The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-23
RUTH DILLON WINS.
OUTSIDER SURPRISES GREAT
 CROWD AT COLUMBUS.
With Sanders Driving She Takes Three Heats Easily Although She Was
 Way Out in
 Betting.

Columbus. O.. Sept. 22.-Ruth Dillon. a 4-year-old Sidney Dillon trotter that Is owned by Sterling R. Holt of In dfanapolis, and driven by Willard san ders. surprised i5.000 race goers this afternoon by whining all three heats oi the Hoster-Columbus Stake. valued al s10,000.
 Ruth was nowhere in the betting be: ing overlooked almost entirely. and selling at s10 In pools of s225. Span ish Queen was the first choice. while there was a heavy play on Aquin.
 Scoring in seventh place in the first stayed alongside of Axtelley to the half. where she pulled away and out ofoted Rallies home in 2.06 1-2 the best mile by 4-year- trotter of any ond of the worlds record for trotting mares of the age.
 In the third heat Spanish Queen closed rapidly in the last quarter and Dillon from making 1t three straight. Sanders fairly lifted his mare across the finish line. winner by scant neck.
 Jack Layburn had the speed of the field in the rses seo for the Columbus the first choice. selling at sI00 to $25 for Jack Leyburn. and $22 for Locust Jack. The winner totted each last quarter in 31 seconds or better.
 Milton S. Jr tried in vain to beat Tax Title in the first division of the 2:11 pace, the first race of the day. while the honors in the second division of the same class swent to Dubv Lacey from Detroit because Miss Syracuse nosed out Patalma in the fifth heat.
 Ding Pointer. Western mare. was selected as favorite tn the 2:1i pace but could not get up in the first two heats, both of which were won handily by Charley Hal. O. the back stretch in the third heat. Nilmah. Thora. Will. Ham C.. Nancy Allen and Charley Hal went down in a pile. Both drivers and horses escaped serious injury.
 Ii was impossible to finish this race or the first division of the 2:17 trot In which The Zoo twice nosed out Nell cyone by sprinting through the last quarter. The Harvester. Justo and the Leading Lady will meet Wednesday in the Kentucky Stock Farm futirity. 2:11 class pacing. in 5. first divis- ion. purse $500; two heats Monday: raxtitle. blk. h; bv Decora-, :, Milton S., Jr.. oh g., by Mil-, :, Governor searles b. h.. by
 Lockhart (Allerman) Loom
 Lena May. Helen Gould. Betty Brent. May Bird and Andrew Cone started. Time. 2.oS If: 2:o7 If; 2:o6 l-2; 2:O7 1-4;
 2:i1 class. pacing. 3 in 5. second di- vision: purse; one heat Monday: Ruby Lacy. b. m. by Gamble
 (TaImadge) .2-3 4 PataIma, D. h.. by Pat L.,
 MSS shsyp Syracuse. b. m. by 7 . .
 Strathallen (Rathbun) ..5 ? 2 ?
 Sunday Bell Sham Rock. Miss Peeter, Alice B.. J. B. and pr. Bonney start ed. Time. 2;o7 1-4: 9:o7 s-4 2:os l-4;
 Columbus. purse ss,oOo. 2:Os trotters, Jack Levb1rn. so. g. by Alto Ley Dewitt, SSTf fe0f9 S. s. aAndrews1. .:. ......s
 Daniel. Margaret O.. Sterling McKin- ney. Mamma and Belfast started. Time. 2:06 1-2; 2:06 1-4: 2:06 1-2.
 ster-Columbus Stake. S10.00O. 2:1C trotters. three heats:
 Ruth Dillon. D. m by Sidney
 Dillon (Sanders).. ....1 i Rallies. blk. g; fBurgessl .,;..: 10 spenjshc nd cSos Queen ,.9a 6 m 'MSseg NsecS Roycs San Francisco. Aquin. Black Silk. Loyal and Prince c. started. Time. 2:os 1-2:
 2:os class. pacing, 3 in 5 tunhnished1 Charlie Hal. b. g. by Star Hal waterman. sSSH%s: ch. g. g by On So cMc:; :, : rhoG, DGnf'a' b h. iiw6itnel,,.' .:....s IS sia. Robert Herman. Prince Arundeli. William M. Lyedite. William C.. Prince Patrick, Gold Coin. Nancy A. Time. 2:O6 IA: 2:07: 2:o7 1-i.
 2:17 class. trot. 3 in 5 (unfinished): The Zoo b. g. by Zombro lGeers)i l Nelcyone. b. m. (F. HowelD....,..2 2
 shadela nd. Fasuteiair Major Hlggin- son, N C.. Robert l.. Jr:. Lady Posey, Rosemary Chimes, Binjolla and Horace G. Started. Time. 2:0s 1-2. 2:1o.