The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-10-20
.f|REWOOD LOWERS
THE TRACK RECORD
Went the Mile in 2:17 IL
Yesterday.
1T WAS A GREAT RACE
WITH MAGGIE CARROLL A
CLOSE COMPETITOR.
THE FLYERS CHEERED BY THOUSANDS
Gregorian Wins the Blue Ribbon for the Best
Stallion as Does Giles Mebare for
Three Year 0Ids. Racing
Program Today.

Program Today.
Yesterdays race programme furnished
the best sport of the week and was
heartily enjoyed by the great crowd
gathered ON the grounds. The 2:20 trot
and pace which was first called furnish
ed battle between Firewood, owned
by the former North Carolinian, Joseph
Laslter, now of Richmond, Virginia, and
Maggie Carroll, the bay mare owned by
Samuel Walton, Falls Mills Va. The
bay mare was an odds ON favorite, which
indicated that the public in general, as
well as her trainer and driver Tom Can
non, were confident of her ability to win.
1t was the first time that William Bass
had teamed Firewood, but that well
known Richmond trainer handled the
unseXed son Of King Nutwood i'm a mas
terly manner. In a whipping finish Fire
wood Won the first heat with Maggie
Carroll second and the PAGER Island
Boy distanced.
The second heat furnished ~ sensation.
Firew0od lowered his mark from
2:20H to 2:19A, new record for the
track, and trotted the greatest heat of
his turf career, though the gelding was
driven with rare skill. In the third heat
EirewoOd lead to the three quarter mile
pole where he gave it UP and Cannon
Drought Maggie Carroll home in 2:1SH,
reduction of few second in the rec
ord of the beautiful daughter of Jack
Dawson. Then it was that many looked
for Maggie Carroll to go ON and win the
race but after getting away well in the
fourth heat and leading for three quar-
tiers of a mile the small mare was headed
by Firewood and the tall gelding urged
forward with all the skill that Bass could
command landed the heat and race. The
2:30 trot, for a purse of $500, had but
three starters and resulted in straight
heat affair for Little Stakes, the five
year old bay gelding by Great Stakes,
2:20, who won quite handily and earned
new mark of 2:25H, a reduction of
four seconds in his record made in the
$50 trot and pace won by him on Tues
day. He is owned by Il. 5. Cramwell,
Norfolk, Virginia, and was well driven
by w. l.. Steele.
The running race mile heats, was rath
or a tame affair and was won by Klon-
dyke, bIood-like. handsome chestnut
gelding ON the stable of George +. Dyer,
Lynchburg.
SUMMARIES.
2:20 class, trotting and pacing, purse
$500. Firewood b. &, by King Nutwood,
dam Medena. by Maidletown, (Bass,)
11.2.1
Maggie Campbell, G. NJ. by Jack
Dawson, dam Lucy s., by Young Jim
Cannon, 2.2.12.
Island Boy, b. H., by Monocacy,
,..aight). Dis. Time 2:19M: 2:17A;
2:1S1a; 2:193l.
2:30 class, trotting, purse 500.
Little Stakes, b. G., by Great Stakes,
dam BERTHE Helen, by Waikiki prime,
(Steele.) LII.
Queen Bess, r. o. m., by Blue Bird,
(Cannon,) 2.2.3.
Matte Holt, b. m, by Baronet, Chap
man. 3d.. Time, 2:27A; 1854; 2:25A.
Purse $500, mile heats, running.
Klondyke, oh. G., by Spendthrift,
Washington IL.
Grandma or. M, (Jones,) D.
w. j. Harden, blk. e. CThomas,) 3. DIR.
Time, :46A; 1:4S.
HORSE NOTES.
The heat of Firewood ON lowering the
track record was we'll received. In 1894
the dun mare Lessa, 2:16A, by Patchen
Wilkes, from Lady Shaw by Rochester,
than owned by Mr.. l.. Banks Holt, of
the Alamance Farm, Graham, defeated
Panstone and trotted heat an 2:19
where it remained till 1893 when the
bay pacing geeding Nomenie placed it at
2:1S, from which Firewood chopped three
quarters of a second yesterday and IT
now stands at 2:19h. The exhibition of
show horses at the Fair this year was
not large, yet, nevertheless. quite cred
itable one. They We're judged yesterday
and ON the class for best standard bred
stallion four years old and over the blue
ribbon went to the Alamance Farm en-
try Gregoian, 2:29A, the chestnut SON of
Drone George and Beltino, by Mans
field the red to Gallant c, 2:2612, a
stoutly made son of Red Wilkes and a
mare by Belmont while the white was
given Melville chief, the bay horse by
'Tattler, out of Lady Simple, by Happy
Medlmin, who has reached the scar and
Yellow Leaf and plainly shows signs of
decrepitude. Among other prizes award
ed were those to the handsome and beau
tifully formed brown colt Giles Mebane,
by John II. Gentry and to the brood
mares Ruby W., by Maryland Volunteer.
the dam of Rubico, 2:24A, and Cock
Robin, 2:29al, and Mambrine Girl, 2:3O,
by Victor Won Bismarck.
The speed program for today calls for
the 2:25 class, trotting in which some
fast horses, including Lucena, 10y Week
life and others are entered, a running
race at five eighths of mile, heats, and
2:40 class, trotting purse 500 for
North Carolina owned horses. The lat |
ter is offered for the 800 class, trotting.
which was declared off on Wednesday
and Rowdy Bob, Monkey Jack, Tetania.
Jaboni and Number are the horses en-
tered.