Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-22

is causing no worry because Of the per
slstent rains. and as one man is being kept
busy just to keep II In shape It's con-
diuon seems assured. other things in the
way OF equipment are also we'll arranged
for. There Is comfortable stabling for ex-
actly eighty-hve horses and there is fair
paddock room.
Meanwhile the place Is assuming an air Of
Unprecedented activity. BY actual count
forty-hve horses are now in headquarters
at the track. and such a bunch OF animals
gives a fine little field for workouts. Every
day as many as eight and ten can be seen
out together. so that there is regular racing
TO be had all the time. while the paddock
is always crowded with others waiting to
get the track. Thus most OF the horses to
compete are here now, and the others are
coming in every day. In all sixty-eight
horses are entered for the meet. and as a few
OF them are In for two events the total
number Of animals on hand will be about
hfty-hve.
The schedule OF races Is a good one. On
Wednesday there are four, three on Thurs
day and Friday, and four on Saturday.
Horses will be called at 1 O'Clock each day,
and the game started at 1880. All races
will be run in mile heats, best three out Of
FIVE, save the amateur races and the one
3-year-old event scheduled. This last
comes on the first day. and in that the best
two out Of three heats will decide the
event.
The amateur races are occasioning keen
interest In Omaha, for many local horses
will start. There is one each day. and
they are cleverly arranged so as to give
everyone a chance. On the first day comes
a consolation amateur trot for those who
did not finish first, second, third or fourth
on the first day. On the last day comes a
consolation amateur pace for those who
did not finish one, two, three, four on the
second day.
All amateur races will be run in half
mile heats, the best two out Of three to de-
eide. The prizes will be very handsome, a
road cart going to first horse, a harness to
second, a laprobe to third and a whip to
fourth in all four amateur races.
For those who imagine that there will
be no time worth seeing during the meet
1t is sufficient to refer to one little per-
Torrance in practice which occurred the
other day. Harry Dunn has his little
mare, Jessica, on the track in the hands
Of Pat McAvoy, a clever trainer who is
uauullhB a us III u NhSAt' Va TINS
particular day Jessica did a mile In 2:2Ok,
not bad at all for a half-mile track.
As the horses for the opening meeting OF
the Nebraska circuit, which begins in
Omaha next Wednesday, arrive at the track,
the stable boys gather around each new
arrival and discuss the animals chances.
Two races are now attracting the most
attention, the 3-year-old trot and the PIP
pace, and there are Omaha entries in both.
In the 3-year-old trot The Critic, a Swear
old son of The Conqueror, will make his
first start. This young stallion is entered
in the Terre Haute stakes and the Lexing-
ton and Hartford futurities. He is also en-
tered In the Horse Review ~futurity, to be
trotted at Brighton Beach. and the Read
VILE f~uturity at Boston, but on account Of
the location OF the track, near the sea. he
will not be started. Ollie Miller, owned by
C. C. Miller Of Pecan Gap. Tex, and Fred
Dillon, owned by A. J. Freeman Of Parsons,
Kan, two other starters in the 3-year-old
race, are now at Omaha.
In the 2:12 pace the fast PAGER, George
Castle, owned by A. L. Thomas of the Key
stone farm, is a likely prospect. He has
been shaving miles around 2:2O and fast
quarters. Jeska, H. W. Dunn's little bay
mare, another entry. recently turned the
track in 2:20 and a fraction. Selden Wilkes
comes from Colorado Springs, where he won
the free-for-all.
The next fastest pace, the 2:17 class, will
be decided Thursday. Among the entries
are Jessie Killing, owned by p. B.. Haight Of
Omaha; Daisy Egmont OF Padora, Kan, and
Trilby S. and Dulce s., two mares that
haun hAnr HanNn1 NannNhA. a, a. Cl..
Valley circuit in Iowa this spring.
The fastest trot is the 2:1S class, which
is also on Thursdays program. One Of
the entries in this class is Durodo, the fast
horse owned by Tom Dennison. Tony w.
and Spottie NJ, two Hastings horses that
have been stationed at Omaha all spring
are in the same race. These three have
been working out together on the track
and with Infellce and Little Raven, two
other horses that have jumped over from
the Cedar Valley circuit, the 2:1s trot will
make a horse race.
The largest bill OF starters will score
for the word in the Willard hotel stake for
2:35 PAGERS. Local horses in this race
will be May Bell, belonging to P. B. Haight,
that has been working around $3.50; The
Kid, with a trial of 2:15. belonging to Tom
Dennison; Blackstrath. a half brother to
online, 2:04, owned by John Northcott, and
Arthur, owned by ]. ]. Engell. Rubber
neck and Josie Paterson, two other entries
In this class, are now on the track.
In addition to the races, Ella Range, a
guideless wonder, owned by Ed Fitzsim-
mons Of Fremont, will give daily exhibit
lions.
One thing can be said OF the Omaha races,
and that is that while the classes are not
crowded the horses are exceptionally evenly
matched.