The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-23
EIGHT HEATS TO DECIDE.
PAGERS Kept Close Together at the
Cleveland Races.
wONDERLY WON GlENCOyE HANDICAP
Pieouart Beat a Pcohbitise Favorite in
the Third Race at Harler,--Favor-
ties Lost at Deliuar,

Cleveland, Ohio, July 22.-The grand cir.
cult races opened day late because OF
the downpour on Monday. The $500 stake
for 900 PAGERS was the banner event ana
1t was decided only after an eight-heat
contest making it the longest race that
has been held this season. Fred :. Wedge
wood Was the opening fayorite and con.
tlnued so until after the fourth heat had
been paced. Then Dan H.. who had always
pccna well played, slowed himself, Out
dropped The next two heats TO others At
tue beginning " the seventh heat the
WedgeN God horse was back fayoritr, but
| Dan K. did the lasting and led the way
| In the pair OF succeeding trips around tue
| track All bets made on the race We're
! small ones, no card amounting 70 over Slvo.
/ Pronounced fuyorites Won each Of the other
! Iaces Ia straight heats and at no time
was there much danger OF either " the
| three being beaten out.
IN the lrst rnce betting. Major Delmar
opened as 3 TO favotlte over the en-
! the heId. D;rectum Spier a A-year-old,
! Was always TO Geer's Dandy Chimes
was TO / choice. He caused mild
| sensation in the second hest 10y brenking
] In rounding the FIRST turn ana falling back
/ i've lengths behind the lenders Then bcer
/ pulled him down and was ahead again
| before the turn home was reached.
( The track was spongy aud nj least two
| seconds slow all afternoon and no record
breaking time was hung up.
| Eight Thousand spectators were on hand
larger crowd than has ever gathered
| at Cleveland opening day.
! Summaries;
2l4 trot three in ave. purse $500
| Major pelmar Promise, Ida Highwood.
| Best time 21t4.
200 pace. three in 1--WE; purse s8oOo-pan
| kr. Captain Sphinx, Fred $. Wedgewood
2:Ia pncc two in three; purse $1,000
Dandy hines, Miss ophelia, Albert. Best
227 trot, purse S7oo-Directum spicr,
WIique, John Patterson. Best time 2:l3ls
At Brighton Beach.
New York, July o. Perry Belmont's
Numeral, with Wonderly in the saddle. won
the Glcncove handicap, the feature of the
card at Brighton Beach today. sombrero.
the faycute, had no chance with the start.
lie was of nest 10 last and WAS never
able Go get up He finished a good third.
being beaten only length and a half.
Numetal won IN a driving finish by head
from SuuShowcr.
out OF the eight starters IN the steepIe-
chase only four finished. Inspector Stcv-
ems, the fayoJite. won easily from MIR.
Sto6cl with kufa third, Thriftless, Mary
lander. Victor and Lime Juice fell at the
third jump. The weather was clear; track
| SLOW.
Five furongs-w oodlokc Prediction,
MonU0rto Time iu2
Mic and sixteenth. scllng-Par Excl
lracr, Ascension Plohn. Time As.
| NfspplechHsr, about two niles Inspector
p stevens AR. stcnel hula, Time 436.
Mineral s1nsbower soTbrsr n"uu'Tg In
LA 10
cS,llNA I1ultio9gs ISeIhng,p saylor' Jos
Mile aud sixteenth Adelaide Prince
g stevedore Miss Buttcrmiik Time As 20
Races at Harlem
II Chicago July 22.--Barney schriebert
pirquart, in the third race at Harlem TO
duv, after being backed from II TO 1 to
ia / beat the pr,hlbltiye favorl,e iIttl
r Son, i . d.s,,.r,,. nrtgl NIL ,,oi
~ '''"'' y" 10y "''''' ""'' ~,
separating thrm at the WIRE C"ourn' Wh
rode the favorito, made a claim Of foi
g against Lyme, Who. rode nc winner, an,
bvth boys were In the stand for some time
mt no action was taken by the Judges
The other five races went 10 three secon'
choices and two fa'orl'es' Weather hne
n rack STOW. ,
SlN imrlohgs ,i9mpooh' Almerlc, FUR
i'4 Nc, j sr, LIZ III III ,,o,,or. r,,,o,
it "SMS picog Sugos r,t tiS SSo1t 10 Arcn,,
II Time lA5 3.
never seven ~, r GhsS~hrngE hrulare' vulcan
Six ana a half MISUNDERSTANDING. Ok
Mlke' Add, Time LEO 81,
Marion AZ lynch betiaimor PfG mee H .2d
~ i-'
Tie nal,,,., Tract
d Nv "''a' avn
e ST. LOUIS, July @--Iichtul was the onl
winning favorte at Delmar today, tire
second choices on, thtrd ,,b,t,o o,s an,
:, outsider scoring In the other events Act,n
u was ven nIo,,od - uin n,o - tnn,,,,
snrint tho frstpre Of fbo c,rd hnt Oh,
u WINS heoten a head nv F,,nr wontkor ar,a
sc setting a hot pace to the last slxteenti
/ pole; she looked winner all over At th
'e neuu " lIy stttNn' LUZ VT llhpoSl o. -
N H., W n,n rao,hcd Xvantho t az n M. ~
fns '"e ""' ''"'"eN' WINNER V'e"F' 'r""
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