The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-05-21
SPRING WORKOUTS FOR HORSEMEN
BY J. j. J.


The large number of nominations
for the stakes at the Winnipeg race
meeting indicates successful open
ing of the racing game in the north
west.
Mr.. Mckenzie, the Winnipeg horse
man, is entitled to full credit for his
successful efforts to promote the rae
ing game in the northwest. 1t is men
of the Savage and Mckenzie stripe
who are drawing attention Of horse
breeders to the great northwest.
Reports from the office of the sec
rotary of the North Dakota state fair
at Fargo indicate a large list of entries
to the stake races for the July meeting.
The outlook is most flattering for the
meeting and a week of rare sport may
be depended upon.
An error which may mislead some
has crept into the advertisement of
the races for the North Dakota state
fair races at Fargo in July. The 2:10
pace or 2:05 trot is advertised as
class event, whereas it is a stake"
which closed on May Is.
The races at Page, N. D., are on
June s and 9-five races-and being
one OF the earliest meetings Of the
season will give the owners of horses
an opportunity to size up their horses
with the field. A number of Fargo
horses will be among the starters at
this meeting. The Page track is a
good one, and the purses are for $500
each. Entries close June 1.
Here is a good series of meetings
to try your horses out on: Page, June
s and 8; Bowbells, June IA and IS;
Cooperstown, June 81 and %; Valley
City, July and S. All races guaran-
teed and money paid on day of race.
Entries made after May %, no bar,
which let's Brandon money winners in.
S. #. Crabbe has completed his half
mile track at the Southside Park
farm and is now jogging his horses
there instead of taking them to the
track, as heretofore This arrange
ment is eminently more convenient.
Besides Mr.. Crabbe's horses, Mike
Shinn is jogging 2. J. Murphy's pac-
ing gelding, Zip Bang,
There are over twenty entries for
the 2:4O pace (stake) for the Fargo
race meeting. which is an evidence Of
a large number of new Corners to the
racing game. 1t would be a good
guess that the winner of this event
viii have to step three heats at least
as fast as s2:20.
Colt races are becoming very popu-
lar all over. the country. The associa-
tions are discovering that nothing con-
tributes more to the interest in the
light harness horse than this feature
To be forced to put green colt into
race with seasoned and aged cam
paigners is rank injustice to the
youngster. The colt race feature has
come to stay.
The early closing events at the
Boseman, Mont, meeting show a nice
list Of entries, as follows: The 2:24
pace, 10; the Eli pace. II; 3-year-
old pace, IA; the 2.17 trot, is; the 2: 80
trot, IA, and the 3-year-old trot, 13.
President Smith, OF the fair assoc
citation, Fargo, is something of rail-
bird himself. Likewise, he is "from
Missouri"-and is ready with his
speedy driver to tackle any of the
prospects" from Daniel Webster to
jerks Indian pony. He is great
lover Of the racing game-except
"handicaps."
The recent rain has put the Fargo
track in still finer condition so that
1t is right now in prime racing condi-
ton. There are fifteen or twenty
horses at the track, number of which
will be started in the June meetings.
Sim Warner, Mapleton, N. d., has
his string of running horses at the
Fargo track preparing them for the
running meetings. He has a couple
Of colts that look good to the rail-
BIRDS also his old standby and bread
winner of last reconsideration. This
horse was pleasant surprise to Mr..
Warner last season, racing much bet
ter than he had expected him to do.