Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-12-05
'FlLLY BRIGHTENS
CORNER OF STABLE
Sad Thought, "a PeterSOn's New
Purchase, Brings Rejoicing b
Local Horse Enthusiasts.
DENKIsOE CHALLENGES BoHANAN
nv q. X. NunRAY.


Tho principal obiect % Interest az the
Omaha Driving clubs atahlos ~ East
Omaha just now h IA tutorsona now
purchase sal Thought = 3-ysar-old pac-
inr niiy b. niuFcn, with record q
iqgt and eligible 20 the slow class
stakes g0r 1915
Notwithstanding hor name her arrival
has caused no percupiihio gloom In the
stable owned ~ the genial 3D." NJ tho
old time sporting Writers would have
expressed o. 10 fact the midget bright
ems her crner % ona - the big new
barns very effectively
sad Thought 10 about big enough FOR
a nice watch charm and IL petite OF
--@-~re She r. credited with ability 20
ny and has shown enough ia fast
company TO make the claim very good.
However. a. they always say % one Of
thia Kind. she has a couple % years yet
tn which 10 grow. and good goods never
tofne IN large packages"
Resembles Famous sire.
TIE fifty resembles her famous sire IN
conformation aud al IN all u the most
likely young thing that has appeared I'm
this part 81 tho country. Incidentally sine
took n standard record trotting az a ?
year-old and L. regarded M capable Of
becoming very fat race mare az tho
aiaEonal gait
sad Thought IL also good deal OF
pct. % FOR number OF reasons the
visitor at tho speedway barns who do
sires % have the favorable opinion OF
Tho horss enthusiasts IN advised 90 speak
Ecll % the young miss.
Arranging for Match Races.
Arrangements for a series Of match
races for next year which should prove
O; sensational Interest. are just at the
point ~ being completed
Tho plan r. 20 have Hal Mckinney, the
former California PAGER. now owned by
Tom Dennison. meet Columbia Fire.
reared and owned by y. q. Bohannan OF
Lincoln. IN five match races for n 500
stake for each contest and added money
60 b put up by fair associations where
~ races arr held.
Mr.. Dcnnison challenged Mr.. Bohanan
90 hold such y series. suggesting that the
tiooo should be deposited Immediately in
hank. In his letter he said.
Il Just received letter from Mr.. BatteY
% the Horse Review informing me that
you would match your horse. Columbia
lire. against my horse. Hal Mckinney.
for a series OF five races. 1920 each
race and the largest purse that we could
set associations 70 put up. Winner to
take ALL
After stlpulasing that the 1000 be put
gp inside the next ten days with the I'M
derssanding that either horse which fails
20 start IL 20 loss his share OF the purse.
the letter says:
re this IL satisfactory yet me know at
once. and when you arc in Omaha any
time IN the next ten days stand ready
10 deposit tho 1900 IN the shareholders
hands. which we can easily agree on"
Bohaaan's Position.
AIR. Bohanan replied IN letter IN which
he aaA he was willing TO make the match,
but suggested that only 500 should be put
40 nov. lie added:
Three heats out of five. mile heats.
with two parol judgea 10 see that there
- no foul driving. I had enough OF that
over In Omaha have a picture OF Hal
Mckinney's driver where he drove into
Columbia Fire. wiIl show II to you some
time"
Consequently. outside OF the question OF
whether the entire ti.Ooo n to bo put up
\ ianmsdiatoly. which Mr.. Dennison asserts
We will insist on. the match II as good as
made. The races will be held In Ne
braska or Iowa
winter work ne Speedway.
Winter work II going on In fine style
az the speedway track. Jogging horses
has been agreeable work thus far on ac-
count OF tho mild weather and all the
steeds are IN the best Of condition. The
weaniin Peter the Great colt. which was
the only one which was not doing well,
haa picked up wonderfully IN thu last few
weeks and IL a. lively as a cricket
TrAiner Jimmy Ronin. who Is about as
busy . horsemnn a. you ever saw, says
he never saw a harmful Of horses in bet
ter winter condition.
I'VE % the roses IN Ronin's charge
vhieh have shown great Improvement IN
cond;iion are Fred Myers Jim o'sheat
and Mckinney wilkes. Mr.. Myers. being
eFe ~ the best natured men In Omaha,
deserves 90 wia with them and Is pretty
ifkeiy % DO A.