Evening star., 1905-11-05
HARNESS HORSE SPORT

1 and finished 5. 0. 5. 9 and 5. The race was
won by Frank c. The time was 2.19A
third heat and William NJ. the second The
second representative of the national capital
made 8 worse showing. This was 8. D. II
| He was shut out in the first heat OF the
| PIG trot. the heat being won by Eikhorn IN
2.17A. Then H. c. Copperthites latest pur-
chase finished o. 10 and 10 in the 2.18 pace
and Timothy Shug1ue's Harry e. y. ano
Z in the 80 pace won by Frank C. IN
2165z, 216M and 2.1TA, and to cap the
! whole thing Bedford Boy came 8. q and .
| In the 214 pace, won by the Ohio horse
Oscar in 2.13A, 2.i4A and 2.14A.
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| There is much regret felt among Wash
lngton harness horsemen over the accident
that befell the pacing horse Frank Yokum
on the Pennsylvania railroad last Tuesday.
while being shipped from Hartford to Phil
adeiphia. where he was matched to race
The Friend on Wednesday. The boiler OF
the engine pulling the car occupied by Yo-
KUN exploded, throwing the horse and IN
juring his back so severely that II IS
feared he may never be able to race again.
Yokum was also entered to start In the
free-for-all at Electric Park. baltimore,
last Friday This horse was trained on the
Old Dominion running course IN Alexali-
dria county, Va. He has mark OF 2.04A
and it was predicted would one day De a
two-nlinute racer. He was formerly owned
by Mr.. James D. Yoemans, late mem
ber of the interstate commerce commits
sion.
The apparently easy defeat Of Ada D..
purchased by H. c. Copperthite at Balti-
more last week. by Ella, at Electric Park
in the lis pace has not destroyed her new
owners faith in the speed of the mare.
Mr. Copperthite ran across w. H. Richard
~; turf fpnnp
pacing mare Gayety. on Thursday and
matched Ada D. against Gayety for a stake
of $1,000. Gayety. has a mark OF 2O9A.
This race, which will be the best three
heats in five. will take place at matinee
and ayster roast to be given at Brightwood
on Wednesday next. There has already
sprung up much interest in the contest.
which promises to be a fast and exciting
one. large number of Baltimore horse
men are expected over to witness II, ana
it Is said will come loaded with coin to
back the Richardson mare. Tom Cannon
will drive Ada d.
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A well-known Washington turfman made
things lively for the betting contingent at
Baltimore when the 2.1S pace came of at
Electric Park on Wednesday. He Is a
great admirer Of the horse Finch, and has
much faith in his driver, Henry Reanes.
1t is said the Washington man went after
the pools like cyclone, taking everything
he could get on Finch and then offered to
bet 81 coo to $500 that he would win. Finch
won, but not until another horse had taken
two heats of four, and the race was post
poned until Thursday, when Finch took
the deciding heat and the race. 1t Is said
the WaShingtonian gathered In Dig lot
of money on the result
More than 200 people went from Wash
ington yesterday to see the running races
at Pimlico. There will be nine days of
running.
L. F. Hall sold Niger Boy, 2.20A. to
Baltimore parties on Thursday. Mr.. Hall
recently got the horse in trade for Bed
fozd Boy with the Javins Brothers.
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1t is said that Philadelphia parties are
dickering with e. F. Hall for the purchase
of Bon Jay, 219A.