Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-21

horses. eXClI1Ig LLl-S--t>, an S.lttN
heats. were some Of the interesting in
cidents Of the first days races OF the
local meeting Of the Cedar Valley Rae
ing Circuit. which a crowd Of about
500 saw a. the fair grounds Tuesday
afternoon. There was no lack OF sport
to hold the attention Of the crowd.
which witnessed some Of the hottest
drives for place ever seen on the local
track
obed smashes Track Record.
The 2:i4 pace developed two OF thu
fastest heats run so far in the west
this season. Both Of them brought
new record to the track when Obed
a bay horse owned by J. ". Neary, Of
Enrmetsburg, carried the field under
the wire in o:11&4 and 2:1l1s IN the
first two heats of the race He Won
the event IN straight heats The first
mark lowered the track record. held by
Norval A. from 2:124 10 o:11a4 The
second heat clipped another quarter
second from the rev record NorvAl
A lowered the track record in q mile
against time, and with a pace maker
at the county tair in 1909.
Big Fields Answer Bell.
It has been years since as large a,
field OF horses answered the starters
call as faced the flag for the 90. pace
there being eleven animals 10 be sent
away. Six came up for the 2:14 pace
and five answered the summons for
the 20 trot. The fact that Of the
eleven heats run during the afternoon
the slowesr one was -eeNed off in 80
indicates that all the going was fast
Despite the large fields there we're
no serious accidents. the Interruptions
due to them being caused by minor
mishaps. While scoring for the first
heat Of the 2:14 pace. Mabelwood a
grey mare reared so high backward
that the s,I1ky sloughed under her
throwing her and the sulky over, and
catching the driver under the latter
Neither the driver nor horse was hurt
Winners Of Events.
The 2:24 pace, the first event OF the
program. developed 4 hot race. in
which for a time It was a toss-up as 10
which horse might win eventually. The
event went four heats. and was cap
tured by c. s. O., bay ga1ding owned
by J. y. Ross, OF Knoxville. D;Il
Pickles was second No-val Pe-zveu
third and Lady H fourth.
Obed ran away with the o:14 pace in
straight heats. but not without
struggle in each. Lady Quickshot was
second. Dexter Grattaa third and
Ma belvood fourth
Dukes Mixture q brown ge'd;rg
owned by L. j Shanklin Of Anar7osa.
took first r7lorey in the :: 20 t-ot by
winning the last three OF the four
heats. Dan Mckinney was second
Jessie Mac was third and Franz, H
fourth.
Local Horses in Races.
Some additional interest was attach
ed to all OF the races because q local
horse or an animal trained he~e vas
entered IN each one. z. J. Robb's Cap
tain Woodline started in the 2:o4 pace
and Dexter Grattan, owned by Jack
Cudahy. Of Kansas City. and trained
by Joseph Mclaughlin. was in the o:14
pace. Frank H, another horse trained
by Mclaughlin, was IN the $50 trot.
After setting terrific pace for part
of the first heat OF the 2:24, the first
half mile Of which vas reeled off in
i1:O5A. Captain Woodline finished sec
ond. The pace proved too hot tho. and
Robb's horse could come no closer
than ninth place IN the second heat.
He was LETT outside the flag in the
third heat.
Dexter Grattan landed third money
in the 2:14 pace. He took second fifth
and third places, respectively. in the
three heats.
Frank H, the other McLaigh1in
horse took fourth money in the 20
trot by landing three fourths and a
fifth place.
obed Wins in Straight Heats.
A1tho Obed won the ia pace II
straight heats. ne was not without
competition from the field which, how
ever. lacked the speed in the spurts to
the wire that the Fynrnetsbu-g horse
showed. Dexter Grattan drew the pole
and led the field at a terrific pace 10
the first quarter in BIZ. The fastest
quarter Of the afternoon. He contin-
ued to lead all the vav n the turn
when Obed passed him and led the
way home. After getting the pole
Neary's horse was never II serious
danger Of being beaten, altho Lady
Quickstot, Mahewood and DEXTER
Grattan gave him some lively chasos
home. The horses finished in the fol-
lowing order:
ooeo ......:... ..............l
Lady Quickshot ......4
Dexter Grattan ..............2 2
MabelWood ....--. ....-..s
Buck Muscovite .-.-........5
Hubert Jr. ................3 6 dis
Time: 11&. 2:111a, PA.
2:24 Pace Proves Battle
The big field Of eleven horses which
answered the call for the 1924 pace was
rather hard to handle and get away for
the first heat. Norval PerweIl drew the
pole position but. coming ont Of the
bunch that trailed Captain WoodIine
who set the pace, G. S. o. outstepped
the local horse down the stretch and
won by scant half length.
c. s. 0. set the pace the second heat,
chased by Captain Woodline as far as
the half mile where the Robb horse
broke and fell back Dill Pickles took
up the chase on the back stretch,
crowded the Ross ge1ding. and gave
him rafting finish, c. S. o. winning
by a head. But for a break on tho back
stretch c. s. o. would probably have
won the third heat. When the Knox
vile horse went off his feet Dill Pickles
spurted into the lead and beat Norvall
Perwell to the wire by d length. The