The record-union., 1899-09-09
carriages. and the stands were well
filled with people.

carriages, and the stands were well
filled with people.
Ten horses came out for the 2:15 trot,
two in three, for a $1,000 purse. For
the first heat the odds were: Arthur
w. to 10, Don 2 to /, Primrose Z,
Montecito Boy II, Diawood Z, Sophie
r. 4, Dictatress Z, Harvey Mac Z, Belle
w. 10, and Mollie Nurse 10.
Sophie led at the quarter but was
soon passed by Don, who kept out OF
danger all the way. Going UP the
back stretch Arthur w. moved up to
second place, and held it to the out
come. Don won the heat in 2:13A,
three lengths from Arthur W., Sophie
R. third.
Don had the call for the second heat
at 1 to 2, with 3 to 2 for Arthur W.,
the others from to 1 up.
Arthur W. annexed the heat in fine
style in the excellent time of 2:1212,
Monticello Boy second and three
lengths away, Dictatress a close third
Arthur w. led from the quarter, with
Monticello Boy second and Diawood
third After passing the half Dictatress
went by Diawood into third place, ana
in this order the three finished.
Arthur w. was installed as favorite
for the third heat at 1 to 3, with Don
at to 1. Harvey Mac and Belle W.
did not start.
This heat produced the first accident
of the meeting. At the half Diawood's
hobbies broke, and Holmes, his driver,
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also unseated by his horses efforts to
avoid Holmes. Don ran away, but was
neatly caught by Marshal Crawford Cox
at the seyen-eighthS pole. After leav-
ing the quarter-pole Mollie Nurse led.
with Monticello Boy second, Diawood
third and Sophie r. fourth. In the
last stretch Monticello Boy went to the
front and won handily in 2:15:4, Prim-
rose second, and Sophie r. third.
winners of a heat now went to
the stable, and Don was permitted to
start again. Arthur W. led at the half,
with Don second and Monticello Boy
at his wheel On the turn Don went
to the front and beat Arthur out two
lengths in 2:15A, Monticello Boy
poor third. No others started.
The second race was for drummers'
horses for a purse of $3.50. The horses
that lined up were Gumdrop CIV. +.
Peterson), Farmers Girl (H. A. BeiD,
Toolane Cd. McCarty), and Kinney IL,
S. Upson). The latter was favorite at
to ).
AS the drivers appeared on the track
to warm up their steeds they were
subjected to storms of applause. The
horses were all driven to buggles.
There was more enthusiasm displayed
over the race than at any time during
the fair. The Bryan incident wasn't
marker to it. Some great jockeying was
done in the first heat, which was won
by several lengths by Farmers Girl In
2:35 Gumdrop, driven by Peterson,
which did about as much running as
trotting, got second place. Toolane
came in third, but running, so he was
set back. and Upsons Kinney placed
third.
1t became apparent in this heat that
a mean trick had been played on Peter
son and Upson. Farmers Girl showed
the form of an old campaigner, and IT
was whispered about that she was q
ringer. Everything went however, and
Farmers Girl beat Upson's Kinney
two lengths in 1924, Peterson's Gum
drop third.
For the Sunny Slope Stake for two
year-old fillies, value $40. five-eighths
of a mile, the starters were Flush OF
Gold to l, Enjoyment 10, Flamote ),
Midity 3 to . and Bee Bee 3 to D.
Bee Bee soon went to the front, Fla
mote following around the turn. At
the head of the stretch Midity was sec
ond and got the place. Flush of Gold
and Flamote ran nearly dead heat for
third, but the former got it. The time
was 1 :02.
Petal to /, Alaria even money,
Watossa s to 1, Bastile 20, Alturas 20,
and Panamint to s. were the perform
ers in the three-year-old selling race,
seven furlongs.
The start was struggling, Petal show
ing in front, Panamint and Alaria fol-
lowing At the quarter-pole Panamint
was leading by a length, Petal second
and Alaria third. In this order they
passed the half, where Watossa was
fourth and Alturas bringing up the
rear Only the first three were in it,
and they finished in that order, Pana-
mint winning by length and half
from Petal in LIS, the latter two
lengths in front of Alaria.
The last race on the card was for
three -year-olds and upward, selling, six
furlongs. The horses facing the flag
were Major Cook Z to 10, Yaruba 8 to
l, Stromo Z, Colonel Dan 8, Noncha-
lance 10, Amasa % Smyle Is, Jennie
Glib s, Tenrica 10, and Himera D.
Amasa, % to l shot, cut out the
pace from the start, ran like the pro-
verbal scared wolf, and won the race
handily in 1:1512, Stromo second, and |
Nnncha lanca third rrha fe,.. hc had |