Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-13
OPENING PROGRAM
FURNISHES SPORT
Pace and Half.Mile Dash Were
Features Of the First Days
Races at Finkle's Park
cREsAncE WINS SPLIT HEATS
DEBORAH Horse, Driven by Barnes,
Captures First Money in Pace After
a BattIe-Northern Spy Takes the
Dash in 4sla-Jenet Rex Runs Away
With Trottins Event.

An attractive card of two fast, hard
fought races out of the three scheduled
furnished plenty of excitement and
sport for the lovers Of the track at the
ing of the Cedar Valley Circuit at
Finkle's park Wednesday afternoon.
With perfect day and fast track the
day furnished an suspicious opening.
but the attendance, estimated at about
700, was smaller than it has been on
similar days in past years.
The 2.l5 pace developed the fierc-
est battle Of the afternoon, and after
letting Clea o clip off first in the two
opening heats Cresance surged to the
front and took the race in straight
heats, altho she had struggle with
Clea O. and Lillian to do it. The Jump
ers furnished a fast half mile in the
lalf-ntile dash, which Northern Spy
won in fierce drive in .491a. Jene.
Rex won the 2:35 trot in straight heats,
without struggle. This horse showed
quarters at 80 clip.
Was Game Struggle.
Barnes, behind Cresa...s. never show
ed the spee-' . Al. pay mare had until
after C1ea o. had taken the first two
heats handily, and finished both times
back of the bunch in sixth and fifth
positions. Harry w. and McTempest
in the order named, fought behind Clea
o. for poor second and third positions.
Getting away from fifth position, in
the third heat, Barnes shook up his
mare Cresance and. calling on her, she
led the way at a terrific pace and had
the bunch headed at the sixteenth pole
She carried them to the half in .07h,
Harry W., Dick Yates and Lillian
crowding behind. At the three-quar-
tiers Crescance led by length, Lillian
having outstepped McTempe,t and
Harry w. for second place. Tie finish
was in the same order, Cresance win
ming by length in 2:15A
Clea o, from seventh position, pick
ed up the bunch in the getaway of the
fourth heat, and took them to the
quarter in 33A, with Lillian, Cresance
ellIU t1SIlAC IL. w SipsSN' ivy OohSiASA
close at the half in 1:06A and crowded
up to the leader. AT the there quarters
Clea o. still led, but on the turn into
the stretch Cresance gathered for TIL:
squirt, closed up alonside the brown
gelding, which broke, turning into the
stretch. Cresance won hands down,
two lengths to the good. In the squirt
Harry W. and Lottie R. We're left be-
hind the former, finishing third, three
lengths back of Clea o. and ]4ottie r.
in fourth. The time was 2:17
Cresance led away from he pole In
the final heat, with Lillian providing
him to the quarter in "a, and passing
him into the stretch at the halt, with
iClea o. and Mc1,empest hot on their
heels The same order was maintained
to the three quarters, McTemoest fall
ing back as the pace grew faster. In
the drive down the stretch Cresance
again responded gamely, passing Lill-
lam, and beating her out by length,
with Clea o. head behind Lillian,
and McTempest in fourth place, two
lengths back. Time 2:16. Cresance
got first money, Clea o. second, Harry
w. third, and Lillian fourth. The