The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-07-20
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Deficit Nleh fdis iyzTns ss,tlsst
struggle made 70 win the Metchsnts and
Manufacturers $4,000 trotting stake
since the inception OF that annual event
ten years ago, was witnessed on the
Crosse Point track today by more than
1000 enthusiastic spectators and the sun
went down leaving the result decidedly
In doubt after the four leaders had each
rce1 credited with one heat. In the third
neat the Queen lowered nirectum Kel-
y's 2:nA record. the best time in the
NJ & NJ until today, q Of a second. II
horses names count count for anything
those OF the four leaders of the big
event King Mond. Royal Baron. The
queen and Success were entirely appro-
PIRATE. SO far as 1t went the race was a
plendid exhibition Of drivers skill COM
hined with fast young horse flesh King
Mond the strong favor.te of the day,
encouraged mis- hackers by getting a hoat
Then the exciting finishes began. Ne
Henry IN a wonderful drive In the home
stretch pushed Success into a winning
n an almost dead heat finish with King
Mond Geers did likewise with The Queen
in the third heat He tried ii again in
tle fourth but The Queen failed to carry
out her noted drivers plans again went
up in the stretch and the Royal Baron
rushed out of the bunch and took the
heat while another hitherto inconsp:cu
Gus member OF the aristocracy, Lady
Wellington, Of Cleveland, followed close
to the Baron's heels and got third place.
Vi'csk gave King Mond close race
in the irst heat. King Mond leading by
In hn
Mond Ailask and The Queen were To-
eether at the head Of the stretch. when
Success got into the game and won tho
heat from King Mond by the barest Of
noses. In the third heat Success and
King Mond approached the final tu.n,
reck and neck but Geers came out WITH
The Queen and justified his reputation
by the manner In which he took the heat
The bunch came up strongly toward the
end of tie Fourth heat. The Queen and
King Mond we're leading when The
Queen broke, while Royal Baron came
TO the front and got his nose frs pp
meath the wire.
l. ady Of the Manor was waved az tha
favorite in the 2:O7 pace but failed to
satisfy rer hackers. The low mark Of the
day 2:,6h was reached by Pearl Onward
in this event.
Sphinx the favorite got only place
la the 2:27 pace and Dorothy s., a we'll
backed mare took second place to
Owyhee in the 2:2O trot. The track was
iast and the day was cloudy and rather
O. rreatening. Results:
22' class pacing purse $500 Harry O
won second and third heats Time 2los.
-'l0si Sphinx $. won first heat in 2l1i..
ana was second. Orin b. third.
2;D class trotting. purse 1920 owyhee
Won second and third heats. Time 2lsih.
2lS Rorothy s. won first heat In 2:l5 ana
was second; Palm Leaf third.
The Merchants ana 'Afanufacuirers
$4,000 stake for 2:24 class trotters Cun-
hnishedD
King Mond, b 9 MarsD ........1 2 2 2
The Queen blk m(Geers... ...ss1 8
Success z g (McHenry. Gig
ROYAL Baron b (spear).... ..l313 !
Wiiask b s (Ecke) ...........2 5n 10
Lady Wellington, ch m. can,
N'9"s) '..'.-.--.... ...... .....,.n 4 3
starmont ch 6, CWahD .........5 6s
Escobar, br n CAIller) ...........s sl4 9
Bertha Lee blk m, LAIRD .......4 s4u
Dan Wilkes, ch Oawson) ......7 9
Dainty Dafo blk m baldwin. .12 p &
Chan Shot 6, Lachsl .slOl2
Aiichaei strogon, Big (Mc-
O'flhy ...... ......,.., ..... &c II lON di
Granite g, QFoote), distanced
Time 2;l5h; 2l1A; 2:lOl1 212h
2o' class pacing purse $1,000 mnAnish-
ed sherman Clay won second and third
heats Time 2:O7A 2:06h; Pearl Onward
won fourth heat in 2:O71a; Egoxen won
first heat ia 2:0s15