The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-09-06
CLASSY RACES
WE'RE FEATURES OF
YESTERDAY.
CIOseCOnteStS mall Races
Feature Of Day.
Two Harness Races and
One Running RaceWere
Decided, While One
Went Over - A Bad
Spill.

1t will probably be long time be-
fore Canton lovers Of horse racing
will have the opportunity Of seeing
the class Of races that are now in pro-
gress at the Canton race track. The
best specimens of horsefesh in the
country that travel over half mile
tracks are striving to win the hand
some purses that are offered and there
is no monkey business either about
the races as is frequently the case
at race meetings. The officials are
men recognized werever a horse race
Is heard Of and Mr.. Wilson. the
starting Judge, is receiving many
compliments on his fair and impartial
work and the way that he handles
the drivers and every one knows that
they are peculiar class Of men to
handle. But he has never had any
trouble with the men at this meeting
and his firmLess and fairness are win
ming him maLy friends. The program
arranged for yesterday was a fine one
and there was a large crowd at the
track to see lnem go, fully twice as
many as on the previous day. The
quality OF the events held them in
terested all the way through the
long afternoon. Every event was for
the money, and there was no laying
up of heats. The best horse won, and
when horse did not win II was be-
cause the other horse had too much
speed. The big stakes we're the In
centive for the drivers and the own
ers TO do their best which they in
variably did. The horses have been
classed unusually well, and that fact
makes the races the more interesting,
as no one likes TO see any horse win
in a walk unless II is an exceptionally
speedy or popular horse. The close.
ness Of all the events is what makes a
hit with the spectators, and every one
OF the heats yesterday afternoon was
close and some Of them exceedingly
close. Although the first race was won
in three straight heats II was an ex-
citing affair, and the favorite in the
betting did not win, but an outsider,
Wilbur T, on whom the odds were 3 to
/, won and never was anywhere near
getting beat.
A BAD SPILL
A bad spill occurred IN the 2:17
pace. There were eleven horses en-
tered In the event, and this necessi-
tated two tiers OF horses being formed.
In the second heat the horses were
started in a bunch and went around
the first turn at furious pace. Tillie
II driven by G. Walters broke, and in
the twipkling OF an eye there were
four horses and four men in heap on
the track. II looked very serious for
q few minutes, as some OF the horses
were badly tangled up In the carts OF
the other horses, and all were strug-
Cling TO extricate themselves from
the wreck, but fortunately neither the
drivers or horses were hurt. The
other horses in the spill were Joe
One OF the horses was caught at the
eighth pole and one Of them started
to run away and fell headlong over
the picket fence into the paddock,
All the horses will be allowed TO start
today, as II became too dark to race
yesterday afternoon, and the race was
postponed until today.
There will be a very strong card
presented this afternoon, and there
will be one running race Of one mile
open.
THE 1926 PACE.
The first race decided yesterday was |
the 2;25 pace for purse of $1,000 |
This was a great race, and II is said |
that there have not been many books |
made for half mile tracks that could |
near come up TO the one on this race
yesterday, and the betting was very |
heavy at the track. The horse that |
the talent had picked 10 win was |
Pasco, son OF the great Ananias, |
But il was not his day, and the best
hat he could do was 10 get fourth |
money. The betting on him was to
when the race started but better
odds were offered after the first heat. |
The winner of the race was Wilbur
+. and you could get all the money
on him that you wanted at 8 TO /
before the first heat. He won the
event in three straight heats but It
vas far from walk away as he came
inder the wire pushed by Lucy Simp-
ION. The second heat the betting on