The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-02
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AMONG TIE HORSES.
(By ]. ]. III


This has been a busy season for the
Excuse Book"
e. T. jerks has returned to the city
from trip through the Wisconsin cir
cults with the J. T.. Smith string Of
horses.
Black Diamond, the black PAGER Of
y. r. Collins, has won two firsts and
one second since purchased by Mr..
Collins.
The Nebraska bred trotter won the
great Italian championship race re-
Gently a Faezna. The horse TO turn
the trick was Shady @.
M. w. Savage, in this weeks Horse
Review, says Dan Patch is the "only
horse that can beat two minutes to-
day." Without desiring to beIittle The
great Dan, the writer doubts veriously
whether Dan can beat his stablemate,
Minor Heir. There is nothing to in
dicate, in this seasons exhibitions,
that he is as fast as Minor Heir now.
Everybody will be pleased to know
that Dan Patch is rounding TO with
every indication that his bad leg will
not trouble him.
Penisa Maid. who has won couple
Of $4,000 purses, Is an Towa-bred
mare. Eastern horse journals please
take notice.
Onward now has 200 Of his get in
the 1880 list.
Paderewsli set a new record for
trotting geldings by winning in 2:05A,
2:06% and 2:05A at Columbus.
Billy Burke, the 3-year-old colt trot-
ter. recently worked a mile in 2:0TA.
WhewI
Tom Murphy, the Grand circuit driv-
err, has won over $4,000 with his horses
this season.
The 2:12 trot at Columbus is being
Investigated. The talent" got big
sums down on Baron May, who acted
very strangely after thes first heat.
There is suspicion Of a "frame-up."
Such things have happened.
George Gano Toes as fast as II is
necessary to win his races.
Nancy Royce made the Harvester
step in 2:Os1k at Columbus.
The Horse Review attributes The
Eel's recent training off the result of
his work on the ice last winter land
the severe usage that has been made OF
him during the past year" e
Sanoma Girl is as good today as
ever in her racing career
That was hard lines for Mona Wilkes
to get heat at Sioux City in the
free-for all pace = 2:05% and then get
the flag in 2:13h.
The Pickett won the 1920 trot al
Sioux City in straight heats, getting q
mark of 2:16A.
| Montauk is racing right around he1
mark this year, getting slice off most
of the races she starts in.
Bill hewitt won at Huron in straight
heats-best time, 2:16A.
Gilded Lady has to be satisfied will
second money ct Huron-best time
l2:12A.
1delia G.. owned by ]. T. Smith. Far.
lgo, got third money at Menomonie
Wis, in the 2:19 pace.
Grace Red won at Menom onie, Wis.
lgetting mark of 2:21A. She got sec.
lond- money the next day.. lse
Van Norte won in straight heats a
lRhinelander, Wish st time, 2:21h.
Geography owned by ID. B. Collins
Iof Fargo, got fourth money in the All
pace at Rhinelarder, Wis. eBst time
I2:17A.
The Horse Review credits Hybrit
with mark of 2:14; on the half mil,
track at Clay Centre, Kas. The prob
liabilities it really was 2:24A.
Bessie Ross won the free-for-a al
pace at Merrill, wis, in straight heat
the last being the fastest-2:14A.
Horace. jr., has been consisten
money winner all the season.
Well, well, welll Verify, the worl,
do move. Boobies Brother won tn
free for-all in straight heats at Rhine
lander, Wis, in straight heats HI
must have got an awful lead at tn
half, as very few can come back int
the breeching harder than he can a
the three-quarter pole. eBst time
I2:19.
Even the great horse papers ar
forced to admit that the interest Il
racing Is more general at the half
mile rings than on the mile tracks.
Early closing stake races are money
makers for the racing associations bu
as attractions they are miserable fail
ures. Glass races (late- clos.ng) brin
together a lot of horses that have no
been tried out together, hence goo
racing and a general interest. TIL
public must be kept interested or tn
racing game will soon decay.
The man who does not pay reason
, able amount OF attention to the feet 9
his horse is soon doomed to be sittin
behind cripple--particularly Ii tn
horse Is confined to pavement drivinf
, Int requires little work to pack
, horses feet with clay at night, an
means good, sound foot. Isn't tn
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