The Washington herald., 1907-05-30
PAGERS HOLD SWAY
Fred S. Hal and Jack StOrts
Capture Events.
BIG CROWD AT BRIGHTW0OD
Strong Card and Improved Weather
Conditions Attract Host of SpcctR-
Not a TrOtter Seen in Either Con-
test-Owner Makes n Protest.

Improved weather conditions and a
strong card drew 20 Brightwood yester-
day afternoon "A large crowd Of specta-
tors. The harness events comprised a 3.l9
pace and a PA trot and pace. Although
mixed races, there was not trotter in
either event. Four horses faced the
starter in the 2.19 pace-Jubilanta, Red
Rock, Fred S. Hal, and L. j. X Jubi-
lanta drew the pole, Red Rock second
place, Fred 8. Hal third. while l. J. K
had the outside. TWO scores. and Walker
gave them the word. Red Rock imme-
diately forged into the lead, but was col
Jared on the back stretch by L. J. K.
l. J, X. easily taking the heat in 2.22L
three seconds slower than his record. Red
Rock was a length back. Fred S Hal in
third place, and Jubnanta last and going
easily.
OKeefe brought L. J. X down boiling
in the second heat with Red Rock again
for company as soon as they passed the
first turn. To the quarter. in 0.3l, the pair
were stepping some. Fred S. Hal and
Jubilanta kept within striking distance.
second place, but had a hard time in
stalling off Fred S. Hal who seemed to
be going very easy mile From the
head Of the stretch home the field were
pretty well punched. with L. J. X. still in
the lead, he finishing the mile in 2:23 "a
At the finish of the heat the band struck
up Wearing of the Green" out Of com
pliment 70 O'Keefe. In the third heat
Garth, who had apparently been buggy
riding two heats. set sail for l. J. X.
when the field was Strengthened out. col
Jared him before the quarter pole was
reached, and quickly secured the lead
Steel, behind Jubilanta, now began to
make his drive for second place in the
heat and passed both Red Rock and L. ]
X. II was a duel between the Hal stall
lion and the son of Rex Americus the re-
mainder Of the mile, but the former had
too much foot and passed under the wire
in 2:22 II Fred s. Hal and Jubilanta
being the freshest horses in the field. they
now had the two last heats between
themselves. the Hal stallion finishing the
heat and race in 2:24 1-2.
The 2;24 pace and trOt brought 10 the
score FIVE PAGERS. Edna G. drew the
pole. but soon fell back to third position,
with Jock StOrts in the lead and Bob
IngersoIl second. Pee Wee. Donna Hell
and Little Futts followed in Indian file
Ii was easy for Storts the entire three
miles, while in the contest for place In
gersoll and Edna @. had IL between them
selves, with the buckskin mare the win
ner. Little Futts was fourth. The owner
Of Pee Wee protested in the second heat,
saying he was not distanced. and Flag
man Myers quit as a result Of the judges
ruling.
In the running race, flve-eighths Of q
mile, best two IN three. twelve contenders
paraded before Starter Hoge. Black
Flag proved TO be the best Of the lot the
first heat, Chaplain getting second place.
and Niolus third place. Time, los. Chap
lain won the second heat in los. with
Curley Jim second. and Niolus third. in
the run-off Chaplain won by a length
from Black Flag in 1.05. Twelve horses
also answered the summons of the bell in
the mile event. When the flag fell Guh-
ston took command OF the flying field
and was never headed. Betsy Binford
got the place and How About You came
in third. Time. 1:47.
The entries for light-harness events for
this afternoon are: 2:lS trut-Sir Elec-
troid, S. d. r., Celeste, Montana Guard
and Crystal L. Free-for-all-My Star. 7,
J. X, Ada D., Miss Clean. and GaIetv
2:40 trot-The Brewer The Nightingale
Signet Girl, Colibre. Joe D., Rob R. and