Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-29

third heat between wigaletta and Fannie
Putnam. The latter went from the wire
ahead and Wigaletta was p~ocketed clear
past the quarter. The gray mare went around,
however. and was nearly neck and neck
with Fannie Putnam at the half, 1t was a
race all the way in. Mcdowell let out a
length and Fannie Putnam showed daylight
between herself and her rival. At the three
quarters Wigaletta went faster and had the
other mare beat at the distance. She was
two lengths ahead under the wire. 1t was
a procession for all the others till the home
stretch was reached. when a hot fight oc-
CURED between J II p, Lulu Lobasco and
Brightnight for a place. Lulu Lobasco won
out. The time was even better than that of
the previous heat, 2;1i%.
shuts Out Several.
The fourth heat was a great race. Its
feature was the running Of ] II h, who
held the lead of the bunch until the head of
the home stretch. Fannie Putnam was a
good second all the way around. and the
grey Wiggaletta was a bad third. All the
others strung along behind. At the last
turn Wiggaletta gave a surprising squirt
OF speed and outpaced both the others on
the turn, although she had the outside posi-
ton. Looking as a sure winner and a
length ahead of Fannie Putnam, she broke
opposite the distance Tag. Fannie Putnam
promptly forged ahead and went under the
wire lengths 10 the good. Wiggaletta re-
covered in time to get second and J II b
was third. All the rest, four, were dis
tanced.
The windup heat was a hot one. Fanny
Putnam. Wiggaletta and J II B-they went
to the quarter in that order with daylight
between them. Both the hindermost horses
/ 70 mo lin fast and at the half Wippalptta was
a neck to the good, with the other two even.
] II b then jumped ahead, but Fannie Put
nam was given an extra squirt and at the
tbrec-quarter pole she and J II b were neck
and neck, with Wiggaletta a couple of
lengths behind. Wiggaletta got a wiggle on
herself at this stage and at the head of the
stretch went ahead of both the others.
Fannie Putnam was driven hard by Nc
Dowell. but could not cut the mustard, and
Wiggaletta came in a winner, with Fannie
Putnam a length behind. J II b was a poor
third. That was the way the money was
divided.
Inst on the Card.
The concluding race of the card was the
2 :35 class trot, with the following entries:
Mabel Wilkes. b. m, Empire Wilkes Wick
ersham), f. e. Wickersham, Omaha; b c,
br. G., Bourbonage CTapp), Charles Tapp,
st. Joseph, Mo; Hooper, b. h., Ashland
Wilkes (Beerup), E. NJ. Owen, Colorado
Springs, Colo; Querist, b. g., Mascot INC
Avoy). ]. v. Collins. Anaconda, Mont.
Vert, b. g., Williams (Bocock), p. l.. Clark,
st. Joe stables, st. Joseph, Mo.
The first heat was a procession. The
favorite, the Querist. broke shortly after
leaving the wire and b G jumped forward
with a big lead and came under the wire
an easy winner. Querist reached the quar-
t., L., fn,rtb ,lnca hut oyorhntloI both
Hooper, who had been second, and Mabel
Wilkes at the three-quarters and was sec
ond easily. Hooper was third and Mabel
Wilkes and Vert were both distanced. The
time was very good, 2:l51a.
The second heat was a much better, faster
and prettier race. with only Hooper, B c
and Querist in it. B c started at the head
and seemed to be the defeated at the quar-
ter, for he was several lengths to the bad
and appeared to be stepping on his toes.
He Immediately commenced to chase b C,
however, and at the three-quarters had
overtaken him. AS the homestretch was
reached the Montana horse kept forging
ahead by inches until he widened his lead
to a length when he passed beneath the
wire. The best time of the day was made
in this heat-2:14a.
In the third Querist led to the turn, where
he broke and B C went to the lead. Querist
rushed up, but at the half he went up in
the air again. B c got a lead that he kept
up to the wire, coming in three lengths
, to the good.
, Querist had no trouble in getting the
fourth. B G was an easy leader till the
:, quarter, but ,Querist commenced to creep
= up and at the half was even with him. The
, Montana horse gained at every stride after
that and logged in lengths ahead. Hooper
was a poor third all through the race.
i, The fifth heat was won easily by Querist,
who beat out B C at the quarter and led
all the way to the wire, winning by a dozen
lengths. B C fell down at the half and
. Hooper beat him out for second money. The
{ money went to Querist, B C and Hooper
=, in the order named.
Sammaries.