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

BABY Boss was racing for her life, but
Hattie c. was IN it in earnest and in the
| home-stretch she got her nose on a line
and began adding inches to her lead.
/ Lady Goldfeld was coming and near her
White Line. So the four came on IN a
bunch, Hattie c. first, Baby Bloss close
second, Lady Goldfeld third, White Line
fourth and Free Coinage distanced. The
time was: First quarter. :S3 Ia; half,
1:08; three-quarters, $40. Time, 2:13
In the fourth heat the pools were still
holding up Hattie c., Offering to TO-.
Around Hattie c. went on the pole, with
Baby Bloss climbing at her side. Faster
and faster they pounded the turf, short
er and shorter they clipped the time.
Back Of them came Lady Goldfield and
White Line. 1t was that way at the
quarter, done in 80 -; that at the half
in 1907; that way at three-ouarters, 1:41,
and then the story of the heat begins.
Far down in the home-stretch Hattie c.
went up, and Baby Bloss, steady as a
| locomotive on a track, shot under the
wire first while the crowd yelled, Lady
Goldheld, who was again stepping hard,
came in second, and White Line third
and Hattie c., who had been four sec
onds before in smelling distance Of vic
tory, fourth. The time was 2:14
The pool for the fifth heat was still for
Hattie c., offering to on her. Baby
Bloss was even money, Lady Goldfield
was to l. The racs was now for blood
and the horses were a long time getting
to the track. In the knowledge that this
was the deciding heat everybody was
awake, and when the four got off in
good shape, with Baby Bloss nose be-
hind at the go" the Wichita crowd,
which was roofing hard for the mare,
looked displeased, but they saw her re-
gain her lead at quarter and keep it at
the half. But Hattie c. went straight as
a bee and without bobble and just then
it looked like the race was fer her, for she
folG at Baby Bloss' side, making the
quarter in "a, the half in 1:07 - Lady
GoIdfeld was coming strong, but not
strong enough, and as they had done in
all the previous heats, the two leaders re-
manned glued together, slipping along as
if they were automatic toys. Just before
the three-quarters was reached and when
Hattie c. was expected to make her win
ming squirt, up she went in the air. Baby
Boss came down to the three-quarters
in 1:42 alone, but with Lady Goldield
behind, digging the ground hard. White
Line, who had broken around at the
quarter, was shaking great speed out of
his legs, and was able to come in third.
The crowd gave Baby Boss a great
cheer. She got the race and first money;
Hattie c. got second money and Lady
Goldheld third money. The purse was for
$500.
The first event of the day was Schol-
lenberger Brothers two-mie race for
farmer boys of q and under on bicycles
This was won by Frank Hoffman in SIX
minutes, ]. B. Lawson second, Roy
Winans third.
James Oliver were judges and Mr.. Jor-
dan of Sterling. starter
The farmers race was an interesting
one and was Won by Pearl, bay mare.
owned by R. F. Chambers of Valley Cen
ter
In the first heat OF the farmers race
John was first, Joe was second. Pearl
third, Humply fourth, Long Joe fifth,
Topsey SIXTH Jim seventh, Belle eighth,
Maud ninth, Charlie tenth, Josephine
eleventh, Beauty twelfth, Lop thirteenth,
Time, 800.
In the second heat of this race the
horses struggled out all over the track.
Everything was tangled up. Pearl coming
in with lots OF unoccupied air behind her
and reaching the shadow of the wire first
After her came John, and after him
Humphy. The rest were scattering and
lagging The time. however, was good
49,.
In the third heat all but the speediest
steeds dropped out. Pearl came in first
ana got first money. Joe got second in
the race, Humphy third, and Josephine
fourth. Time in last heat. 800.
In this race the entries and heats were
as follows: