The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-07-02

as large as on the opening day |
saw yesterdays races at the driv-
ing park, and also saw the |
track trotting record lowered 3% Sec
onds from 2.20 by 14-year-old Bert |
Sheldon in the ee-for-all, who also |
duplicated his best previous mark of
2.16h.
Besides the open event there was a
224 pace, 2.25 trot and a half-mile
event for colts. The time in all the
events was very fast for the classes.
Leota c., &. m, (E. SMITH won the 2.24
pace, Bert Sheldon the free-for-all,
Medium Boy, b. h., &C. M. Barlow) the
225 trot, and Orange Leaf, b. g., Da-
vid James, the colt race.
Fred Smith the Buffalo starter, con-
tinued to catch the crowd by his good
work, applause frequently greeting his
admonitions and remarks to the driv-
ers The judges were David Tuers, of
Montclair N. j., and J. w. Houser, NJ
D., of TAYLOR.
224 PACE.
Out of fourteen entries for the 2.24
pace there were ten scratches: Macleay
Martin Clark). Ferida q. II. Cham
bers) Mark Anthony (W. H. ASH, Mil
(R. Westlake) Billy II. Gehighton
View FARM, Bellman IF. w. Cook),
Goldseeker CIV. c. Norton), +. w. II.
&C. L. Bellman) Cedella George
DUNN. A small but good field Of four
was left. Leota C had the pole and
Pine Knot second position in the first
heat, and the two never lost their
PAGES. Trixie Lee broke badly on the
rte CHI n
but was with the bunch at the finish.
Leota 9 got the heat by a nose from
Pine Knot. a half length ahead of
Trixie Lee, Kit Cloud last by eight
lengths. The quarter was made in 361a,
the half in 1.121a, the three-quarters in
1.49
Their next heat was the prettiest that
far in the day. They were sent away
in line on the second trial. Pine Knot
then gave a remarkable exhibition. He
was second on the first quarter, but
broke and fell back to last a dozen
lengths from Leota G in front. Though
forced to the outside he moved down
the field, collared Leota In the last run
home and the two came nose and nose
for the wire with TriXie Lee two
lengths awav. Leota and Pine Knot
whipped to the wire, the former win
ming the heat by a nose. Time: Quar-
ter, 361a; half 1.12; three-quar..rs, 1.49;
mile, 2.24A.
Leota c was never headed in the last
heat, but was only scant length ahead
of Pine Knot, second on the inside, a
half head before TriXie Lee third, and
Kit Cloud last. Time, 36A, 1.111a, 1.4SA,
224A.
SUMMARY.
2.2i pace, purse 5000.
Il. Smith. Wilkes-Barre.
Pine Knot, b. g. .........,............
Wright & Bro, Attention, n. j.
TriXie Lee, b. nl OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
r. Hentschell, Baltimore.
Kit Cloud, br. m. ..,................. 4 4
l.. A. Patterson, Carbondale.
Time, 2,254, 22il4, 2,2ih.
FREE -FOR-ALL.
Such good ones as Hal Pointer, Bert
Sheldon Bonita. Allen Dare. Elma and
| Veta started in the free-for-all trot
and pace. Bert Sheldon and Allen Dare
were the only trotters. 1t was agreed
that there should be no distance flag
in the hopes that the track pacing rec
ord of 215, made by Raven in a match
race with Hal Pointer last fall, would
217A by Tempest in competition sew
eral years ago.
After three bad starts w. c. Smith
driver of Allen Dare, was eau
toned that he would be fined ten
| if he again scored ahead of the
pole horse. They were sent away on
! the sixth trial in two strings, Bonita,
Hal Pointer and Elma being last. Veta
who had been acting badly at the post
was with Bert Sheldon, around the first
| turn, but broke in the back stretch and
| gave second place to Hal Pointer. The
| quarter was turned in "a and then be-
| gan a procession to the finish. Bert
| Sheldon easing in the drive home and
winning by a length, Hal Pointer
four lengths ahead of Veta. The half
was made in los, the three-quarters in
| 1.41% and the mile in 2.1S1a.
The time was quite a cut in the
track trotting record of 220 made by
| the famous Trinkett early in the track
history. She was driven at that time
by Gen" Turner. 1t was also close
to the Tempest record, but better was
| to come.
Three veterinaries were summoned to
examine Hal Pointer who was brought
on the track for the second heat. He
was pronounced to be suffering from
| prostration and on the advice of the
| three Veterinaries the judges allowed
! the horse to be withdrawn.
Bert Sheldon still further reduced the
track trotting record in the second
heat. Pressed by Veta he cut three
quarters of a second from the first
heat and finished in 2.17%, against the
trotting record of 2.20. They were sent
well away with Elma trailing by con-
sent. Allen Dare challenged Bert Shell
don on the first turn, but broke at the
head of the back stretch and gave way
to Veta. The quarter post was made
in 34A. At the half it was 100, Bert
Sheldon a half length ahead of Veta.
Bonita trailing four lengths away.
The order was the same in the back
stretch, the three-quarters showing at
LA. The fastest quarter of the race
so far was made to the wire in 33%
Bert Sheldon winning by a nose from
Veta, with Allen Dare three lengths
away, Elma a bad last and Bonita pull
ed up in the back stretch with a tire
off the sulkey.
Record smashing in the previous
heats was overshadowed in the last
heat when the big black Bert Sheldon
equalled his own mark of 2.16A and did
1t on a track sixty-eight feet over the
mile-and reduced the track record 3A
seconds. 1t was a wonderful perform
ance for the honest old campaigner and
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