The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-23
WAS UNFINISHED
FIVE HEATS TROTTED FOR KEN
TUCKY STOCK FARM PURSE.
Every Heat Furnished Good Race
Pat Henry and John Nc Twice Fin
ished First-Finish To-Day.

Six three-year-old trotters made hard
fight for the Kentucky Stock Farm ex-
pectation purse of $500 at the state fair
grounds track yesterday afternoon. and
after five heats had been trotted and no
winner declared the finish OF the race was
postponed until this afternoon at o'clock.
This is the big event that was on the pro-
gramme for last Thursday and was post
poned until the track was in good condi-
ton. The crowd was not very large. but
every heat furnished a good race and the
time was satisfactory.
The fifth heat was concluded before
o'clock, but by the time the drivers came
on the track for another heat IL was so
dark that IL was decided to postpone the
finish until to-day. 1t was dusk when the
fifth heat was concluded. There was not
a single heat in which the drivers did not
do their best to land first place. as the
urge the young trotters Sister Collett.
owned and driven by David Cahill. Of Lex
ington, KY, was the only starter that did
not finish well up in the bunch in at least
one of the heats Four times she came in
last, barely getting inside the distance
flag, and in the fourth heat she got in fifth
with Red Robe last
Nellie Jay. the roam filiy. by Jay Hawker.
owned by George r. Woodin. of Boston.
and driven by Mckay. won the admiration
of the crowd by her wonderful burst or
SpeeQ IN SeNefdl OF the meats, OUT Sne was
unable to pass under the wire first because
she was not able TO keep her stride. She
broke frequently, but when she got down
TO her trot she would close I'm on the bunch
and demonstrate that she has wonderful
speed In her.
The first heat OF the race was an exciting
one. and was captured by Gail Hamilton.
a beautiful bay flly, owned by James l..
Dodge, of Paris, Ky. The start was a good
one, excepting that Sister Collett went IN
der the wire on gallop. The entire field
m nhod tIAr and ~hn hlA cts faI
the race for first position was a pretty one.
Making the turn into the home stretch
Gail Hamilton. Red Robe and John Nc.
were side by side. There was not length
between the three horses when they went
under the wire, with Gail Hamilton first.
Red Robe second and John Nc. third.
The second heat was a procession around
the track and on the far turn Nellie Jay
was In the lead. but she broke and Pat
Henry won. Pat Henry also took the third
heat. with John Nc. close second. John
Nc. showed great speed i'm the fourth and
fifth heats and captured them both. the
fifth heat being an exciting one. with CAL
Hamilton pressing John Nc. for first posi-
tion on the home stretch.
Before the first heat OF the race The Mon
ey Maker. owned by A ~. Munden, Of
Seymour, Ind, driven by Bert Wallace.
was sent TO beat his record OF 2:20. He ne
gotiated the mile in 2:19k.
The summary of the unfinished race fol-
lows:
Kentucky Stock Farm Expectation 5000
purse for trotters Cunfinished):
John Nc, b. g., by Rex Ameri-
Gus (Milan) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2 . /
Pat Henry, b. c., by John G..
Carlisle (Beechey) ............ 4
Gail Hamilton, b. f.. by Oak
land Baron CHudson) ........ 3 2
Red Robe, b. f., by Red Chute
BRADY ........................2 3 8 3
Nellie Jay. T. f.. by Jay Hawk
er McKay) .....::............... 3
Sister Collett, b. T.. by Alfred
c. (CahilD ...................6 S 6
Time-2:15. 2:l4h. 2:1elz. 2:1sA. 2:19.