The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-13
RACING At LEXINGTON
DISASTROUS DAY FOR FAvoRITEs AT
THE BREEDERS MEETING.
Bessie Owens. Birch Twig, Hans Nc
GreggOr, Miss sidney and Anacon-
da the winners of the Prizes.

LEXINGTON. Ky, Oct 12 = After an
other days postponement on account of a
wet track, the Kentucky Trotting-horse
Breeders Association resumed its meeting
at 10 o'clock this morning. With the weather
cool and clear and the track in good condi-
ton and getting faster as the racing pro-
crossed, split heats and the bowling over
of the favorites were the marked features.
The first event was the unfinished 2:27 class
for trotters, in which Maggie Lass won the
first heat and Bessie Owen the second on
Monday. Bessie Owen took the third and
fourth heats in easy style, the favorite,
Will Lane, acting badly and being distanced
in the last heat.
The second race was for 217 PAGERS, in
which Joker Patchen was the favorite at
70 against 40 for the field. Joker Patchen
forged to the front in the stretch and raced
to the wire with Lily of the Valley, the
latter winning the heat. Lily of the Valley
also took the second heat by head from
Edgar Ross, who was second. with Birch
Twig close third In the third heat Birch
Twig took the pole on the first turn and won
it by a length from Harry Cozzens. Birch
Twig, Harry Cozzens ard Miss Edith raced
hard all the way in the fourth, Birch Twig
winning by neck. Birch Twig won the
fifth heat easily, with Harry Cozzens Sec
ond.
There were fourteen starters in the third
race, the PIP class for trotters Georgianna
was the favorite at 50 to 100 for the field,
but made no move to take the first heat
which was won by ]. B. D. in a head-and-
head finish from Alves, with Hans Nc
Gregor close third. J. b. D. led to the
three-quarters In the second heat, closely
pressed pressed by 3; A sr and Hans McGregor. Hans
stretch and held it to the wire by an open
length Alves second. Georgianna, the
favorite, made bid for the third heat and
beat Aldrich out in a driving finish. Hans
McGregor won the fourth heat from Geor-
gamma in a drive Aldrich third. Hans Nc
Gregor took the fifth with ease from AID
rich, giving the talent another dump.
sixteen horses scored for the fourth race
the "a class for trotters. Marguerite was
the favorite 2 to l, over the field. Harry
length. In the second Marguerite came
fast in the stretch and was only beaten an
eyeiash Miss Sidney took the third heat in
a whipping finish with Lillian M. and Sparta
rex Marguerite was drawn on account of
lameness before the fourth heat, which was
an easy thing for Miss Sidney; Lillian M
second. Miss Sidney also won the fifth heat
The chief event of the day was the 2:O4
pace, in which Directly sold in the pools
at 80 to 50 for the field. Rubenstein and
Bumps set the pace until the stretch was
reached, when Directly and Anaconda had a
whipping contest to the wire, the judges Civ
ing the decision to- Directly The second
heat was won by Anaconda In hot finish
by no means up to his Louisville form The
third heat was won handily by Anaconda
by two lengths from Directly. Anaconda
won the fifth heat and race at dusk from
mareS:~ ,sweft'.Er -
2:27 Trot: purse 81 OOes 3IT~vo heats trotted