Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-16
A GOOD OPENING Day
Fast Time Made in the Events
OF Tuesday at the Annual
Race Meeting.
Daisy Russell. an Iowa Mare,
Captures the 2:40 Trot in
2:24I.2.
The :l9 Pace Stepped in is l.2
by Gilty...Local Mare in
the Money.

| Tuesday, the opening day of the an
nual meeting of the Marshalltown Rae
/, ing Association, Was an ideal one in al
most every way. The attendance wa
rot What might have been desired, bu
about what is usually expected on frs
| days. Ideal weather, a good bunch o
starters and IA fairly fast track mad,
the prospects for an excellent after.
moons sport most promising.
Altho there was a trifie too much
breeze for fast time, it was not sufli-
cient to cut any material figure, as the
summaries indicate. The opening races
warranted better patronage than the!
partially filed. The betting was COM
paratively light, owing largely to the
fact that all offerings We're in the ma
tire of "a lead pipe cinch" for the
"bookies.' 1t was a good opening day,
taking everything into considerat ton
and the horses were sent away with
few delays, feature appreciated by the
spectators.
The 2:4o Trot.
The seven starters of the 2:40 trot
were sent away on the first heat in good
form. Nosfad Won, with Daisy Russell
second. Reed Bismount a close third
and Bessie Brentwood fourth. Time,
2: 81. The second heat was started with
but little difficulty, with Daisy Russell
slightly jim the lead. The Burlington
mare indreased it to a good length at
the quarter. which she passed in :3S5s.
The half was reached in /: 10, the horses
Being pretty well punched with Daisy
Russell still in the front. The same poo
sitionS We're maintained to the three
quarters, in 1:52, and swung into the
stretch with the brown mare still lead
ing and Bessie Brentwood at her heels.
Daisy Russell reached the wire in a
close and exciting finish, being u short
half length ahead of Bessie Brentwood.
Caroline l.. finished third and Reed Bis
mount fourth. Time, $50.
In the third heat the horses got away
we'll punched, with Daisy Russell lead
ing. The quarter was reached in 3I1a
and the half in :12a. Nosfad closed up
q gap and took the lead. with Daisy
Russell and Bessie Brentwood crowding
in close for second. The three quarters
was reeled off in so, with the posi-
tons unchanged. Rounding into the
stretch Daisy Russell moved up a little,
closely by Bessie Brentwood.
Half way down to the wire, With Daisy
Russell and Nosfad side by side. the
latter went into the air and Daisy Won
by head in 2:2i@. Bessie Brentwood
second, With Nosfad We'll up for
third, and Caroline l.. back u half dozen
lengths, for fourth.
After some little delay the field went
away to good start for the fourth and
last heat, with Daisy Russell leading.
The quarter was passed IN 81 fiat; the
half in 1:121a and three quarters in
1: 40. Nosfad broke badly and was
Iassed by the entire field. Daisy Rus
sell trotted as steadily as clock work
and had no trouble in securing her
heat. Bessie Brentwood fin
ished second: Reed Bismount third and
Caroline l.. fourth This gave Daisy
Russell first money, Bessie Brentwood
second, Reed Bismount third and Caro-
line fourth. The Sulnnlary.