New-York tribune., 1901-10-15
HARNESS RACING.
MAY ALLEN WINS JOHNSTON STAKE AFTER
HARD RACES.
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Lexington. Ky. Oct. 14-With a chilly oreezs
sweeping down the homestretch and making stay
IN the grandstand none too pleasant. over slow
track the three events which constituted the card
OF the first day OF the second week OF trotunS
racing at the local track were decided. Ihe sIaAS
feature OF the day was the historic Johnston stake
The class races were also promising. but the cond
ton Of the track was not good and the finishes IN
rare instances stirred the spectators 10 a display
OF enthusiasm The attendance was about 500.
" took five heats 10 decide the Johnston stake
Hutchins who sat behind LeOla. urged his mare
close TO the finish OF the fourth heat, and she Went
20 a break costing her the heat and race On
paper the stake promised great three eornered
battle between Country Jay May Allen and Leoa'
but Country jay warmed up lame. and by per
mission of the judges was allowed 70 Witlula"
All bets on him were declared of. and Leoia WAS
Installed as the favorfte IN the pOolseng. at even
money with the field The first heat was Qrae-
ticaly a two horse race between May Allen anu
I4eola and the chestnut mare proved the better OF
the two After fighting it out all the way 70 the
final eighth. LeOla went up in the air, and Nay
Allen finished easy winner. with Chase second
In the second heat Leola OUTRAGED May Allen so
that Mcdowell went 10 the whip soon after turning
into the stretch. but had TO drop back beaten
Chase again getting second place
In Tie third heat May Allen gave up the nshI aO
the head OF the stretch. and Leoa and Belle kuser
engaged in a pretty drive to the wire, LeoIa JUST
keeping her nose IN front of the chestnut mare as
they passed under the wire. Chase HnlSheO AouIS'A
and j. l.. Drum. his owner. who undertook GrlVlAs
for the first time, asked the judges 10 relieve hn
and Erwin was put up. This heat was a battle
through the stretch. in which Leola May AITn sn-A
and Belle kuSeF participated Fifty yar9S AIOiIIi
the wire Leola had lead OF a length, ana siOuiU
have won. but Hutchins went TO the WHIP. anu Us
mare broke. This ultimately lost niIn the la01' -
the next heat easy for May Allen. -, ia
The 2:06 pace proved decided upset 1Or lne "a
vorite Shadow Chimes The Hartford pluhseF go
evidently well informed FOR ne continueT 49, 70 Pb nv
the good thing. and MaZette Justified ms hOPeS -
winning in straight heats in slow uIe iot s & +-os
OF horses entered The only tavorJS 20 WIZ IIitsr3
the black mare Henrietta, in the Staoe OF W.HtSh+
heats although in the first and thrd HsaIS sriss
lam Tell drove her 10 nose Nh'SneS'
PACING-2:oG CI4ASS-PURSE $1,000
,,,-..+s IN, y, ~, Tennessee WIIkes-Narcola. ,
by McErn tNcDonaldl- .'''-'-'''''--
Riley b blk. h. tErwin1 3
Shadow Chimes, b. h. tGeersl
Dumont W. b. &. tErTestl sdi,
Time 2:lS4. 2:I0% 2lO's
TROTTING-2:2t CLASS-THE JOHNSTON sIA
VALUE $1,000
May Allen. ch- m by que Arlen-Prudy BY $50
IeoIa b m by & NJ clay tEutchingsl I l
Belle Kuser, br. Gtitesspyl- ------'-----'
Red Princess b. m. snow. l.-.----- ------.---.-
Marique. ch 6. thennevl ,---'---''''''-' =
Time 2:I5It a:Ile. 2:1634. AHA. 2;l6'a.
TROTrING-2a5 CI4ASS-PURSE $1,000
Henrietta. blk m. by IDOL Gift-Harodia' oy II
viiiiano Tell b. r Cieachy, ..........-.-
Happy Jack < Jamaison) ..--.------ z
Wentworth, blk. g. James' '----.-..--.-----'-'' S
Betsy Tell. Blk (McDoweID ---.---.-..-'.-'-- :
Kings CIere. ch. g. tSquires)- -..-...--''''---
s r.. g (Murphy)- ais
Gonna D. H. sTss' Time, 2:isi.. 2:l79. 2:i7.