Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-07-06
FIRST MONEY WON
BY LOCAL HORSES
La Myrletta and Bessie Axteu
Capture the 2:26 Pace
and 2: 18 Trot.
LARGE CROWD AT THE MEET
Thousands See Some Of Best Horses
In Two States in Competition
Ward Exhibits Animals.

The race meet Il Exposition park
Saturday and Sunday afternoons Was
attended each day by enormous
crowds, and some of the best trotters
and PAGERS in Iowa and Intnoi. com
peted in the various heats
In the 2:25 pace Saturday, LaMyr'
letta, owned by Dr. A E Soule OF
East Moline, and driven by Fred Nc
Cullom of Rock Island, took first place
in all three heats, winning the race
and first money, 800. The time for
the first heat was2:24A, the second
2:24% and the third 2:24A. The race
in each heat was close, the second
horse finishing but a fraction of a sec
ond behind the first. In this race,
Major Dowell, Jr., Rock Island horse.
owned by Mr.. McCullom, took second
money, winning second place In two
heats and third in ona. Harry Whitfield
was the driver. Muggins, owned by
Louis Sanberg of Moline, came in for
third money, and Jennie Bryan of
Winfield, Iowa, took fourth money.
Local Horse Wins Again.
In the 2:1S trot, with three horses
entered, Bessie Axtell, lola West and
Red Clarence finished in the order
named in all three heats, each taking
the money as named. Wallace Breed,
ing, owner of Bessie Axtell, also drove
the horse in this race, and In spite OF
the fact that she took bad break in
the first half of the first heat, he sue
ceeded in bringing her to her feet and
winning the heat and ultimately the
race. The first heat was splendidly
trotted with Bessie Axtel and lola
West but a head apart at the finish.
Doc V, owned and driven by Will
liam Simpson of Columbus Junction,
had no trouble in taking first place in
all three heats of the freerfor-all, Simp-
sons driving being superb. Leona D
took second money, winning two firsts
and one third, while Frezna and Law
yer Swift finished third and fourth.
Ward Show Enjoyed.
The Ward horse show on the track
following the driving races was in
teresting, some splendid exhibitions
being given by horses said to be the
best in the world. A 30O-yard pony
dash was won by Master Buck Ward,
the youngest saddle horse exhibitor in
the world, riding Buttons, the famous
eating horse. Master Buck gave an
exhibition by putting his pony through
five different gaits, a feat which won
considerable applause from the crowd
Mrs. Ward, on the high school horse.
Patrick, performed many difficult
stunts and the horse danced to the
music of the band. Fred Ward, owner
of the Ward show, exhibited in gaits
and Lee Ward exhibited the famous
jumping horse, Walter D.
The last event on the Fourth Of July
program was the free-for-alI jockey
running race, Set Over winning In fast
time Senator Mounts took second,
Hot Tamale third, Snow Show fourth
and frankie R fifth Billy Papke was
scratched Just before the race started.
The Sunday Races.
The meet was well attended again
and the races proved so successful that
the park management plans to hold
three-day meet later in the fall and
get some Of the best horses In the
country here.
In the 2:35 pace and trot yesterday,
Leona D. won three straight heats.
She ia owned by Robert Peterson of
Moline, who also drove. Judge Hooker
took second money and Blue Points
first heat, having taken fourth.
The results in the motorcycle and
bicycle races follow:
Emile motorcycle-First, A Stromm,,
Moline; second, H. D. Schmidt, Moline;
third, E. H. Johnson, Moline.
smile motorcycle. free for all-First,
e. H. Johnson, Moline; second, A.
Moline; third, H. D. Schmidt.
Moline.
2-mile bicycle race (scratch)-First,
Ernest Dremonbrez, Rock Island; sec
ond, Ray Mitten. Davenport; third,
Constant Busschart. Moline.
Emile bicycle handicap race-First,
Ernest Demonbrez, Rock Island; sec
ond, Harry Borgunjon, East Moline;
third, Hector Goudenne, Moline.
A Fashion Garrick kIIied