South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-18
FIVE HEATS ARE
NEEDED To PICK
WINNER IN PACE
Josephine Directly Comes in
For First Money-HOOSier
Boy Takes 2:17 Pace in
Straight Heats

The best racing Of the week was
presented for the large crowd at the
Interstate fair Friday. on a track that
At o'clock in the morning was q sea
Of mud. and at ? o'clock was in as
good condition as on any day of the
meeting. Josephine Directly's fine
victory in the 2:27 pace featured the
card. Hoosier Boy. winner OF the 2:15
pace, came back in fine style yester-
day winning the 2:17 pacing event
i'm three straight heats. Early Dreams
won an equally easy victory i'm the
2:14 trot. one heat of which was raced
Thursday.
Josephine Directly was given first
money under one Of the rules of the
point system, although she won only
one heat, while Jessie II. took the last
two heats. receiving second money.
Jessie II finished fifth in the first heat
and fourth in the second giving her
-.ore points than had Josephine
Directly. Four heat winners were in
the race. although Harry Pointer,
winner Of the second mile, was out
side the money
LaBeIle ODline Wins First
LaBelle Online, chestnut mare driv-
en- by her owner. l.. G. Stedman Of
Dauee, took the first heat by a
shade. the heat being so close that
the grandstand did not mark their
scOrecards until hearing the verdict
of the judges. Hannah Black led at
ithe half, with Harry Pointer, LaBelle
Online and Jessie II. all within u
| length behind.
The finish of this heat was one Of
| the finest bits of sport of the day.
Josephine Directly showed a burst Of
speed at the last turn that brought
| her up with Hannah Black and on
! line, the three coming in under the
wire like a three-hOrSe team. The
! judges decided that Online had a few
! inches on the other two PAGERS, and
gave her the heat.
! Hannah Black and Harry Pointer
fought il out for the lead in the first
J half of the second heat. they being
abreast for the greater part of the
first turn of the track. Josephine Di-
rectly and Online both passed Hannah
at the three-Guarter post. Directly be-
ing beaten out at the wire by less than
a head.
Wins i'm Brush.
The third mile went TO Josephine
Directly. owned by Smethurst and Nc
Cord or Warren, Ind, and driven by
| MIR. McCord. Jessie H. and Harry
Pointer were neck and neck at the
| three-quarters and rounding into the
| stretch. but Directly possessed a little
1
Jessie H. who seemed to have he
endurance of the field, took the last
two heats from the other three con-
tenders After the third heat, Harry
| Clemmens, who was behind Harry
| Pointer. did not exert the bay geld
! ing, and Pointer did not figure in the
] last two miles In the final mile, he
was beaten out of fourth money by
| finishing behind Mike the Tramp,
driven by Joe Allan of Niles This
/ heat was the best of the afternoon.
A blanket would have covered the first
! three horses as they came under the
wire. but Jessie TT. barely nOsed out
the other two for first position
HoOsier Boy Shows Glass.
HOosier Boy. winner of the 2:15
! pace on Wednesday. again showed his
! class yesterday, defeating a good field
in the 2:17 pacing event. transferred
| from the Saturday card to take the
place of the oliver hotel stake, which
will he raced this afternoon.
Blanche Patchen got away to a good
start. but broke at the first turn and
was passed at the quarter by Ruth
! Granett. one of the Milo Powers
string HoOsier Boy. driven by Roy
| Grieves, the youngest driver in the
fair meeting. occupied second position
until the three quarters post, when
he stretched out and won by two
lengths. eased mp.
Eddie Walsworth finished third with
William H., after a bad start. In this
heat Milo Powers and +. 3. Smith
driver of Blanche Patchen. were fined
$500 each by Starter Fleming for
scoring ahead of the pole horse. Mr.
Fleming afterwards suspended the fine
on Powers for his good work in the
last two heats.
Follows Pace Makers.
tics in the second heat that he used
to such good advantage in the first,
letting William II. and Nellie NJ. set
the pace up to the three-quarter pole.
/ William II gave the gelding a race
down the stretch in the third heat
hut he came under the wire a length
in front.
The 2:14 trotting event went To
J Early Dreams, owned and driven by
J. 3. HalsaIl of Greenfield. Ind. After
winning the first heat in the mud on
Thursday in the time OF 2:40 II
the gelding exhibited the same form
Friday, having little trouble at any
time in leading the field
Halsall got the gelding away 10 a
fine start in the first nile Friday. with
lobe Ward. driven by Henry Haw-
sirS. Dolly Royal. a Smethurst and
McCord entry. and /. A. =. driven by
IS A. Moe of South Bend. racing and
finishing in the order named for the
entire mile. lobe Ward was beaten
10y half a length, With the other two
trotters two lengths behind
In the final heat lobe Ward broke
at the half. allowing Dolly Royal 70
pass The sOrrel gelding recovered
quickly and beat lobe out for second
position after passing him at the
tNree-quarters post Early Dreams
won this heat easily.
Alto Girl Beats VI. T..
An exhibition race was Sandwlched
in between che other events. Alto Girl
owned and driven by Alex Wright
7 beating II l.. Howard LOnsley's big
+ black rnare in two out of three heats
/ The two horses are full sisters, both
+ being Loyal Baron colts
1 H. Gil La for The nrsf half hut