The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-27
GETS WORLD RECORD
Edith w. PAGES Three Fastest
Heats for Mares.
OAKLEY PARK YESTERDAY
Wins 200 Class Pace in 2.05
1-4;2;05 IA; 2;05 IL

At Oakley Park Cincinnati, yesterday
Edith " went the three fastest consecu-
tive heats ever paced by a more, winning
The 8, O5o 2:Os class for PAGERS in straight
heats in the remarkabl time Of 2:O514,
2:O5A and POSE.
The time by quarters was as follows:
First heat, 20. I:OS1k. 1s3z3z. 2:o514. Sec
ond heat, %. 1903. l:S4 2:O5A. Third
heat, :S2, 1.03lz. 1874. 2:055z, andCit shows
that she was driven carefully rated miles
every heat, with the brush or reserve
epeed held Tor the finish of each heat.
The POS pace yesterday at Oakley might
well have been called a race for Kansas
horses, for no less than three of the FIVE
starters hail from the Sunfower state:
Riley B., who was third horse 10 the
famous Wichita mare. Edith w, when
she paced the three fastest heats for a
mare yesterday. is a Kansas horse, being
raised and developed at GaIena, Kan.
Tom Ogden, who was fourth, IS another
Kansas horse. bred near Newton and
developed down at Wellington on little
old bull ring half-mile track.
The summary Of the big race, in which
Wichita's favor:te marewon money and
honors yesterday, is as follows;
POS Class, Pace. S1,oO0-
Edith .-..........-... fs.....,...1 1
Harry O.....--.+. .....................,...2 B
Riley B.-....--.- ..........................3 2
Tom -..........................5 3 4
Dunont ........-................... .
Time, POSI-, Posi- 2:o51s.
Edith ". is essentially a Wichita horse,
as she was brought here a number of
years ago by Mr. John Weideman OF this
city, and had II that time only mark
of 2:12H MI Weldeman developed her,
and although an amateur driver, raced
her himself, giving her q record Of 2:0614
season before last. He sold her this year
in the fore part of the campaign to the
Whitley stables Of Cleveland, Ohio, and
she has been under the master hand of
that able reinsman. Levi Turner. ever
since.
BY her performance yesterday she dem
onstrates that she IS exactly what Mr..
Neideman and her Wichita admirers
have always claimed that she is, the
greatest pacing mare in the world not
only possessed of the greatest flight Of
speed. but game to the core and with the
stamina TO last a race out. It is very
certain that Levi Turner and Edith W.
made q most proper killing in the bet
ting yesterday when the Wichita mare
won the race, for Turner has been racing
her along easy for several weeks, letting
selling platers beat her once in a while.
but incidentally giving her a record of
pos fat and the chances are that when
the auction pool men settled with her
yesterday Edith W. had big chunk COM
ing to her that viii come handy TO buy
winter oats with.
Edith w is a beautiful bay mare 15:2iz
hands high, is seven years old and was
sired by Ben Lomond, Jr.; dam by Al
gona. She is a straishtaway PAGER and
possesses q flight Of speed second TO no
horse on the American turf. There is
not a question Of doubt that should she
nc given a special preparation and edged
up Tor it. that she could take the worlds
record for mares for single heat,
and great many well posted horsemen
think shs could shade 2:02 Her many
Wichita friends and admirers, including
her former owner. John Wiedeman. win
doubtless Join with the "hoss editor of
the Eagle in dofing hats to Wichita's
pacing star, Edith W, eos. holder of
the championship consecutive heat record
Tor pacing mares.