The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]) 1901-1902, 1901-08-21
THE BRIGHqWOOD RACES.
A Dark Horse Wins the 2:40 Trot
Handily.

Two short Cuts In the Running
Event Causes a setback-Exceilent
Sport for Large Crowd of Inter
ested Spectators-The Summaries.
The first day OF the three-days meet at
Brightwood Driving Park yesterday
afternoon resulted In excellent days
sport. About $50 pesons Witnessed the
races, ard a great number of private
vehicles conveyed some visitors to the
park. Owing to the heat Of the day. the
track was not very fast, but one of the
most exciting days sport ever witnessed
at the track was pulled Off. The finishes
in all of the races were exciting.
Three events were carded, the 2:f0 trot,
the 2:35 trot, and running race. In the
2:4o trot Frances Medium. dark horse.
won handily three out of the four heats.
, and thereby the race. In the 2:25 trot
katonian won three straight heats with
out difficulty
In the running race, Coilant was twice
set back for interference. In the first
heat and again in the second heat. the
horse dashed into the pole. cutting OF
! Kings Pride, and breaking the iatters
stride. Collant was. however. accorded:
| third money in the final result \,
i Capt. ]. P. Hartung. ]. P. Clark. and
Frederick Dollam served as judges, and
c. P. Stohlman and B. F. McCaully as
starters.
The summary:
40 trot-Miie heats; three in five: purse,
First heat-Frances Medium (Oberhaus),
Nellie T. Linney), Robin Hood (Cannon).
Grant tHershperger), Kate Campbell
(Bedford). distanced. Time, quarter o:3sIs;
2:30lz
Second heat-Kate Campbell. Frances
Time. quarter. OBS; half, ia; three-quar-
tiers. 1:52 mile. 2a2A
Third heat-Frances Medium, Grant.
! Nellie T., Robin Hood. Kate Campbell
| Time, quarter. 0:S7; half. lis; three-quar-
tiers. 1:5S1z; mile 2:32.
Fourth hea:-Frances Medium. Robin
Hood. Nellie T., Grant, Kate Campbell.
tiers. 1:52. mile, go.
Won by Frances Medium; Kate Camp
. bell. second; Nellie T., third; Robin Hood.
fourth.
rs trot; mile heats; three in five.
Purse. 500.
First heat-Katonian Moody. Queen
Bess Oyer. Walter C. Cannon. Nortie
Stevens tWright). Bessie Gould (Rabbitt).
Time-Quarter. 0:26; half, lib; three
quarters 1:A2. mile, $50
Second heat-Katonian. Redmond Queen
Bess, Bessie Gould. Nortie, Edna Stevens,
Waiter c. withdrawn.
Time-Quarter. 0:s61s; half. 1:131z. three
quarters, 1:50ls; mile. 2:2Sh.
Third heat-katonian, Redmont, Queen
Bess. Bessie Gould.
Time-Quarter. G:3s1zz: half. LIZA; three
quarters, 1:51Ia: mile. 2:30is.
Won by Katonia; Redmont, second;
Queen Ress. third: Bessie Gould, fourth.
Running; half-miie heats, two in three:
purse, $40.
First heat Gallant (Brophy), Kings
Pride tJoyce). Loving Heart CDav-
Isl, Sappho tGarmes), Lady Hashien
tTouleilel- Checkers Collins, distanced.
Time, 0:52I5.
Second heat-Lady Hasbeen. Kings
Pride. Gallant. Loving Heart, Sappho.
Time. 0:52.
Third heat-Lady Hasbeen. Gallant.
Time, o:51I&.
Won by Lady Hasbeen, Gallant, second;
Kings Pride, third.
The entries for the races today are as
follows:
2:ls trot and 2:so pace-Bedford Boy,
Maud Holton. Troth Frank keenan,. Ro-
chelle, Lady Phillips, and Governor Bush
nell.
$40 pace-Royal Blue Brenda, J. L. H,
Dartwood, Title Kuser, Rubic Adria.
Three-quarter heats rUnning-Albert Ed
ward. Kings Pride. Miss Crinkle Check
ers, Rough Rider. Sappho or McFonso,
Gallant or Simple Sue, Ada Beatrice.