The herald., 1898-11-25
Thistle Club Has q Successful Meet.
Muff Distinguishes Himself.
Riders and Their Time

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is no gutter. While he did not win he cap
tured the time prize.
A. C. Muff's work in the mile events and
the two-mile handicap won him every race
| he entered. In the latter he succeeded in
passing all handicap men, winning with
comparative ease.
Ray Pipher and H. w. Robinson, in the
mile novice, also gave a good account of
themselves. Dean Cromwell was in his usual
good form.
The first event of the day was the first
heat of the mile novice, in which were en-
tered Martie Cohen, Milton Miller, II. w.
Robinson, Ford Russell and l.. w. Slocum.
| The start was even, but the boys showed a
decided inclination to loaf. Robinson cap
tured the heat in the slow time of 2:50, with
Milton Miller second, and L. w. Slocum
third.
The second heat brought out w. R. Alex
ander, w. Rounsefell, Walter Swesenger,
viii Sutton, Ray Pipher and Leo Beutler.
Before the start Referee Carl McStay
warned the boys that unless they made a
race and all rode to win he would bar them
from the final. Sutton set the pace and held
it until the third lap when he was passed by
Rounsefell and Pipher, the latter winning
the heat in 2:2S with Rounsefell second.
In the final Sutton, Miller, Rounsefell,
Robinson and Pipher lined up They went
to the quarter in 43 and the half in ICY
After passing the half Pipher took the lead,
passing the three-quarter post in lao. He
held the lead until near the stretch, where
he was beaten by Robinson, who crossed the
tape in 2:26, winning heat and race.
MILE, 2:30 CLASS
Only four started in the first heat of the
mile, 2:3O class. They were Dean Cromwell,
Fred Dee, Milton Miller and II. w. Robin
son. Miller took the lead from the start,
holding it until after the first quarter, which
was passed in 80 seconds. Cromwell then
jumped, passing the half in l:lSk, the
three-quarters in l:50 and the mile in 2:29.
Miller was second, with Robinson third.
Walter Swesenger, George A. Proctor, A.
a. Crossley, Leo Beuter and Carl Hassey
started in the second heat. The feature OF
this heat was the fight down the stretch be.
tween Hassey and Crossley, which resulted
IN victory for the former, who crossed the
tape in 2:23. The time by quarters was as
follows: Quarter SO, half l:1O, three-ouar.
ters l:48.
| The final of this race was one of the snap.
piest of the day. Hassey, who made such
a spendid showing in the second heat, was
looked upon as winner, but proved dis
appointment. In this heat the quarter was
ridden in OBS, the half in l:llh and the
three-quarters in las. After passing the
latter post it was anybody's race, to almost
the stretch. Where Cromwell, Proctor and
Bassey all tried to capture the plum. The
tape was crossed in the order named; time
2:22h.
MILE OPEN
Both heats of the mile open race were
without interest. In the first heat which
was between A. c. Muff, James G.. Todd
George A. Proctor and Bert Leslie, Muf
ION easily, with Leslie second time, first
quarter, 0:391a; half, l:l9%; three-quarters
l:55; mile, 2:27. The second heat went tc
Dean Cromwell in 227ls, with Robinson
| second
The last heat brought out Muff, Cromwell
Proctor, Bert Leslie and Robinson The
rien started we'll and remained punched ur
to the first quarter, which was ridden in
0:3SA. At the half Cromwell led in |: l3,b
with Muff close second, the others 6
wheels length in the rear. In this order
the three-quarters' mark was passed in
l:l3h. When opposite the grand stand
Auf. as though shot from a gun, forged
ahead, winning the race by five yards;
time, 2:22k.
ONE MILE FOR BOYS
In order to give the racers short breath
ing spell and the spectators Il change, the
management had induced Bob Aves, Fecio
Salvatore, VIII Sutton, Amos Wilson and
Ray Highland to ride fer glory, and the
amusement of those present. This race re-
suited in victory for Will Sutton, who
was the only boy on the track when the race
ended. The time for the mile was given as
2:3I, but those who witnessed tho event
declared the figure should read backward
MILE OPEN PROFESSIONAL
The mile open professional was the mile
event of the day, it being race from the
stayting tape to the finish. J. w. Austin,
W, NJ. Aldrich, A. T. Bell, F. G. Lacy and
R. d. Mussey were the starte2s. The men
got off well punched, with Mussey slightly
in the lead Around the first quarter Al
drich forged ahead and led to the tape in
OBS. On the turn Aldrich gave place to
Bell, who was followed closely by Austin
| WIN INlCy Il iSieti DcIlHu' III lllS OIueI
the half was made in lib. At the three
quarters post, which was reached in :5l1s
there had been little change in tReir posi-
tions. All were riding well, and all were
well punched. In the last lap Bell, Lacy
and Austin commenced forging ahead and
come down the stretch elbow to elbow
When less than fifteen yards from the tape
Lacy gained half wheel, and crossed the
line, beating Bell, who was second. The
time for the mile was 2:2lM, the fastest fol
the day.
PROFESSIONAL FIVE MILE HANDI
CAP
Fritz Lacy made one of the pluckiest
rides of his life in the five-mile professional,
| ding the distance in IA. 1t was the
general opinion that had he had a pace
maker he would have cut this time several
seconds Lacy and J. w. Austin were on
scratch: r. d. Mussey was given a handicap
of 200 yards; A. II Bell, 300 yards, and w
NJ. Aldrich, 400 After the first mile, which
was ridden by Lacy in 2:27, Austin dropped
out, leaving Lacy to fight it out. He sue
ceeded in passing Aldrich and Mussey, but
failed to overtake Bell, who won the race