The record-union., 1899-10-06


LEXINGTON Ky.), Oct. 5-The
$4,000 Transylvania to-day, which at
tracted the attention of horsemen all
over the continent, and in which 1t
seemed q :.:oral certainty that Potter
the Great could Lot be beaten was one
CT the greatest surprises ever witness
ed in Kentucky. After terrific bat
tie in which fortune was in Peters fa-
vor up to the third heat, which he lost
by a break within $50 yards of the
wire, Lord Vincent won the great stake
by sheer pluck and unexpected bot
TOM
At 1:30 the candidates were on the
track for the first heat, for the Trans
ylvania was the first race called. They
We're sent on the fourth score, with
Charlie Herr in the lead. At the quar-
ter pole Peter led, with Charlie Herr
half a length away and Halle Rocket
third. 1t was the same at the half.
with Peter a length ahead. They
came to the three-quarters in the
same fashion, and began driving
through the stretch. Peter the Great,
yelled the crowd, and coming easily he
won by length from Charlie Herr.
whose driver had used his whip from
the Salf pole.
It's all over said the plungers,
breaking for the betting shed to hedge.
Peter now sold for $50 and the field
brought $40 They were again off fol-
the second heat Peter wanted to
make a runaway race of it, and was a
length in front of Charlie Herr at the
first turn. They passed the quarter IN
0:321a in this order, with Halle Rocket
third In :031a they reached the half,
with Charlie at Peters saddle. At the
three quarters Peter was still leading,
and Charlie Herr gamely hanging on,
his driver whipping. Under the string
they went in the same order, Peter
winning by a length from Charlie and
Kingmond third. Betting did not
change for the third heat, but there
were few takers for the field.
Peter began his old race when they
were sent away the third time. At the
quarter he led Charlie Herr, who was
a length in front of Kingmond. Past
the quarter Herr began to move up,
and. neck with Peter, passed the half
in :O31b Around the turn Peter in
creased his lead, and turned into the
stretch a length in front. A hundred
and fifty yards from the stand look
ed rosy for Peter. He broke passing
the distance pole and Kingmond push
ed ahead coming like a cyclone on the
outside and took the heat, with Herr
second and Peter third in 200 fiat.
The betting shifted to $50 for Peter
and 500 for the field. Kingmond was
first away, with Peter second, in the
fourth heat, and Herr close up. Before
reaching the quarter Kingmond ana
Herr left their feet, and Peter went on
two lengths before Lord Vincent. Peter
led four lengths at the quarter and 1t
looked all over. Vincent was second
and Herr third. Bunched. but in the
same order, they came into the stretch,
Peter again broke half way down, ana
Vincent came on even terms. Specta-
tors were on their feet yelling as they
passed under the wire. Peters head
was six inches in front, but he had run
in the break The heat went to Vln-
cent. Herr third. Peter sold at aoU'
field 500, for the next heat. The Ia
vorite was done for, however, DelnS
tired out. Herr and Peter fought to
the head of the stretch. Here Tudor
Chimes and Kingmond joined in. Vim
cent had left his feet at the half, and
was out of ii. Peter might have stag
gered home first, but broke at the dis
tance pole and finished fifth King
mond took the heat, with Tudor
Chimes second and Herr third.
In the sixth heat Vincent, Herr and
Peter were up. The field sold for sou,
Peter $50. Non-winners were sent to
the barn.
off to a good start, Kingmond led
to the quarter, then broke. Peter took
the lead by three lengths, but tired.
and was passed by Vincent and King
mond. the winner finished pulling up.
Vincent sold for $50 and the field for
s25 for the last heat They were sent
away with Vincent in the lead. Peter
was too tired to keep the pace, and the
finish was a procession, with Vln-
cent, Kingmond and Peter finishing as
named.
The betting on the Pennsylvania was
sensational Two of the largest pools
ever sold on trotting races were auc-
toned off, The first was just after the
third heat, when Kingmond and Peter
the Great trotted a head finish. Andy
Welsh the well-known bookmaker, bet
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston 5000 to
s.. 900 that Peter would not win. After
the fourth heat Welsh bet Lawson
$4,000 to $4,000, again taking the
field Mr. Lawson's losses We're con-
servatively estimated at S20,000. Six
ty thousand dollars were in the pools
on the race. Summary:
The Transylvania, for 2:13 class trot-
ting, value $4,000:
Lord Vincent &C. Doble) g 6
(Marsh) .e....7 l
Peter the Great (Titer). Il / 8
Charley Herr (Kaly). - 4 3 ro
Tudor Chimes (Geers). 9 s 8 3 2 ro
Halle Rocket (Conley)..3 6 8 ro
Surpol Curry ......4 4 TO
Bonnatella (McHenry) % s 6 TO
Sarah S. CWallace) ......6
Time-2:094, 2:0SA. 200, 2:11A,
2.12a, 2:12A, 2:13h.
Pace, 2:12 class, purse, $1,000, Free
Bond won in straight heats. Time
2:09A, 2:12A. 2:1o. Hartford, Jr., Sec
ond, Waggo third.
Trotting, 2:27 class, trotting, purse
ST 900. Phrase won in straight heats.
2:12h. 2.13. Joe Watts
second, George Alex third
AT MORRIS PARK
NEW YORK, Oct 5.-Jenkins took
the jockey honors at Morris Park to-
day. He won the first three races on
Belle of Memphis at to 1, Belle of