The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-10-01
At TODAY'S RACES
Three Starters In GentIemen's
Road Face.
BIG CLASS IN 2:2O PACE
Pools Selling Fast on the
Days Sport.

/ Today at the race track, commencing
/ at o'clock, the Wichita race meeting
/ begins under more than suspicious cir
cumstances. There Is, perhaps. the Iarg-
est field OF horses here that has ever been
on the grounds before, and the best of
the western cracks viii battle for su-
premacy and the money at this years
races.
There have been more visitors to the
race than ever before prior to any weeks
meeting. The track is at its best and
VIII be as fast as q bullet, and they al
ways step fast over the Wichita race
course, so some very merry miles can be
looked for. The program has been so
arranged that the same horse can start
in two classes during the week, with two
days rest-up between races, and the
fields promise TO be large in every bout.
everything points to good sized crowds
The street car company has said it could
give suitable service to the grounds and
in addition wagonettes will be run from
Douglas avenue to the track There are
a good many good ones at the track and
they were stepping some in workouts
yesterday, preparatory for the week rae
ing. Among the good ones noticed at
the grounds is one that is a favorite in
Wichita, as game a little mare as ever
looked through a bride Baby Boss,
2:12l1. This coal-black, fast-pacing whirl-
wind viii start IN the free-for-all pace
and her friends IN Wichita think she Will
be, il not q first-money winner, right up
there somewhere, fighting fer her winter
oats. BABY Bloss is owned and was
raised by Mr.. George Boss OF this city
and no child of grace was ever thought
more Of and never received more petting
and attention from the hands of its
mother than does this little race mare
from Mrs. Bloss. Another good one is
Young Joe, 2:1A, by Joe Young, also
a starter in the free-for-sll. Then there
is the fast and game young son Of Sym
boleer, 2:09A; Colonel Loomis, 2:17L, the
youngster who will have to start in the
free-for-all. too, and his followers think
that he can show them the route.
The program for todays races includes
the gentlemen's road race OF half-mile
heats, to bike wagons, and the 2:20 pace.
with six starters. Both of these races
viii be red hot contests, and the first on
the program, the gentlemen's road race,
is Of especial interest to Wichita TURTLES,
who know that 1t will be race for blood,
with some tall teaming from start to
finish. The three starters, Make b. 2:161l,
Ed Toler, Pisa and craps. Their re-
spective owners and drivers are all well
known and each have their following of
friends, and they are evenly matched in
speed and stamina and will put up a great
race. In the 2:20 pace the starters are
the local gelding, Sam A. owned by Col
onel Amidon; Trampwood, Bonnie Riley,
Leo Rex, Minnie Pilot and Len, and this
promises to be a split-heat event.
The three-eighths and repeat running
race is the third race on the program.
It Is not possible to give the entries
for this race, as at the time Of this writ
ing it had not closed.
Auction pools were sold last night at
the Royal, 104 West Douglas, on today's
races and for time the betting verged
on the liberal plan. In the gentlemen's
road race, Ed Toler was the favorite, sell
ing for $40, and the field bringing SIS. Min
nie Pilot was the choice of the wise ones
in the 2:20 pace, with Trampwood and
Bonnie Riley selling well up second
choice.
At the track today there viii be book
betting and Paris Mutuals, and doubtless
a good deal of money viii change hands.
It is understood that one high roller Of
fered to bet $500 that Make 3 would
win the gents road race, but this could
not be substantiated. Overnight auc-
tons viii be sold every night at the
Royal on the result of each race at the
track The betting is confined to every
heat race. The races are one Of the
biggest attractions of big weeks offer
ing and deserve liberal support.