The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-30

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mile pacing record at Kendalsville,
Ind, last week by making the three
miles IN 7:31M The former record
was 1894. made by Joe Jefferson in
1891
DR.. Mum got second money in the
| free-for all pace at Sank Center, Ash
land Lockheart getting first.
The racing season is all in but the
Phoenix, Arizona, meeting.
Minor Heir ought to be in fine shape
for a fast mile at Phoenix, Arizona.
About 2:00 for guess.
Bob Douglas is the fastest 5-year-
old trotting srallion-2:06A.
| Under the heading, "A Notable Ser
les of Races" The Horse Review OF
this week has this to say Of three
horses who were among the starters at
the Fargo and other North Dakota
race meetings this season:
Early this season, in the far north
west, the three rather extraordinary
slow class troters, Bill hewitt, 2:15H;
Governor Wilson, A, 2:17%, and Lee
Crawford, 2:115k, were fighting a series
OF hard battles over North Dakota half
mile tracks. They were about equally
matched in speed and manners, and
the summaries of the races in which
either two or three of them partici-
pated, are quite interesting. Bill New
it and Governor Wilson are both stall
lions owned in Montana, the former by
L. s. Smith, OF Joliet, who had him
campaigning during the season by
Frank Mccullough; the latter by Har-
ry Helms, of Glendive, Charley Koch,
of that place, doing the driving The
hewitt horse is son OF Bozeman. 2:17,
by Mambrino King, dam Dolores Maid,
by Director, 2:17, and, as indicated by
his breeding, is an extremely game,
bulldog trotter. Governor Wilson is by
Prodigal, 2:16, out of Elred, by Red
Wilkes, and though only 4 and not yet
through growing, proved himself a
courageous and reliable race horse.
Lee Crawford is a bay gelding, by
Leigh Crawford, one of the wear-and-
tear kind, with lot ON substance, and
good looks. Joe MCGUIRE, of Denver,
Col, who trains and drives the gelding,
has for several seasons past been re-
markedly successful in picking up a
trotter or two of real class to race
through the northwest. Last season
he had Daybreak up there, winning a
number of good races, and eventually
giving the gelding a record of 2:10
Mcclure and Koch both began their
campaign at Fargo, N. D., on June g.
starting these trotters there for q
purse Of $500 in the 2: 80 class. The
frequent rains early in the week had
made the track soft and slow, but 1t
was safe, and Governor Wilson won
right off the reel from a field Of seven,
I,7In oh
2:29A, 2:301k, $3.50. At Williston, the
following week, on June 10, over am
other soft track Governor Wilson again
won in straight heats from Crawford.
the gelding compelling him TO trot the
third heat in 2:27A, while the first two
were emily in 2:s1A and 2:29A. Bill
hewitt broke into the game the follow
ing week at Bowbells, and the way he
tramped off three heats in 2:2SA
ABBY and 2:205k, made the North Da-
korans sit up and look again and again
at the newcomer. Governor Wilson
had finished a good second the first
two heats, but it was Mcclure and Lee
Crawford who argued strenuously with
the black stallion for the third heat
and compelled him to trot in 2:20h.
"Minot, N. d., on June 90, found the
trio on hand again to try for the 2:30
trot for $500 purse Bill hewitt had
gone back slightly, being sore, and rae
ing indifferently. while Governor Will
son and Lee Crawford were both inn
proving, and the two fought out a hard
four heat battle. hewitt, who drew the
pole in the first heat, had to be con-
tent with third place. Mcguire and
Koch began to horse-race each other in
earnest, but this time Lee Crawford
showed them his winning day had
come, and handily headed the geor A.
year old in the three succeeding heats,
time 2:17A, 2:I7A, 2:1SA. Rugby. on
June 90, was the next battle ground,
and all three fought 1t out and fought
hard, Bill Newt again winning the
opening heat in 2:1SA and Lee Craw-
ford annexingf the next three, with the
colt right at his necktie all the way in
good time-2:17;, 2:17A, 2:18A. AT
Cando, N. D., 1t proved Governor Will
sons turn at first money, after Ave
hard heats had been trotted. The
opening one proved easy for Wilson in
2:I8A, and Mcguire, who took all the
trot out Of his gelding by winning the
next two heats in 2:1SA and 2:21, had
to be content with second money. since
the 4-year-old outtrotted him in the
fourth and fifth heats. From there
Governor Wilson and Lee Crawford
went to Winnipeg, starting IN the 2:24
trot there for purse Of $1,000. which
Governor Wilson won handily over a
muddy track, the best ime being 2:17%
in -he first heat In the meantime Bill
Newt ghad gone an easy race In the
mud at Leeds, N. D., and when Gov
ernor Wilson and he met again in the
$1,000 2:22 trot at Grand Forks, N. D.,
on July %, the track was soft again,
and it only required three heats to
finish the event, Newt winning in 2:l9,
2:19A and 2:1SA. with the colt on
the outside OF him at his throat latch
| throughout the miles
1.-THE following week, at Fargo N. D.,
July 20, the pair buried the Ratchet
after the 2:22 trot for a purse Of $500
had been decided, Bill Newt winnig
1t as he pleased In 2:19%, 2:17A and
I2:18A, with the good little stallion,
Bayheart 1r., beating Governor Wilson
| for second place. From this point
Governor Wilson was shipped back
home and started a few times In Mon
tana giving a good account of him
self. Bill hewitt kept up hts winning
tour through Wisconsin, reducing his
record to 2:15A at Merrill. In q tightly
Icontested five-heat race there on Aug
i rs. Lee Crawford also won heavily for
Mcguire out on rhe north Pacific coast
reducing his record to 2:1111 at Port
a n end