The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-09-06
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Pacing With ~ much steadiness as
when ne was Q three-year-old and as
game 40 ever. Major Mailow. the little
iron horse" toltsd the talent in the
fresfor- all pace yesterdEy afternoon
by winning the event FROM n field OF
the best sidewheeiers that ever turned
haif-miie oval. And TO make the lit.
tie son OF Boz Elders victory a more
glorious one. he beat Babe, pride OF the
Jamison stable. Babe ruled the odds
on favorite In the overnight pools and
even when the little Major won the
initial heat the bookies and talent
alike thought he was through and
could not come back Babe sold IA
vorite ~ s2s and Mallow was in the
Held at $40, but some OF the wise ones
wish they had their money back.
fdeal weather conditions prevailed
throughout the afternoon and the
track wasfast. There were I'VE har.
ness and two running events on the
card. which furnished some thrilling
finishes. and the lovers OF the game
got run for their money. The races
were nearly all closely contested and
the card was the best offered this year.
First Race.
The curtain on the afternoon card
assembled with seven trotters scoring
for the word in the 2:20 trot. The race
proved only a workout for the winner,
Robert Jones. who won In straight
heats.
Scoring down with the pole horse
Robert was away to a good start in
the FIRST heat and at the quarter took
the lead. He was never headed the
remainder OF the mile and the chAl-
lenee OF Silver Mckinney, was easily
warded on. The Mckinney horse was
not the contender in the final heats.
Oliver H.. the added starter. tried for
the second heat, but was not fast
enough 10 extend the son OF Axtell.
Bourbonette moved up with a rush IN
the fnal heat and az the three-quarters
but the big horse tired at the wire.
The 2:23 Trot-
Lilly Woodford outclasssd her field
IN the 2: "a trot. but the Jamison horse
the opening heat to win.
They got away punched but the
Jamison entry colIered the leaders at
the first turn an started the parade up
the back stretch in front. Lilly Just
raced ahead OF anything that chal-
lenged and was never shook up TO
maintain the lead. She won on the
l6am Pilot at her wheel. e.
The second and third heats we're
workout for the Washington horse.
iSam Pilot and Billie Miller were the
icontenders for the two beats with the
ifleld beaten on.
Third Race.
After seemingly laying up" she
first two heats OF the third race. the
'2:15 pace, Frank Hedrick. came on
with View Elder, the Box Elder Jr
horse and won the race.
fourth time they scored down and
Mabel King. an added starter, raced
to the front around the far turn and
was trailed by the field. Marjorite hi.
rect move up In the stretch and came
with a rush. She was not shaken up
much and looked like she could have
won the heat but finished n half
length back. Robert Redheart, three
lengths back. lead the beaten of Aeld
Mabel King went TO a bad berak
around the FIRST turn in the second
heat and before catching was out OF
IL. Nettie Watson moved up and trail
ed the leaders TO the half. when she
took the lead with Marjorie Direct
fourth. the Redheart horse second. In
the stretch Marjorie again showed n
wonderful burst OF speed and was Al
the winners head. Nettie Watson
won the heat IN 2:14h. HaIleys Come,
also raced TO the leaders in the
stretch and finished third. In both
heats the Elder horse was not better
than sixth.
Selling in the field there was a
bunch OF tickets sold on tho Elder
horse for the third heat and II was