Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-07-17
HORSES N FAST TINE
Wednesdays Races Witnessed
by Many Enthusiastic
Spectators.
The 2::4O Pace Won by Betty
Walker, Grundy County Mare,
Time OF 2:l6 LIZ.
Five Heats to Decide the Event
-Gallopers Provide Good
Sport.

The second day of the races was
better one from u spectators stand
point than the day previous. A good
lsiZed crowd occupied the anlphitheatel
"Wednesday, others circled around the
book makers tent and many watching
| the races from the quarter stretch. The
stretch inside the circle was filled with
lcarriages and fashionable turnouts. The
previous day, altho the strong vino
that blew up the stretch prevented any
2:40 pace was reeled off in excellent
time, the fastest that has been made in
any of the harness events during the
meeting. Despite the fact that the
track was sprinlled repeatedly the dust
was most annoying to the spectators
and both man and horse suffered as a
result.
The following officials acted for the
day:
Judges-J. c. Simpson, of Des
Moines; "A. l.. Bonawitz and II. w.
Hogue, of Marshalltown.
Timers-F V. Reaver. of Knoxville;
~. S. Willard of Marion; DIR. c. H.
Stull, Marshalltown.
The 2:40 Pace a Feature.
The 2:4o pace was the first race
called and it was the event of the af-
to finish 1t took five fast heats to de-
eide this event and the fastest time of
the meeting was made in the fourth
heat. A big field came TO the Wire in
the first heat, twelve starters being
sent away in two tiers and additional
trailers. The afternoons sport was free
from accidents altho Cola Cohrt
threatened for time to mix things as
the horses We're scoring.
However, the field got out of the way
Of the crazy little mare and an accident
was avoided. Billy Oyne, a Cedar Rap
ids horse, becoming frightened at the
Chrystal mare, reared and threw his
driver from the seat and started on
circuit of the track unguided. He was
stopped at the grand stand before any
uninjured.
Hilda N. drew the pole and the dozen
starters, running in two tiers of five
horses each and two trailers We're sent
away in the first heat at % o'clock.
Jack Lawson took the bunch to the first
pole in :34R and led to the half in
LOSE, with the better part of the field
close up. Old Gold, Wilkes colt.
owned by DR.. Meigs, of Malcolm, led out
after the half was reached and kept the
place until the curve to the stretch
was rounded, when Castlewood drew up
fast and circled the Wilkes horse
They came down the stretch like the
wind. Old Gold lost his feet when near
ing the wire and eastwood Won by
short head. Billie Oyne was back four
lengths for third, with Betty Walker
still farther back for fourth All the
starters got inside the flag. Time,
2:2OA.
The next heat was one of the hottest
of the afternoon. The horses went
away promptly for so large a field
Bette Walker took them to the quar-
ter in "a flat, With Old Gold, Castle
wood and Billie Oyne all in a bunch
close up The half was passed in the
same order in 1:07is. AT the next pole,
1:41A, Castlewood led out from the
rest and came swinging into the
near to the heels of Betty
Walker. This finish was horse race,
for sure. The horses came down the
stretch in the best of form, but when
within fifty yards of the wire Betty
broke, and allowed the big sorrel to
pass her and win by length in 2:17i..
Old Gold finished three lengths back,
and Jack Lawson came in a poor
fourth. Lady Ensign and Cola Cohrt
failed to get inside the flag.
The field Was sent away in the third
heat after some time spent in scoring.
Castlewood led to the sixteenth, but |
then went into the air. the entire field |
passing him. From that point on Bet
~ Walker took the lead, passing the |
quarter in :321:. the half in Los, with |
Jack Lawson and Billie Oyne trailing. |
They went past the next pole in l:43E9,
md into the stretch, Betty winning in
IN easy gait four lengths over Castle
wood, who had outsprinted Old Gold on
he stretch and got second by nose.
Iilda n. was Well back for fourth.
Time, 2:22.
The fourth heat was a battle royal
between Betty Walker and Castlewood,
md the little brown mare showed of
what stuff she was made. The bunch
vent off fast. Betty and the sorrel
,oing as If they We're one horse. The
quarter was passed in no time, and
hey reached the half in 1909, with po-
itions unaltered. They Went to the
hree-quarters in the same way, all the
leld, excepting Jack Lawson, being out
# sight in the dust. The two leaders,
.oing like machines, came into the
tretch racing like mad, both going
rue as a die. The crowd, standing and
waving handkerchiefs, hats, umbrellas d
nd canes, yelled as demoniacs as the b
title brown mare, outspurting Castle
GOOD, Won by half length in the fast
ime of 2:16h. Jack Lawson was third.
he pace set was so fast that the re-
lainder of the field was distanced :
Both Castlewood and Betty had now
ron two heats and the game was be-
oming interesting. as this was to de- j
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