Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-07-15

Tho favorites in yesterdays harness
events won in straight heats, it was
thoroughly good racing, nevertheless.
and highly satisfactory to the rather
meager attendance, the show having
divided the crowd which otherwise
would have gone TO the races. The
.; 20 trot brought out Pay Day, Rubin
W.. Ned, Miss Adrian and Van Hart,
Kgonwood, Bob NJ, F'cnseca, Ira S.
and Twin l One being scratched. They
were sent away to good start by
Wood. with Ned outside. Van Hart in
second position and Ruben W., Miss
Adrian and Pay Day on the outside.
Ruben led to the back stretch, when
Miss Adrian made her drive. collared
him at the three-quartcrs and out
fooled him down the stretch, winning
the heat pulled up In 2:211s; Ru-
ben second a half length back, Ned
third. Van Hart and Pay Day in their
order. The time by quarters was: :35,
1:101a and 1:45A. Miss Adrian was fa-
vorite in the booking at one to two, or
two, to one, against the field. The
prices about the others We're five TO one,
Ruben w: three to two. Ned: three to
one, Pay Day, and two to one, Van
Hart. Place odds on Pay Day were
even money; two to one, Ruben; one to
two, Ned. and two to three Van Hart.
The second heat was a horse race
from wire to wire. Miss Adrian could
not lose Ruben and Ned was Tapped on
for the place. In a driving finish Miss
Adrian carried Ruben to break inside
the flag and he was nipped on the post
by Ned, which finished second to Miss
Adrian. Van Hart was fourth and Pay
Day last. Time: .35h1: 10&. 1:45ls
and 2:21A. Betting on this heat:
Eight to one, Pay Day: four to one,
Ruben w. and Ned; eight to one. Van
Hart. Miss Adrian was held out and
sold two TO one against the field. The
look came into the stand on this heat
and claimed he had paid off place tick
cts on Ned and wondered how he was
to get his money back. He met with
the marble heart and Went back to his
literary labors somewha. dissruntled.
In the third and lass heat Miss
Adrian and Ruben raced into the lead
like a team. Pay Day came up at the
eighth and assumed command. 1t was
/, beautiful field along the back
straight and came into the stretch in a
blanket bunch. Ruben broke and Pay
Day was first at the wire. Here her
driver called on Miss Adrian, which
passed Pay Day at the turn. Ned came
lr at the tive-eighths and took second
position. Miss Adrian headed in for
nome in the lead. with Ned close up.
Pay Day coming fast on The outside OF
hese two went up at the flag and Miss
Adrian In an eyelash finish beat
Ned home by head. Ned
aas closing rapidly in the last
'ew strides and looked like a
winner had he been thoroughly whip
iriven. Ruben was third. The books
offered ten to one on Pay Day, five to
,ne on Ruben W.. three 10 one on Ned
md five to one on Van Hart. Miss
.drian held for the book at two to one
against the field. Miss Adrian took
irst money, Ned second. Ruben w |
bird and Van Hart fourth. The VIM
Ter entered as the property of G. w. |
Mcmillan, of Garrison. is an excellently |
,aited black mare and game race |
,orse. She was we'll driven and won
Ter race fairly and impressively
In the :15 trot G.. W., Dolly A Meta
Arthur and F,ossie O. were sent away
Without trouble to an excellent start.
!. W. and Fossie roaded in the lead to
he quarter, where G. w. assumed the |
and led to the half. F'ossie
anne UP at the turn ard made bid
or the lead. The others We're all we'll
%. The two leaders worked together
lto the stretch and finished a short
myth apart. Fossie whipping and G.
v. we'll within himself. Dollie A.
-orked fast in the stretch and Tapped
'osSie at the wire. Meta Arthur was a
myth back OF Dolly. 1t was a pretty
ace thru the straight away and
rought the grandstand TO it's feet. G.
Y. demonstrated his superiority, how
yer, and showed his ability to hold the
theirs safe at every stride. The book
lid odds of two to one against the
cid on G. w.
Fossil and G. w. repeated the team
in the second heat to the
when she fell in behind. The
cid passed the half in lilo like tam
EN- of four, G. w. leading. with Fossie,
,ollie and Meta In the order named. AT
lie five-eighths Fossie challenged, but
red and went back to Meta, which was
1ming fast. Wood. driving Fossie,
ent furiously to the whip and fright
ned Meta to break. Fossie tried
gain to get to G. W.. but could not dc Il
lie trick. Dolly M. set sail for the place Ia
nd not to be denied beat Fossie In the II
st sixth, finishing second to G. W., u