The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-08-03
GREAT RACING AT COLUMBUS


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Columbus. o., Ang. 2-This was . DAY
OF great racing at the Columbus DRIVING
park. The weather was ideal and the
track was very fast searchiignf paced
the three fastest heats OF the season.
2:os Ia. a.e4 IA and a04. and clipped
haif-second on his record. The AAid
created a sensation among the trrfmen
by winning the postponed e:1e pace. AFTER
failing 10 finish better than third In any
one of the four heats paced on TUESDAY
The Maid also established new world
record for 4-year-old mares when she
naeed the fifth heat Of the race in 80 ID
The best previous record was ass IL
made by The Maid at Cleveland last
week.
The 2:c4 pace despite the fast time. was
won by Searchllght apparently without
effort. The geldins Is undoubtedly the
fastest PAGER out this season. and ne was
almost a prohibItivs favorite In the bet
ting. His performance In the hrst heat
was nothing short Of sensational. There
were six starters. Bessie Bonehill. Ana
conda. Frank Bogash, searchiight. d.
rectly and Chehalis. Anaconda took the
lead at the start and 10 was evident that
McHenry proposed to force Mccarthy 70
drive Searchlight out for Anaconda went
the first quarter at almost a two-minate
eait. Searchlight moved up slowly aAd
n was a pretty race all the way 10 the
three-auarters, with the horses neck ana
neek after they passed the half. and d.
rectly close behind. As the horses came
into the STREET, searchiight shot aheai
and held the lead. passing under the wire
two lengths ahead Of Anaconda without
being urged. - oticial time BY quar-
tiers was: 80 81. 1:e7. lis IL. f:es - A
protest was at once raised against the
time. II being claimed that the heat was
made in 2:e2 IA. the half being 80 il IN
stead OF 1:0i.
| This was the time caught by a num-
| her of horsemen. The official time indi-
Gates that the third quarter was made IN
q IA seconds, considerably under two
minute gait. The protest was not re-
| garded. however. and the quarter OF
second keeps SearchlIght in the 2:H class.
| The geldIng won the two remaining meats
with as much ease as the first. The pace
was too hot for Chehalis and after stay
] ing one more heat he was distanced.
/ Ace. the horse which showed such Frted
| In the 2:lO pace Tuesday. Disappointed ms
hackers IN the finish today. not being
| able 10 get better than fourth place IN
the concluding heats. While Ace was
generally considered a sure winner af'er
/ he had taken two heats Tuesday. there
were a few wise ones who pinned their
faith on The Maid and they were the
only ones not surprised when the mare
outfooted the field In three consecutive
| heats.
The Queen was favorite in the 2'2t trot
and won the race easily In straight heats.
Tudor Chimes was heavily backed IN
| the 2:I2 trot. but the gelding never had
a show TO win. Bonatella took the nist
heat and dropped back In the next two,
Dr. Ieek taking the second AMI AltaEo
the third. Bonatella won the next two
heats and the race. being hard pu5hcd In
| the fourth by Altoka and In the NTH bJ
Tudor Chimes. The favorite made mae-
nificent squirt at the finish in the last
heat and was only beaten out BY head
\ Results:
2lO pace. purse 5000 postponed from
/ Tuesday)-The Maid won nth. sixth and
seventh heats. Time 2:os%. 2:0Tss. 2:osk.
7 Ace won the INAIQ AohENh hoHNN 49,
( was second. Time 2:o5iG. s:e9. Eyeist won
/ second heat in s:o7i and was third Will
/ lam Nc won first heat IN 2:Gis- Arbu-
/ tiskin. Hydrogen. Fanny billiard. Fire
Gle. Split Silk. Minnie Irene and Don
! nogh also started.
1904 pace. purse g 900 SearchlIght Won In
straight heats. Time 3:0sil. 3:o4k. 200.
Anaconda second: Frank Bogash, third.
! directly. Bessie Bonehill and Chehaiis
I also started.
2.3s trot. purse s3.ooo-The Queen won
IN straight heats. Time 3:Gis. 7:1zil. 7:12is
Owyhee. second: Chain hot. third Amiss
1 F3scobar. Princess. Jean Lee. Tesla ant
! Edvinter also started.
| 2:n trot. purse s. ooO-Bonatella won first
fourth and fifth heats Time 2:iTs
2:10iS. 9:1lh. Altoks won third heat IN
2:13 and was second. Dr. Leek won gee
ond heat in e:14ss and was third. Tudor
Chimes. Carlyle carne. GeorgiGnna. Pilot
and Ruby also started.