The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-02
ED TOLER VICTOR
Wins Magnificent Road Race
on Wichita Track.
FIGHT TO A FINISH
Time Is Fine and Shows What
a Battle 1t Mas.


( had but one desire-to win, and to win in
a hurry.
For the gentlemen's road race was the
neatest thing in the way of plunging
horse flesh that Wichita has seen for
! some time.
The entries were Maxey B, with his
owner, William Davidson, driving him;
Ed Toler, with John MCGOWAN, his owner.
behind him; and craps, with his owner,
/ George K. Spencer. holding the reins.
Mr.. Davidson had a road wagon which
was beautiful as a rainbow ana almost
as light; so did Mr. MCGOWAN. while Mr..
! Spencer had a heavier vehicle but with
pneumatic tires.
/ It took until evening to finish the race,
and shutdown found Ed Toler victor of
a hard-fought battle.
In the 2:20 pace, purse $500, Leo Rex won
by taking the last three in the five heats.
+ The judges were E. E. Abel Of Toler-
vile, A c. Bangs OF Winfield and A. E.
Bowen of Boulder, Colo. Their decisions
were prompt and satisfactory. a. c. Jor-
dan Of Lyons was the starter.
There was quite a good crowd present,
considering the fact that the street cars
afforded next to no service and did not
run clear to the track. This is to be
remedied today, as IL should be.
In the gentiemen's road race, the pools
sold even money on Ed Toler against
the field at the start.
/ The handsome animals were driven on
the track and given the cheers of their
followers, and each horse has his friends
in Wichita. The heats were half miles.
/ On the first Ed Toler got away good.
/ with Maxey B close upon him, and Craps
sliding down on the wind and into the
home stretch it was nip and tuck between
him and Ed Toler. The grand stand got
/ on its feet when the two came down the
: track, moving with clock-worl1 precis-
ion, and when Ed Toler shot under the
wire ahead there was great excitement
/ The time was 1:O51z which, in a road
wagon, is going some. All realized now
that it was to be a horse race.
/ In the second heat Maxey B got good
cinch on victory at the start and held it,
Ed Toler going into the air on a long
search for his feet Craps, under the
good driving rein Of Spencer. took up
the argument with Maxey B, but could
not connect soon enough with the wire.
the horses coming in one, two three,
Toler away back. The time went up to
1:os]s.
On the third heat, the prettiest in
some respects OF the whole race, Maxey
3 and Ed Toler got off square and pull
| ing with all the wind and muscle and
spirit that was in them. They left at
the pace, stride for stride, lunge for
| lunge, swing for swing, like two yachts in
equal breeze. Down the stretch Maxey
B had the lead and she held it, with Ed
| Toler at her side trying TO overcome it,
| bit in vain. It was q fight that meant
business and the time dropped to 1:06s4.
| Craps was close up.
| This gave two heats to Maxey 3 and
one TO Ed Toler. The fourth was to be
| crucial This, too, was a drive, with
Toler swinging out and coming down the
stretch with a burst. But Maxey B held
obstinately to her first place until a few
| feet Of the wire, when Tolers long,
swinging stride rammed him ahead and
gave him the heat, in 1:0715, with Craps
well I'D as third and game.
I In the last and deciding heat, Ed Toler
1 got off in good shape, with Maxey close
upon him. Down at the three-quarters
Maxey shot up and took hold Of the plum
and came down a shot towards the grand
stand and which was wild with excite
ment Toler, well out IN the track, was
TO win or lose, and as true as hard-forged
steel and swinging with the exactitude
of a carefully balanced pendulum he
| crept up and up at the wire, IN a mad
finish. with everybody watching the race,
screaming. took down the prize.
This was the race:
Maxey civilian Davidson....2 112 2
Ed Toler Oohn MCGOWAN. S211|
Craps George K. Spencer. .......3 > 3
Time-First heat, 1861; second heat,
1:09l5; third heat, 1864; fourth heat,
1:07is; fifth heat, ITO.
The 2:20 pace was one Of the best ever
seen in this city. For a long time the
prize looked to be within the grasp Of
a gallant little gray mare, Bonnie Riley.
She is a petite little thing. all nerve
and sinew and spirit and fire. She went
after the race and got the two first
heats in gallant style. Leo Rex, who.
with the pole, was fifth in the first heat
and third IN the second, came up like
a cyclone and began to tear things loose
at the wire. Il was a battle royal and
it took five heats 10 win it, and it was
so close then that matter OF a few inches /
would have necessitated another heat
sam a. who was distanced in the third |
heat. was sick. The whole bunch raced |
10 win and this was the result:
sam 4 Gohn Sieber) .............ss
Bonnie Riley u. L. Cotter).
Minnie Pilot 6. \. AIoore) ..-..-...-3 5
Len QIockensmith) .........-...-2 2422
Tranpwood Caf. E. Hough)..-..-4 SIS
Leo Rex (Gflett Bros.) ..-.-.....-...5 Il : |
Time-First heat. "a 1.S IA |
2.1S5s second heat. 81. LIS. rs. 2-lSis; |
third heat. s.. 1O9. 1.s5. 2.19l.; fourth |
heat s.. I.l0, I.45. go; fifth heat. S. lie.
l.is. 2;le1z
The racing today VIII keep Up the
standard of excellence inaugurated yes
terday and wn be wen worth seeing. /
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