The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-09-13
ANOTHER DAY OF SPEEDY
CONTESTS.
AN OWNER FINED $50
He Had Cussed the
Judges UnwiseIy

ton Driving Park association at the
fair grounds. Two races and one heat
IN the third race were all that Starter
Schneider was able to get off. 1t re-
quired seven heats to finish the con-
tinued 2:35 trot and six heats to finish
the 2:17 pace. Close finishes were
very much in evidence yesterday af-
ternoon, especially in the 1927 trot,
when in several heats all the horses
were punched until the last stretch.
The 2:35 trot was the best race of
the afternoon. Olean and Marlowe
started out as favorites. Marlowe won
the first heat with ease, while Olean
captured the second. Bets on Direct
Chief for a place then went begging,
but in the next two heats odds were
changed for Direct Chief won in the
fastest time Of the race, 2:26A. In
the fifth heat Direct Chief came back
80 rank that his driver was unable to
hold him and although he came In
first, at the request of his driver, Sher-
man, the judges set him back to fourth
place for repeated breaks. In the sixth
heat only four horses started, the
others being ruled out Olean won this
heat, making two for Olean, two for
Direct Chief, one for Nickel and one
for Marlowe. In the seventh heat Di-
rect Chief was made the favorite, but
Olean was too fast for him and won the
heat by length.
The fifth heat of this race was prob
ably the closest heat of the meet.
Eleven horses were started and all
kept neck and neck around the entire
course, and it was only by the hardest
kind of driving that Olean was able to
win. Summary:
2:35 Trot, purse $500.
Olcan, (Karnes)....
AIS 8 6 i /
Direct Chief, (ShermaD
8 4 4 4
Nickle, (McMahon)
49, All / 2 2
Marlowe, (Fletcher)
49, 8s 3
Dash H, (King).... -..
as 8 2 2 70
McEwell, (Ports)..
IS 81 8 ro
Pay Eall, (Noggle)
IT 4 4 Z ro
Nancy L, (Humphries)
6 9 s 6 8 ro
Prince Haroldmont, (Knowles)
8 II 10 II dr.
All Me Teer, (Spelman)
IL 10 10 ro
Time-2:27A, 2:29A, 2:26A, 2:26A,
2:21A, 2:26A, 2:2S%.
The 2:17 pace was the cause of l
great deal of trouble. In this race the
judges used the derrick" and lifted
one of the drivers and the owner Of
Nettte Wilkes was fined $50 for using
profane language to the judges.
In the first heat OF this race Nettie
Wilkes and Allie Leaf came down the
stretch neck and neck. Just few
feet before the wire Allie Leaf broke
and crossed the line of a gallop. p.
J. Rafferty,, of Swissville. Pa, owner of
Nettie Wilkes, protested this heat, but
the judges did not think that the
break effected the result of the heat and
refused to hear Rafferty's protest.
When Rafferty, left the judges stand to
rross the track he stopped in front and
told the judges in strong language
what he thought Of them and was i'm
mediately fined $50. He then wanted
to withdraw his horse but the judges
refused to allow this. Nettie Wilkes,
was then put in charge Of Officer Rifle,
who saw that she was not fixed" in
anyway.
Harry Sultan was a strong favorite,
and was heavily backed all afternoon.
In the first heat he landed fifth and
the second heat fourth. The judges
knowing the ability of the horse
thought he was being pulled and used
the derrick" lifting Driver Duvall
from the sulkey and putting Harry
Spelm an of Canal Dover, up. After
this change Harry Sultan won the next
three heats which gave him the race.
The judges were easy on Duvall and let
him 60 unpublished. They awarded $25
to Spelman for winning the race the
money to come out of the winner
purse. Summary:
2:17 Pace, purse $400
Harry Sultan, (DuvalD 20 1 1 1
Allie Leaf. (Prince). .....1 1 2 6 3
Marley Wilkes, (Moon)..3 2 A 4
Belle billiard, Ryan)...7 s 6 8 2
Nettie Wilkes. (Bush) ....2 8 z z
Allie H, (StewarD. .......4 6 8 6
George M, (HeywooD. ....6 7 8 Q 6
Time-2:17A, 2:17A, 2:17A, 2:1SA,
2:1SH,
Only one heat was run in the 1928
pace. On account of the cloudy sky
darkness came on unusually early.
This race promises to be good one
as the first heat was close one. John
Smith, the favorite, was given a hard
chase by Pat Hughs and only beat the
hax hx an eYelash XerZilla Crook