Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-21
Bad Spill at Finish of Wednes-
day'sSprint Kills Two Horses
and Injuries Jockeys
RIDERS NOT SERIOUSLY HURT
Close Of First Days Races MARRIED
by Bad Accident--Joe Foster and
Tom Wallace, Runners, kiIIed-s.
e. n. Wins Dash--Harry w. Wins
:35 Pace--2:2o Trot Won by Ned.


Of the Finkle track marred the first
and opening day of this city's meeting
Of the Cedar Valley circuit, late We'd
nesday afternoon. 1t came as an ex-
citing finish to the last race, the halt
mile DASH As the eyes OF the 500
SPECTATORS were glued on the speeding
bunch. which had just passed the wire
In the closest finish of the day, and as
hundreds Of threats voiced the shouts
Of greeting to the winner. the shouts
turned to groans, and anxious eyes saw
horses and riders go down.
Instantly all was confusion. Horse
men. track followers and Jockeys ran
shouting hither and thither. while the
crowd strove to force its way past the
officers who had formed about the
horses and Jockey. In the mix-up. IN
which the runners Joe Foster, Tom
Wallace and Little Dutch went down,
the first two named We're killed almost
Instantly. Charles Kelly. of Springfield,
Ill, riding Tom Wallace, was thrown
twenty feet and rendered unconscious.
John Emery. Joe Fosters rider, was
dung far to one side. but escaped with
q few bruises. and Marion Mayfield,
who was on Little Dutch. was sent
spinning under the fence, and thus es-
CAPPED, althos badly shaken up. Kelly
was taken to St Thomas hospital,
where upon examination It was found
that no bones had been broken, altho
he had received a bad confusion on the
head and others about the body. He
revived from the shock, and this after
noon it was said he would doubtless
recover.
In the dash ten starters faced the
barrier, and were as pretty and Well
behaved lot of gallopers as has ever
been seen ON the local course. They
got away orderly and well punched.
and went the running smooth. altho
seven We're huddled in the leading
squad They whirled into the stretch,
and all under the lash came thunder
Ing to the wire. all closed up to the
leader hut travelling even. S. Il. H.
Williams up, at 122 pounds, went UNI
der the wire to the good by head,
with Baby Sweet Heart second ana
Northern Spy pressing hard. but half
head back. The other four of the lead
Ing seven were crowded close In. with
Joe Foster and Little Dutch running
side by side near the rear. Twenty
Yards past the wire the Foster horse
fcrippled to his knees and went down.
oyerturr1ing Little Dutch. Emery, rid
ing Foster, was flung headlong toward
the outside OF the track. but gathered
himself up. Mayfield, on Little Dutch,
went under the fence in a heap. but his
mount only went to its knees and
caught itself. Tom Wallace, coming
on behind three lengths. tore under the
wire and straight over Foster, which
was on his back. The Wallace horse
turned over f1inging Kelly against the
fence and breaking its own neck. i
died almost instantly and Joe Foster
was dead In Ave minutes. Heart dis
ease is supposed to have caused its fall,
saitho some OF the horseInen claim he
was dope" horse, and the sudden
collapse was due to stimulants given
him to go the distance. Joe Foster
was owned by D. Stoves, OF Belle
Plaine, and Tom Wallace was the
property OF C. NJ. Poffenherger, Of Ma
nuoketa. The horses We're valued at
- -t--A soan Zach.
ION in Split Heats.
it heats, five OF them, Il,
winner OF the 2:20 txot,
the feature of the after.
mn Ned and Irene's Flow.
rites, with the bookmak.
to 10 being marked up
he fist and third heats,
a. rene'Sr. Flower ran
he,.lrst and third heats,
nj fourth and fifth were
Five starters answered.
Waggles being scratched. |
tied scoring they were
ia Ned at once bulgfng to
close up, the others |
Usage horse showed the |
uarter in :36h, and with
le's Flower having closed /
It the half IN 1:12. The
was reeIed off with /
r, Eva and Lille Sherbet |
| up the gap. Irenes |
ID into the stretch. and in |
We to the wire passed Ned, |
length, with Lille Sher-
lengths in third, and Eva |
ime, 2:235a.
md heat Ned showed the /
nd and was never passed, /
n Lille Sherbet, winning
lengths. Irenes Flower
he back stretch in the first |
do no better than fourth.
Door third five lengths to
me, 2:21a
heat was q repetition of
a sensational finish,
err crossing under half a
of Ned, who beat out
Il by five lengths for sec
lela punched on the get
olns smooth went the dis
sed showing the way. I'M
p lrene's Flower stepped
nm to the wire. Tine,
pct took the bunch in the
any led the way to the
With lrene's Flower
~ heeSand neck, close be-
ding intoSehe stretch Ned
Flower eloses'up the short
er the iasn theformer won
1stli to the good s>yer Lille
n Irene's Flower ~ her
2;22H.
IT heat Ned took the la,.
art and was never passed
length over Lille SHEER
enes Flower pressing her 1