The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-03
MINNESOTA STATE FAIR NEWS
TWO HORSES FALL
Upset in Second Heat of $3.50 Pace
at State Fair Yester.
day.
Bobolink Wins. the Pace and Pat
Ford Takes 1886 Trot After
Four Heats.

Bobolink. owned by P. Harrington Of
Minneapolis, and Pat Ford, owned by c.
E. Wheeler Of Cedar Rapids Iowa, took
first honors in the 2:30 pace and the 2:35
trot respectively at the state fair grounds
yesterday afternoon.
An upset which might have resulted |
fatally to Driver Mclaughlin occurred In
the second heat Of the pace. Pontiff Girl |
had taken the first heat after racing neck |
and neck down the stretch with Bobolink |
and Sulphume. In the second Pontiff Girl
was pocketed as she came into the stretch. |
Collins turned out to get an opening, and
Ponttff Girl stumbled and went down.
Collins was thrown thru the air and clear
Of the mixup, but Sulphume got his legs
! tangled up with the broken sulky- and
went down also. Mclaughlin was caught
| in the reins and dragged several yards
before stable hands stopped the horse.
It was reported that Mclaughlin was Sc
riously injured, but the fair officials said
that, with the exception Of few bruises, |
he was all right.
The judges talked 1t over for some time,
and after rendering three decisions. all
the five horses were allowed to start In
the next heat. At first the judges de-
| cided to give Sulphume third place and
Pontifr Girl fourth, while Grace A. was
distanced. Higbee, who was behind Grace
A., promptly registered a protest, insist
ing that II his mare was given the flag
Pontif Girl and Sulphume, who did not
1 finish at all, must be distanced also. So
Grace A. was given fourth and Pontin
Girl Nth. That didn't satisfy Higbee,
however, and as the result Of second
protest, Grace A. got third place. with
Pontifr Girl fifth and sulphume fourth.
Thus Grace A., who was not affected by
the accident at all and was distanced forty
feet, got good chance to take down
fourth money. She was distanced again
in the fourth heat however. Bobolink
$o01r %h1 hi 81 nff oI1 hSs,,c -
Pontif Girl, and the fourth without seri
Gus opposition.
Pat Ford had comparatively little
trouble In winning the trot. He took the
first two heats handily, altho pushed by
Declare. The field included ten horses,
. and Starter MoElroy had good deal Of
trouble In getting them away. In the
third heat they were sent away to a pretty
bad start Pat Ford had all the worst
Of it and finished third. In the next heat
the Iowa horse won handily, taking the
race. The time in both events was good
considering tho heavy condition Of the
track =.
= The running race. nve-eighths mile
heats, two in three was not finished.
Kohnwreath won the first heat, with
Queen L. second and Stewart Young third.
Carrie l.. took the second after hot
brush down the stretch with Kohnwreath,
who got second. Stewart Young was
third again. The time was 1:04A, 1905.
The summaries OF the harness races fol-
low: .. -.
p: SsS slass s. pset5s S Rss;s
Pontif Girl ch m (Collins) .... 8 2
Sulphume, (McLaughln).. 8
Nattalia Brown (F. Belly ...... 4 dis
Grace A., br m (Higbeel ........5 dis
Il Time-2:1SA, 2:19K, 2:16A. Z
| 2:85 class trotting, purse q, 900: ZEE.
Pat Ford, & (Pat Ford) ........1
Parmelia CHI m (DeRyder) ...... 9 8
De Clare. b m (Sherman} ...... 2 2 8 z
Normandeue CTitfany) ..........
lambert Sc (Johnstolel .......b 8 4 4
I Calva, b m (West) ............ . Q
"Patchwood, br b "a. Ayers. . 7 DR.
Mont F., McAtthur) ..........19 1o dis
/ 'Distanced. .a IT, ..,a
/ in,n- IL 0.00