The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-09-24
SEVERAL TRACK RECORDS ARE
BADLY BROKEN.
Glib WINS FREE FOR ALL
Hard Case Takes First Heat But
Falls Down In Next Two
Good Running.
From Saturdays Daily Gazette,

the men who are handling Chick, The
gamey, little sorrel gelding that won
yesterdays pacing race. They seem
ed to realize that they had a double
geared cinch on first money, but this
did not satisfy them. They wanted
to help a friend. The friend happen
ed to be the owner of Coloma, another
horse entered in the race and their
play was to let him take second mon
ey. But the in which the
play came up will be told further on.
Five entries had been made-Coloma,
b. g., -;Chick, S. g., McGregor;
Umatilla, b. NJ, J. McCauley; J. D.,
b. g., j. D. Losekamp; D. G. S., b. G.,
d. G. Smith. While the latter is a
trotter, his owner decided to let him
go against the sidewheelers, although
he probably had no idea that his ami
NAL was fast enough to keep up with
the rest.
First Heat.
In the first heat D. G. S. shot ahead
as soon as the wire had been crossed,
but broke badly making the first turn
and Umatilla headed the procession,
with Chick gaining and tapping her
sulky. ]. D. remained third and when
the first half had been covered was
drawing up close to second place.
Coloma came in fourth and c.. D. s..
far behind. In the last eighth Chick
let out a few bars and passed Umatil-
la easily and maintained the lead I'm
til the wire was crossed. J. D. finished
third, Coloma fourth and G. D. S. so
far behind that had the distance flag
not been waived he would have finish
ed at the stable. Time, 2:22, beating
the track record. The last eighth was
covered in a two minute gait.
While waiting for the next heat a
hundred yard foot race was run in
which Schneider, Guernsey, Hoffman
and Huntington contested. They fin
ished in the order given. Time, II Is.
1t was indeed a SNAP" for Schneider,
who at no time was crowded.
Second Heat.
The second heat of the pacing race
now followed and it was in this that
the trouble occurred. After leaving
the wire and in making the first TURF
"Bob," the colored driver of Chick.
cut out from the pole and crowded
Umatilla SO that she was run off her
course and Coloma edged in to her
place. Umatilla regained her posi-
ton and was again second when the
wire Vas crossed and coming under |
the whip with her driver whooping
and yelling. In the second circle
around the track Coloma retook sec-
Ond place and retained it to the end
some distance behind Chick, who was
pulled almost off his feet by Bob"
in his effort to give Coloma place
behind himself. Umatilla came in
third, J. D. fourth and c.. D. S. some
where on the track behind.
The work that had been done was so
very rank that the judges decided
it would be grossly wrong not to take
cognizance of it. But how t. decide |
the matter seemed to puzzle them. !
After considerable discussion they
determined to allow the heat to stand,
but take both Chick and Umatilla's
drivers out of their sulkies for foul
driving and replace them with men
not in the job This called forth a
vigorous protest from a man who
to be the owner of Chick. |
While the manner in which he did it
was offensive and ungentlemanly, the
judges probably were somewhat at
fault in not having set back both
Chick and Coloma and giving the
place to Umatilla. If this had been
done their action in changing drivers
would have had better ground to rest
On. The finish was Chick, first; Co
iona, second; Umatilla, third; J. D.,
C. D. S., fifth. Time 1926.
An Indian race, mile and a half,
with six entries, was now pulled off.
little Blue, the favorite of the prev
GUS days, was one of the animals and
he crowd picked him out to win. But
company was too fast and he fin
shed third. Pretty Horse was first
Mike third. Time, 2:5S 3-5.
Third Heat.
Again the harness horses were
out. Chick and Umatilla driv-
by new men,. The little sorrel be-
IN crowding the mare from the start,
1t in turning the quarter one of his ]
bibles broke and he dropped behind
It picked himself up and ended the {
at in second place with Umatilla v