Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-09-18
IRACkl AND
STATE RECORDS
ARE SMASHED
BY JOCK LUCAS.

Records both on the track and In
the grandstand we're broken yester-
day afternoon at the State Fair
grounds, the track records for the
Ethree-year-old trotters being cut
down from the Northwest record OF
2:11h to 2:0sH by Ray o. Light
in the race of the Mountain and Val
| ley purse of three-year-olds, stake
$500. In the 2:14 trot, the big
$1,000 purse, Day Break smashed
the state record in the 2:14 class,
making the mile in 2:10A. The
crowd in attendance at yesterdays
events, was larger than that OF
Wednesdays big Salem Day turnout.
| The first race on the program for
the afternoon, was the three-year-
old trot with a parse of $500 which
was won by Ray o. Light in two
straight heats out OF three. Nor
trix and Cora put up a splendid ex-
hibition for second money, but the
second stake was equally divided
between the two owing to the fact
they both won a second and third
place In the race. Pet Palestine got
fourth money. The time made In
the two heats was 2:0sk for the
first and 2:10h for the second. The
respective drivers we're Pet Pales-
tine (Hollinshead). Mortrix, (Chad-
burn), Ray o. Light. (whitehead)
and Cora. (Wallace).
The 2:16 pacing race was number
two on the scheduled events. with Il
purse of $500. The stake was won
by Josephine in three straight heats
out of the Ave. Driver Rutherford
of Josephine was forced. to use his
best Judgment In this event. as Ken
West, driven by Hogoboom. Tom
Murphy, driven by Chadburn and AIT
driven by Sawyer we're driving their
stock with intention of gaining a
voctory every minute. The time
made In this race was, for the first
heat 2:09. second heat 2;0s%, and
the third and last heat 2:09% Jo'
sephine got first money in the race
Tom Mnrphy second money. Ket
West third money and The Indian
driven by Hoag. fourth money
Perry Mauzey drove his horse Zom
|. lmorte In this event, but could ge
only sixth place In the first heat
seventh in the second and fifth II
the third.
Race number three Afforded tn
most interest in the harness clas
during the afternoon. This even
called for trotters with record a
good or better than 2:14. tn
Lewis and Clark stake OF $4,000 wa
won by Day Break. driven by Mo
i Guire in three straight heats out
Ave. The horses and drever1
this fast event were; Nogl (Walton)
CrylIa Jones (Payne). Satin Roya
(Erwin), Lady W., (Hogoboom
i Berta Mac (Helman), Emmy W
WhTuls Dtlid bNlb9
Easter Bells (Vance), Day Brea
4 (McGulre) Helen Dare Checkers
\ Vallejo Girl (Burke), and Rich
4 Baron (MitchelD. Day Break wa
hard winner OF the stake. he b'
Z ing crowded closely by Vallejo Gil
4 and Nogl and Berta Mac. The thre
d heats were long and tedious due
Z mIshaps and the large field to scor
4 Helman with Berta Mac and Whit
head with Della Derby hooke
r wheels on the stretch at one tim
= and both drivers had n narrow e
cape from iniudy. Both carts wel
put out of commission, and Mr.. lie
man was compelled 20 lay on Tor
short time in order to get In dri
= ing shape again. The time made
these heats was: First heat, 2:ll y
n second heat. 2:1Oh and the thil
8 heat in 2:I2 fiat. Day Break g
first money. Vallejo Girl secoi
money. Berta Mac third money al
n Nogi fourth money.
The little guideless pacing ma