Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-11
1yEDNEKDAY-,s RACEs
Fast Time In the $50 Pacc-Jock c

Fast Time in the SEQ Pacc-Jockc y-
inain the 40 Trot.
The second heat of the 2:40 trot
Wednesday afternoon brought trouble.
The horses We're called at 800. Little
Timber had the Pole, Miss Dewey ana
Suleece in second and third positions.
They We're sent away TO an excellent
start on the fourth trial. Little Timber
led to the quarter, WHERE Miss Dewey
came to him. The two and I,tleec.
raced to the half. when Miss Dewey
drew a little away. Down the stretch
and past the stand Miss Dewey led. with
Infleece second and the others fairly
punched behind. Al the three quarters
Little Timber made drive for the lead
ers who We're perhaps ten lengths
ahead. He came fast and mixed things
close to the wire with Intleece ana Miss
Dewey. each Of whose drivers We're
pulling and trying to shoe in the other
horse neither being DESTROYS of mark.
Inteece swerved and carried Little
Timber out and the three passed the
wire badly tangled. Abigail Leland
driving hard ran into the bunch and
for moment it looked as ii smash
was Inevitable. Skilful and nervy
handling on the part Of the drivers,
however. averted anything more serious
than a broken bike for Little Timber
and the loss OF some paint for the 9TH
ers The job vas 50 evident that the
crowd swar,ned into the stretch and
called loudly for no heat. They assaulted
the driven of Intieece with cries of
Turn him off the track" Fine him" {
etc The drivers were called to the
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Timber, made an explanation and ex-
posure He said he had been approach
ed by the drivers of Miss Dewey and
Inheece TO fix the race and had declined
TO do 1t: that he had told Starter Woods
before the start that there was Job up.
Neither of the men denied that iie was
anxious TO nave the other horse win the
heat and the mark The heat was given
finally to Miss Dewey and iftleece was
placed second, Little Timber third,
much to the disgust of Miss Dewey's
driver Much dissatisfaction was ex-
pressed over the decision. many think
ing the drivers should have been set
down Indefinitely for so palpable an at
tempt at fraud and that the leaders
should have been set back and Little
Timber given the heat. There was much
sharp and deserved criticism of the
drivers as we'll. All bets were declared
off on this heat. which also caused some
grumbling among those who had win
ming tickets. Ii was said the book stood
to lose $3.50 on the heat. Time. 2:o4H.
In the third heat Miss Dewey went
away in the lead around the frst turn
with Infeeece and Dewey Ensign we'll
UP Abigail Leland went up a. the
quarter Ensign raced UP to even terms
with Miss Dewey and Infleece. The.
came past the stand with ,Tss Dewey
leading, Infleece and Ensign In their or
der. At the five eighths Ensign passed
h1nneece, who went back little. This
was the order home. Little Timber came
out of the ruck at the three-quar,ers
and made a bid for the place in fast.
game finish down the stretch. Ems. gn
managed to last to the WIRE however.
and beat Little Timber for second by a
nose. Miss Dewey was first rather
| handily. Infeece. Drifton and Abai-
gail Leland finished as named, Frank X.
distanced Time, 2.22X.
The betting on this heat was to 2