Rock Island Argus., 1900-09-01
SOME FAST FINISHES.
Talent i'm Fine Form at Rock ISL
and Clubs Race Meet.
ing.
BETTING LIVELY AND HEAVY
Papa George an Easy Winner in
the Starlight Derby..Ex-
citing Events.
BETTING LIVELY AND HEAVY

1
The melting attracted large crowd.
probably the largest ever on the club
grounds. The races were all exciting
and thousands of dollars of phoney
money changed hands on the results.
Each guest was given an equal amount
of money as he entered the grounds.
prize being offered the one holding
the largest amount at the end of the
races.
Thele was the usual crowd of book
makers, "touts. " "strong arm" men
and boosters. Connolly and Bow
man and Price and Curtis ran the
books; Head. Kinney and Walter
Rosentield ran the bird cage" Julius
Roseniield, Sid. Loeb and j. NJ. Colli-
gan ran the wheel, 1.-The honest mans
game" and Max Ochs and DR.. Pearce
ran the racks" The official judges
were c. L. Walker. Col. Durham and
A. C Dart. G. A. Spencer was starter
and Meyer Loeb and Will Sweeney
paid the winners of purses. Stras-
sers bani furnished race course
music.
There were Coney Island red.hot
men, 'moochers. 'lifters," and
every other kind found on a race
track. The aggregate of the purses
offered was s6S 472.
The entries for the first race were as
follows: Purse, $7.1S6. Handicap
steeplechase. Short course. For 4
year-olds, and upward: Big Head.
b. e., Allenhead. lis; Plow Boy. c..
Lamont, 115; Jumping Joe, b. f.,
Wilbert, ia; Full Dress, or. G, Kerr,
ia; Apple Jack, b. e, Harris. ia;
Honest John, b. e., Peasants. 112;
Cashier, b. G., Cdsteel, 10; Telephone
Girl. S. m, Roberts, no; Smiling
Mike. b. c.. Van Duzer. 10. 1t was
a hot race over hurdles. Bell Boy
acted bad at the post and the bunch
got away without him. Jumping Joe
winning by a good head.
Dead Heat Finish.
These were the enteries for the next |
race: Purse, $6,421. For 2-year-
olds. Little Willie. b. m. White.
1l2; The Devil, b. f., Paddock, 112;
He'll Do, b. C, Totten, 40; The
Lady, or. M. Maloney. 1OS; All Gold.
b. g, Frazer, 1OS; Little Guy, b.
Bowman, 106; Press Club, b. c., La
Velle, TO5; Money Muss, br. M,
104; Ticket TAX er, b. m,
Plummer, 102. 1t was an exciting
100 feet with a hammer
and stake and drive your stake. 1t
was a whip finish and dead heat.
Press Club overeached himself and
was cropped. In the next heat The
Devil won. as he would have in the
irst heat had he not thrown a shoe.
The third race had the following
starters: Purse. $9,111. Six fur
ongs. For 3-year-olds and upwards:
Handy Man, b. g. Hartz. ZIG; The
Brewer, br. c., Huber, 116; His Emi-
renee, b. f.. Townsend, ia; Brake
nan, b. c., Cable, ia; The Elector,
,r. e., Buford. ia; His Honor, b. e..
stafford, ia; Prince Plenty, b. G.,
icDonald, 112; The Unknown, br. c.,
Kings bury. 112; Chorus Boy. b. G.. +,
yoftsker. 10; Milkman. b f., Roth, t
10. There was big money on this
an 8 inch stick of cord f
vood with u buck-saw. Chorus Boy I
vas a hot favorite and won in a whip 8
aw finish.
Wins by q Nose r
The next event was full of human
interest, the following horses being {
ntered: A special. Purse, IS 822.
)ne and three-eighths miles. selling.
or 3-year-olds and upwards: Fair y
)eceiver, b. f., Evster, ia; Cute
iirl. b. m, Hollowbush. 112; Cross
'atch, b. c., Carter, 112; Little Irish
nan, b. G., Ludewig. 10; Our Pet, b.
;, Comegys. no; Booty Boy, br. G., il
ala, 100. Booty Boy got away with e
~
nd it was neck and neck at the finish il
etween Cross Patch, Little Irishman C
nd Our Pet, the latter winning by C
ose. b
Then came a special race not on the 81
ard with the folio wing entries. Purse 81
4. 264. Half mile dash for 3-year- q
Ids: Stanhope Girl, b, m. I. White. il
Il; Stovepipe, <. G, FL. Mcdonald, ly
Il; The WOodman, $. C., McNamara, y
Is; Cultivator. b. s.. F. Head. 1O6: b
ront. ..bl. G, McHugh, 1O9; Medicine 81
oy, br. G., Van Duser. ia. 1t was a
fast event-putting six potatoes in 81
asket on q 20-foot run. 1t was a 81
cd Sloan finish between Cultivator re
nd Stovepipe, the former throwing
Zoe. and the Judges giving the race
StovePipe amidst angry murmurs
ON the betting ring. -
Papa George Wins Derby. a,
The final event was the Starlight
arbv with the following entries: =,
lr.e sI2, 676; one mile; Rock Island
ub stakes. SO 600 added Satin Coat,
. C. Curtis. ia; Doctor Bob, b e, fo
,arce, ia; The Lawyer, br. G.. Con- o.
.lly. I12; Papa George. b f., Price. NJ
o: Muslin Bow, br. .. Reck, 1I0; dy
Ida Anna, br. c. Tegeler. IOs; Lieut.
bson. b g, Dart, 10o; Wild Bill.
c.. Kinney, 100; Bell Boy, b. f., TO
cHugh, eS; cur President, b. r., Fo
.hnsen, 9s; The Gam bier, Dr. <, sp
'senfield (W- A., 98- The plung- ge
) went wild over this event, thou Sa