The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-09-05

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First ..-........................ 2:10
Second ...-.,-............. .............. 2:I2A
Third ............................ 2:13
Fourth ................ ................ 2:14
Fifth .......................... 2:lS
In this race the starters and drivers
were: white Line J. Herndon Labor
dieville, Louisiana; Baby Boss, J.
Wright; Hattie c., S. /. Taylor Evans
vile, Ind; Eastwood Z. c. Toler, Wich-
ita Lady Goldfeld, c. T. Thompson,
Guthrie; Free Coinage, c. Magee, En-
poria. There was a heap of trouble in
scoring in the first heat The driver of
Rushwood plueked a fine of s. from
Starter Jordan for scoring ahead of the
pole horse. Lady Goldfeld with the pole
and Rushwood kept head and head and
ea- and ear around the track, with Hat
tie c. playing with the third place like
she was in love with it and had no am
bition to get higher up in the world;
Baby Boss and the others We're sliding
along not caring for that part of the
game
Down at the three-quarter post and
into the home-stretch Hattie c., away out
in the track, begun TO spread herself She
was coming like a house on fire with the
hose cut The drivers of Lady GoIdfied
and Rushwood, who had been hugging
the pole, heard the ominOus thud of Hat
tie C's flying hoofs behind them and got
down to business. Rushwood at the
seven-eighths pushed in ahead Of Lady
Goldiield and Lady GOldfeld came down
behind RushwOod. Hattie c. was imitat-
ing high wind and her speed grew with
every swing of the pendulum; and she
came in a nose ahead of Rushwood This
was the way they came in: First, Hattie
C second, Lady Goldfeld; third, Rush
wood (set back for swerving in front Of
Gclddeid; fourth Baby Bloss; fifth, Free
Coinage; sixth, White Line Time, first
quarter, "a; half los; three-quarters,
1871 Time. 2:10.
In the second heat Hattie c. was the
favorite at the pools. This was a great
heat, one of the greatest ever seen on
western track. Hattie c. started with
the pole, Lady Goldfeld at her side,
Rushwood next. They came down to the
wire and were off the first time. Free
Coinage not in line. They were using
every drop of spirit and blood in them.
The pace was hot. At the first quarter
Hattie c. lost her feet and sank back be-
tAA-tA biit ny lllk group ike rock. one
hundred feet further on Rushwood. then
In the lead, took the same dose of mis-
fortune. and went back Ike another
rock. Baby Bloss. with her record Of
2:l5 u staring her in the face. laid her
hand on victory and chung to il. She
was pushed by Free Coinage Rushwood
couldn't get his feet. But Hattie c. was
working again. creeping foot by foot un
to the place she had lost at the first
quarter But Baby Bloss was ahead at
the half and going for her life At the /
three quarters Free Coinage and Lady
Goldfield were stiu crowding the leader l
Then Hattie c. came down. even. grace /
ful, and at work heart. hoof and wind /
The first quarter had been in SO seconds
The half was reached in los. the three /
quarters in 1:42. Baby Bloss' record was I
2:l5 - Was the pace too hot for her?
As Hattie G. came down BE- hind her. cut
tins the distance between them yards /
a. a second. it looked as though il was
too hot. Spread 10 the limit of their /
speed Baby Bloss and Hattie c. came !
down together. their ears in line Three /
feet from the wire Baby Bloss' victory 4
wasn't good betting goods. But three /
feet from the wire Hattie G broke and j
Baby Bl5ss took the heat She had done 4
herself proud and made a new record
ZIP "a When her winning was an /
nounced the crowd cheered the pluckv 1
little mare. In this heat Hattie c. was
second. White Line third. Lady Cold /
field fourth, Free Coinage fifth Rash /
wood had got down to work again. bat
made schedule connection with the Tag.
In the third heat Hattie c was Z strong /
favorite at the pools. Interest in this
heat was intense and every move in the /
scoring was noted eagerly. And it was
a marvellous heat Baby Bloss led down
the track with Hattie c spatting the
soil in a duet Free Coinage was out on
the track letting himself 90 with al his
legs He got into second Place early. but
1iickered at The quarter, and went back.
Hattie c. wanted that heat. and she
went after ii, keeping at Baby Boss
sulky wheels and staying there. glued
These two were inse1erabIe at the half
ana 81 the three-quarters. Then Hattie
C.'s driver let her so. At the same
time Lady Goiddeld. who was q third. 500
into the heat. She turned loose and
hammered the turf with all her might