South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-13
HORSEMEN GIVE
THEIR TROTTERS
FIRST WORKOUT
More Arrive to Participate in
Fair Races - WOrkmen
Spend Sunday Clearing
Track of Stones.

Horsemen at SpringbrOok park put
In "a big dav sunday giving their AMI
mails "a good workout IN preparation
Cor the Interstate fair race meet
which opens Tuesday afternoon. The
76 trotters and PAGERS that ae sta
bIed at Springbrook divided the track
SUNDAY with an army Of wOrkmcn That
IS engaged gin putting the finishing
touches on the brand new 100000
plant.
Ii is the concensus of opinion of the
nOrsemen that have given the new
track a tryOut that the course Will be
in good shape for the fair speed events
considering the short space OF time
that has beer available for the con-
struction Of he oval. No speed rec
ords will be broken at this years meet
as il is expected that the time in all
OF the races will be slow due 10 the
heaviness OF the track.
a roOter and steam role worked on
the course all day The greater part
OF the stones that threatened 10 make
dangerous going for the racers were
removed Sunday, and another day
work Will see nearly every stone re-
moved from the entire course
Cricket Not Coming
A disappointment 10 the hODes Of
local race fans came Sunday with the
announcement by Alex Wright that
his star trotter Cricket, who was 10
represent this city in the News-Times
stake for 2:17 trOtters on Wednesday
would not be able TO race here. a tel
egram received by Mr.. Wight carried
the news that Cricket had been hurt
at Detoit. and her condition would
not permit her to be shipped to South
Bend for some time.
Fans who are anxious to see some
Of the race money go 10 local horses
are now pinning their hopes on South
Bend Girl, the great filly owned by
S. 4. Russ South Bend Girl, named
in honor of tho st. Joseph County Fair
and Amusement association. which is
putting on the SpringbroOk races, is
as vet unbeaten in q race
The filly has been racing but a
year but in this time she has hung
up a perfect record. She has won
her four races in straight heats, never
having been defeated III a heat or
race At Montpelier O.. where she
has been racing during the past week.
she won two races. In a trOtting event
on Friday she was marked at 2:14 -,
lowering her mark a full second
Mr.. Wright viii contend for some
Of the money with Alto Girl. a sOrrel
mare 10y Music Master, and Cay Baron,
a big black stallion sired by Baron
gale. Both OF these trotters are en-
Ntltu III lllt COUNTY event anu III the
oliver Hotel Stake for PA trotters.
More Horses Arrive.
Among the new arrivals OF Sunday
were Layburn Fuller. the nomination
OF Henry Hawkins of Springfield, H.,
in the NewS-T1mes stake; HaldTa and
May Below. two PAGERS Of the stables
of c. w Shake, Bourbon, Ind; La
Belle Oniine, by POtOsi B.. owned by
L. 9. Studman OF Nappanee; and Jen-
ME Halle. owned by r. II. Some
thrust OF Warren. Ind and entered in
the News-Times stake
BY tonight nearly every horse en-
tered ia any of the harness events will
be stabbed at Springbrook Several of
the hOrsemen from Indianapolis and
Detroit who were holding off their
entries in order 10 find out the cOndi-
ton Of the track. are expected to
cring their stables here today. as
they have been notified that with IA
vorable weather the track will be
perfectly safe 20 race ON. even il il
is rather slow