Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1909-09-10
SOME fine
HORSES AT
THE FAIR
Speediest Lot Ever Gathered
for State Fair Here Will
Probably Make Some
New Records.

are beginning to scan their memo
randa in search OF the best marks"
and other data which would be bene-
fetal in picking out the winners
among the many horses that will
circle the course this year.
TITO enable the fans to more fully
appreciate what will be at their pleas
ure during this years racing events,
the following data has been collected
Among the fastest record horses
quartered here are Sir John s, 2;04h
Sherlock Holmes, 2:04; Adam, 2:O7;
Mootrix, 2:O7, and many other side
wheelers with records from 2:0S 10
2;15 ,..
The most likely trotter on the
grounds is the good California gel
ding Kid wilkes, 2:O7, by Stanton
Wilkes 2:11h, a son OF Nutwood
wilkes 2:16. This gelding is the
property OF II. e. Armstrong, half
owner OF the Pleasanton (Cal.I track
and is being campaigned by the ca
pable trainer, Mr. Helman.
c. l.. DeRyder has two horses here
that have always been at the top OF
the summaries during the present
racing season. They are Adam q
2:O7 by Mckinney, that carries a rec
ord OF 2;11 at the lateral gait;
Charley 2:11h by zombro 2:11, is
a good stopper and II counted as
very likely contender In the Lewis
and Clark stake for 2:12 trotters.
Sam Casio has good three-year-
old in King Seal. by Red Seal, and
the knowing ones are predicting that
there will be more than something
doing when he mikes up with Admiral
Evans, 2:23h, that gained his rec
ord In winning race in Centralia
this week
Farmer Wallace OF Sarah c, 2:09h
fame, has a bunch OF good racing ma
terlal here and u liable TO spring
a surprise on some of the wise ones
before the meeting closes.
Fred Ward Is up from California
with Solono Boy. 2:O7h, PAGER
that has been making them race on
the southern circuit. and he Is touted
as contender In the Greater oregon
for 2:Os PAGERS
Emily W. 2;1O. viii not be here.
but Mr. Ward has brought three
good trotters, Era, 2;10, by Zombro,
that has been winning all along. She
won the hardest race OF her career
at Sacramento last Saturday but her
driver is confident that she will be in
for division OF the change when the
2;12 trot is decided.
The free-for-all trot should be
highly interesting, inasmuch as the
field Is rather small aud the horses
entered are OF great class. Daybreak,
a;lO, winner OF last year, will be
here again. and those having met
the Denver contingent say that MIR.
Mcclure has some high class horses
Go race for the lond end OF the diff
ferent purses where he Is entered,
Two entries In the 2;l5 pace had
10 be killed at Everett Wash They
are GeOrgine $, from the stable OF
the Montana reinsman, Mr., Huber
and the other Is Winnie G, from /, ID
Chappell's, the Victoria (B. c. train
or and driver. These mares We're
considered as s:05 PAGERS, but negli-
genoe on the part OF those connected
with the racing az Everett caused
each TO have leg broken, this neces-
stating their being killed.
y. G. Erwin. the Boise horseman,
known 20 the public through his brill
liant success with the guideless
wonder, College Maid, viii be here
with a formidable array of high class
racing material. and Is confident of
his ability to carry away some of the
money.
In the two-year-old pacing division,
several classy youngsters are entered
and they promise TO afford some ex-
citing contests Mussel Shell, the
Montana colt. Is considered the most
likely, although there may be a dark |
horse appear ere the race is con-
cluded.
EighI entries for the Rapid Transit
purse for 2;O5 PAGERS should make
an interesting race, with Sir John 5,
a;Otls. the best-liked entry should
he start The horse is by Diablo and
is In the stable OF the California
reinsman. Mr. Vance. There is a
probability that Sir John will not
start, as he was in bad condition
the fore part OF the week. II Is
likely that there will be three or four
horses drawn from this race, and at
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