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mare. owned by J. M. Rodgers Of Ro.
land. N. G. This mare had no trouble
holding first place. Second place in
each heat was taken BY different
"hawse." In the first julius Caesar,
sorrel gelding, held this POSITION
In the second. the honor went to
Pointer Direct; in the third, the place
was taken by Diamond Bell, a bay
gelding.
heats--Ohlo Don, owned by Dan Lake
in the back stretch. Neither horse
nor driver was severely hurt.
The time for the heats was 2:14H,
2:16H, 2:16A.
2:20 Trot
Like the previous event, this trot
was won by horse winning all three
hats-Ohio Don, owned by Dan Lake,
of Columbus. His consistent work
showed that none of his track rivals
had any license to beat him. There
we're 12 horses in this event.
j. Billiken, owned by Charles Swis-
helm, of Hillsboro, and David Bingen,
owned by II. D. Hackett, of Louisville,
Ky, between them divided the second
position honOrs. Billikn took 1t in the
first while the second and third were
taken by Bingen.
In the same way Billiken and Geo.
Summers, a bay gelding, owned by
Henry Soles of Turtle Creek, Fa.,
fought it out for third place. Sum-
mers was SO placed in the first heat
and Billiken in the second and third.
The time for the first heat was
2:19A, 2:17A, 2:17A.
2:14 Pace
Eleven horses faced the starting
Judge in the 2:14 pace. This event
saw the best driving of the afternoon.
While Lucy Walters, gray mare,
owned by Il. B. Plaxioo of st. Math-
ews, s. c., took all three heats, she
was not permitted to loaf anywhere
along the two laps after the starter
gave the word 60
There was an exciting brush be.
tween Lucy Walters and Archie
Burns in the second heat AS the
horses came into the stretch the
Burns horse had good chance to
win. He was neck and neck with
Lucy Walters and 1t was anybody's s
race. All the way down to the wire
the drivers fought for position, and
piled the whip freely. Lucy Walters
finished in front by not more than a
head.
The effect of the hard driving on
Archie Burns was shown in the last
heat when he fell back to fifth place
after having taken second in the first
two. Second place in the third heat
was taken by May Todd, bay mare,
owned by c. M. Naylor of Stevenson,
Md.
The third position was held by Van
Burns. chestnut gelding, owned by
Frank Vince, of st. Louisville, o., in
the first and third heats, while in the
second it was held by May Todd.
Three different horses occupied the
fourth place in this race-May Todd
in the first, Van Burns in the second,
and Miss Rejected, roam mare own.
ed by g. B. Watts, agent, of Columbi.
ana, S. c., in the third.
The time for the heats was 2:13A,
l2:13A, 2:13%.
The Summary
aga Pace
Nellie Brock, br.m., Rodgers. L /
julius Caesar, s.g., Plaxico. :. 2 3
Diamond Bell Jr. Big, Puckett
Pointer Direct. b.g., Bentley..1O 2 6
Ellie w., rom, Walters. $50. 9 Z
Prince Mabel, Big, Roush.. II
Miss Colopy, gr.m., Anderson s
Bud Light, s.g., Urban. ...... 9 5 4
The Midget, b.m., Miller..... 10 10
Bulah Mckinney. b.m., Boggs II $
Edward B., b.g., Leist.. IL 8
Time 2:14A, 2:16A, 2:16A.
2:2o Trot
Ohio Don, chs, Lake ........ ! l
David Bingen, br.s., Hackett. a 2
j. Billiken, b. s., Swishelm. :. 2 3 8
George Summer, b.g., Soles. 3 a
Don Blazes, Big, Dangler.... S 6
Buck Cole, b.g., Titus Bros. 6 8
MenthO, blk.m., Hoke. ....... 8 8 Z
Peter Peiffer, brig, Korns. ..12
Rose Dyer, b.m., Coey. dr.
Maggie OrmOnd hi m Kew II dr.