Arizona republican., 1907-11-16
THE WIND.


The early part of the afternoon was
almost without wind, and it was hoped
would stay SO, but about o'clock
little breeze sprang up and was main
tanned until just before Dan was in
c"ndntion for starting. In the work.
out mile Mr.. Hersey said the wind did
not bother much and he paid little at
tention to it, but Il moment later the
breeze stiffened, and while it was little
noticed by the crowd, being broken by
the grand stand, there was a heavy at
mospheric movement which the horse
had to face for "a half mile beyond
the quarter pole. He finished with
the wind. and very much like it. only
Il good deal faster. but while il WAS
with him for few yards. ii was
against him the greater part of the
way. DR.. Stone who drove round tu
the further side of the half mile track
To start a running race Immediately
aftcrfard. says the breeze was strong
or than most people imagined and that
ia his opinion IL held the horse back at
least second.
Phoenix claims no handicap by rca-
son of the track and is free to admit
it's equality with Galesburg Mr. Her
sey is OF the Same opinion and he had
more To hope for Yesterday, than any
body on the ground. Dr. Stone says
he believes il is the fastest track i'm
the world and Budd Doble and Charlie
Dean say they know of no better one.
II was if anything. shade faster than
on Monday, due To more working. but
the wind was = very damaging one to
speed. The horse waS in a little better
condition than on Monday having
been tuned up b. the first exhibition
and succeeding workouts. That ac-
counts for beating the Monday time
But, had yesterday been such day as
Monday, IL is . certainty that Gales
burg would have been out of the run
! ming and the worlds record we'll. Of
all sad words of tongue or pen. ETC. etc
THE EXHIBITION.
All afternoon between heats the
horses had been warming up. Not only
Dan Patch but Cobwebs the PAGER ani
the other two runners that accompany
HIM. one gong with him from the wire
and The other joining the travelling
! party at the head Of the stretch Ia
make a field that would nerve old Dan
up to his best. When Dan came out
! for the final effort and Mr.. Hersey took
| his seat in the sulky a great cheer
arose. Only couple of times did they
; score before the final start was made
and the getaway was very good
one. Ii was a waverinG streak q: red,
white and blue from the start to the
| quarter pole. Dean marking the pace
with his red sweater. all eyes on Dan
and Mr.. Hersey in white. with Driver
( Nash as escort. The little bunch swept
| by the quarter in % -. Down the
back stretch they went, the prettiest
sort Of an exhibition. Unlike race
| where the horses try to string out. their
effort was To keep together and the
| bunch moved around as spectacularly
as balloon crosses the heavens. 4
great deal faster. and with much more
! assurance in the minds Of the witnesses
as to what the finish would be. The
! second quarter was IS "a. or just Il
quarter second less than the first quar-
ter. and that going dead against the
wind. The watch said l.2I "a at the
third post and the finish was the pret-
tiest ever seen on the Phoenix race
track. or that will be, no doubt for
some time TO come. II was the opin-
ion of most people as he entered the
stretch that he would not equal Mon
days performance and when the time
1.51 1-2. went up on the board cheer
split the circumambient atmosphere.
whatever that may mean. and there
was general rejoicing. The third quar-
ter. made I'm 20 flat was the fastest.
showing that the wind had held him
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