Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-09-09
Gunsauius Wins the 2:1S Trotting Race
leap Race the Attraction Friday.

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First money went to Hazel b., second
money to Nettie and third money to
Eunice.
The following horses entered the 2:1S
trot: Gold Standard, owned by Gerald
Travis, of Stilwell; Jalisco, 5. f. Nicely,
of Goshen; Red Star, Nathan Cooper, of
Valparaiso; GunsauIus, Seller, Brough-
er II VAIL, of Bremen; Nero, E. n.
West, of South Bend. The race by
heats was as follows:
First heat-Mero, first; Red Star,
second; Gold Standard, third; Gunsaul-
US, fourth; Jalisco was withdrawn.
Time, 2:22.
Second -Gunsaulus, first; Red
Star, second; Gold Standard, third
Nero fourth. Time 2:224.
Third heat unsaulus, first; Nero,
second; Gold Standard, third; Red Star,
fourth. Time 2:224.
Fourth heat-Gunsaulus, first; Nero,
second; Gold Standard, third; Red Star,
fourth. lime III u.
First money went to Gunsaulus,
second to Nero, and third to Gold
Standard.
There was some controversy as to the
last heat. Nero came under the wire
first by neck but as this horse started
on run and broke twice during the
heat, Gun ssulus was awarded the heat.
Friday afternoon the following horses
entered the 2:30 pace: Countess L.,
owned by j. c. Bair, Stilwell; Silver
Prince, owned by Philip Waltz, of
Three Rivers, Mich; Major d., owned
by &. E, Dunkelberger, of Knox; Media
Medium, owned by G. c. Gemberling,
of South Bend; and Jim b., owned by
NJ. Bachelor, of Buchanan, Mich.
The first heat resulted as follows:
Silver Prince, first; Major d., second;
Media Medium, third; Jim b., fourth /;
Countess L.. fifth. Time, 1854.
The second heat resulted as follows
Silver Prince, first; Countess L., second.
Jim b withdrew and Major ID. and
Media Medium fell, demolishing the
driving carts. Time, 2;23.
Friday maintained its reputation as
being the unlucky day of the week at
the race track. Accidents were there
in abundaT ce. Media Medium and
Major ID. fell on the third turn in the
track, but horses and drivers escaped
without serious injuries. Media
Medium won the race, Notwithstanding
her skinned knee.
The third heat of the 2:30 pace re-
suited: Media Medium. first: Countess
second; and Silver Prince, third. Time
2:371z.
Fourth heat-Meda Medium, first;
Major D., second; Silver Prince, third
Time 2:314.
Fifth heat-Meda Medium. first;
Silver Prince, second; Major d., third
Time 2:2914.
First money went to Media Medium,
second money to Silver Prince, third
to Major d.
The handicap race was full of inter
est and excitement. DR.. Reynolds and
his horse had sort of tusseling match
preparatory to the race, resulting in the
doctor landing squarely on the equine's
back. No serious injuries resulted
however.
The horses entered in this race were:
RewOOd. ID. &. Smith NutwoOd
Little Eva Nolan Bros, Argos
Helen Sprague. C. l. Morris, plymouth
Wapella Wilkes B. III. ShIreman, Argos
Lily. G.. 5. Cleveland, Plymouth
Montgomery. j. M. Sherwood, Bourbon
Antoinette i. . . DR.. Reynolds. Plymouth
Jim Bailey. Jas. Schultheiss, Plymouth
The heats resulted as follows:
First eat-Montgomery, first; Wa
pells Wilkes, second; Helen Sprague,
third; Jim Bailey, fourth; Antoinette,
fifth; Lily, sixth; Rewood. seventh;
Little Eva. eighth. Time 2:514.
Second heat-Wapella Wilkes, first
Montgomery, second; Antoinetts, third
Jim Bailey, fourth; Little Eva, fifth;
Helen Sprague. sixth; Rewood, seventh
Lily, eighth. Time 2:52.
Third heat-Jim Bailey, first; An.
tionette, second; Wapella Wilkes. third
Little Eva, fourth; Helen Sprague
fifth; Montgomery, sixty; Lily. seventh;
RewOod, eighth. Time 2:5l.
Fourth heat:-Jim Bailey, first; Re-
WOOD, second; AntOinette, third; Wa
pells Wilkes. fourth; Montgomery, fifth;
Little Eva, sixth; Lily, seventh; Helen
Sprsgue, eighth. Time 2:59H.
Darkness made it necessary at the
close of this heat to postpone the race
until Saturday morning.
Only one heat was required that
morning, resulting as follows: Jim
Bailey, first; Reywood, second; Little
Eva, third; Antoinette, fourth; Mont
gOmery, fifth. Time FAB. First money
was given to Jim Bailey.