The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-05
BUTTS KOHN A WINNER
BEATS JENKs IN EXCITING
 RACE.
Jenks Wins First Heat and Black Pacer Lands Last Three-Mr. weber's Black Hal Horse, Sun
 shine Wins in Straight Heats.

On the SOth day of May, 1900 there was a match race at Riverside between Mir. Roberson's black horse MACK anu MT. Gerson's Butts Kohn, which was won by Mack in what was then the phenom- enal time of 2:zl. for the fastest neat; on the 10th of June, just twenty, one uays later. there was another match race, d Mack, Butts Kohn and Jenks, Butts Kohn winning the last three meats straight, best time 2:19 l-4. MT. Wooo masterly handling of Butts kohn Tn that race is well remembered-he had not long before that sold the four-year-oid Hal horse to MT. Gerson and he has ai- ways had an abiding faith in his speed, stamina and gameness .n Since haxc tnat iane bans pened at the track-the 2:H mark Of Butts Kohn has been made to look ike cart-herse time. Marks of 2:l4, Z:lo, etc, the white stallion Brookside has gone around the circle in 2:H 1-4 Since last year, however, Jenks and Butts konn have never came together and 1t remain ed until yesterday for match which has been on the tapis for months to be made between the two. Several things were clearly demonstrated yesterday-nrst that MT. Woods faith and predictions as one whit misplaced. The nerve and big heart in Butts Kohn was shown when he defeated the Macon stallion, Decoy, in about the gamest horse race ever seen at Riverside. Yesterday afternoon Butts Kohn went probably the fastest mile of his life, and while he was extended 1t looked as though he had something in reserve, had Driver Beam called on him. It was no discredit to MT. Jackson's gray Hal Woodward horse, Jenks, for 1t was a horse race from start to finish and his steadiness kept him close up where the least skip would have put hlrp hopelessly out of 1t.
 They were sent away to a good start
 on the second score down In the hrst
 heat of the match race. race. Boam soa d=rawing drawing the first turn MT. Newell got Jenks in
 front and though the pursuit was hot Butts Kohn was never able to close the
 they were pretty close together and down the stretch the pace was fast, Jenks getting over the wire first, how
 ever. by. head in beautiful finish.
 Time 2:20.
 The first heat of the three-corisred race came next-Ike Kelly with the Lord Vara mare, and Caffey drew the pole
 and they were sent away on the third black Hal horse made 1t procession, | however. winning in 2:16 1-4 with Annie Caffey second and Alabama third. The
 next two heats of this race were repeti- | the Allmont mare landing second in the
 The second heat of the match race was. | with the exception of the Decoy- Butts | Kohn race, the most sensational finish ever seen at the track. Jenks had the pole and they got away in good shape
 Jenks had his nose In front nearly all | round the circle, Butts Kohn hanging to | him like leech. As they turned into | the stretch a blanket would have cov- | cred them, but Boam called on Butts | Kohn and the game black horse an | swered with phenomenal burst of speed. Down the stretch followed battle grim | and herce-one of those contests that makes the blood jingle in a mans veins | and there is an eXultation in the very Joy l of living. Both drivers were welding | the whips in a perfect torrent but the l strength of the black horse told and | Boam got him over the wire by short | half length in 2:14 4-b.
 l In the third heat the pair raced the en-
 tire circle to the head of the stretch like | a well matched team-there was another | lightning finish and Butts Kohn won
 again in 2:17 fiat.
 l The fourth heat was the finish of the l great match race and Butts Kohn landed | in 2:20 having won the last three heats
 straight.
 Butts Kohn. b. h.. by Hal Par,
 Jenks, gr. g., by Hal Woodward, | (Newell and Kelly). ........:......1
 Time 2:2O, 2:14 4-5, 2:17, 2:2O.
 | Match race:
 Sunshine blk h., by Brown Hal (Boam) ............. ..'....'..l
 Alabama, b. m., by Allmont (New-. | ell) .......... '.,..'.'O
 Annie Caffey, b. m, by Lord Vara' lkelly( :':.'. '''''''''''''''S