The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-08
WON BY PETER THE GREAT
EMPIRE CITY PURSE OF 5000 TAX
EN- IN 2s07 Ia AND 2.Os 1-4.
winner IL the Greatest Four-Year-old
Won by Excel After n Fight.

NEW YORK, Sept Five thousand peo-
pie journeyed out to the Empire City trot-
ting track to-day and were rewarded with
a first-class afternoons sport. The opening
event was a 2:25 pacing class. for which the
California black gelding Coney was thS IA
vorite. at even money. He proved to be
rank counterfeit. as the bay gelding Tobog-
gan won the race in straight heats. with
quite little 10 spare. Annie Thornton
drawing him out in the first heat and the
brown mare Evolute in the second.
The big race of the day was the 5000 En-
pire City purse. for the 2:12 class trot. The
crack four-year-old OF the season, Peter the
Great, sold for $50. Lord Vincent fetched
the same price, while the gray gelding Who
Is 1t brought $35 and the rest OF the held
brought the same price. Peter the Great
led the field from start to finish in both
heats and won in excellent time.
The 2:18 trot had only a small field, and,
though the bay gelding Excel was backed
at $50 to $40 against the field. 1t proved to
be the most prolonged contest OF the day.
The bay gelding Farris surprised everybody
by jumping out in front and taking the first
heat in a driving finish, with the favorite.
Excel, a close second. The favorite landed
second heat. In the third heat the finish
was between Pilot Evans and Whitney. and
the former. in desperate drive, just man
aged to land by nose. This only left three
competitors, and the lons-delayed favorite
put on his best manners, and. leading from
start to finish closed out the race in 2:l5i4.
Summary:
2:Is Trot. best two in three heats; purse.
$3.50:
Excel. b. g.. by Boyce's Durco-Nic-
Il %
Pilot Evans, b. g. (spear) ...........4 2
E Ns',s. b g. (BeW nSoon.,d; ..l s 8 sra q
Sadie NJ. br. m. -(McDonelD ........s ! sro
Iyandorf, b. 6. Emery) :...:,-;-..s 5 4ro
fT Tmee cIfsnea ale g. g. sls Ar: ais DIS
2:25 Trot two best in three heats; purse.
Kingmond, b. g., by King Darlington
Rosamond. by Red Wilkes (March)....I /
Venus II, b. m tMcHenryo .-.......-.-.S
Maid Thorn, B. m. (Maxfield) ...........4 4
James Shevlin. b. &. CDickerson) IBIS.
f' Time.a +: {; In. LIS
2:l2 Trot two in three. purse. 5000:
Peter the Great. b. s.. by Pilot Medium
Santos CTfter) .........................l
Who Is II. gr. g. CMarshl: ;.:.....-.......s
R ROM b. u M = tAmes@. ,............i
Queen Alfred, b. m. Clark.
Ed Lock, b. g; SMeDoweiD. .......--.-..-..s
AlVe2 d. ). (lE0mpSOnD. .....s....ss....'..t
Piloteen, b. m (Conklin). ..................S
Fred Kohl. b. $. (Dickerson). dis
Tudor Chimes, b. g. (Geers)........." Dis
Woodford. b. g. (Stevens). ................D Dis
Time-2:07k, 2:0SA.
2:25 Pace. two in three; purse. 5000:
Toboggan. b. g.. by Mountain Prince
(Dickerson) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Annie Thornton b. M. CWilson). /!
Evolute, br. m. LOCKWOOD. .............9 z
Actuary br. S. (Kelly). ....................3 8
Lizzie Wilkes, b. m. Davis. ..............S
Governor Bushnell, b. G. (Critchfield)...5
Eagle Medium, g. g. CNorton). a dis
Coney, blk. g. (McHenry). ................6d dis
Wandering Jew, b. S. Kinney. dis
Alice Hal, b. m. (Howard). Dis
Time-2:111s. 2:0Sh.