The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-26
THE RACES YESTERDAY.
Eliza Ingram Promises to Win High Honors
on the Turf

Yesterdays race programme was made
up of couple of harness events and one
for runners, but the contests were mark
ed by no special features. The chestnut
mare, Eliza Ingram, a daughter of the
famous John r. Gentry, was prime ia
vorite on the 2:35 trot, and held the field
safe at any stage of the game, albeit
George Haight, with Ned. H. Woodruff
made her trot the third and deciding heat
of the race in 2:27h, a reduction of two
seconds in her record made onTuesday.
In the 2:dO trot about the worst lot of
actors ever seen on this track scored up
for the we1'd SixnstaRted. but two only
staidRin tillAthe, finish. Two were dis
tancA in theT1rst heat<and as many
moreIin the second. TIE blind mare Ida
*, won in straight>heats, and the brown
geldng Billy Miller got second money
The latter is by Patchen Wilkes, the sire
of Joe Patchen, 201A, out Of Dictator
mare, and has soeedzto barn. but is a
bad actor. In the first heat OF the run
ming race all went we'll. The field was sent
off evenly and the favorite, Royal Rover,
won, but before the flag dropped for the
start in the second heat the horses made
false break and ran a half mile Sbefofe
being pulled up, and when the flagehid fall
My Vic was left at the post. which, of
course, caused general dissatisfaction.
Summaries:
2:35 class, trotting; purse, $3.50.
Eliza Ingram, CHI. m, by John R. Gent
ry, (Chatrnan), 1, l, l.
Treb. Gentry, b. g., Oyer. 2. 2, g.
Ned H. Woodruff. b. g., (HaighD, 3, 3, 2.
Jahoric n n (NixoDl dis
Time, 2:31k; 2:33A; 2:27A.
2:40 class, trotting; purse. $3.50.
Ida X. b. m, by Whiskers, (Hadley),
| /. !. l.
Billy Miller, br. g., (Harden), 4, 2, 2.
Eugo, CHI. e., (Nixon), 2. dis.
Opal, b. g., Goodwin, 8, dis.
Albert NJ, b. g., (Smith). dis.
Kate Campbell, CHI. m, Oyer, dis.
Time, 2:45k; 2:97A; 2;6h
Purse, 500; mile heats; running.
Royal Rover. Uucas), 1, 1.
Grandma, (Jones), 2. @
Kings Pride. (Whitaker), 4, 3.
My Vic. (Thomas), 8.
Time, 2:45; 2:37A; 2:36k.
HORSE NOTES.
In the four-year- chestnut mare,
| Eliza Ingram, by John R. Gentry, 2:00A,
out of Blondette, by Leland, Mr.. Geo. ID.
| Bennett owns a young trotter OF more
| than ordinary promise. She made her
| first start week before last at Greensboro,
getting second money in her race, and got
another second money at Burlington last
week Coming here she won on Tuesday
and scored maiden record of 2:29H and
reduced that to 2:27A in the 2:35 trot yes
| terday, winning with ease. Eliza Ingram
| was bred by Mr.. L. Banks Holt. of the
! Alamance farm, Graham, who paid $40, 900
| for her sire. John r. Gentry, and kept
| him two seasons, during one of which he
lowered the worlds record for pacing
| stations. Blondette, the dam, also figures
| as the dam of Governor Holt. 2:15. (the
| fastest of the get of the magnificent race
horse Pamlico). who was bred by Mr..
w P. Bachelor, of this city. Blondette
| is now owned by Mr.. Holt. was purchas-
| ed from General Julian S. Carr. who OBJ
| tanned her from Mr.. Bachelor. The lat
ter brought her here at two years old
and campaigned her the following season
when she trotted in 2:25.
Eliza Ingram's second dam, Minetto,
| produced Minturn, 2:16A, and back of her
are other distinguished matrons, SO that
| it will be seen this promising young mare
comes from a distinguished line of per-
| formers and producers and she herself is
likely candidate for high honors on the
| turf.
In the bay colt Sweet Rector winner
Of the blue ribbon for best standard bred
| colt, two years old, at the State Fair here,