The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-01
.ARDELLE won
THE BIG STAKE
Geers Takes the Cleveland Event
for Third Time at Glen
vile Track.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. 1.-Two worlds records
were broken and the seasons fastest mile in
race was made in the 2:O6 pace at the second
days racing at the Chenille track yesterday
afternoon.
Ardelle the sensa tional J-year-old PAGER, pur-
chased by Frank Jones of Memphis last summer
fer $500, annexed the rich Chamber of CON-
rerce stakes In straight heats, and not
even forced to step TO her record of 2:05A,
attic sic paced the first and second heats In
2:O5h. By doing so the brown mare broke the
mark for the stake. made last year by Walter
Direct.
Geers drove the winner, and it was his third
successive year that he has carried away the
prize for the paecrs. IN 1904 be won the event.
with Baron Grattan, and last July he repeated
with Walter Direct. Bonanza. who finished sec
ond to Walter Direct last season in the stake
and then retired TO be saved for the event
this year, unable TO carry on the honor. be-
Ing second each time. The showing of Bonnie
Steinway was complete disappointment. This
California stallion. which has shown miles at
| the Chenille track In workouts close to 2:03,
was only contender in the first heat and was
| distanced in the third heat by tired break
ON the first turn.
To c. X. Billings belongs the honors for the
| afternoon He drove Major Deimar, the worlds
/ trotting champion for geldings, a fast hslf,
making the distance In one minute fat The
| mile was to wagon. The former record
! 1OOh. held by the Monk. and driven the
! Chenille track two years ago by II. X. Deysr-
r,
| Morning Star, half mile to wagon in 59ia,
i beating the worlds record held by John NJ,
made at Memphis three years ago, driven by
z. Z. Smathers.
| Bolivar, the fast sidewheeler, owned by
| James Butler of New York and driven by Walk
| Ct, established the years record for a mile.
when he was forced TO pace the first heat Of
the 2:o6 class in 2:04a4. beating the record made
by Ardelle last week at Windsor.
! There was betting this morning in the SUBJ
urbs. Morone the fayorite in the pools
for the 2:14 trot, and won the event after los
ing the first heat to Jack Wilkes, second choice
in the betting. The latter cut a boot in the
second heat. and had 10 be drawn There were
fifteen starters in this event. and the finishes
of each heat were stirring. Ardelle was a pro-
J hibitive ata:orite for the Chamber of Commerce
J stakes, and showed her speed TO advantage,
never being in danger. In the 2:O6 pace the
talent were given severe drubbing, for Hal
chafin and Graft were played at all times
against the field, but Bolivar, the new York
hobbled PAGER, carried of the honors in straight
heats. Graft a contender in the first two
heats, while Citation only lost the third heat
by a nose, as in the last race, Lake Queen. the
favorite, In straight heats, Mack Mach
: being second each time in a peculiar drive thai
| the Judges overlooked.
Nancy Hanks, the famous trotting mare. hat
a bay Ally by John. 4. McKerron last night
Many of the horsemen Will leave tomorrow morn
ing to attend the races at Erie, Pa, where bet
= ting is allowed.