Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-13

Badge now, then old Jim but to the sur
prise OF all Hal Crago kept coming like the
dnrkey's coon and showed his bay nozzle
under the wire to the better OF both COM
petitors, Badge second. Time: 21lh. The
last half was traversed in / .O5.
The third heat was another win for Hal
Crago who showed his breeding by trailing
the mile then overhauling Badge and Jim
with ease on the stretch. Well, it's no won
der, he comes from the celebrated Hal fam
lily. being the get OF Prince Hal, 212A, by
old Brown Hal. the founder OF the Hal fam
lily. who sired Star Pointer, 202A, and Hal
Pointer, 2:0i Prince Halls sire also had
record Of 212% Dandy Jim went the first
quarter at a 2:07 clip, and TO the half in
1:Oi. Cragos time for the mile was 2ll&.
These two miles being the best OF the meet
ing. Chandler says Crago Is one OF the best
OF the family and will go down the extreme
list Crago's two miles in 2;llh2 and 2llA
respectively are the two fastest miles paced
this season. Kate Medium paced mile at
Denver day before yesterday in 2lO Kate
Medium and Tom Medium are both by old
REILLY Medium, 210A. The former is the
fastest PAGER OF the year, and the latter the
fastest trotter Kate in the west and Tom
in the east, a remarkable coincidence. Toms
trotting time this year is 2:l4A.
Another bit Of horse news is that Myron
Learned has bought the 5-year-old bay stall
lion who won the 2:17 trot Thursday, and
turned him over to ]. Il. Chandler. who will
handle him through the present campaign.
| he being already entered In $4,000 stakes
down the big line. Kyotes three heats
Thursday, 2:15%, 215A and 2:l6, are the
| fsoted three consecutive heats of the year.
| Kyote Is out OF Minnie X, the old Nc
| Cormick mare and is purely a Nebraska
| bred horse. Mr.. Learned has evidently a
prize in the Kyote, and he will be heard
| from down east before the summer is over.
| The fourth heat was three-horse team
! race for the mill, but coming down the
| stretch Hal Crago again demonstrated his
| superior abilities and won from Badge by a
! head. Time: 2:15&.
| SLOWER BUT INTERESTING.
| The second event was the 2:25 special
| three In Ave. purse $500. The starters were
| Fred Ellis b. M. Lulu Galway; ID. T.
| Mounts b. m. Classy Onward w N. Ma
sons br. g., Sir Lofty; o. ]. Pickards b. m.
| Dnah; George w. Buracker's b. m, Tally
| IIo. and T.. j Groat's b. f., Cross Patch.
| Three scorngs were sufficient and away they
! went on even terms. Sir Lofty showed front
\ at the quarter, with Lulu and Cross Patch
well up, with Tally Ho length away. These
| positions were held into the stretch, when
Cross Patch was sent for first. but being
urged a trihe too vigorously, left his feet,
| leaving easy sailing for Sir Lofty and Lulu,
| who came under the wire with a brief bit
| of daylight showing between them Tally Ho
| third and Dinah fourth. Time: 2:2SA.
| The second heat was Sir Lofty's all the
| way. Dinah kept his royal nibs close COM
| pany until into the stretch, when she left
| her feet and was passed by Cross Patch,
| with Tally Ho fourth Time: 2:26
| The third heat was the third straight for
! Sir Lofty. who led clear round and into the
| stretch, when he was tackled by Tally Ho,
| Cross Patch and Classy Onward and on a
string they came on home, Sir Lofty pulling
| out the requisite distance to establish his
victory just before reaching home with
| Tally Ho second and Cross Patch third.
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