The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1911-09-08
REQUIRES FIVE HEATS TO DE.
eide CLOSE CONTEST WITH
ROBIN DIRECTOR.
LATTER TOOK TIL FIRST TWO
FREE for All Pace Proves a WaIkover
for Our Doctor, While the Granber.
ry Horse Wins In the Amateur priv.
er's Race-SpIendid Sport at Fair.
(By REESE THOMAS AMIs.)

joyed by the large crowd present
The 2:24 trot was a corker from wir,
10 wire In every one of the five heat
that were necessary to decide tn,
winner. 1t seemed at the end of tn,
first two that Smith Thomas had tn,
money sewed up with Robin Direc
tor, but the fast second heat seemed
to take all the race out Of him ant
he could not come back.
The free for all pace was a wall
over for Our Doctor. There were
only four entries but they were all
good. Our Doctor was the favorite
before the race and justified his ad
mirers' opinion of him. In the first
heat he played with the field and
Stiles came under the wire looking
over his shoulder at the other start.
ers. After several trials the field got
away to a good start. Little Dick,
who has more brush about him than
any horse at the track probably,
rushed to the front and took the pole
from Blue Joe who had drawn it. He
kept the lead during the first quarter.
but Our Doctor set sail for him soon
after and cverhauled him after the
first turn was reached He was new
er headed the rest of the heat, though
Stone tried hard with Little Dick.
Blue Joe finished third, and Annie
Leila, who was crimpy, came in last.
The second heat was pretty much
like the first. After several starts
Little Dick raced around the field and
took the pole before the turn was
reached. However, after passing the
hill at the head of the stretch, Stiles
again set sail with Our Doctor and
was soon out In front as in the previ.
ous heat. He was never in trouble
the rest of the race and could have
stepped his horse much faster had it
been necessary. The third heat was
a repetition of the first two. Mckay,
who had made nice drive in the
second heat with Annie Leila, and
who had succeeded in beating Blue
Joe for third place, tried to collar
Our Doctor in the last heat, but it
was useless, as the Anderson Wilkes
horse was too fast for anything that
was out against him. He is one of
the best that has been at the track
in some time, and it will take some
thing new in this circuit to beat him
in the free for all class. He seems
capable Of running a mile right at
2:10 when the track is right. He
was simply out Of the class that fac
ed him Wednesday. He has been
unbeaten this season, and has I'VE
victories to his credit now.
The 2:24 trot, worth $500 to the
winner, was the best race Of the az
ternoon, and it was a corker from
wire to wire in every heat Six
horses faced the starter in the first
heat 1t was the prevailing opinion
that John Fuller was the horse that
would head the final summary, out i
was only after losing the first two to
Robin Director that he was able to
annex first money, and the race.
Smith Thomas drew the pole with
Robin Director and got away 10 a
good start. John Fuller gave battle
all the way, but he could never quite
get to the sulky of the Thomas colt
Walter Onward came third and went
nice heat. He was not Given hard
Lady Frances was driven good
mile by Harrison but could do no
better than fourth. Ben Hur was
lame and Director Moquette was evil
IDENTIFY without the speed of the rest
of the bunch. Stiles seemed to have
him out for the education he would
get out of a good race. The second
heat was pretty much the same as the
previous one, though John Fuller
made Robin Director get up and step
to get the decision in the fastest
time of the race. The judges were of
the opinion that Gallagher did not ex-
ert himself too strenuously to win
and he was called to the stand and
informed after the heat that he must
get busy the next. This seemed to
have some effect, and he went out
for the money and succeeded in win
ming. The previous heat seemed to
have gotten the goat" of Robin d.
rector, as he was unsteady and made
tive disastrous breaks that put him
out of the heat so far as first place
was concerned. Lady Frances trot-
ted a very nice race to the head of
the stretch, where she broke, when
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