Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-08-05
RACES FEATURE Of
VO0DM[N GATHERING
ATTENDANCE AT FOURTH ANNU-
Al PICNIC WEDNESDAY WAS
DISAPPOINTMENT.
CLASS c EVENT is
WON IN SPLIT HEATS
Westwood, Colo Horse, Captures Race
With Ease, But Does Not Participate
in Money-LocaI Woodmen Drill
Team Puts on Exhibition for Points
-korns Gives Address.


trail Iowa Picnic Association of the
Modern Woodmen was disappoint-
ment only in one respect. the matter of
attendance. The attendance was far
under the expectations and prepara-
tons, and the local committee feels
that the efforts made to provide an
enjoyable time for the visitors We're
hardly worth the while.
The races of the afternoon proved
the feature of the picnic and with
the exception of the first event. for
Glass A horses, all were horse races.
The Class A event was a loaf from
start 20 finish. between Bonnie B.
owned by Ted Boyd. of Liscomb and
Foster. owned by Leo Wing. of Gear
ing. Bonnie B. took both mile heats
with ease. in 2:24A and 2:3Sls.
Class 8 in Straight Heats.
The Glass B event was won in
straight heats. but despite this fact
the race was a pretty one, with good
sized field. Florist, a big, rangy horse
recently acquired by j. \. Baughman
# this city. was driven under the wire
in both half-mile heats with ease
without the least danger of losing the
race at any time.
Florist Started in the second tier
with the beginning of the race. but
took the lead on the first turn and
held it all the way around The horse
was steady thruout the heat, and fin
ished several lengths ahead of Leone
the DR.. Brady mare.
In the second heat Florist got away
20 the bad and was behind the bunch
On the first turn the horse went up
and in gaining his feet dropped back
TO fifth place Then Battles let the big
fellow out. and he began TO close up
the gap steadily, passing the bunch and
finishing two lengths to the good. The
summary:
Bonnie Dean Observation-Disclosures. Z Z
Florist .................. l
Matte X. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3 3
Captain Woodline ........ 6 6
Beatrice Observation-Disclosures. 5 )
Liscomb the Kid ........... .
Time-1:0Sls; 1:10.
The division Of the monies gave
Florist first. with the second and third
the Kid Matte r. got fourth money.
Westwood Takes Glass c.
The Class G race went 70 Westwood
owned by DR.. ]. l. Hostetter, of Colo
i Because the owner did not want to Ell
ter his horse in a faster class, and be-
cause the animal was too fast for Glass
G, it was understood prior TO the race
that Westwood would not participate
in the monies.
J This was another pretty race, and the
contestants fought for practically every
step Imita.or Rex. another Greer
horse. from Toledo. showed UP we'll
! but was a bad ACTOR on the half mile
The horses We're pretty We'll bunchet
on the first heat, with Imitator Re.
making pretty squirt TO close UP
gap after breaking.
The second heat started with tn
Green horse trailing. Captain B, drive,
by his owner, j. \. Baughman, broke
and Babe Golden, owned and driven b
j. A. Ewing, was trailing far behind
The others We're we'll punched TIL
Green horse kept his feet we'll in thi
neat, and paced a fast half, fnishin
first with a good lead
The third and last heat broke ba
for the Toledo horse which went O
his feet just as the bunch was gofn
under the wire on the getaway 1t TOO
the colored driver some time to get tn
horse on his feet again, but when h
did the same gap that prevailed i
the first heat was closed up. Initiate
Rex passed every horse in the fel
with the exception of Westwood on til
quarter and made a pretty race wit
Correcfor.. Jr., ON the home stretc
The summary: