Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-10-14
The FIT Trot and Pace.


Johnnie Wilkes. Tackhammer Morrill,,
Law and Ike Wilkes lined up in the III
trot and pace, today, in the order NAM
cd. four as good horses as you care to
see for a 217 race. Much scoring was
unnecessary and they We're sent OH on
the third time down. in almost perfect
alignment Johnnie Wilkes and - Ike
Wilkes set the pace TO the quarter pole,
Johnnie length ahead, Ike third. Jay
closed I'D the gap ON rounding into the
stretch and at the half the order was
Johnnie Wilkes, Tackhammer Morrill,,
Law and Ike Wilkes, each horse lap
ming the next horses flank. They We're
going at a 217 gait level and easy. ON
the back side Johnnie led Tackham-
mer by a length. with jay and Ike
Wilkes about four lengths behind. Tack
hammer then let out and on swinging
into the home stretch, passed johnnie
Wilkes and came down the stretch like
q cyclone landing under the wire 2
length ahead of Johnnie Wilkes and
Ike Wilkes, who Were almost nose and
nose, Jay half length behind. Time,
341a, 10S12. 1.4234, 2.11A.
In the second heat Johnnie Wilkes
soon dropped back. while Tackhammer,
Ike and Jay went to the quarter III a
bunch. Around the turn they strung
out and Tackhammer led at the hall,
with Ike Wilkes and Johnnie Wilkes
trailing On the back stretch. second
trip, Tackhammer and Jay had smart
little scrimmage, going to the three
quarters only length apart, Ike
Wilkes five or six lengths behind ana
Johnnie Wilkes as much behind Ike.
This hardly suited Ike. who commenced
to close up the gap. They came around
the turn at a terrific clip. and the
crowd surely thought the track record
was going the way of all good things,
but Ike could hardly accomplish the
feat and Tackhammer Morrill, was first
under the wire by length, Ike Wilkes
nearly a length behind Jay was per
haps a couple of lengths in the rear
and Johnnie Wilkes as much farther
behind him. The finish was hot, and
had the last half held the clip set in the
first half the track record would have
been lowered. Time, 1884. 10SA, 1.43A,
alta
The third heat broke the series OF
three straight" races which has pre-
vailed during the week. Tackhammer
Morrill, went off in the lead with every
prospect of winning the third and last
heat. but it was not to 50 be, for, on
the first turn he went into the air, APP
parently something happening to the
sukey That little accident landed him
many lengths in the rear and he was
hopelessly out of this heat. Ike Wilkes
had taken the lead and held it to the
finish. At the half the order was: Ike
Wilkes, Jay. Johnnie Wilkes and Tack
hammer Morrill,. This order was held
for the next half. the only variance be-
ing their relative distances. The finish
was warm, triffle slower than the
previous ones, but good. Time, 344
1l0h, 1.451a. 219R.
Then came the heat of the day, a
battle royal for blood money and honor
The great fight was between
Tackhammer Morrill, and Johnnie
Wilkes. Old Tack winning out in the
hottest finish ever seen on the track
and the best time. 2.16a4. ever made on
the track. On the sendoff Jay and Ike
Wilkes took the lead with Johnnie
and Tackhammer Morrill, close behind
side by side. At the quarter the pace
was hot. "A seconds, and Jay was lead
ing, with Ike Wilkes. Johnnie Wilkes
and Tackhammer right on his heels
They punched up in pairs on the turf
and swung into the stretch at 2.161:
gait The sight down to the wire wa:
simply beautiful, they lined up an(
passed it nose and nose in 1.0SA Ike
Wilkes then broke on the turn and wa:
out of it for good and all. Hot was ths
race to the three-quarter pole ant
around the turn. the three-quarters be
ing i'm AZ. Hotter still was the finish
Tackhammer Morrill, had jumped int
first place on the back side with ia,
and Johnnie Wilkes too close for com
fort. Into the stretch they came will
Old Tackhammer a length ahead o
Jay. Johnnie Wilkes spurted aroun,
and made desperate dash for frs
place. He came dangerously near. blu
Tackhammer, under the whip, lande
the winner of the tracks tastes
heat in 216a., Johnnie Wilkes secon,
by almost length and Jay third. Poo
Ike Wilkes was outside the flag. Cheer
greeted the winner. Time. "a. 1881
LAP, 216%.
227 Trct and Pace.
Eight of the nine horses entered started