The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-08-25

by Canton horeemen was success far
beyond anything of the kind held in
Canton for years. There was large
crowd of enthusiastic people present
and the races were close, fast and ex-
citing. Every one OF the four events
was q horse race from wire to wire
and the people warmed up to the fact
that they were seeing contests for
blood.
The owners of horses did the driv-
ing and as the greater number were
known to the spectators, each horse
had an enthusiastic following. The
grand stand was comfortably filed and
nearly half those present were ladies,
who were admitted free. An admission
fee of>25 cents was paid and every one
got their moneys worth before the
first race was completed.
r. X. Mcdowell and John Hossler,
Sr., were instrumental in getting up the
meeting and had charge of affairs un-
til the racing started, when the judges
were in control William Reynolds,
the trainer, was starting judge end got
the fields off well. There was one time
that G. A. Brobst, who had the pole.
thought he got the worst of the start,
and that was the only complaint.
Brobst's horse was not on his stride
and was back little when the word
was given. and in moment he was In
a pocket from which he could not ex-
tricate himself for some time. The 9TH
er Judges were s. Lowenstine, T. G.
McQuate, John G. Obermier and George
Lindsey.
An entrance fee of 81 was charged
and per cent. of the gate receipts
were divided among the winners. Half
the receipts had to be given to the
fair association for the use OF the
track, which was deemed hardship
by some of those in charge 1t was
argued that II these matinees were en-
couraged by the society such an inter-
est would be excited in racing that
when the fair is held and the local
horses would start, hundreds and per-
haps thousands of people who do not
now attend the fairs would 60 to see
the races 1t is acknowledged that
racing has been dead in this city for
some years. Old race goers say that
the crowd Friday was the best ever
seen. The receipts were almost $50.
THE $3.50 PACE.
The first event on the card was the
$3.50 pace with, five entries. In the
first heat a gray horse owned by John
Hossler, jr., dashed away in the lead
and the only horse that could give him
an argument was William divers
roam. Down the stretch 1t was any
body's race to the wire, the gray final
ly winning out. S. l.. Bodine was
third, Morris Grether fourth and George
Wareham fifth. Grether's white footed
sorrel had shown a burst OF speed that
made her look dangerous and the next
heat she was the one that made the
running. The half was paced In 1923,
2:56 gait.
In the second heat the Hossler horse
broke Just after rounding the first turn
and was overhauled by the field. From
that on 1t was Bodine that gave 1t the
argument to the wire. The field was
well punched and the crowd was on its
toes as the gang headed into the
stretch. Grether was first. Boline sec
ond. oliver third, Wareham fourth and
Hossler fifth. Time 1:19 IL.
In the third heat Bodine rushed away
as though going after Dan Patch's rec
ord. 1t locker as though the field
had stopped to feed. Grether got to go
ing and took after the leader and
oliver was not far behind. AT tho
head of the stretch Bodine was still
leading, but the pace was too hot and
he went into the air. Grether went past
him like short and In hot finish
oliver came in second. Bodine was
third. Wareham fourth and Hossler
fifth. The time was 2:16 IA.
The money was divided In the or
dar of thu following summary.