The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-01
MISS WINTERS
GIVEN OvAT|ONS
Evans Mares Victory a
Popular One.
DOC VAIL IN HERO ROLE
Put Back of Geo. w. Jack
He Wins Race.
Final Day of County Fair Brings
Out Great Crowd and Racing is
Up TO the Standard---Miss Winters
Gets Mark OF 2:f5 Ii In Final
Heat of 2:2O Trot--Thc Results.

II was a splendid ovation that Mis-,
Winters, the sterling brown mare,
owned by Daniel Evans, of this city, |
received when three times in sue.
eession she finished ahead of the field |
in the 2:2O trot, a race carried oeer |
from Thursdays card, a great crowd
saw a great mare win great race
and shouted its approval In no un-
certain manner.
Miss Winters showed her class in
this race. The first heat was decided
on Thursday with 13 entries. Miss
Winters drew position In the fourth
tier but trotted n magnificent heat
and succeeded in finishing fifth.
Al. Pennock was called to Lex
ington Thursday night and Walter
Harrison was put on TO pilot the
mare. Scoring well when the horses
were sent away Miss Winters cut In
and took the pole on the first tura
driving Starline, winner of the frs.
heat, off his feet, and engaging in
pretty horse race with Corona Girl.
In the stretch these two game ami
mails fought out a magnificent battle,
Corona Girl second and John +
very close third.
In the next two heats Miss Winters
did not receive such a strong argu-
ment from Corona Girl and won with
comparative case in mighty fast time
The first heat, taken by Starlinc on
I thursday. was in 2:22 Ia. The frs,
| heat Friday, taken by Miss Winters
/ r~s, l,n -, nN.,k
| was in 2:19 1-2. The third heat was
| IN 2:1S IA and the final heat was In
I2:15 Ia. To those who watched the
| Evans mare in the final heat 1t vi
| evident that she could have travelled
| the distance much faster had she beer
! pressed The fiEal heat was run seven
seconds Easter than the first. In the
| final heat. Jack Woodclift nosed on:
| Corona Girl and took third money
| Corona Girl had second none cinch-
| cd and there was no need to send her
| through.
1t was up to n Marion man to pilOt
| home a winrer in the 2:l3 pace. Doc
Vail. was asked to drive George w
Jack bad actor who could not be
handled by his driver: A Bernangcr.
| The latter requested Vail to take TN
job and wher the Marion man, driving
| the horse for the first time. piloted
him around and won In pretty style,
| there was another big ovation ten
| dered by the crowd. Vail got away
on the outside but almost before the
| sixteenth pole was reached he had cut
| In and taken the pole on the turn.
| George w. Jack was an easy repeater,
winning in straight heats. Glenwooa
| b was runner-up I'm each Grimsley
| took third money by finishing third
in the first and last heats and Duke
| Arundel. a blind stallion. got fourth
| money by virtue of finishing third
In the second heat.
In the final heat the blind horse
| was crowded into the fence and
| Jumped through II on the final turn
| into the stretch. The horse was bad
| ~ cut about the breast and Driver
w. A. Darst was thrown and bruised.
| Several bystanders were slightly hurt
| The accident gave eighth place to the
horse in the heat.
| The sun-doWn rule gave the 2:23
| trot to Beatrice Mckinney, n bay
mare by w. Mckinney, after the
mare had won the second and third
heats. Diamond Dick won the first
heat in a pretty race but failed mis-
erably in the second and third, pro-
| badly being content with second
money when there appeared no
| chance to take first. Beatrice Nc
| Kinney easily demonstrated herself
| the best stopper in the pack and
| would doubtless have taken the next
heat had II been possible to start It,
| At sundown the race was decided on
| the summary, Beatrice Mckinney get
| ting first money. Diamond Dick sec
ond, Peter b third and Farmer Boy
fourth. The best time. 2:21 IA, was
| made In the final heat
One heat decided the 1894 pace by
virtue of the sundown ruling Myrtle
| C., a bay mare, driven by Heine, took
the heat in 2:15 Ia and first money.
Baby l. was second, Baron Wood third
and Lady Ashbrook fourth.
Most of the crowd remained until
| the one and one-siXteenth mile derby
was run. Four starters, Goldie, First
Premium. Algolee and Minnie Meatrc
went to the post. They finished in the
order given. Goldie. with Brandt up,
| took the lead on the first turn and
| was never headed although Firs:
Premium gave the winner "hoss"
race. The mile and one-siXteenth was
done in the remarkably fast time of
1851.
The results:
2:2O TrOt--Pursc $500
| Miss Winter. br. m by Ed