The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-09-19
She Had a Hard Battle for First Money
with Alan, a Bay Gelding
by AgricOla.
LARGE CROWDS SAW RACES
GREAT INTEREST IN 2;17 PACE
WHICH WAS NOT FINISHED.
Three Heats Were Paced and Event
Then PostpOned-LuzOn Easily Won
2:25 Pace-TO-Day's Card.

There were three races on the pro-
gramme at the State fair yesterday after
noon-2:25 pace, 2:10 trot and 2:17 pace-but
the latter was unfinished. Three heats
were paced and Roy Day, Garlic NJ. and
Earl Park captured one each. Il was so
late when the third heat was finished it
was deemed advisable to postpone the
finish until to-day, when the races will be-
gin at O'Clock. The 2:25 pace was won
by Luzon in three straight heats and May
Allen captured the 2:10 trot after a strug-
gle with Alan.
The air was too chilly for comfort, but
the track was fast and the horses made
good time. The amphitheater and the pad
dock were crowded and people stood
around the fence when the races were in
progress. The Sousa band concert may
have attracted the crowds, but a majority
of the spectators stayed to see the races
after Director Sousa and his musicians had
left the band platform.
INTERESTING RACES.
The races were more interesting than on
Tuesday and several lively finishes were
witnessed. The interest of the Indianapolis
people centered in the 2:10 trot, in which
May Allen, Mart Wilson's sorrel mare by
Que Allen. was entered. May Allen sur
prised the trotting world at Columbus, o.,
this summer when she stepped a mile in
2:09A her previous record being 2:2H4. She
won the event after hard battle in which
Alan, a bay gelding by Agricola and
Dorothy Redmond, black mare by Director,
captured two of the heats and caused Viii
son to drive Allen at her best in every heat.
This race furnished the most interest of
ri OF nall fiya
entries, but only four faced Starter Nc
Donald-Dorothy Redmond, Alan, May
Allen and j. T. After May Allen went I'M
der the wire a good length ahead of Alan
IN the first heat Alan took the second heat
and Dorothy Redmond the third. May
Allen was on nearly even terms with Dor
othy Redmond in the third heat as the
bunch turned into the stretch, but the lit
tie sorrel mare seemed to lose her rapid
stride and gradually fell back, while Red
mond opened a gap for the wire. The last
two heats were exciting, May Allen giving
Alan close race all around the track and
driving under the wire winner in both
heats and captured first money.
There were seven starters in the 2:25 pace,
but Pearl o. and Flora Wilson were dis
tanced in the first heat. The event was de-
cided in three heats, LuZon, a bay stallion
by Billy Wilkes, winning each heat.
Ephraim finished second, International
Queen third, RaVena Wilkes fourth and
Anna I. fifth in each heat. The PAGERS
went around the track in a procession in
nearly all three heats, closing together on
the back stretch and then falling into sim
gle file as the home stretch was reached.
TWELVE STARTERS.
The 2:17 pace brought out a field of twelve
starters, and each driver seemed anxious to
worry Starter Mcdonald, for the bunch
scored time and again before the word "go"
was finally given on the first heat. Hal
Clipper got lost in the rear of the dozen
starters, and he gradually fell back until
he was on the wrong side of the distance
pole when Roy Day went under the Mi"e
first. Roy Day made a pretty race. and
horSemen say he would have put his nose
under the wire first in one of the other
two heats had not he become lame after
the first heat. Garlic won the second heat.
The third heat was a spectacular one, The
horses getting away in a bunch, then sep
arating and closing together on the back
stretch and turning into the home stretch
with daylight completely obscured between
the sulkieS, SO close we've they together.
Earl Park always had his nose just little
in front of the others, and when the wire
was reached he was a good winner. After
the third heat it was decided to postpone
the finish of the race until to-day.
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