The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-06

PIungcr Lawson Had More Than
$4,000 on the Big Horse, and
Never Wavered in His Loyalty to
His Pick-Peter Broke, Then
Tired, and Vincent Won the Stake
Crowds Wildly Enthusiastic.
LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct 5.-The $1,000
Pennsylvania purse, which attracted
horsemen all over the continent and in
which it seemed a moral certainty that
Peter the Great could not be beaten, was
one of the greatest surprises ever wit
messed in Kentucky. After terrific cat
tie, in which the favorfte was in great
favor, up to the third heat, which he lost
by a break within $50 yards of the tape,
Lord Vincent won the great stake by
sheer pluck and unexpected bottom.
At Y: 20 the candidates wee on the TIA
for the first heat, for the Pennsylvania
was the first race called. They were sent
off on the fourth score, with Charley
Herr in the Iced.
Peter the Great took the lead on the
first turn. AZ the quarter Peter still led,
with Charley Herr a half length away,
and Halle Rocket third. 1t was the same
at the half, with Peter length ahead.
Up the far turn liter was leaning back In
his sulky, restraining his horse. They
came to the three-quarters in the same
fashion. and began driving through the
stretch. Peter the Great" yelled the
crowd, aad, coming easily, he won by
length from Charley Herr whose driver
had used his whip from the half pole.
In the second heat, liter wanted
to make a runaway race Of it,
and was a length in front at the first
turn They passed the quarter in .9212,
In 1:0319 they reached the half, with
Charley at Peters saddle. At the three
quarter Peter was still leading, and
Charley Herr gamely hanging on, his
driver whipping him. Under the string
they went in the same order. Peter win
ming by lergth from Charley, with
Kingmond third.
The betting cid not change for the third
neat, but there were few takers for the
field Peter began his cid race when they
were sent away the third time. At the
quarter he led Charley Herr who was
length in front of ILingmond. Passing
the quarter Herr began to move up and,
neck and neck with Peter, passed the
bn!r in 0312 Around the far turn Peter
increased his lead and turned into tie
stretch . length in front. hundred and
fifty yards from the stand it looked easy
fer Peter. He broke passing the distance
pole Kingmond, coming like cyclone,
took the heat, with Herr second and
Peter third, H. 2:QG fat.
Kingmond wGs away first, with Peter
second, in the fourth heat, and Herr close
up. Before reaching the quarter King
mond and Herr left their feet and Peter
went on two lengths before Lord Viz
cent. Peter led by lengths at the quar-
ter aud it looked all over. Vincent was
second, and Herr third. Bunched but In
the same order, they came in the stretch.
Peter again broke half way down and
Vincent came up on even terms. Peters
head was six ir ches in front but he had
run in the break. The heat went to Vim
cent, Herr third.
Peter sold $50, field $10O for the next
heat The favorite was done for how
ever. being tired cut. Herr and Peter
fought to the head Of the stretch, where
Tudor, ChinIes and Kingmond Joined in.
Vincent had left his feet at the half and
was out of it. Peter might have stag
BeFcu Ho-He HISl, puI hioke at tue Ills
lance pole, and finished fifth. Kirgmond
took the heat, with TUDOR Chimes second
and Herr tllicd
In the sixth heat Vincent, Herr and
Peter We're up. The field sold for $50,
Peter $25. Non winners were sent to the
barn. Off to a good start KingmonG led
to the. quarter then broke. Peter took
the lead by two lengths, but tired and
was passed by Vincent and I<ingmond,
the winner finishing pulled up
Vincent sold fer $50 and the field for
$25 for the last heat. Sent away, the
bunch had Vincent in the lead. This or