The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-16
Lexington Results


Lexington, KY, Oct 15.-Today closed
the most successful meet in the history
of the Kentucky Horsebreeders' associa-
ton. The weather has been perfect, the
fields large, the sport clean and nearly
every race holly contested. More than
thirty stakes and purses, aggregating
over $4,000, were contested during the
ten days of the meeting, and heats
slower than 2:15 were the exception. In
fact in every race except one one or
more heats were faster than 2:15.
Beside the unfinished 2:2O pacing class
there were three fixed events on the
card today, the Stock Farm purse of S5,-
900 for two-year-old trotters, guaran-
teed by the Kentucky Stock Farm Pub
fishing company, the Blue Grass $4,000
for 2:19 trotters, and the Johnston for
2:24 trotters $1,000. -
The Indiana mare Indiana w5n the I'M
finished pacing race somewhat easily,
taking the last three heats of six heat
race and reduced her record to 2:11A.
Emily had no trouble in winning the
Blue Grass stakes, with the Gambetta
Wilkes mare Edmonia second and Pat
Watson third.
In the first heat of the Johnston stake,
Dare Devil and Little Edgar fought out
one of the fastest and greatest heats of
the meeting, Dare Devil winning by a
scant head in 2O9%. In the second heat
Dare Devil led we'll into the stretch,
when Little Edgar forged to the front
and won by one-half length, with Me-
dunn Wood good third. The third
heat was a repetition of the second. ex-
cept that Georgiana had moved up lit
tie. The fourth heat saw little Edgar
leading until the eighth pole in the
stretch, when Georgiana passed to the
front and won by a head Georgiana
led all the way in the fifth heat and
Won by narrow margin from Little
Edgar, with Medium Wood second.
1t was nearly dark when the three heat
winners came out for the final heat, and
after two scores they were sent away to
good start, Georgiana taking the lead
at the quarter, with Little Edgar push
ing her hard, winning the heat by a
scant half length
In the meantime the Kentucky Stock
Farm stake for 2-year-olds had been
trotted, Jamie T. winning easily. In The
last heat she smashed the worlds 2-year-
old race record for fillies by making the
mile in 2:14, winning first and fourth
moneys, in addition to which George Full
Ter earned $500 for being the breeder and
5000 for being the driver of the FLY.
jamie T. is by the Hermitage stud stall
lion Bow Bells, and could have trotted
today in 2:13.
Summarizes.
2:20 Glass, Pacing, Purse 81 900 (three
heats neutrality-suspicious. won fourth,
fifth and sixth heats and race. Best
time. 2:11A. Moral won second and third
heats Best time, 2:11A. White Hose
won first heat Best time, 2:12% Foot,
Clipietta, Anna Lee, The Shah, Fox
hound, Exploit, Medium and Tom Tag
CART also started.
The Blue Grass Stakes for 2:19 Trot-
ters, $2,000-Emily won in straight heats.
Best time, 2:111a. Edmonia, Pat Wat
son, Curta, DIR. Robinson, Duffor and
Tuna also started.
The Johnston Stakes for 2:24 Trotters,
$2,000-Georgiana won fourth, fifth and
sixth heats and race. Best time, 2:12H.
Little Edgar won second and third heats
Best time, 2:10A. Dare Devil won first
heat in 2:09%. Red Star, Medium Wood,
Acker and Lady Medium also started.
Kentucky Stock Farm Purse, $1,000 for
2-year-old Trotters-Janie I. won in
straight heats. Best time, 2:14. Dutch
man, Charley Herr, Lady Geraldine,
Weghman and Katie also started.