Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-14
PAGERS and Trotters Go Fourth
Heats In the undermining
Race Called Off
SENATOR W. WINS TRc
Silk Twist, Ed Hills Handsome oska.
loosa Horse, Takes First Money In
Pace With Little Effort-Muddy
Track Beats Winnie Blake In the
Trot-spill and Runaway.

What would have been Stralsnt neat
affairs developed into hot split heat RAJ
ces in at least one case yesterday at the
second day of the meeting, owing to
the heavy rain that fell about o'clock.
Up to that time both the 2:17 trot and
the $3.50 pace had gone in two heats
straight to Winnie Blake and Silk
Twist, but the heavy, slippery track put
the former out of the running, and
gave the trot to Senator W., while the
Oskaloosa horse, Silk Twist, was as
good in the mud as on fast
track, and captured the third heat Of
the $3.50 trot, and with it the race.
The crowd was not nearly up to
what 1t has been on second days be-
fore, due probably to several reasons,
principal among which was the adj
vance In the price of admission. The
bookmakers' stand was empty and de-
serted, and altho crowd hung around
1t until the rain came, there was no
selling. Having been advised earlier
in the day that warrants had been is-
sued and were in the hands Of the
sheriff, Secretary Finkle notified the
bookmakers they had better not take
any chances. The big wheel was also
out Of commission again yesterday,
and for the first time in years races
have been pulled off in Finkles park
without the accompanying betting.
Owing to the rain and mud, heavy
track and small crowd, Secretary Fin
kle refused to put on the three quar-
ters mile run, much to the disgust Of
the owners of the Jumpers, some of
whom had shipped here especially to
enter In that event.
Mud Beats Winnie Blake.
Up to the time when the rain fell
Winnie Blake had run away with the
first place twice in the 2:17 trot, and
altho she had been pressed hard in
both heats by Senator w. she was
able to show just enough more speed
in the stretch each time to cut him off
from first under the wire. With the
mud hook deep the going was too slip
perry and heavy for the light little
mare, and she could do no better than
AiAtLi pace TWICE anu IOuFUH the OLler
time, in the three remaining heats of
the five. This same mud, which so
put the mare to the bad, was nuts for
the sturdy little Senator W. Guided by
Wood the game little trotter stuck it
out to the bitter end and took the third
and fourth heats hands down. He was
nipped at the wire in the fifth by May
love, with "Old Man Whitney up, only
because the Senator lost his stride in
the stretch and went up for few sec.
onds.
As Winnie Blake had led the bunch
away when the track was fast and had
held the pace to the finish, SO Sena-
tor W., when the footing was muddy,
took her place, and was never headed
in three heats excepting the last, when
Whitney forced his mares nose ahead
after the Senator broke. The Wood
horse won first money, however, with
Winnie Blake second, Maylove third
and Old Shove fourth. The summary:
Senator w ...........2 l 3
Princess !. >. >. >. ....9 8 2 8 3
Winnie Blake :. -. ......1 5 4
Old Shove :. $685.. ...5 2 5
Maylove ). ......s.6 s 6 2
Time 2:17A; 2:1sA; 2:s7k; 2:35A:
2:34h.
Sill ru,;.t Win. Hand;Iv.