The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-07-05
Bessie L. and May Todd In
Nasty Mix-Up At The
First Turn
GOOD TIME MADE
IN SEVERAL HEATS
Attendance Friday Not Up
To Thursday; Good Races
Interest The Spectators

closing day Of the race meeting of the
Mt. Vernon Racing association, con.
tinued ideal. Throughout, the man.
agement has been fortunate in being
favo ed With the finest kind Of racing
conditions.
Only on the morning Of the open.
ipg day, Wednesday. was there even
hint or suggestion of rain, and that
speedily passed away and each after.
noon Of the three days was all that
could be de- red from the point of
view Of h"rssman interested in the
sport Of kinf 5.
Fridays attendance manifestly was
under that Of Thursday, but all esti.
mates agree that it equaled II it did
not exceed that Of Wednesday. The
grandstand was filed almost to the
extent of its capacity, while the
crowds along the rail we're agreeably
large. The woods colony, along the
back stretch, il anything, seemed
larger than 1t was even on Thursday.
Tho Racing
Three events for $500 purses each
were run. While the fields were not
as large as on either Wednesday or
Thursday, racing equally good or bet
ter was seen. This IS notably true Of
the zee for. m -'ace, in the last; heat
of which a ti. fssure was held up.
This is a" ~ u measurably may be
expected ,rc.. any half mile track.
AS soaA as the Inst event was over
tho horsemen IAN leaving. Prob
ably 'le major't. are to be found next
zee at Ccshc >'cn, where three-day
'neo. is to be held Others will be
seen at Alliance, where also meet is
to be held next week. The following
week they will be found at the New.
ark meeting.
2:20 Pace
A field OF five horses faced the
starting judge when this event was
called. This was the smallest number
of horses entered in any of the events
of. the meeting. Buckeye Ben being
distanced in the first, there we're but
four horses in the remaining two
heats.
The winning horse in this event
was Ruth VolO, bay mare owned by
J. l.. Wright of Redwood and driven
by Wilson. She took the first and
third heats. being displaced by Don
Sylvia, bay mare owned by Charles
Swishelm of Hillsboro.
Charley c.. bay geldii,g owned
by Ray H. Woodcox of Piqua, finished
second in the second and third heats.
Nina Whitney. bay mare owned by
G. B. Watts of Columbiana. s. c. was.
fourth in the second and third heats
and third in the first.
Time-2:19A, 2:19A. 2:19A.
2:1s Trot
Lilac Hill, bay mare owned by
Cliff Todd of Montgomery, was the
best horse in this field. finishing out
in front in each of the heats. Hap
py Roberts. a bay gelding owned by
J l.. Benadum of GAINESVILLE. North
ern Charm. a bay gelding owned by
Charles Swishelm of Hillsboro. and
Bill Burnell, bay gelding owned by
Frank Burnell of Croton. each was
placed second in single heat. North
ern Charm was third twice, while Lo.
retta Woodcliffe, black mare owned
by william Roush Of Mt. Vernon, was
in her performance, finish.
ing fourth in each heat
Time-2;17A, 2:17A, 2:1Sh.
Free for All Pace
The racing in this event easily was
the feature of the afternoon, il not OF
the entire meeting. While Sister
Norte. a bay mare owned by r. B..
Plaxico of st. Mathews, s. c., was
consistent in her performance, taking
first in all three heats, she did it on.
ly by stepping the mile in the most
fashion. Some horse race"
was the exclamation of the enthusias-
tic race devotees as they saw the fin.
ish to the first heat.
After they saw the exciting finish
in the third the first seemed tame in
comparison.
Two accidents had marked the
second heat. Bessie L. and May Todd