Year: 1868

alongside OF him ne got MS morse sUeNdy ana two
went head and head clear up to the three-quarter
| pole, where Roden drew on his mare and on getting
into straight work pushed her to the 'front.' The
pace hurried shopper too much and he went up.
Before ne was got out OF his gaiOp the heat was
gone, and when Mace did get him to work all he
could do was TO hold his own, and Isabella came
home the winner OF the heat by five lengths, In $780,
Betting was now still more in favor OF the mare.
Sec01ad Hedt.-lsabela got on with q slight lead
when he, outgalloping her. went to the front and
bcth raced nearly to the quarter pole He caught his
trot first and led her by couple OF lengths there.
Down to steady work Roden drove Isabella up to the
side Of Shopper, and both trottng squarely she out
footed him and got the lead on the far end OF the
the Flushing turn. Here Shopper left his legs and
fell back full five lengths before Mace got him down
again. AT his work lie held his own past the three
quarter pole and round the turn into straight work
home. Here he commenced to draw to Isabella
and was making capital trot when Mace urged
for this he looked as II he would reach Isabella. He
was soon caught back and rushed at her and closed
in upon her. but he had not distance enough and she
strobe home in front two lengths, In 2:4S.


Thfrd Hedt.-Having the inside Isabella headed
around the turn. In its middle she broke and gained
tering the backstreIch. the mare had lead OF
length and more. Both trotted honestly along the
straight work to the halfmile pole Isabella outoot
ing Getting into the Flushing turn, both broke,
and Shopper galloped TO her head. At work
again for a few rods they lay together and the
and dropped behind and suddenly seemed to nearly
stop. Mace set him going again speedily and began
"A
got within length of her. and halfway up the
straight to the stand gained steadily but breaking
there fell Off again, and lost his chance for the heat
Caught back to his gait he made q splendid burst,
reached Isabella and drove her over the score only
half length in 'front.' This finish was beautiful and
the most exciting scene OF the day. The time OF the
heat was 2:50A.


ON coming TO the stand Mace claimed foul on
Isabea's part On an examination OF the tracks
where the foul occurred it was evident that Roden
had pulled in on Shopper and shut him OUT but the
judges were satisfied that Roden had not done 1t
hoy nnf
but gave the heat to Shopper.


Fourth Heat-lt was evident now that Shopper
and on the turn he broke up and Isabella dropped
him. She widened the gap steadily and came home


sUsxAnYMach % che for aa' $500 50 between M Roaens
Isabella, to 125 Id. wagon and d. Mace's Willie Shep-
per, in harness; three in five;-


ID. Mace's br. h. Willie Shopper. ..........2


Tme-2:50, 2:4s, 2:50%, 2:50h


The second race was a match for 81, ,000 between
j. Loves Lady Lowell, In harness, and ]. Doty's
bay gelding to wagon. Dugrey handled the ribbons
over the Lady and Doty fooled his own horse. The
betting early was in favor of the mare but at the
start was even, and there was something sharp laid
out.


the lead and trOtted around the turn rapidly away
from the mare, and was three lengths clear at the
quarter. Lady Lowell then went or her feet That
was the end OF all contest. She behaved badly
throughout, and the Doty led to the end. Whenever
the Lady would trot or was let to do 80, she closed
In on the gelding; but she never held her gait and
broke again and again to the end Of the heat. Doty
brought the gelding home in the lead In 2:57H.


After the heat the betting was to on the mare.
It was clear the knowing ones thought she had
thrown the first heat away purposely. The pools
were 90 on her to 80 on the gedng 80 to 2 and so to
rs. Mace was now put up to drive the gelding.


Second Heat The pair got away evenly. On the
turn Lady Lowell broke into gaOp and Mace showed
the geldng into the lead At the quarter Dugrey got
his mare at honest work and closed up with Mace
and the geldtng and the spin was fast and close all
down the back. Straight work to near the turn Here
the geldng tired and went of his feet and Lady
Lowell dropped him, and when she got on to the
Flushing turn was half distance in front. Thence
to the finish she led at her and logged home at
leisure twenty lengths in 'front.' in 2:55 The betting
was now DONE though one pool was at twenty-five
on Lady Lowell to ten on the gelding.


Third Hedt.-Mace was or the quickest with the
gelding and led around the turn. Near its end, Lady
Lowell lost her feet and into the lead. 1t looked
II done purpose Once in the front she dropped
to honest work. With the lead she behaved badly no
more, and with only an occasional skip trotted
squarey and handsomely through all the heat. She
made the pace hot for the geldng that he could do
nothing but drop away, and she finished the heat by
distancing him In 250, the best time OF the race


SUMMARY.-Match for 81, ,000 between g. LOvell's
Lady Lowell in harness and G. Doty's gelding to
wagon best three In five, mile heats


G. LOvelrs b. m. Lady Lowell. l................2 l
G. DOty's b. dis


Time-2:57H, 2:55, 2:50.