The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-09-15
Helen Norte Makes Three Year
Old Record For Oregon
CLIPS IT THREE SECONDS
PACING RACE WAS HOT


/ Union county, and is said to be an ex
c~eptionally good one, and n tina
would be one of the drawing cards o
the fair.
Special Train Service.
From September 18th TO the 18th
inclusive. a special train will leave
Portland for Salem at s a. m. and re
turning will leave Salem at s D. m
No baggage will be carried on this
train.
' Pacing, 2:2o Class, 2 In 3, Purse $500
I II was 2 o'clock before the first race
of the meet, the $3.50 pace, was called.
and six PAGERS appeared on the track,
They we're Turner's Vision. Lindsay
driving; Warmers High Ball. Sanford;
Tilden's Rockford. Tilden; Carr's
Christobal. Hayes; Van de vanter's
Harry Hurst. Green; and silvia's
Polka Dot. with Silvia in the sulky.
They got n bad start. with High Ball
In the lead. holding his own to the
quarter. with C%hristobal second. and
the rest In the ruck. High Ball led
around the turn, but when at the head
OF the stretch Chrlstobal took the
lead. High Ball broke badly. Christie
bal winning the heat easily, with Har-
ny Hurst second; Vision third; Polka
Dot fourth; High Ball ifth: Rock
ford. distanced. limo 2:1iM. Time
by quarters, so. 1:O5, 1;37h. 2;11h.
The second heat brought out the
Ave horses In good shape, and. after
scoring repeatedly. got n good start,
High Ball taking the lead at the turn.
and at the quarter the horses were
closely punched; on the back stretch
Hurst took the lead, with Polka Dot
second. Around tho track they went,
when Polka Dot went In the air. Hurst
entering the stretch In the lead. Down
the stretch they clipped. when High
Ball took the lead. passing under the
wire In 2;i2h, with Harry Hurst a
close second; Christobal third; Polka
Dot. fourth. aud Viaioa dlstanced.
Time by quarters. .ssh, i:O6h, 1;4Oh
In the third heat the horses started
closely punched. High Ball taking The
lead around the first turn. with Harry
Hurst a close second and Polka Dot
third. Christobal Dol fell far 10 the
rear. and these positions they
swept around the track to the head OF
the stretch. Il was a procession, High
Ball and Harry Hurst leading nicely.
Down the stretch High Ball led. and
under the wire In a jog In 2;iSh
Harry Hurst a slow second
Polka Dot a slow third, and Christobal
Time by quarters. "a;
,;O6h, i;SsA. 2;iSh. High Rail- So
'ured first money. Chrlstobal second.
Harry Hurst third and Polka Dot
ourth.
Trottino, 2;2s Glass, 2 In 8, $500.
The arst heat OF the 2;25 trot
out ave starters. They were
Helen Norte. Rutherford driy-
ngi Richardson's Swift H.. zibbell;
Hay Leaf, Hayes; Tilden's
'ackage. Tilden; Booker's Mark Han
abus. Green. The horses had a good
tart, with the exception OF Mark Han
abus. the latter starting In the ruck.
Ielen Norte led around the turn, and
no others scattered. On the hack
Ireteh Helen Norte was crowded by
Witt h., with Bay Leaf a close
bird. Al the three-Quarters the
orses punched. and entered the
.reteh With Bay Leaf following Helen
.orte closely, Swift H. crowdipg her
the i6th pole, when she broke. and
N TO the rear Helen Norte winning
heat In s,iL with Bay Leaf sec
nd, Swift ID third, Mark Hannabus
'urth. Time by quarters. SiA. l.i0.
"a s;iL Package at the threeQuar
n post sustained an injury. was stop
ID and his driver led him 10 his
all, tho horse limping badly. He
declared distaneed by the judges.
was the fastest mile ever made
a trot by a S.yearold on an Oregon
aek, by fully three seconds. Helen
orte, the winner, being but three
'ars old.
In the second heat the trotters gotl
splendid start, Helen Norte takingl
. lead with hay Leaf erowding her