Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-11
Split Purses and Slow Heats
Disappoint the Public and
Spoil Racing Game
.HoRsEMEN WILL
WATCH.
The Son of sunol and the Grand
daughter of Nancy Hanks-Millar
Claims the Checker Championship
Baseball at Webster city-News in
General.

At the Marion meeting in the free
for-all pace Mark Derby and Baby Kid
Gid an artistic job OF ioafing, giving
the crowd heats away bal in the twen-
ties for their gate money. 1t was a
procession all the way OF course, as it
must be when Mark ANA the Baby
meet, but that is 10 reason why they
| should not have roaded three good
heats for their money. People who part
with their coin to see hInch with low
marks travel have a fast heat or two
| paid for and the horsemen as well as
the management are in duty bound TO
| pay the debt. 1t is the holding-up heats.
splitting the money and their kindred
tricks that are spelling the "punkin
show race meetings. True enough, the
purses may be small, bu. if Baby Kid,
Derby and the others which storm the
"punkin shows" for the s150 to $500
purses had show on the big circuit
they would be there after the big
money. The logical inference is that
they are getting all they are worth as
attractions and are due to give their
best in return. A frea-for-all pace
away up in the twenties won't keep
even the women in the grandstand.
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Lou Dillon failed by three quarters
Of second last Saturday to lower the
championship mark of Sweet Little
Alix." the Iowa mare formerly owned
by Morris Jones. of Red Oak. She will
try again today and experts are ex-
r, adj a
track conditions perfect that she will
cepose Alix from her throne as queen
Of the trotters. If she does. 1t will not
bring her or her owner the glory Alix
won for herself and Morris Jones. Lou
Dillon is the property OF c. Il. Billings,
the millionaire. Alix was the property
OF comparatively poor man. Mr.. Bill
ngs is able to buy the good prospects
partly made. Jones bred and made his
championship. He had the one chance
and made the most of L. AS he ey-
pressed 1t in his quiet and unassuming
way. II ate. drank and slept AliX for
five years. But he made his mare
champion trotter of the world and made
her from the ground no. Lou Dillon
may take the mark today; she is 4
magnificent mare and worthy candi-
date for championships, honors. but
neither she nor Billings can claim the
genuine approval that greeted Jones
and Alix when she reeled her mile in
a:O3A. the tastes, that has been re-
corded.
Another candidate for record honors
t., Lord Derby 2:05A, which Smathers
intends to send after Cresceus' mark OF
2:02A. The chances are that with all
Lord Derby's exceptional speed that
Cresceus will remain champion for |
some time to come.
Marshalltowns race meeting comes |
on next week with a good entry list of |,
fair horses and the prospect of good |
racing. A number of horses came to
the track this week and the rail birds |
have as usual gathered UP every splse
second watch in town and are catching |
siXteenths as fast as an los clip. They
are garnering a whole lot of Informs
ton tor be used as library of useful |
next week IN connection
with literary symposium to be con-
Quoted by a Chicago author named
Howard of exceptional rspute as lit
erateur and booknaker.
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Sunae. 2:0s14. has dropped colt foal
to Axworthy by AXtel. IIorsemen and |
breeders will watch the young thing I
and hope he will develop the |
promise of his illustrious ancestry. An
other foal that will attract a lot OF at
tention is filly out of Princess of Mo-
raco by Peter the Great, 2:01A.
Princess Of Monaco's dam was Nancy
Hanks. 2:04 her sire Impe Meddler. The
filly when old enough will be bred to
Bingen, 2:0614. and the thoroughbred
cross thus receive another test.
The Webster City baseball aggrega
ton has a new manager. who like a
rev broom is getting ready to make
clean sweep. Two new man. Leadkey and
Rudd, both with a reputation as stick
ers, are expected to make the northern
Iowa pitchers look like Cap" Arson
feels. Rudd is Fort Dodge man and
Leadkey is an Importation from Mis-
souri,. The Webster City team has had
"a Their hard shedding this season and
needs an injection of new and hracing
baseball blood. Two of its best play
,rs have had recent offers from the
Sioux Falls team. but expect to finish
the season with Webster City.
But when all Is said and done the
saddle colored Algona team is the
bright particular jewel .: Iowa base
,all. They might not be able to vote in
south Carolina but none denies their
,bility to play ball in Iowa. They play
With the skill of a league team and a
sand lot enthusiasm unknown to white
,layers The trouble with the Algona
cam is that it is too good for its en- ,
-ironment. Algona has the satisfaction /,
II having the best team in the state, :
tut misses the fun of watching an any
,ody's game There ism; much fun in ,
sided ball game. :
There is considerable talk of bring
ng Cresceus to Des Moines for an eX
libiton race this fall.
The delay in the checker champion
hip games for the title and possession
f the gold watch. as noted in this coll
mn two weeks ago, b,ings letter
rom David Mllar, of lows. claiming
10Th the title of checker champion of
eva and the watch. Millar charges a
base betrayal of confidence by Saw
er. of Traer, whom Millar claims was
nder his challenge when he played
sibbey. Kibbev is now under chal-
ange by Mccarthy, OF Ames. and
slasser and Sawyer, of Traer. Millar
that the whole deal is farci-
al, claims the championship and says