The Indianapolis journal., 1903-07-07
John Coulter Captured the Fourth
Event and Carrie I. Ran n wonder
full Race I'm the Last Race.
POOR STARTS IN ALL EVENTS
NIX, A FAvORITE, LEFT AT POST IN
THE SECOND EVENT on CARD.
Nina ID. L, Prince Richard, siah and
Chopin other Winners-Mixed Pro-
gramme for To-Day--EDtries.

asked "a follower of horses after the first
event on the card at the fair grounds yes
, teTday afternoon.
Nope, and Furthermore 1 will keep my
money IN my pocket" replied the second
follower OF thoroughbreds as he walked
away with a knowing wink.
With ideal racing weather and the track
fast only two favorites won I'm the six
races. The attendance was about $500. The
first race caused the knowing ones to say
many unkind things and later in the aft
ernoon Starter Blair came in for much of
the criticism that was being handed around
in very large packages. Those who made
the most prolonged kicks were not the men
who had ''Diked'' a dollar or two and lost
but were men who have followed the racing
game for years and know how races should
be run.
Starter Blair was criticised for the man
ner in which he handled the boys at the
post and sent them away. There was not
really good start during the afternoon.
although the ponies were at the post long
enough In each event to secure good start.
The local association was not held respon-
sible for the dumping Of the talent in four
of the events, although il was claimed that
with a good start in each race the favorites
would have stood better show. One we'll
known horseman said that Mr.. Blair might
be familiar with starting harness races
but he failed to command the respect of
the Jockeys and for that reason, they paid
little attention to what he said.
JOCKEYS FINED SIS.
Starter Blair tried to make the jockeys
line up against the barrier in the fourth
race the one mile event, but Buchanan on
81 Bishop and McCloskey on Crime seemed
10 be unable to get good behavior out of
their mounts. After wasting several min
utes Starter Blair threatened every jockey
with fine unless they came up to the bar
risr together. When they failed to do so
he fined each Of them s25.
1t was In the mile race and the last event
at six and one-haIf furlongs that the talent
eashed tickets. John Coulter won the mile
The bookmakers reaped harvest yester-
day. Very few picked the winner in the
ib ner Of @ and n wo
of the other races In which outsiders won
only few were on the winner. Great
complaint made because of the short
odds offered in oil the races, the "booixies"
figuring from 80 to 800 per cent. profit in
hs events a5 Welsh the Girl both we6 to
post at even money.
The fourth event at one mile was the fea-
lure of the afternoon card. The starters
were John Coulter, Welsh Girl the Derby
winner, Milos, ST. Bishop, Crime, Spurs
and the Geezer and Craven coupled as the
off in the lead with John Coulter second.
Welsh Girl third. st. Bishop fourth. Crime
led past the half mile post with Coulter
holding the second position. At the three
quarters Sullivan urged John Coulter TO
the lead by half a length and when the
stretch reached GSsssr sS led tb by wSIS d%0
and urged her into second place. Milos had
race for third and down the stretch they
flew IN the order named. Coulter went
urRer the wire winner by two lengths with
Welsh Girl second and Milos third.
COMPASS CAME SECOND.
Compass, the heavily played favorite and
the best horse in the lot at the distance
failed to capture the third event at a mile
and one-sixteenth. This ever. was won BY
Chopin. winner on Saturday. Chopin
opened at to 2 and closed at to s. Chopin
got away In the lead and Navarez kept heI
in Grst place throughout the race. Compass.
got bad start. but pulled from the real
into second place on the stretch and wa:
under a hard drive just before the wire wal
reached. Learoyd finished third.
Golden Rattle was the favorite In tn,
first event At six furlongs, but jus
outside the money at the finish. Pea Ridg,
was well played at to /. but he 800 ol
400 yards on each score before they wer,
finished last. On poor start Nina Is. L..
an outsider at to ]. got away In the lead
and she maintained first place throughou
the race. Scorpula pulled into second
while Gibraltar finished third.
Sorte. the. favorite OF the second event
was beaten by two lengths at the wire b,
Prince Richard. IL required the hardes
+ kind OF drive by Jockey Ellis 20 sen'
On rounding the turn into the stretch Eli
applied the whip to Prince Richards ca
until the blood flowed. The game blacl
swer to the whip and spurs. and he. fin
ished first. Sortie was second and Clip
poorest OF the afternoon. Nyx, heavil
played In the books, was left at the pos
/ Siah, four-year-old chestnut mare tha
carried fewer bets than any other starte
in the nth race, at six furlongs. went unde
the wire first. Bonnalie. the favorite, nm
ished third. Form was second Ruralist,
heavily played Ssto shot. led all the wa
until the stretch. when Siah came out o
the buncn and took the lead.
Carrie L showed her wonderful ability Z
negotiate six and one-half furlongs in bet
ter time than ten other starters in the las
race Getting away from the post in las
place. she went through the bunch, wit
Jockey. S. Johnson giving her the whip o
poe and then ad at eser1
thinA her own way to the wire. Gus Lank
puHed from fourth to second place and or
ana ran q very consistent race and hnishe
third Summaries:
First Raee.Three- -year,olds and upward
/ selling. SIX 1urtOngs. Nina u.
fGrimes), open TO l. close to l. frs,
Scorpula. l06 (Watson). open 10 to 1. clos
Is to l. second: Gibraltar, lis (Navarez).
/. third. Time. lis Golden Rattle Jude
Pettus Myra Morelllo. Pea Ridge also raI
Second-Three-year-ol and upward
seven furlongs: Prince Richard, 100 ELLIS
open TO /, close Pa TO l. first Sortie /,
(Suliivan). open To I. close 2 to /, seconc
Cliesetta. l04 (McCloskey). 6 to ], thirs
Time. 1:2Sh. Phosphorus, Jessie Y, Ora
Ma-Chree also ran. Nyx and King Bel
muda left at the post.
Third-Three-year-ol and upward; sci
ing: mile and one-sixteenth: Chopin j,
fNavarez). open to 2. close to 5. firs
Compass, 107 tMiller). even. second: Les
royd los (Weber). open TO /. close TO
third. Time. 1:sS1& Bounteous, Myth an
Myrtle Marie also ran.
Fourth-Three-year- r-0lds and upward or
mile: John Coulter. f0i (Sullvan), open
10 s. close even. first; Welsh Girl, I09 ff,
Joynt), open 10 5. closs even, second: M
los IL (Allison). open to I. close 4 to
third Time, al. The Geezer and Cravel
copuled as johnson entry, Speers, St Bisl
op and Crime also ran.
Fifth = Three-year- and upwar,
maidens: six furlongs: Siah. l07 Nfiller).
70 l. hrst: Forum. 100 (EzelD, open 10
close TO !, second; Bonnale, % (Sullivan
open 90 l. close TO 2 third. Time, I:l6i
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