The daily sentinel., 1906-08-30
MEADOW FLOWER" DOPED
Fine Little Mare of Bert Yonts Dies
Mystcriosly After Winning Race
Yesterday Afternoon
Evidently Was
Poisoned.

/ Meadow Flower" the beautiful
little mare owned by Bert Yonts. OF
the lower valley and widely known
on the local race track is dead. She
died this morning at six O'Clock after
night of awful suffering and every.
thing indicates that the horse was
! "doped." If such was the case the
party that administered the poison
| to the pretty and popular animal I.
little better than a murderer.
A more cowardly or dastardly trick
than the doping" of fine horse is
hard to realize. and if it is proven
beyond all doubt that Meadow
Flower" was poisoned it is to be
hoped that the party who did the deed
will be found out and severely pun
ished.
The affair has been widely discus
sed today not only among horsemen
who knew the animal well but among
people who have watched Meadow
Flower" on the track. Indignation
has generally been expressed.
To a large extent the affair is still
shrouded in mystery.
1
Flower" ran against "Blue Sash. own
ed by Lorenzo Hatch, Jr., in . half
mile running event at the fair
grounds. When Meadow Flower
came on the track many people re-
marked that something was wrong
with the horse and 1t was plainly seen
that she was not we'll. Several re
marked at that time they believed the
horse had been "doped." However
the owner entered Meadow Flower
in the race and she won out, coming
under the wire n length in advance of
blue Sash"
The movements of the little animal
during the race gave conclusive evi-
dence that something was wrong
After the race and after Meadow
Flower" had brought down the hand
some purse she was brought to town
and as the afternoon advanced she
grew steadily worse. DR.. A. =. Drew
the well known veterinary surgeon
was summoned and after examination
did not hesitate to express his be
lief that the horse was suffering from
some kind of poisoning. Everything
possible was done to relieve the suf-
fering animal but from the first the
surgeon held out but little hopes for
her recovery Mr.. Yonts. Harry l..
Hiatt. Or. Drew and several others
worked with the horse the greater
part of the night and during the
early morning hours but at 5.I5 o.
clock this morning Meadow Flower"
died
The horse appeared to have been
suffering from acute hemorhages of
the bowels. Dr. Drew stated this after
noon that he could give out no con-
elusive opinion until he made an an
alyss of the stomach which he will
probably do this afternoon. He said
that the entire Innings of the stomach
seem to be completely eaten out and
that there was no question in his
mind that the horse had not been
poisoned.
1t is said that yesterday at noon
the mare refused to eat and again last
night she refused.
Bert Yonts, the owner. feels the
loss of the fine mare keenly as he was
greatly attached to her. He declares
that in his opinion the horse was
"doped" by some enemy and if .'dop-
ed" the foul deed was done in order
to make her lose the race, but in spite
of all, although suffering at the time
she won the race and won 1t easily
Then again some have given voice
to the opinion that she was fixed"
to win the race, but this Is improb-
able.
All manner of opinions and theor-
les and opinions have been advanC-
ed. 1t is generally concluded that
Meadow Flower" was poisoned in
tentionally.
1t was a dirty piece of work and
merits the harshest punishment who
ever did it or for whatever purpose it
was done