The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-08-22

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Don Gusto ...............5
Fancy Hackway ..........3
Charlie Mack ...........7 4
Emmett H. Jr. .............4 DR.
Carrie Allerton ..........6
Doris Doune ...............D Disabled
Time: 1925, 2:21A, 2:22A, 2:2lA.
Seventeen I4lt
! This was the contest that had them
all guessing Five heats were re-
quired 1t was won by hard work and
perseverance by Heiress, owned by
Ed Allen, of Marion. She took the
first two heats in time that was en-
tirely too speedy for the others. She
lead her competitors merry chase
but parted company with them at the
home place, although 1t must be ad.
mitted they were uncomfortably close
behind. In the scoring for the third
and fourth heats the little animal was
worn and aggravated by the getting
away, and made poor starts, lost the
pole position and showed up in fourth
place in both heats. May Echo trim
mare owned by E. D. Walrath, that
has been a candidate for first honors
from the first, took first place in the
third heat but not in the time that
| Heiress showed In her heats. Next,
Artoletta, another mare owned by
Pat Chantelois, of Iron River, Wis,
driven by him, after worring Heiress
and May Echo, went under the wire
first in the fourth heat and the race
still belonged to any one. Heiress
was not a favorite t. the last heat
! Mr.. Allen himself admitted that the
mare was tired and he didn't believe
that she could pace it again fast
enough to win but she did 1t nicely
although five seconds slower than her
performance of the first heat. May
Echo, and she was driven for all she
had left, was second by inches only.
Artoletta dropped back to fourth place
but claimed third money having bet
tered her chance by the performance
of the previous heat. Hills belong
ing to Fred Crawford, of Des Moines,
with Cressler up was in fourth money.
Emma A. D., bad actor and scorer
came near being fined, was fifth in
two heats and distanced in the third.
| Foxy Allerton, owned by Mr.. Will
son, of KahoKa, Missouri, entered in
this race was not able to start and
was drawn.
Time: 2:l6A, III .:2L :2lA, :2l.
! Variety to the program was given
by half mile dash toward the after
part of the session. Four starters
lined up before starter Lanhouser who
let the boys away at the first try.
They made the circuit in fifty sec
onds. Blue" ridden by Kaserman
was under wire first; Buck Thomas.
McKibben up, was second; McBeppo
with, Sholes up was looking in on
first near the wire but was third and
Way Mark another Sholes horse. Nor
ris up, came fourth. Cavvarone own
ed by D. Brant was drawn. And the
purse of one hundred dollars was d.
vided according to the above posi-
tons.
Special Attractions.
Blanche Mckinney, her racers and
her High school horses, furnished
special entertainment for the crowds
between heats and won loud applause.
First came a Roman standing bare
back team race. The men turned the
track in one minute fat, making the
best time of the season.
In the Roman chariot race
Blanche McKenney her own four
pets, including her high school rider,
and won the race of a half mile.
These performances are Justly popu-
lar with the grand stand and the
crowds and they are said to be the
best on the road this season.
Two horses we're brought on for
the high school ract,w one ridden by
Mckinney andothe other by Mr. Sla-
ter, both in full riding costume. The
animals performed in concert, doing
substantially the same acts at the
same time. They did many difficult
tricks not witnessed here before,
even untying "a handkerchief and re-
turning II to the owner and picking
a handkerchief from the ground and
returning to the rider In the saddle
And the horses seem to enjoy the
work as much as the crowd does In
leaving the track the mount OF
Blanche McKenney did cakewalk
that brought shouts Of approval from
the crowds. ~ M