The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-15
MANY EXCITING HEATS
IN SECOND DAYS HARNESS RACES

putting on a burst of speed, and cross
ing ahead by two lengths.
2:1S Glass, trotting, continued from
thursday. Sixth heat: Joan of Arc.
even money, wen; Thelka, 5 to 1, sec
ond' Marlinspike, to 1, third; Sum-
mer Fern, even money, fourth. Time
2:l5A. Baron Vincent Wayne Chief
and Lady Thelma, who raced Thurs
day. did not start.
This heat also ended this class, and
race. Joan of Arc taking first money,
and the other winning, second, third
and fourth prizes, respectively, in the
order they finished in this heat.
All were heat winners in previous
races. Thelka took the lead at the
start and lead to the quarter with
Marlinspike a good second, aud Sum
mer Fern third. Joan of Arc trailed
the rear. At the three quarter pole
the field was punched. Then it was
that Joan of Arc was let out and
romped home winner by five lengths.
First Days Race Finished.
The third race. 222 pacing. sched-
uled for the opening day, and which
was not started, was then taken up,
and it had as entries Geers, Pattie
Ledyard, English Walnut, Hulda, Es-
panita, Star Patchen, Black Bird,
Little Belle and June Bug, all good
anu Ilkely looking animals.
First Heat-Star Patchen, to /,
won; Black Bird. to l, second: Lit
tie Belle, to 5, third; Hulda, 2 to 1,
fourth; Geers, 6 to l, fifth; Pattie Led
yard, to l. sixth; English Walnut,
to !, seventh, and Espanita, to 2,
eighth. Time 2:15A. This heat was diff
f1cult to start owing to the number of
entries, but after several false dashes
they were sent off. Little Belle led at
the quarter with the field we'll punched
behind. Star Patchen drew up along
side at the half and led from the three
quarters home, winning by a neck,
with Black Bird nose ahead of Lit
tie Belle. This was the closest finish
for first place yet run. Espanita broke
at the quarter and was distanced.
Second Heat-Little Belle, to 1,
Won; Star Patchen. to 5. second:
Geers, 7 to 1, third; Espanita, to 1,
fourth; Hulda, to l. fifth: Pattie Led
yard, Z to 1, sixth; English Walnut, 10
to 1, seventh, and Black Bird, to 1,
eighth. Time 2:14H. Star Patchen led
at the quarter with Geers and Hulda
| second and third, respectively. These
positions were maintained at the half
and three-quarters. Little Belle was
in the rear but came around the bunch
like a whirlwind, and beat Patchen
out by nose. with Geers three
a pretty heat.
Third Heat-Little Belle, 2 to s. won;
Geers, G to 1, second: Star Patchen. 8
| to 1, third; HuldG, to 1, fourth; Es-
| panita, to l, fifth; English Walnut,
| Is to 1, sixth, and Pattie Ledyard, 10
| to 1. seventh. Black Bird was dis
tanced. Time 2:15A. Hulda led at the
| quarter with Little Belle close sec
ond, and taking the lead before the
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Fourth Heat and Race-Little Belle,
to Is, won; Hulda, 6 to 1, second;
| Geers, to 1, third; Star Patchen, 6 to
| l, fourth; Espanita, to /, fifth; Eng
| lish Walnut, Is to l, sixth. Time 2:20.
| Pattie Ledyard and Black Bird did
not start in this heat. Little Belle
won first money; Star Patchen, second
money; Geers, third money, and Hulda,
| fourth money.
In the 2:24 Class.
The 2:24 class, trotting, had as en-
| tries Katie, Frank Hunter, Petronelle,
Sam Patch, r. W., Henry Woodford
and Henry L.
| First Heat-Frank Hunter, even
money, won; Morning Star, to 1, sec
:, ond; Henry L., to 1, third; r. W.,
to 1, fourth; Petronelle, 6 to 1. fifth;
Henry Woodford, to 2, sixth, and
Sam Patch, 4 to 1, seventh. Time
| 2:19A. Morning Star led around the
course, with Frank Hunter a close sec
ond into the home stretch, when Hun
ter went ahead and won out in a hot
driving match. While returning from
false start in this heat Katie and
Henry L. collided, breaking both sui
| keys, and an older and smaller sulkey
had to be provided for her. On this
account the judges allowed her eighth
| place, though she was distanced at
the finish
Second Heat-Henry woodford, to
l. won; Frank Hunter, to 5, second;
r. W., to 1, third Henry L, to 1,
fourth; Petronelle, to 1, fifth; Morn
ing Star, to /, sixth; Katie, 10 to 1,
| seventh, and Sam Patch, eighth. Time
2:18h. The heat was also hard to
start on account of Morning Star con-
stantly breaking in coming to the wire.
Henry Woodford led at the quarter
| with Sam Patch second. Patch broke
| before the half was reached, and
| Morning Star moved up to second
place with the field punched close be-
| hind. These positions remained at
| the three quarters, but on the home
stretch Hunter made a grand race
and just nipped R. W., who had also
gone well, at the wire, Woodford be-
ing first by only a head.
Third Heat-Henry Woodford, to s,
won; R. W., 4 to l, second: Morning
Star, 5 to 1, third: Petronelle. Z to 1.
fourth; Katie, Is to 1. fifth: Frank
Hunter, to e. sixth: Sam Patch. 4
to l, seventh, and Henry L.. to L,
eighth. Time 2:1SA. Henry Woodford
led at the quarter and held his posi-
ton to the finish, with r. w and
Morning Star a close second and third,
respectively.
This heat was run practically in the
dark and as the race had not been
finished it will be run off first thing
| this afternoon.
Should Henry Woodford win the first
heat to-day he will have captured the
| race.
The summary Of the three heats run,
first place, are: Henry Woodford two
and Frank Hunter one.
Remember the racing starts this af-
ternoon at 1870 o'clock, ard if you want
to see good racing attend, for the best
| IF hn will he rim nff