Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-03
SIMON KENTON WINS STAKE
Rank Outsider Takes American
Pacing Derby at Readville.
BAIRD ALLERToN IS SECOND
Eel, m Favorite, Comes In
ThIrd--The Massachusetts stake
for 2iI4 TrOtters GOes
so Margin.

READVILBE, Mass, Sept. 2.-Simon Ken.
ton TODAY won the American pacing derby
AZ the Grand Circuit meeting at Readvtlle.
Ip TO the time he passed the winning pos
nobody had considered him as worthy OF "a
thought, the favurite being Asa wilkes,
with The Eel a stropS second choice in the
betting.
Driver King Hurt.
r soon had The Eel at top speed
and before reaching the first quarter the
gray stallion had passed about fifteen OF
the field and was stepping a whirlwind
clip clear on the outside OF the track 10
avoid the horde Of horses in front that were
filling the course from the pole to way
beyond the middle OF the track. 1t vas
just when turning into the stretch that an
accident occurred hat for an instant
caused McEwen to take his horse back to
avoid going down in the crash. Major
Strong, in making a wild break, struck the
sulky of Simon Kenton, throwing out
Driver King and knocking Baron Whips
against the fence.
At the half the position OF the leaders
was Dirl, two open lengths to the good
Dillon Queen, second and then Outcsst.
Frank $, Charley King, Gentle Y, Chester
A. and Band Allerton. Asa Wilkes was
AOhlA NtAlAA anu AAN ~ Noo AAANN'HNA' IN
held command clear to the mile and and
an eighth, when the closing Of the field to
a bunch that seopt clear across the track
made It impoas ble to tell which of the
number forged slightly aheady Of him. In
the lower turn Asa wilkes raced into sixth
position. The crowd yelled that he would
win. This appeared likely to the long dis
lance post, when he was raced into sub
mission.
Simon Kep,1a a. Npont.
In the foremost rank was Baird Allerton,
Cecilian King. Oakland Son, Frank S, Gen
tie Y and Charley King, half way down the
home stretch. The Eel was stll rapidly
creeping Iais' horse after horse. Sixty
yards from the wire and Simon Kenton
rushed into the lead and the last strug-
gle w4a on for the big end OF the $4,000
purse. Simon Kenton was not to be de-
MED and won by a length, the same dis
'aHee lying between Baird Allerton and
TIE lei. Tor second and third places. Sum
uaartes:
American pacing Derby, handicap, one
nllc and a half, value S15, 900, 5000 to win
ncf, $500 to second, then graded to $50
for fifteen horses, finished in the following
order:
Simon Kenton, 2:l2, Or. h., by Bernadotte
(Talman),
bdIu plltINOH' 1slO NTuAJs
The Eel, scratch, CMcEwcn).
Gentle Y, 2:l6 "a. Wayland).
Dirl, PIG (Carpenter).
Brenda Yerke, 2:0S CNuekols).
Cecilian King, 2:11 CCox).
Asa Wilkes 300 (BardwelD.
Frank s., 2:15 (Gillies).
Oakland Son, 2:14 CETnest).
FL Gallo, 2:12 CHayden).
Charley King, 215 SGNeil).
Dillon Queen. 2:10 (kelley),
Prince Hamlin, Ell CNoonan).
Outcast, 2:16 (Bailey).
Time; 1912. Billie B., Reproachless, Baron
Whips, Major Brine, Mendolita, Sarah Ann
Patch, Ethel Woodford, Enoch w. North
ern Spy, Frank A, Doctor Ware, Ella
VILLAS, Mellerville Lad, Carrie s., Moon
beam, Chester A., Leana, Lou Medium,
Barbara B., Bell Gold, Emmett H., Green
Brine, jr, Major Strong and Simon also
started.
The Massachusetts, 2:14 class trot, purse,