Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-22
Fifteen Hundred People Wit
ness Fair Program of Races
on Second Day
WERE FEW CLOSE FINISHES
The 2.s5 Trot Furnishes the Only Split
Heat Event of the Afternoon-Pat c.
Runs Away With the 40 Pace, and
Chamberlain Romps in an Easy First
in tho Dash.

Fifteen hundred people saw a fair to
indifferent program OF three races,
in eight heats, at Finltle's park Thurs
day, on the second day of the local
meet of the Cedar Valley circuit. The
rs trot furnished the only real eXcit-
ing sport OF the afternoon. and would
have gone to Aegonwood straight had
he not gone to the bad on the back
Genella to win. With the gallopers
Chamberlain, carrying; a burden of III,
with Burghduff UP, had things his W
way in the sprint, and won easily.
The bookies played Aegonwood IA
vorite 8 to 2, with plenty OF
money getting action on Genella
at to 5 for place. The Rus
sell ~gending had things all his own
way and was able to step the distance
just fast enough to outfoot Geaeiia,
who kept crowding for second place.
The field, of but five starters, was
sent away promptly, with Geneila car
rying 1t to the quarter In 81, Red
Sphinx laying back and Aegonwood
trailing with the others Q half length
to the rear. The half vas passed in
the same order In lila, with Don Mus
covite having crowded abreast of Ge-
nella. On the back stretch Genella was
driven off her feet and Aegonwood
sprinted for the lead at the three-Quar-
tiers. He finished hands down, two
lengths away from Cienella, who recov-
cred on the urn and made q beautiful
race to the wire, nipping Red Sphinx
and Don Muscovite fifty yards before
the finish. Red SPANK got third and
Don Muscovite finished a poor fourth.
Time, 2:25.
The bunch went with the word on
the second heat. with Genelia drawing
away to the quarter in :3s, with John
Walker alongside. and Don Muscovite,
Red Sphinx and Aegonwood punched a
length back. The brown mare showed
the way to the halt, with the others
trailing, Aegonwooi and Red Sphinx
having closed up a bit, in 1:l4. On the
drive in the back stretch and into the
finish Aegonwood. under the lash, drew
up and pressed Genella hard and
passed her a furlong from the wire.
winning by halt a length in 2:2b. Red
Sphinx was back three lengths and Don
Mnscovite finished seven lengths away.
Scoring for the third heat was slow,
but nnally they We're sent off with Gem
ella again bulgingt out, the others
punched and trailing close UP. AT the
quarter in 81, Aegonwood lost his
stride and went up, before he could re-
cover the field and draw away. Gem
ella led easily at the half in 1:13, with
Don and John Walker fighting for Sec
ond place, Aegonwood coming fast
four lengths away. AT the three-qart-
tiers Genella still showed clear before
the others, but the big horse was get
ting dangerous. He broke on the turn,
however, and could do no better than
at the finish, being behind three
lengths. Geneila won going slow, with
the field strung out in a procession.
Time. 2:14h.
Genella, always to the front on the
getaway, took the lead on the last heat
with Aegonwood close UP and pulling
fast away from the other. They went
on almost even terms to the quarter,
in 81. reeled off The half in 1:12, and
turned to the three quarters IN l:is.
there Aegonwood began TO draw away
into the turn. and crossed under, going
easily two lengths in the lead. in 2:2Sii.
GeneIla come second, Don Muscovite
sprinted into third, beating Red SPHINX