Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1913-10-04
PONIES FAIL TO GO
FAST ON COLD DAY
Crowd not Thrilled by Brand Of Races
Staged at Fair Grounds Friday
and Fail to Boost.
BUCKING CONTEST PROVES
TO BE TAME EXHIBITION.
Farm Horse Unwilling to do Any Stunts
Despite Effort of His Rider
to Make Him Jump.

Raw weather combined with a heavy
track caused the ponies to amble slow
ly at Lone Oak track yesterday af-
ternoon. The weather man even damp
ened the spirit of the spectators and
the events were not as closely follow
ed as heretofore owing to the fact the
horses displayed no great amount of
energy and some of the drivers entered
the game with an understanding it is
limited.
The "novelty race" in which all
horses not winning first, second or
third money during the week were eli
gible, was rather novel in some re.
spects but the final up-shot of the
formerly arranged affair was that il
required nearly a half hour to induce
certain drivers to remain in the race
for the reason two extremely classy
PAGERS were added to a list agreed up
on by the association after the dis
gruntled hOrsSmen had left the spe'
cial meeting last night. Drivers
WoOdcOck, Stetson and Lindsay refus-
ed to race unless the judges recalled
Lady Verton and Joe McGregor, two
classy PAGERS added to the list at the
last moment. After trying to "bluff'
the original entrymen into taking theil
choice of racing under the re.arranget
conditions or going to the barn, tn,
judges finally decided that Lady Yer
ton and Joe McGregor had to stay ou'
Of the novelty (P) race.
2;20 Trot Interesting.
Although the time was not anything
to boast of, the 1920 trotters made
good showing yesterday in the $70l
stake race, Sarge, a lively little geld
ing belonging to T. R. Hewitt an,
driven by A. Flanders, took first none,
despite the fact he flew off his fee
in the last of the three heats as tn
result of Mark H., crowding him to,
much. In the second heat the Judge
requested Driver Wheeler to take hi
horse Bois D'Arc, out of the race OF
account of the animal being cripple,
in one Of his hind legs.
RESULTS,
2:20 Trot, Purse $500.
SpargO first, (Flanders up) Mark H
second, Cook up) Welcome Dan third
(Helman up) Prince Seattle fourth
| (Woodcock up Sunset Belle fifth
Hewitt up) La Siesta sixth, (staat
! up) st. Micheal Of Oregon seventh
Wilson up) Halle b., eighth( swishe
Iup).
Time; first heat, 2;l6A, secon,
2;1SH, third, 2:15H
Novelty Race, Purse $3.50.
Tilda Wave first, (Tilden up) Re,
Hal second, Lindsay up) Amy Ma,
o'clock third, Merrill up) Lille Hal
fourth, (Woodcock up) Adline fifth
Todd up) BOrd Grand, (stetson up
Time: first heat, 2:171a, seeon
1921 3-4, third 2;231a.
Bucldng Contest (7) Feature.
A "bucking contest" was attempte
yesterday afternoon but it turned ou
to be merely a relay rider riding a sin
pie, old plow horse which coudn 7 buc
if he wanted to, A. A. Guyette, tn
sole contestant, made elaborate PREF
arations and finally mounted a meek
looking and sad appearing old hors
and after trying to dig his dollal
sized spurs through the poor beas
was declared the winner Of the coI
test.
More plainly speaking, the buckin
contest amounted to nothing more tina
a buckaroo trying to coax what woul
be termed a good work horse int
acting ugly and being unsuccessful
The horse bucRed Of course when !
felt the sharp points Of steel in h
hide, but his bucking was tame an
after his rider let up with the he
adornments, the "bad bucker" simpI
trotted about in a clumsey and bewil
ed manner seemingly not knowing wi
he was being made the goat befo
the disgusted spectators. The conte
was not Of the proper color to inspi
the spectators and while no one dout
cd Guyette's ability as a rider Of bI
horses, the animal he rode yesterdi
would make the finest kind of bugI
horse for the old folks who desi
Steadiness instead Of speed.
After announcing that Alb Bend,
PAGER once belonging TO Govern
West, would pace a mile without driy
y in honor Of Miss Helen West, the gC
ernor's daughter, Alb Bender "
y brought forth, turned loose and tC
to break a track record. Instead
NJ nhevinr instrlctinns however. I