The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-23
JOHN SHELTON GETS
UNDER WIRE FIRST
IN THE PACING RACE
PRODUCT or THE SPY TAKES
FIRST MONEY IN STRAIGHT
HEATS.
ATHElAEE CAPTURES 2.l7 TROT
High Art, Driven by 7. A. Hayes,
Wins the Road Race-The Biggest
Crowd Of Week Sees Some Eseep-
tionaIIy Fine Sport,
Fridays Daily.)

Fridays Daily
The racing at the iair grounds yes
terday afternoon was Of most inter
esting character. the 2:17 trot being
the feature of the card. The first
event called was the 2:25 pace and
a lot of people thought Gentry's Gem
about good enough to win. Your I'm
Gle Alex Mckay was there with the
real goods in John Shelton, gelding
by The Spy, and took the trick in
three straight heats. The first in
2:19A. In the final heat Gentrys
Gem came very fast in the stretch in
the second lap and finished good sec
ond, his position in the first and second
heats having been 3. The Texas
Senator, bay horse by Prodigal Q 16,
was distanced in the third heat for.
running. The Elk, a roam gelding by
Elk Tom, put up strong race and
was right there in the first and Sec
ond heat, though he had to yield to
the rust of Gentry's Gem in the third.
The expected happened when Ath-
lane was declared the winner OF the
2:17 trot He is good looking brown
horse by Stately 2:11A, a PAGER, and
is the best trotter for what he can do
that has been seen on the fair circuit
this year. He has won eight straight
races and divided first money In the
ninth He is strongly bred on his
dams side, his pedigree running to
old Betty Brown, dam of Wilkes Roy
and grand dam of Constantine
Athelane won the first and second
heats in 2:16A, 2:19%, and then Lit
tie Buddie got into the game. In the
third heat the grand son of Fred S.
Wilkes made no mistake but trotted
like a sure enough race horse and out
footed Athelane to the wire in 2:17A.
Athelane made little break in this
heat but caught quickly and fifty yards
from the finish seemed to be pulling
to the flying leader.
The final heat of this race saw Lit
tie Buddie in first position, trottfng
like a race horse, but they had not
covered more than the first quarter
when Athelane caught him and for the
second quarter they raced like team.
1t was here that those who said the
Grace horse wouldn't come back be-
gan to doubt their judgment, but at
the last turn of the second lap Ath-
elane, in characteristic burst OF
speed, drew ahead of his rival and won
in 2:17A.
The road race was won by High
Art. driven by T. A. Hayes. .ady
Grace, Allie Kittrell, second and Phal- I
easdale, Jack CRANBERRY, third. Lady
Grace won TIE second heat in 1854.
, First race, 1928 pace; purse $500.
John Shelton, b. g., by The Spy
Mckay ..... -. ...........l
The Elk, no. g., by Elk Tom, G.
Thomas ....... ...... .'''''I
Gentry's Gem, g. h., by John r.
Gentry, Thomas ......... ...3
Texas Senator, b. h., by Prodigal
Green ........ -. -. ....4 ! as
Time, 2:19A, 2:21A, 2:20%.
Second Race 2:17 trot; purse $500.
Athlane, br. h., by Stately
whitehead $500. -. .....I l
Little Buddie, gr. h., by Fred s.
Wilkes s. Thomas .........S Sl2
Lillian Arnold, b. M, by Grogan
Stone .......... ...... "a o
Netties s., D. M, by Merza
Gallagher ...Z US
Time, 2:16A, 2:19%, 2:17A, 2:17A.
Road races trophy
High Art, br. h., by Gambetter
Wilkes, T. A. Hayes ........l
Lady Grace, b. m, by Wilkes
McEwen, Allie Kittrell ......2
Phalesdale, b. h., by ondale Jack !
Granbery ...... -. .........o
Time 2:S71s, 1854, 1854. -
Saturday Afternoon Race Program.
$40 class PAGERS .......'.......$o Vo'
2:14 class trotters $SoV.