Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-04
HARNESS ENTRIESAT
OMAHA EXCEED 200
Revival Of TrOtting and Pacing
Races Here Meets Great Re-
Spouse from HOrsemen.
NOTED sTEEDs IN FAST PACE

Nv e.. n VII HAAhs
More than 800 races to the harness races
TO be held by the omaha Driving club at
lie new track a. the speedway, August
SOL, we're in the hands Of Secretary OTIS
". Smith at noon yesterday. OF the ten
class races on the program ell filled ex-
oept the s-year-old pace. Excluding du-
pilcauons caused by double entries there
wcre is5 horses named. In addition II
wss known that a number OF entries were
yet IN the malls and others made with
the Nebraska CIRCUIT secretary had not
yet ben received
Omaha horse lovers. who have given
literally OF their money and labor 70 aid
the revival of the harness game here.
we're made Jubuant by this response Of
horsemen OF Nebraska and other states
70 their offer Of 500 purses at omaha's
fret meeting OF many years. Certainly
they we're entitled 20 a feeling OF gTatifi-
cation. for the success Of the Omaha
meeting is now practically assured. bar
ring only the hideous possibility Of rains
during the fret week Of August
Entries closed July 1. eli horses being
eligible TO race here whose entries bear
postmArks Of that date.
A pleasing feature Of the entry list 70
the fact that the horses named IN the
various events are wen matched. Indeed.
81. .--.fa 81 ,F--,.,rt5ti,iA ont ~ the entire
number 70 select a single steed which out
classes the competitors named In this
race. Those who IKE 10 zee tfotters and
PAGERS punched az the wire In finishes
...s vs.-.4s,. ,afie,y will undoubtedly
- al
which are in prospect 5la4
Omaha Horses Entered.
Several Omaha horses are entered,
among them being Ireno Beau, 2:i2k.
whose owner, o. NJ. Smith. IL bring her
here from Cleveland to race IN her home
city. She Ia entered in the 212 ard z;os
PAGES. This mare raced on the Grand
aifcsit for Tommie Murphy, the loading
racs-winning driver OF The world. last
year and he declared she was able 70,
ana did pacA in 2.C2 although sho was
beaten By such PAGERS as Directfim !.
william aud Frank BoEash. jr. Irene
Beau was started 10 Omaha from clevo-
land By express Friday.
The ssOs pace may be the most brilliant
race OF the meeting. Il has dozen en-
tries. including College Gent. entered by
Joe Carson. Winnipeg. Canada. and Hal
Mckinney, Homet Stock farm. Hemet.
Cal, both Of which were money winners
IN the recent great series OF races at the
exposition IN. San Francisco; Minnie
Chimes Of Hutchison. Kan, Jimmie Nc
veys perennial bear-cat; Franklin Pierce.
Minnie's sworn foe: Irish Lad. entered by
II. Friend wyoming, H.; siriaine. en-
tered by Roy Owen OF West Point, and
Columbia Fire. owned by q q. BohRn-
nan OF Lincoln. Columbia Fire Ia one OF
the hardest horses IN the world TO beat
on a half-mile track and Is extremely
popular among Nebraska raceRoers.
The other races filled IA follows:
Trotting, AIS class. nineteen entries, In |
Guiding Aubrey o, the crack trottcr |
No., and Or. Wayo from Los Angeles. !
Cal. and Miss Omar, owned by @. ID. Bell |
OF Omaha The latter mare 10 to make |
her homo IN Omaha after the campaign. |
Trotting. 1siD class. twcnty-one entries. |
including Great Northern IN the stable |
o. Fred y. Wand Of Los Angeles. Cal.
Trottins. ga class. twenty-four entries.
Taotting. s:So class, twenty entries.
Ten Crack cuIts Az Compete.
Trotting. 9-year-oid. ten entries. among |
which are = number OF the hest bred
colts IN the middle west. Sweet Aubrey, !
by Captain Aubrey. entered ia this race.
IL owned BY Dr. G. c. Hall OF Omaha
and IL IN the stable Of Trainer shocxey Of
Des Moines.
Pacing. 2la class. twenty-two entries.
including shadeline, owned by Judge w.
q. Sears Of Omaha. end Irene Beau.
owned BY o. NJ. smith.
Pacing. an class. thIrty-six entries.
Pacing. '1:l2 class. thirty-sevon. entries. |
No attempt "a made 10 publish COM
piete list OF entrees IN this issue owing
20 The fact Il Nss not available. bit the
fzll list viii be printed later IN The Bee.
I'd Peterson. who had intended to race
part Of bis stable IN Omaha changed his
plans and ah!pped all his horses. from San
Francisco 70 Cleveland. In consequence
Of the railroad compapys refusal to al
low him 70 unload. his horses here. little
celebration which had been planned 20
give the Home folks an opportunity 70
see HIS equine celebrities. had 70 be post
poned until next fall.
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