The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-13

When such men as o. P. Updegraff,
one of the most famous starters in
the United States. c.. A. Beauchamp,
of Holton, Kan, a renowned judge
and DR.. G. S. Battey, of the Horse Re-
view-when such men as these tell
YOU that the sport of the oval is gain
ing a fresh hold on the public, you
can bet that they know what they are
talking about. But, on to- or their
assertions, when you see such en-
thusiasm as was shown Tuesday a1ter-
noon you cannot need further PROOF.
Crowd Shows Temper.
The crowd was pretty much on its
toes from the beginning of the caro-
until the close, but in thu events that
were really exciting, the spectators
rose even higher than their toes, ana
at the end of the final heat of the Z:5O
frct when the decision of the judges
was announced after the NTH neat
and after there had been some dis
pute over finish, most of the specta-
tors went way up in the air, clear OIL
their shoe leather and raised now.
Not ONLY did the crowd go up in the
air but it went out onto the track en-
masse surrounded the judges stand
and kept bowling like mob OF base
bali fans after an umpire
Altho the Kansas Derby was Sched-
Med as the big event of the day, 1t
was tame in comparison with some
of the other events, and was such
wall<away for Blue, wirey little
chestnut mare, whose full name
should be Blue Lightning, that there
was no real interest in it Already
having won thirty-one out OF forty
some odd starts this season, Blue Went
to the post a big favorite, and lived
frp to her past reputation. by getting
off in the lead and breeZing under the
wire a full five lengths ahead without
Jockey Mckinney having to so much
as raise his whip in the air.
The Real Events.
g. The real events of the afternoon
were the 2:30 trot, over which the
spectators made their demonstration
when the winner was announced, and
the running race of four and half
furlongs.
The 2:3O trot went five heats, and
at the end of the fourth three out of
the four entries were tied in points
scored. According to the point system
of scoring, in the event no horse wins
three heats out of the five, the one
scoring the least number of points is
declared the winner, and at the end
of the fourth heat of this race Todd
land, Peter Ross and Lady Paron-
hurst all had nine points while
Canthrox brought up the rear with
thirteen.
Any one of the three could win
win the race without winning a single
heat but the fifth heat settled matters
when Toddland was declared the win
ner with Lady Paronhurst second and
Peter Ross third.
punched All the Way.
+ All four of the horses were punched
in the last heat and at the half it was
any ones race. Canthrox broke and
spurted and Lady Paronhurst did like
wise. But in the stretch they again
punched and within seventy-five feet
of the wire Toddland and Lady Paron-
hurst got into a miXup. Toddland
same under the wire first, breaking,
and Lady Paronhurst was accused of
fou1ing. The drivers were called to
the judges stand and the matter was
threshed out. but in the end the posi-
ions in which they finished were made
official
The four and a half furlongs was a
real race of the kind you read about
Jxnnie Morse, owned by Bradley Tai
at end ridden by Mckinney, and DIR.
-doot, owned by J. L. Wade and rid
len by McJoynt, furnished the excite
ment.
These two runners have been rivals
all season, and the wise ones predict
ed a "horse race" before they went to
the barrier. And the wise ones were
right.
Both were off in front neck and
neck, Jennie Morse just little ahead.