Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-23
Fridays Program Furnishes
Most Exciting Sport of the
Entire Meeting
2:15 PACE WAS A GREAT RACE
The Pace, Won by Billy Rosss, Proves
a Battle Royal - Accident Mars the
Second Heat Trot Goes to w. j..
Lewis In Split Heats - Little Dutch,
Favorite, Takes the Dash.

Fridays card, the closing program
of the local meeting OF the Cedar VAL
ley circuit. furnished the best sport
of the week. not only from standpoint
of time made, but from the cioseness
of the finishes. A crowd, estimated
at about 500. partly filled the amphi-
theater, scattered along the quarter
stretch or circled about the betting
ring. Altho Won in straight heats, the
Is pace was the most hotly contested
event of the afternoon. and went TO
Billy Boggs. only after hot fight. w.
j. Lewis took three of the four heats
of the 20 trot, and Little Dutch, car
rying 119 pounds. with Mayfield up,
galloped away with the fve-eighths
dash, in a stirring drive to the wire.
The PAGERS, a field. of six, were called
by the bell first, and from the getaway
TO the finish the three heats We're
fought out every inch of the way.
Trouble was experienced in scoring,
but the bunch was finally sent away
with Billy Boggs, guided by Martin,
setting the pace and going fast JIM
my x drew up art the quarter in :33
and led at the half in 1:061a. with the
Boggs horse, Miss Only and Bessie *
punched and close up. AT the three
quarters Jimmy K and Billy Boggs
were going on even terms. but swing
ing into the stretch the Mccoy horse
outstepped the brown gelding and
,,c1, AI tn o. hnl In, OFT n
ahead. Jimmy * finished two lengths
ahead of Vyzant Star. with Miss Only
back four lengths in fourth.
The second heat developed mix
up, which fortunately did no damage.
Bessie x. driven by Anderson, went In
to the fence on the back stretch, break
ing the bike wheel and upsetting the
driver. Martin coming on behind
with Billy Boggs, ran over Anderson
the sulky wheel passing over his neck
and tearing of the tire OF the sulky
Anderson followed Bessie Is, who con-
tinued TO pace without a driver, and
brought her to standstil on the turn
into the stretch. Vyzant Star finished
first and Miss Only second. but the
judges declared it no race. owing TO
Billy Boggs not being driven out.
The field got away on the second
heat with Billy Boggs leading all the
way around, altho Vyzant Star, in a
vigorous drive into the stretch. press
ed him hard. He finished to the good
by half a length. Bessie X and JIM
my *, came on behind. battling for
third place, With the former squeezing
In the position by nose. Time,
2: 141a.
Jockeying for position delayed the
bunch in being sent off in the third |
trial. but they finally took the work |
with Billy Bosgs again bulging to the !,
front. Reggiemont and Vyzant Star |
going neck and neck at his wheel. The |
quarter was turned in :3SIs and the |
half in 1.0Th, with Vyzant star having |
fallen back half a length. They pass |
I'd the three quarters in 1:41, and |
coming strong In the stretch Regle
mont, under the whip drew up. |
the Boggs horse hard. Billy |
Roggs had too much a lead to be over
come. and he pushed in nose to the |
good, with Vyzant Star. in Il burst OF |
speed. but n nose behind Reglemont.
Bessie X finished poor fourth. Time.
,:141s.
A protest was entered by c. j. Lent,
iriver and owner of Vyzant Star, and
IL. Russell, owner of Miss Only. on
he ground that Reggiemont was dis
anced in the second heat, but was