Omaha daily bee., 1895-06-27
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Two State Records Broken in the Wheel
Meet Yesterday,
FIRST EVENT THE ONE MILE NOV CE
Two Mile Handicap Wound Up the After
Moons Entertainments - Twenty hlders
Scattered Along the Track within
Three Hundred Yards.

Two state records broken is the record
made at the wheel meeting given yesterday
at the driving park for the benefit Of John
Workman, with Ed Duquette as promoter.
The track was in superfne condition, hav-
ing been freshly rolled for the occasion. The
weather was all that any ore could wish, and
the crowd while 1t did not meet the buoyant
expectations Of some, was very fair. Every
one present was gwen his her moneys
worth and more, and it was a good natured
crowd that left the grand stand when the
last event was over.
The first event was the one-mle novice
with eleven starters. The first prize, a
medal, was awarded to Fred Il. Edwocd of
Fort Omaha, who made the mile in 2:37l9
p. II. Ehlers of Omaha won the second prize
and w. f. Clark Of Omaha third.
The second event, a one-mle OPEN was
marked by more soldering than anything
else, each rider seeming to be afraid of but
one thing, and that was that he would reach
the wire first. In spite of all efforts to the
contrary, II. L. Fredrckson Of Omaha
passed the judges stand in 2:56R Fred T.
Edwood of Fort Omaha came in second and
II. c. Gadke of Omaha third. When the re-
suit was announced it was received with
jeers, and the inhabitants of the grand stand
called out Justify to make 'em do II over,'
but Judge Randlett refused to listen to the
demands for an encore, and the result stood
In the one-mile handicap c. johnson of
Fort Omaha, one of the 150-yard men, took
the lead from the very first, and all efforts
10 dislodge him were unavailing. He passed
| under the wire in 2:24 with charles M. Par
ker of Fort Omaha right behind him. II. Z.
Fredrickson of Omaha, one of the scratch
| men, had stayed in the rear until the home
stretch was reached, when he bounded for
ward and came in third. Ralph Brown Of
Omaha and Harvey Holloway of Omaha came
in fourth and fifth respectively
The race for boys under II years of age
was an interesting event, and when John T.
McNidder of Omaha came in first, making
the mile in PAS, he was cheered Justify. l..
Sawyer of Omaha and Charles 1. Gaines Of
Council Bluffs came in second and third re-
| spectively.
| 1t was in the fifth event, the quarter mile
| open, that the grand stand had a chance to
| split its lungs, for II. c. Hattenhauer of
| Council Bluffs showed what sort OF mettle
he was made of. There were ten riders and
| they all kept punched up until the judges
| stand was nearly reached, when Hattenhauer
| darted ahead and cleared the wire in thirty
| seconds, beating the next man, Fredrickson,
| by at least ten yards 1t was one Of the
prettiest races ever seen on the old Union
Driving park track In making the time
EIatsenhauer broke the state record.
which he himself made at the Ganymede
| race meet last year, of 32 1-5 seconds. There
| is some probability Of his having broken the
| gives him credit for, as several non-cfIicial
timekeepers and S. L. Etnyre, one Of the
official, caught the time as 30 3-5.
| Fradrckson also did up all his competitors
and the state record at the same time in the
| half mile open which followed, making the
| distance in 1905 1-5. The record of the state
| Of / :07 1-5 was made at the Ganymede track
last year by Van Dusen of David City, Neb.
| An interesting feature Of this race was the
| appearance of Edghill, the Western Union
| ho,y sl,o tl,n ety ut tha Col
| scum in Omaha three weeks ago. He was
| introduced by Judge Rant,ett and received
| with cheers. He set the pace in the race,
| although he did not try to win anything,
| and would not have been eligible if he had.
| His appearance had two objects, first to allow
him to be the victim of an ovation, and sec
ondly, to show the public that all the rumors
that have been afloat for a week or more
past about his being disabled from the effects
of his Coliseum race are bosh.
| The two mile handicap, which wound up the
afternoons entertainment, was an interesting
| affair. Twenty riders were scattered along
| the track for a distance Of 300 yards the
| 900 yard men being nothing more than boys,
| although before the race was over they
| showed themselves to be worth thinking
! about. They held their own until the grand
| stand had been passed after the first mile
| and then the scratch riders began TO gain on
| them The gaining continued until the sec
ond mile was ended, but two Of the 300 yard
men, c. Johnson of Fort Omaha and George
| Duquette Of Council Bluffs, came in third
and fifth respectively, while John T. McNlder
of the 200 yard bunch captured the race in
| 5:06. Harvey Holloway of Plattsmouth took
| second place and James Mack Of Omaha
fourth. There was some talk that McNider
who appeared on the program as a 200 yard
man, stole an extra 100 yards and started
| with the 300 yard men, but the judges did not
| think enough of the charge to make an official
investigation and he was given the prize.