Evening journal., 1907-07-24
THRILLING FINISHES AND
2.I4 3-4 Mile AT RACE MEET

III inc next neat Ailt ANillrl'i J''hA
red It was just on the first turn.
Wilkes was leading with Hoke Lee
alongside of him. and Browney was
going well behind them AT the turn
Satterheld driving Josh Roughley tried
10 get past Browney and in doing so
Josh Roughey stepped into the wheel
of Browney's sulky The result was
that Browneys sullly collapsed, and
a wheel also was torn Off Josh Rough
lcy's rig Allen and Sattoriield. the
drivers, were hurled to the track, but
both instinctivoly clung TO the reins.
Both drivers were up IN an instant
and held their horses before they could
bolt away.
H. W. Grothe, Of York, was driving
the bay gelding j. H. J.. Jr., just be-
hind the horses that figured I'm the
collision. and by skllful handling he
barely got around the entangled sull1ies
without an accident TO do so Grothe
brought his gelding to a stop, but he
used the whip and got under way
again, finishing the mile. The judges
heard the protests OF Allen and Sat
terheld. Each blamed the other for
the accident
Both Disqualified.
The judges ruled that both had been
distanced, and they also allowed j. n.
L. Jr., TO start in the next heat be-
cause of the delay occasioned in avert
ing a further mix-up because of the
collision. Wheeler Wilkes won the
heat, with the bay gelding John f.,
second and HolSe Lee I'm third place.
The fourth and final heat was tine
most sensational of the day, NOT only
because of the fast time but because
of the lightning finish of Wheeler
Wilkes The West Chester stallion
needed the heat TO clnch first money.
but the bay gelding John T., which
had finished sixth In the first heat,
seventh In the second heat and second
I'm the third heat developed into a.
formidable contender. Leary got away
bad with Wheeler Wilkes, being the
last Of the field to go under the wlro.
The race was between John T. and
Hoke Lee for the first half mile, and
Wheeler Wilkes was "a bad fourth when
the first half had been reelcd off. Then
Luary began TO drive. on the third
quarter Wheeler Wilkes began to show
a burst of speed which has seldom
ben equalled in a race on the Wawaset
track Leary gradually forged up into
third place and seemd a loser when
he turned into the stretch with John r..
and Hoke Lee going like the wind
ahead OF him.
Lightning Finish.
Everybody took notice and every
body was on the tiptoe as the horses
came into the stretch. Wheeler Wilkes
was coming like a Kansas cyclone and
had the outside course. Shreve was
working John Ic. for an he was worth,
and Grothe held the whip over j. H. l..
Jr. So fast was Leary driving that
his old derby hat flew Off his head,
but Leary didn't know it, IL he did
he didn't think OF stopping to pick it
up Instead he forged Wheeler Wilkes
steadily ahead until he was flank and
flank with the other horses up in the
van. Coming under the wire II ap-
pear 70 most persons that IL was
a dead heat between Wheeler Wilkes,
John H. and j. II. l.. Jr. The judges
held a consultation which evrybody
awaited with interest.
"Close to 2.15," exclaimed one clock
er Then the judges had their say
Last and final heat of the 2.17 pace
won by Wheeler wilkes. No. T." an
nounced Starter Davidson. Then the
time was proclaimed as 214 S-4, nearly
three seconds faster than the previous
heat In the same race.
Donna Hal Beauty.
The bay mare Donna Hal, all the
way from Alabama, was the heroine Of
the 2.S0 pace The little mare moved
like a clock, NEEDED no whip and no
urging, and while one or two Of the
finishes were most exciting she ed-
IDENTIFY had much speed i'm reserve. The
first heat was between Donna Hal and
A. ii. Tyson's gray gelding Gambolier.
II was a hard drive down the home
stretch but the southern mare managed
to poke her nose in front and got the
heat In the second heat she was never
headed and Gambolier under the whip
managed to wrest second place from
the Salem gelding Show Me. who was
coming strong and a troublesome con-
tender
In the third heat Donna Hal had
everything her own way. and came
under the wire with Garth holding
her back. Tyson took things easy
with Gambolier, for third place in the
heat assured him second money
Five Heats Required.
Five heats were required to deter
mine the 2.S5 trot which finally went
TO the bay gelding Bobby Burns. He
took the first and second heats, but
scored badly in the third and could do
no better than the third place. In the
third heat, the mare Cora Beck was a
worthy contestant for honors with
Bobby Burns and took the second and
third heats in fine shape Mr.. Hay
den's driving Of Expedition, Jr, was
much commented on. Il appeared TO
many that Mr. Hayden's efforts were
confined 70 preventing Expedition from
winning first place in time that would
fix too low a mark for his gelding.
In the fourth heat Bobby Burns went
off his feet and was unable to over
come the effects of a bad break, al
though by hard driving he forced his
way up TO second place and came with
in a few inches Of winning, al
though Cora Beck poked herself up in
front enough to keep the Bobby Burns
gelding out Of first place. This neces-
STATED the fifth heat. which Worrilow
won handily with Bobby Burns never
headed. The mare Debbie Wilkes
showed up well in this heat. and Hay
den came in third with Expedition
The three horses were abreast as they
came under the wire and il required
much deliberation on the part of the