Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-29
TRACK WAS SLOW
Only Fair Time is Made in First
Days Events in four-Oay
Harness Meet.
CONTESTS ARE INTERESTING
Little Rebel Gives Black Patchen :
Hard TussIe in 2:15 Pace-Lo-
cal Horse Wins Trot.

Notwithstanding the unfavorablal
weather. there was i fair attendance
at the Ninth street track Yesterday. |
when the first days races of the four
day meet of the Twin-City Driving as
ISOLATION were run. The track was
heavy and slow, and no very fast time
was made There were two pretty |
track contests, however, and with bet |
ter weather the remainder Of the week. |
the races will undoubtedly draw great |
crowds. On account of the rain and
the condition of the track there was
some delay in beginning the heats. and
| several times during the afternoon a !
drizzle of rain fell while the heat was
being run.
| Local Horse Wins.
Herman Bankers gray mare, Vinilla
easily won the 2:35 trot, taking all hui
the first of the four heats Sandy Mack.
Ed Wards gelding. started in this
event, but at the first quarter fell and
threw the driver from the sulky. Meth.
er the horse nor driver was much iniur
withdrawn from the race Al Jaynes
of Chicago withdrew his horse. Red
Nut, after the third heat. 1t took
fifth i'll the first two and fourth in the
third. Young Gentry, owned by G. c.
Henson. Downs, Iowa. was distanccd in
the third heat, after taking third in the
first and fourth in the second.
In Heavy Going.
Notwithstanding the heavy Going,
Black Patchen, owned by f F.. Wick
lershan of Memphis. made l:2lIh in the
2: u pace, in the final heat. The heat
was very pretty race between Black
Patchen. Little Rebel and FL Red. Lit
tie Rebel giving Black Patchcn a close
tuSsle throughout the course until the
stretch was reached. The big black
evidently was out of form because of
the soft travelling, while Little Rebel. \
, lighter animal. had the advantage on
this account
The Summaries.
Following are the summaries:
, 2:I3 Pacc-Pursc. $500.
t Black Patchen blk. $, wick
ersham) ................1 ; |
Little Rebel. BIN. g, (Rob-
II blnS( ACKNOWLEDGEMENT , J
| El Red, b. $. (Watson) ....3 , :
Byron w, b. G. (Cameron) 4 i
| Time-2:25, 2:22, 2:25. 2:21tA.
2:IJ Tr"t--"urse, $500.
Ninilla, 9. m, BankerD .......2 /
:, Hazel Boy, b. $. CWatson(.. 3 ?
b Margaret Allerton, b. NJ.
(WellSD ...............l . .
Time-2:3o, 30. 2:%1lA. 2:@2h.
22.23 Pace
The threefOurths mile dash, running
: was won by Del Coronado in 1:2l. Fol
, lowing arc the horses in their relativ,
d places at the finish. together with tn,
names of the jockeys and their weight
Del Coronado, c. g. by OnOndago
!. ridden by Woods. ll9
. Country Maid, br. m. by Badge. rid
den by Britton, 10.
WiSemau, by WadswOrth, ridden b,
= Green, 119.
. Kitty b, c. m, by Big Tree, riddeI
> by Archer. III.
The following officials conducted TIL
races:
. Startor-I /. Sears, Davenport
- judges L. Sears. Davenport: c
o f. Ringold, Milan, and Frank Miller
", iGCncseo.
% Timers-V. " Reeves. Lee Robinson
o and c. c. Truesdalc, all/of Rock Is
20 land
q The races this week are the first At
a tempted by the Twin-City Driving as
ISOLATION since its incorporation. TIL
men interested in the club are tn
lsame as have had the lease of tn
Ninth street track for several year.
They are: c. S. Mcdaniel. W. A. Re
scnfield. c. p. Skinner. Dr. c. L. SilviS
and Carl J. Mueller The association
plans a big running race meet later i
the season, with six races daily.
Not Postponed for Rain.
This afternoons program is bein
run off in spite of unfavorabl
weather Tomorrow's program is a
follows:
Thursday, Aug. 29-2:25 Pace.
Red Gain, b. S. by Red Gamalion. {
r. Heaton, Princeton, III.
Andy Russell, b. g., by Chadwi
Russell. August Shultz, Fair Haven, Il
Lundeen Medium, b. S, by Lundee,
II. Friend. Wyoming, H.
Billey The Ghost. c. g, by Gov. Il
cas-. w Monroe, Davenport.
Troublesome Tom. g. G., by Gam
Onward, H. F. Meyer, Davenport
May c, bro M, by Guideway, H.