The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-09-22
breath knocked out of him.

breath knocked out of him.
There was one disappointment in the
race. Stark Pointer, who seemed to
be good, was distanced in the first
heat. The horse belongs to Drs. A.
c. and E. d. Brant. On the first hall
he was going fast and when up In front
and for three quarters Of mile he
and King Daniel had it nip and tuck.
The half was paced In LOS and the
pace increased toward the three-quar-
ter pole. Stark Pointer was going fast,
when all at once his head went up and
he made a disastrous break, and be-
fore Harvey Close could get him set
tied, he was more than distance be-
hind. He made a hard fight to save
his distance, but the flag went down
in his face and he was out Of the
running.
Birthday. which is in Welty's cable,
and Black Slipper, owned by l.. p. d.
.Yost, were left to make the fight and
they made 1t. Several times King
Daniel made a slip and lost the pole,
but he caught in jump or two and
then had to pace around the bunch.
Both the other horses were fast and ID
was an exciting and close race. Croy
was detained in Youngstown and a
stranger had to be put up behind Blaclt
Slipper, but he drove good race. Gar
field Walters drove Birthday. who
landed second money. The summary:
2:23 pace. purse $3.50.
King Daniel. William Reynolds. 1 /
Birthday, G. Walter ..........2 2 3
Black Slipper. L. p. d. Yost... 3 8 2
Time 2:22 IA. 2:21 IA. 2:21 IA.
DERRICKED A DRIVER.
There were six starters in the 2:39
pace, but in the first heat something.
went wrong with Lady Burnside. and
she quit on the back stretch and got
the flag. Hub Smith was the winner
in straight heats. 1t was rather re-
markable that every race OF the three
days was won in straight heats, al
though the finishes were close. The
only home horse in the contest was
Harry Corl's mare Pisona. and she
was nearly scored to death in the first
heat.
Ed Humphries was then put up be-
hind the mare in his Sunday clothes
and drove q good race. but the horse
was short of work and could not get
inside of the money. In the first heat
she showed that she had as much speed
l-as any In the bunch, but the only rae
ing she ever did was In the matinees.
The race was won by Hub Smith.
who seemed to have some speed left
when he came to the homestretch. The
judges used the derrick In the third
heat, as they thought that Bessie BIS
driver was not trying to win Garfield
Walters was put up, and he went after
Bessie with his whip. but the best he
could do was to get second place. The
Judges awarded him IS for driving the
heat out OF Bessie's winnings. The
race resulted as follows:
2:30 pace. purse $500.
Hub Smith. +. NJ. Johnson. =. 1 I 1
Bessie b. Homer Bettler 49,. 3 3 .
General Burns. H. d. Spellman Q 4 3
Black Crook. C. Calerdine -. 5 Q 4
Prisona, Harry Corl ......... 4 s 8
Time. 2:2s IA. 2:26 IA. 1926 IA.
WE'RE AFTER THE PURSE.
In the q: 30 trot was a close but not
very exciting contest II looked rs
thought the horsemen were after the
$3.50 that was hung up and wanted to
get II N easily ~ possible. The four
starters went around In nice bunch
and kept close enough to give out
! the impression that there was . hot
nght going ON. They made = blu6 Of
driving down the home strstrh. but no
ons wanted 70 eet ahead Of billy
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