Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-07-11
Driving Club Races.


ing Club held series of races.
There are quite number of Cor
Wallis and Benton county horse
lovers who are identified with the
club, and several entries were
made from here last Friday. The
Kiger horses were entered in sew
eral events. Jesse Brown and
Gene Tortora also entered horses.
The Herald furnishes the follow
ing summary of the events:
First event was the tree-for- all,
in which appeared the favorite,
Ben Bolt, driven by his owner,
DR.. B. D. Wells; May Tilden,
owned by Mr. McA1pin, and driv-
en- by John Kirkland; and Path
mark, the entry of Jesse Brown,
of Benton county, driven by A.
Scott, of Salem. Ben Bolt won
in straight heats, May Tildon,
second and Pathmark, third. DR..
Wells drove his horse judiciously
and had speed to spare. Time
2:2I.
After the first heat for the free
for-all, the driving horse race
was called, with W. H. Hogan's
Rosemond, Cooper Turner'S
Major, Neis & Schlosser's Holm-
del, and Dick Kiger's Dick K.
scoring. Some friendly discus
sion appeared regarding the eligi-
bilitv of Dick K, but as he had
been regularly entered the judges
had no option but to order all
of the horses to start, which was
done. In the first heat, Holm
del carried Dick K. to a break at
the half, and came in a winner
by two lengths. Mr.. Schlosser
driving like young Geers and
making a most popular finish.
Rosemond was second, Major
third and Dick <. fourth; time,
2: A. SIS.
i Next on the program was ths
free for-a1i half mile dash entire:
; Master, a Eugene horse; Kitty
Condor, Max O'Reily, and Fan
ME. The race belonged to Mas
ter from the start; time ST sec.
The second heat of the free-for
! all, was in the same order as TIL
t first heat, Ben Bolt winning
time, 2:25.
The road race was then con
t tinued, the Kiger colt taking TIL
= heat and the next. Major wa
S withdrawn by permission of tn
. judges on account of lameness
and Holmdel and Rosemond eacl
= had a turn at second honors.
d The funny number was tn
t mule race, a mile dash with fou
!. entries; Rhodes winning the race
: Spud Morgan coming in acros
II lots at a leisurely gait.
In the race for the Albany driv
: ing cup won last year by D. @
It Woodworth's L2ssie, and to b
It retained under the rule requirin
I it to be won twice in successio
b by club member, but two cor
a testants appeared in the field, Be
e Bolt and May Tilden, driven b
o their respective owners. In th
e| first heat Ben Bolt easily led II
o to the quarter pole, then CAV
way to the mare who logged il
b in 1894 IA. The judges wei
e dissatisfied with the race, consie
|. ering that the racer was not dri,
d en- to win, and after some discu
is sion declared the race no conte
W and off. The cup will be COZ
IS tested for probably at a lat'
C meeting.
.e A quarter mile dash, specia
r between John Kiger and Tortor
le of Corvallis, ended the program
a time, 26 I-2.
it Many from independence, Co
n Wallis and other neighborir
h towns were in attendance. Sc
id eral oe the leading busine
te houses closed to allow their er
ployees to witness the races, al
le it was by common consent
le great success.
so
a Mrs. L. W. Oren and daught,
" Lillian, arrived from Portland, "