Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-13
ruuRspAY,s EVENTS.
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The high standard Of racing. set on
the opening day Of the races, was
maintained Thursday afternoon, when
a large and interested throng remained
until after o'clock to see the finish OF
the 2:40 pace. the hardest fought cons
test Of the afternoon. The 2:25 trot,
which was the first race called, was I'm
ished by 4 O'Clock, being won in straight
heats by May. Alcott. II was pretty
pace. altho 1t lacked in enthusiasm
manifested In the pace.
Each heat in the race, however, was
under 20, the watches catching :24A on
the first and last heats and :24A on the
second. In the first heat May Alcott
was led very pretty half by Dulcte,
Who maintained her gait until shortly
hefora,the auaTser pole onsthe last turn
vas approached. Here the Waterloo
mare stepped up little faster ana a,
passed the Usage horse, which finished
second. The second heat was a repetsl-
ton Of the first. with the exception that
Lord Gilmore took second place ana
Dulcie stepped back to third. she re-
gained her former position in the third
however, coming under the wire in an
easy swing, a short distance behind
Nav .Alcott. Lord Elmore, who fin
5ished second in the second heat, took
third. Cross Patch. who showed prom
Use Of being well UP In the lead on the
first heat, finishing third, didn't see
better than fifth In the last two heats,
hut her speed in the first heat saved
her entrance money, giving her fourth
place. May Alcott got first money;
Dulcle, second. and Lord E!more, third.
The summary was as follows:
May Alcott .....s.. !
Lord Gilmore i......s..
Gross Patch : Q =
Kansas Bird ...s
Ed Bryan ...5.... Observation-Disclosures 8 q
Leora ....s..................
THE GREAT PACE.
The gao pace will probably go on rec
ord as the hardest-fought race occur
ring in the three days. Seven heats
were necessary to decide 1t. two being
run after the first five, when nothing
but heat winners went. Eight starters
composing good field, appeared on tbs
scoring line when the race was called
and after the apparently necessary
time. In scoring. got of in q bunch
Jack Elliott drew the pole. and man
aged to take the lead. giving him
slight advantage over the field. HI
managed To keep the lead at the half
with Tripoli Girl close second. ane
finished ahead by neck. Tripoli Cir
Keeping her second place, with Miss
Weinshenk third and Queen Lii fourth
When the heat was announced. will
the time :20A. there was wild chez
from the amphltheater. for altho 1t wal
known that there was no loaf1ng beint
done, yet it was hardly thought tina
| the race, in a 40 class, would b.
shaved down twenty seconds.
In the second heat the horses go
away in two az pretty punches a
could be wished and the heat was
race all the way around the course. Tn
quarter was reached in :35 fiat and tn
half in 1:lO, just one second slower thai
the previous heat, with Jack Elliott
little In the lead. Miss Weinshenk few
feet behind and Tripoli Girl lengtl
behind the second horse. Miss Vein
shenk commenced frightening out he
lleRs on the last half, however. an
1 passed JdCh EAAotS CA liz 10os 4AeAe
ter, as did also Tripoli Girl. The tw
mares finished under the wire in the or
der named. and Elliott saw nothing
better than third. Rose w. change
places with Queen LII. and finishe'
fourth, as the Queen did in the frs
heat, and the latter stepped back I
sixth place. held by Rose in the mrs
heat. The heat was run in :311a.
The prettiest heat of. the entire rae
was the third. which started out will
the Ave mos. promising horses in
bunch. The positionP were maintaine,
to the half, with Mrs Weinshenk
+ & :ft;: In the lead. Tr.p0;i Girl and Ros
4 w. nose and nose a few feet back, an,
1 queen Lii and Jack Elliott NOSE an,
nose ., half length farther In the rear
It vas In this heat that pretty Queel
LII. by far the most beautiful piece Q
Ihorsenesh on; the track. began to shoy
her s,nad IN Che nanvAd ON the last n N