The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-03
BORALMA'S FINISH
oAsHED ELS FRONT LEG IN THE
HEAT.
Marsh Won First Heat, First Guar
-er in o.32M, Half in 1.O4M and 1
Mile in 2.OS Flat, Fastest
Heat of Race.

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. IAN accloen.
prove to be the greatest trotting event
IN American turf history. In the tniro
beat OF the $4,000 match race between
Lord Derby, owned by Il. z. Smathers OF
New York and Boralma, OF which Thorn
- w. Lawson of Boston is the owner.
the latter horse sustained an injury
which caused MIN TO sbe drawn a rSa IN, me
suit was a bitter disappointment not only
TO the ovnef of the Boston horse. but
e the general public which, to the S. num- uto-
Oak Park. The injury to Boralma is
such that he probably will be prevented
from racing for some time to come. In
quarter of his nigh foreleg badly and
was unable to start Iii the fourth heat.
Two Ex-Secretaries Of Navy.
The day was perfect for racing. A
light breeze prevailed but II was not
OF the horses. The track was In splendid
shape and everything was favorable to
record-breakingf time. Horsemen from
witness the contest. Among the celebri-
ties who occupied boxes were w. c. Whit
ney and B. r. Tracy, both former Scores
tsriss OF the Navy. and Arnold lawson
seated In a box beside John Roach, the
representative of Thomas w. Lawson.
Derby by. hot hot fay fayprte in t6s
OF to / were freely offered on him.
When Boralma won the first heat, the
odds were even.. and at. the close Of the
Derby. they shifted decidedly in favor of
the latter. The judges were c. X. g.
Billings of Chicago, r. e. Perrin of Buff
falo and ex-Mayor HARRISON of Hartford.
Frank B. Walker of New York acted as
starter.
Bcralma Gets the Cheers.
The racers came on the track shortly
sfter 8 O'clock. Lord Derby with Geers
Behind him being the first to appear and
he was greeted with loud applause. Bor--
alma followed about minute later ana
the cheering which marked his appear
ance showed that he was the favorite
positions and chose the pole. After scor-
ing three times during which Geers
showed disposition to hold back Lord
Derby. Starter Walker gave the word to
70. The Boston horse outstepped Lord
Derby from the start. He took the pole
at the first turn and held 1t all the way.
The horses were about length apart
until the home stretch was reached. AS
they came toward the wire. Lord Derby
swerved and broke. and Boraln1a came
under the wire four lengths ahead in
2:0S. Loud cheering marked the finish OF
the heat.
AS the horses came to the track for
the second heat Geers expressed conf
dence that Lord Derby would win. The
horses got off promptly and Boralma led
to the distance pole. Then Lord Derby
drew up and shot by Boralma. The Bos-
ton horse followed gamely and rallied.
but the rally was followed by break
and he crossed the wire two lengths be-
hind Lord Derby. In this heat Boralma
showed signs of lameness. Time. 2:09 1-2
In the third heat Boralma once more
took the lead at the start but his adj
vantage was short lived. He broke at the
hrst turn and again at the stretch. AS
the racers came toward the wire, 1t was
plainly evident that something serious
had happened to Boralma, for he went
to pieces and Geers pulled Lord Derby
in order not to distance his uniucky rival
and allowed Boralma to come within a
AS soon as the heat was over the an
nouncer called for a veterinary surgeon.
Or. G. III. Lee of Boston responded and
found that Boralma had been 50 badly
injured that he could race no rntre to-
day, consequently with the consent of
Judges. he was drawn. In order to fulfill
by trotted the heat alone and was slAen
awarded the victory. After the last heat
had been trotted, Lord Derby. accom-
panied by a runner, trotted an exhibition
was taken to his quarters and Dr.. Lee
set to work on the injured animal. He
said that the wound was the result of the
horse overreaching and that the cash cut
IN the leg was four INCHES in length.
Boralma May Be Permanently In
jured.
He was unable to say II the horse had
been permanently injured. T. d. Marsh,
who drove Boralma, said that he was
unable to tell just when the accident oc-
CURED. but was of the opinion that it
was at the three-quarter pole. John
Roach. Mr. Lawson's representative.
said that the injury to Boralma would
the Boston horse and The Abbot at Char
ter Oak Park. August 80
In addition to the big match, there were
three other events on the card, The 400
pace brought out only three starters
zoe Pointer won two out Of the three
heats with Sphynx second and Diavola
third.
The 2:11 pace was won by Donderby in
straight heats, with Annie Wcybur sec
ond and Onoto third. The 2:14 trot was
taken by The King in straight heats
Match race, $4,000; winner take all.
A2 RnF Dsrnz s. g. IL am Mhmpr hIo
poFaI@a, ch. g. " Boreai-Ear- = : =,
Time by quafters-First heat. :S2 IA;
i:O5; 1877 IA; zoo IL. Third heat-:s5
i;oS IA: 1:4O IA; 2:1S IA. Fourth heat
"a. Exhibition mile by Lord Derby. with
runners, by quarter: :32 IA; 1:O5; 1886 ga;
500 pace; purse, $1,000:
Joe Pointer, b. s.. (McClary). .......1 2 /
S sPyTaI s. Sr. 0s 3: 6n tSR5sato::ss
Time, 2.OS ia; 2:O8 IA; zoe Ia.
All pace; purse, 1920:
Donderby CHI. g., ~. Kelly ............1
Annie Leyburn blk. m, Potter s....3 2
t. E. Knott, CHI. b., (Sunderln)......2 5
Oneoto -. -...........,..s--"'...-4 3
AmOkin .......,..s... .'...''''''ss.s..'o .
Time 2:08 IA; 2:0 IA.
2:14 trot; purse, $1,000:
The King b. g., Curry ................1 l
Marion Wilkes. b. m, .tpamers) -,...s3 2
Texas, e. r. m, (RenniclO .............2 3
Mrs. Brown -.''.'b's''s..''''....4
Ida Tighwood ............................s 8
limerick =. ......-....,.........'..'... D
Cole Direct .............ss.s'.''ss .''sss''' III
Time. 2l2 y; 2ls-
How much does the cake weight
Some persons say fifty pounds,
others fifteen. $50 in gold to the
best guessers-and it's free.
DOVES HANDY KITCHEN.
Monthly Meteorological Summary.
u. S. Department OF Agriculture
Weather Bureau. -,
station. Montgomery, Ala: month july