thirteeu-SiNteenths OF a mile.
Rebel Hii, 10: Charlie NeWlee. IO7: Little
Thorn, 10. J. r. COuts. lO7. RoSsmOre. lO7:
Service. IL: Spoon. lO7: Archy Mckay. sS;
Starbeam, l65.
Results ut Oakley.
Cincinnati. O.. July Racing at Oakley
to-day was confined TO large fields of in
ferior quality. Three out Of six favorites
in getting first past the wire.
Governor Boies. the odds-ou favorite in
the second race. was easily beaten hv
Asaph. who won an the way. Camper
down, very heavily backed. finished out