The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-07-05
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DRIVER TURNER AND JOCKEY CUR
RATTI PUNISHED HEAVILY.
Mixed Races q Great Success and the
Crowd stays Until Dusk-Races in
Detail-Summaries.

The popular price brought its own results,
and the thousands who attended left with
distinct satisfaction. During the after
noon there We're practically nineteen races.
The card in fact was more than it should
have been. -Four harness events and three
running races, rapidly and promptly as the
officers worked, were too many to crowd
in the ordinary racing hours, and il was
again late before the runners were started.
To-day, however, the runners will go tc
work promptly at $50 o'clock, and nothing
will be permitted TO delay their events.
The chief event to-day will be the In
%dianapolis Derby, in which five horses will
start. Like the independence stake yester-
day, it will be a mile and a sixteenth,
which brings the field twice past the grand
stand. The field includes Jane Oaker, Eco
nomic. Tommy Foster. Mission and Ara
toma, and the race will be the best running
event of the meeting. There will be two
other running races and a trot. In addition
there will be a free exhibit by the diving
horses. King and Queen. It was the orig
inal purpose TO give these exhibitions
every afternoon, but the inability to get
water TO fill the eighteen-foot tank into
which they plunge prevented. Yesterday
a means of getting water was found aid
the exhibition will be given to-day.
DIRECTORS GRATIFIED.
Yesterdays crowd was gratifying to the
directors of the Racing Association. and
their thanks were expressed by Starter
Blair, who said they hoped TO improve the
quality of the meetings and that they were
satisfied from the interest shown by the
public that it would not be long until In
dianapolis will be one Of the best racing
towns in the country. This was cheered
with enthusiasm. The crowd seemed inter
ested in everything. and its appreciation Of
the efforts Of the association to give clean.
honest racing was shown by the applause
when the punishment Of two persons was
announced. The association is
If the public is to bet on the races, to pro-
tect it. and no offender will be spared pun
iShment
The attendance yesterday was most rep
resentative. Senator Beverage was there,
and Mayor Bookwalter occupied a seat in
the judges stand. Nearly all the WELL
known business and professional men at
tended. and one-half Of the men were &C
companied by women. Five thousand peo-
pie were in the grand stand. and if the
bright dresses Thursday made the big
stand seem animated, yesterday they made
it beautiful. as they filled every nook and
corner.
TALLY-HO ACCIDENT.
Several hundred vehicles were along the
stretch ratings. and among them several
fancy wagons. A four-in-hand party in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. H. T.. Hearsey, Mr..
and Mrs. H. B. Holloway. Mr.. and Mrs.
George Fulwel, Mr.. and Mrs. F. c. Staley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Willis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul c. Gall and Mrs. Clay, of Pittsburg.
AS the tally-ho turned on the inside Of the
track and reached the newly-made portion
OF the half-mile track the wheels sank in
the soft eartn and the vehicle was over
turned. Mrs. Gaul was caught under II
and bruised severely, but when the vehicle
was righted she regained her seat. Mr..
Holloway and Mrs. Willis were also
bruised.
The track officers began work yesterday
at 1890 o'clock by taking UP the unfinished
2:23 pace of the day before. 1t was thought
this race could be terminated in one heat,
but IL took three and ended in a victory for
Robert Mack, who had two heats Thursday.
Miles won the first heat yesterday and tried
for the second, but Ed Geers fought him
down the stretch and won by half a length.
Robert Mack seemed TO have little difficulty
in winning when the third heat came. The
race was so split up. there being four heat
winners, that the books were kept guess
ing and uttered some complaint.
MONEY MAKER A FAvORITE.
The first regular event of the day was
the 2:2S trot, and this proved at least a
disappointment. The books made Money
Maker a favorite, which was not regarded
as reasonable by those who knew OF the
Whitley stables confidence in Sphinx
Lassie as a candidate for the NJ. and NJ.
stake of $4,000 at Detroit week after next.
She was entered in the trot, and many sup
ported her on form and knowledge that
she was being prepared to win an event
that takes three miles better than PIP TO
win. In the first heat the judges sus-
picions were aroused and in the second
heat they watched Levi Turner, the driver
of Sphinx Lassie, closely. He made a fin
ish with Money Maker in the stretch and
gave the heat the appearance of a race.
The next heat Turner was cautioned. After
the heat ended with another losing stretch
drive on Turner's part the judges agreed
that Turner had not driven TO win and all
bets were declared off and Turner was
fined 500. The announcement of this de-
cision was received with great cheering.
Starter Blair at the opening of the free-for-
all pace warned the drivers OF the horses
in IL that the association expected 10 pay
its purses in full and would require every
man to drive to win. and those who did
not would be taken down and trustworthy
drivers put in the sulkies.
The free-for-all pace was a sure thing
for the speedy little Chestnut. His COM
paniOns in the race were The Bishop, Die
Wilson's fast PAGER. and game Earl Park.
The Bishop Is suspected of having much
improved his speed this season under Will
sons training. He was suspected of having
even enough 10 make chestnut tlptOe the
whole mile 10 be at him. He did not, how
ever, and some thought he was not trying.
He did try hard, however. In the third
heat, after hurrah finishes in the other two.
Wilson chased Chestnut 10 the quarter pole
in 81, the fastest quarter of the meeting.
Earl Park was right behind The Bishop.
but before the next quarter was paced he
was in a break and lost six lengths. The
two were at the half in 1904, and they
raced the last half without changing posi-
tons. Chestnut passed under the wire in
2:OS12. which is the fastest heat paced this
year. No horse has ever raced here that
made the favorable impression this little
son OF Glenarm did. He has the business
like method of Robert ]. and seems 10 have
much more speed than he useG yesterday.
He paced the third quarter OF the second
heat in :31L4 and the last quarter of the last
heat in :31lz. Earl Park was not expected
TO do much in this class, as he has not
speed enough, but he held his own with the
others.
SHOUTS SERIOUS LESSON.
The 2:15 pace was a serious lesson for
Yves Stout. He laid the ~favorite, Hal Fos-
ter in the first heat. which was won by
Jack Pointer. driven by Ed Fowler, in
2:14A. Stout then beat Pointer in the
second heat in an eye-lash finish. which
awakened great enthusiasm. as the gray
eelding came from third position at the
head OF the stretch and passed DR.. Benny
like he was tied. Stout evidently thought
the race was his from that on, and he
took back at the start and contented him