The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-06
BOralma Lost to Lord Derby al
Charter Oak Park.
COIors of the Boston Trotter I'm
expectedly Lowered.
WAS A GRAND CONTEST
Betting Was Very Heavy, Fully
$4,000 Being Up.
LaWson's Horse a Tremendous
FavOrite at Start.

Hartford, Conn. Sept. "a big crowd
at Charter Oak park Thursday after
noon witnessed the defeat Of Thomas
Lawson's celebrated gelding. Boralna.
by c. J. Hamlin's Lord Derby. The race
between these two was one Of the finest
of the year and it was only after five
heats had been trotted that the Boston
favorite's coIors were lowered. The bet
ting On the race, the free-for-au trot.
was very heavy. The starters were
Boralma. Lord Derby and The Monk.
As much as $4,000 went into the pool.
Boralma was a tremendous favorite be-
fore the start at odds Of to 1 for the
other two. His hacker seemed to think
he could not lose. Ed Geers was up be-
hind Lord Derby, James G. Gatcornb
drove Boralna, and NJ E. hfcHenry
held the lines over The Monk. In the
first heat Boralna led at the quarter by
length, with Lord Derby second and
The Monk third. These positions were
maintained into the stretch, when GeerS
shook out Lord Derby and the race to
the wire was a heart breaker. Lord
Derby nailed Boralma at the S0-yards
distance and passed the wire a nose
ahead.
The last quarter was trotted in se1s
seconds The betting then turned to 10
on Lord Derby to on the field. and
the money was put down very fast
The word for the second heat was
given to an even start. but SO yards
from the wire Lord Derby made a dis
astrous break and fell away back. Bor-
alma took the heat easily from The
Monk and Lord Derby was just inside
the distance. Boralma was made the
pool favorite at 100 to 40 for the field.
At the quarter Boralnna led Lord Derby
by a length and retained this to the
half On the lower turn Lord Derby
made an irresistible burst of speed,
passed Boralma and going strongly
won the heat by an open length. Lord
Derby was again made a fayOrite at 4
to 1. AS in the second heat Lord Derby
broke at the turn and was simply driy-
en- to save his distance. Boralma was
Tapped all the way in this heat by The
Monk and won by a short length. Lord
Derby still remained the favOrite and
keeping his feet all the way, had little
difficulty in taking the last heat and the
race
In the 2:O6 pace there were six start
ers. Dumont W. and Edith W. were
equal first choices, with Mazette and
Riley B. well thought Of Edith W. took
the first heat, with Billy Andrews sec
ond and the rest apparently lying back
All of the drivers were cautioned by the
judges. Nazette took the second heat
with Riley b. bad second and the rest
just inside the flag. The third heat
went to Riley B., but he was distanced
in the fourth which went to Edith w
Dumont w appeared in the fifth and
took the heat. Before the start in the
sixth the judges took Turner from be-
hind Edith w. and substituted Ed
Geers. Edith W. won the sixth and
decisive heat handiIy. After the races
the judges announced that they had
fined Turner, the driver of Edith W,
$500; Ernest, the driver of Dumont W,
500, and McHenry. the driver of Hetty
G.. 800. for laying up heats. In addi-
ton Geers was awarded 500 for driving
Edith w. in the final heat.
Onward Silver, although a TO 1 IA
vorite in the 2:10 trot. could do nothing
with Toggles, who won the race in
straight heats. Dan Patch. a prohibit
tive favorite in the 2:14 pace, added an
other to his unbroken string of victor
les His field was at time danger
Gus and he won almost as he pleased