Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-31
FINE RACING At COLUMBUS
Racers Make n New worlds Record
For six-Heat
Race.

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COLUMBUS, o., July 3O.-Eighteen hard
fought heats were decided on the second
day Of the Columbus grand circuit meeting
and the racing was the most seIsadonal
The 2:09 PAGERS made a worlds record for
the six-heat race, the average time for the
six miles being exactly 2:O6. Three heats
Of this race were paced on Monday and
when the event was taken up today Fred
s. Wedgewood had two heats TO his credit
and Captain Sphynx one. Wedgewood was
an even money favorite over the field. hut
he did not have his usual speed, and Dan
r. took three straight heats and the race.
The race was the first on the card and the
track was still heavy on the inside, owing
to the hard rains Of yesterday. The horses
the cireumstances Dan RS frst heat in
2:06h was equal to a mile in 2s05 or better.
He paced the last quarter in the sixth heat
The S:12 trot went through seven heats,
each of which was bitterly fought. Deola
was the favorite at $50 TO SEQ for the field
FIRST heat, which was won by Border in
slow time. The next two went to Leola,
who trOtted the third in 2:loN, reducing
was too much for her, and she could not
get up again. Dan t.. always a contender
f Hudso 5he nTSt nsst6l Won ths tn eoa aDurth 1ss FnSa
mare Hawthorne, who had laid up the
first three heats, and won the next three
Leoia n made dec %dAi foE firs reG money " in the
final heat, but was out trotted by Haw-
thorne in the stretch,
The blind stallion Rhythmic, winner Of
the N. & M. stake, out classed his field in
the 5000 stake for 2;23 %trotters and won as
he pleased. The General, from the Ketcham
farm, was played for the place, but broke
hopeiessly In the third heat and was dis
tanced.
The a:s5 pace. two In three heats, went
to Pearl Lester. after j.. c. 7. had taken
the first heat. Junior, the even money
f%avorite, was not prominent until the last
heat, when he failed to catch the Lester
The 2:1s trot was postponed until tomor-
row after Ella Lee and Miss johnson had
day that Myron McHenry will drive the
unbeaten PAGER, Dan Patch, 2:03%, a mile,
to beat 2'O1A, the record Of his sire, Joe
Patchen, on the final day Of the meeting,
next Saturday. Summaries;
Pacing; 200 class, purse 5000 (three heats
Dan r.. s. z by Tosco Junior,
dam by Colonel Hunt 6tahD 2 5 5 1 1 ]
Fred s. Wedgewood, 70. h.
(Geers and McHenry)........ 1 1 4 4 2 /;
Captain Sphynx, b. g., (Mc-.
p ans1p5 DALLAS, b. m. tKenneyj : J ! : srt
Prince Direct, blk. h. NC
Lou vaughn, b. m. Cspencer). 4 DIS
Time: 2:O6A. 2:O5A, 2:O6A, 2:OsA, 23e%
Trotting, s:12 class, purse 5000:
Hawthorne, ro. M by, Jay
Bird, dam Lady Ham
Le GISdf 3. m. 'jisiaunder:j.:.: SGs4s
B B:f#;ss & *s 8 :: ! !. & $$ i q: ;5Ssl2,:;::; I'LL.
Lady Thisbe, blk. m. CKen-
Tessie s.. =. n. CstarTj; 49,. 9 I ds
Henry s., b. &. CWillis) -. DIS
Time: 2d5. 2:11A, 2:10k, 2:12A. 2:l2k, 2;l4kr
2:15%. -... -,
Trotting, 2;2s class, purse yb,UOV:
rhythmic, br. s., by Oakland Baron,
dam by 6trathmore Hudson) 5000. I J
Patchen Maid, blk. m. (Shaub) .......,2 5
Lauretta, CHI. m. middleton. .,....... 3
Alfred Star, br. h. (CahilD ........... 8 4
The General, b. e. (Ketcham). ....... 8 2di
Time: 2:12k, 2:12A. 21S%.
Pacing, 2:25 class, purse $500, two ir
three heats:
Pearl Tester, b. M, by Ithuriel, dam
Bessie /. (SnealD. ....ss-.......... 1
j. c. T., b. h. CTrain). .,.s.s..... / 2
! Dick Wilson, br. h. Wilson). ......... 2 3
Junius, CHI. &. (Saunders)g ..g.s...s..4
Orfn B., b. &. McLaughlinl. .......3 5 I
Belle Marshall, blk. m. (Houston) Sc. 8 DIS
Time: 2:l2A, 2:13M. 2;1AI fW .
Trotting, 219 class, purse 1920. two II
three heats:
Miss Johnson, h. m, by Robert Divers,
dam by General Garfield (Benson),.... 3
Ella Lee, b. m, by Denter Prince CVal-
Brigham Bell, b. h. CGarrison) .......... 2
Baron Bell, b. h. (Hudson). ..,.....,...
Jack, b. &. (Stuart ...,.. 3
Jim Fenton, br. &. Patterson. .......... 4
Betsey Ross, b. m. CWillis) .............. 8
Thomboy, g. g. CWard) .............-.....
Time: 2:i7k, 2:16h.