The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-10-03
NONE WERE FAST ENOUGH
After They Did. Get Away and a
Stranger Took the Money.
THE CLOSING OF THE FAIR.
Satisfactory Attendance on the Last Day
Considering the Raw Condition of
the weather-Pop Would Not
Go Away from the
Post.

Post.
Friday wound up the fair. There
was a satisfactory attendance consider
ing the cold and disagreeable weather
Interest centered in the horse races
and when the gong was sounded al
2 o'clock there were few Canton lovers
of the sport who were not present To
see the go between the good ones enter
ed in the 2:19 pace and 2:3O pace or trot
Both races were we'll worth seeing and
no on, left the grounds unsatished with
the contests. During the afternoon the
Mapleton band played and the usuaI
specialties were given in front OIL the
band stand.
The first race called was the 2:19 pace
and few better horse races have been
witnessed on the local track. Jim
Ackelson. of Minerva, acted as starter.
Messrs. Bruce Correll and John Dine
were time keepers and w. ). Shertzer'
Ben Bayliss, of Massillon, and Emery
Miller, Of Alliance, were judges. There
were five starters. John B., Pop and
Malbrino Almont were the canton
horses entered. Minerva produced
Clara AlphingtOn and Cleveland was
represented by Ferrum. Cleveland was
the bigger town in the list and her
representation proved the bigger morse
It was a race, however, all the way
around Alphington showing up strong
against the Canton favorite, John B.,
who was tipped as the powerful PROPOSE
tion of the race. In the draw for place
AlnhingtOn got the pole with John Il.
second. pop third, Ferrum fourth and
Almont fifth. The horses scored half
dozen times before the word was given.
When the field finally got away Alph-
ingtOn took the lead with John B. and
Ferrum close behind. The clip was
fast one and no change took place IN
the positions of the leaders until the
last quarter was reached when Ferrum
forged ahead. Walter who was drlV-
ing Alphington, gave his horse the whip
and the finish was a sumner with the
Minerva horse but a nose behind Gar
fields fine gelding. Croy forced John
r 10 the front and finished a close
third. Pop was fourth and Almont hfth.
In the second heat Ferrum took the
lead and maintained it in spite or the
efforts of Alphington and Almont VINO
was driven to the limit by Morfofd.
Trov laid up and finished away back Of
the bunch. When the heat was finished
all drivers were called to the stand
where Croy and the other drivers were
admonished not to lay up their horses
under penalty Of a heavy fine.
The third heat proved 10 be an inter
estng one, The horses scored a dozen
ilmes ;,r more Pop was afflicted with a
nervous ailment and insisted on DONG
a Jig nearly every time the field came
down the stretch. Then Croy' VINO was
,v out on the edge, persisted IN
driving John 3. ahead of the pole horse
He was admonished once or twice and
then after repeating the performance,
was called to the judges stand and
fined SO. Mr. Yost one of the owners or
the horse, produced the ten SPOT and
the septette tried it again. The he.d
came down two or three times but hlG
NOT get the word. The starter desired
TO set 'em off nose to nose but 1t was TOO
much of a task and finally all lining up
pretty we'll but Pop they We're sent
avay Pop was doing a skirt dance IN
the rear and it was several seconds he-
fore driver Dudley Reed could get the
gelding going.
In this heat John B and Alphington
formed the head two and 1t was nip and
tuck between them. Ferrum. however.
was too fast and went ahead Alphtn%-
ton following a close second and John
3. laying close on Alphington's right.
At the turn into the stretch on the
last Ian, Walter it was alleged. drove
John 3. awav out on the track. The
horses finished in the order namHd an'
Grow raised an objection to Walters
driving. He was sustained bv tho
iudges who set Alnhington back IN NTH
place and gave John r second Dlace in
the heat This gave Pop fourth place
and MaIbrino Almont third. The
money went Forum. fret Alnhington,
second: Tohn b, third and Malbrino
Almont, fourth.
Ferrum, the winner is owned by c. T.
Garfield, of Cleveland. He recently won
the 2:19 pace at Detroit in 2:15h. This
record places him in a faster class. He
was entered for the Canton races be-
fore he made his new record at
Detroit.
Summary, 2:19 mace Purse $500.
Ferrum, b q, Garfield .............. I I I
Clara AlphnRton, bm, Walter .... 2 r
John B., bg, Walter .......,........ z
Mambrino Almont, cs, Morford 3
Pop. bg, Reed NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 4 4
Time-2:17%. 2:20, 2:1S.
$3.50 PACE OR TROT.
There were six starters in the $3.50
pace or trot and it was a horse race
worth seeing. II, Baldwin, OF Massil-
Ion, came out with Jack Lee: George
Swier, of the same town, entered Dandy:
Croy drove Haldps Pisona: Jim F'rv
was up behind Wedding Chimes; ], J.
Givler. Of New Berlin, brought down
Miss Rose, or Spotted Pony, as she Is
known in matinee circles and Morford
drove Ovenmever's Kizzie. Kizzie has
speed TO burn hut she did not act un to
her standard Friday and the game little
mare from New Berlin carried off the
honors In straight heats. She had hut
one narrow escape and that was in the
first heat. when after a bad break nv
Kizzie. who was closing ND on the little
mare Givler let down and Kizzie again
closed in and bY a fine spurt under the
wtrip almost beat the "ponv" IN the
wire. In this heat Chimes beat Pisona
for third place and DANDY went IN tho
stables with a busted tire. DANDY
did not show up aeain az Swier was
unable TO secure sullSv. Baldwin was
deceived by the $3.50 SIGN and entered
Jack Lee, who possihlv could have
qualified az that gait. but was entirely
too slow for the field and was with
drawn after the first heat.
In the second heat Kizzie continued
70 act badly and Miss Rose and Chimes
fought II out, Chimes taking second