The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1906-09-07
BREAKS WORLDS RECORD
SURENA ESTABLISHES A NEW
eUlDELEss TRoTTER MARK.
WENT IN 2:1s AT BATTLE CREEK
st. Edward Gudeless Wonder Slaves
Off Worlds Record Which Had Been
Established in Norfolk Two Weeks
Aeo-Races a Success.
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tFroro Saturdays DailyI
A worlds record was broken at Bat.
tie Creek yesterday by Surena, the
guideless trotter. The record which
was beaten had been established in
Norfolk a couple of weeks ago by the
same horse. Surena yesterday trotted
a mile without driver in 21S fiat.
He had gone a mile in Norfolk in 220
fiat, which was the best record ever
made in the world by a driverless
trotter up to that time.
Surena is said to be the only guide
less trotter in the United States to-
day. There are several guideless pac
ers, but he is the only reinless ami
NAL which trots. He would not be
performing at the North Nebraska
race meets if he were old at the bust
ness, but Norfolk was the first time
he had ever done his stunt in public.
The former worlds record for a
guideess uotter, according to horse
men at Battle Creek, was 2:30.
Surena is an old trotter and has
gone on many tracks in Europe. He
was developed into a guideless animal
only a month ago at st. Edward, Neb.,
by Kennedy, the owner, and Ben
Rhodes of Albion. 1t happened acct
dentally Soon after the Albion horse
man suicided about the middle of July,
one of his horses was being displayed
in an effort to sell him as a guideless
performer Kennedy saw the display.
eff my horse can't beat that I'll
kill him." said Kennedy.
And forthwith Surena was tried out
as a gudeless wonder He made good
the first time in 2:30 Then he was
brought to Norfolk and Neigh and
Battle Creek. He does this trick twice
week, and races in the meanwhile.
His owners say they will stop racing
him.
Battle Creeks race meet this year
was a success. The three days were
just finished in time to escape heavy
rain that came last night and this
morning. A big crowd saw the racing
yesterday afternoon, there being many
present from Norfolk.
There were two harness events, 2:50
and free-for-all. Vyzant Star (McKil-
| lup) won the free-for-all in three
straight heats, breaking the track rec
ord with 2:17. Captain Mack (Zulauf)
won second money, Jessie A Uogen-
bell) third and Ipswich Boy Druen)
| fourth.
In the $3.50 trot Rubber Baby
(Stanz) won first money in three
straight heats, DR.. SkOtt (Gibson) sec
ond. and Jim Booth UoganbelD third.
Others entered were: Dash On (Kay)
packard Wilkes (Rice), Buster Brown
| (Douglas), Grace Marks (Moore) Foxy
S (Nims), George NJ (Moore), Miss
Gund (Mattheson.) Miss Gund was
named for Gund's brewery.
Katy d won the running race. 9th
ers entered were Baby H, Baby Mine,
Ruby and Sundance.
Following are other coming race
meet schedules:
O'NelI Races.
Wednesday, Sept. 5.
800 class trotters ...... $500
2:20 class trotters or PAGERS. go. zoe
Half mile running race for Holt
county horses ................ 5C
Thursday, Sept. 6.
1925 class trotters .S2OC
2:3O class trotters or PAGERS. ..... zoe
Novelty running race, three quar-
tiers mile money at each quarter 100
Friday, Sept, Z.
$50 trotters or PAGERS. ......... 5000
Free for all 25(
Free for all running race. 1O(
Entries close in harness races, Aug
90 1oOe G WeekeS Secy