South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-09-16
Lybun Fuller Wins News Times Purse Takes County

at the turn, and came home a length
ahead. Cruck Malone. driven by Ed
Mason OF Mishawaka. and Alto Girl,
owned by Alex Wright. showed a burst
OF speed and finished ahSad Of Laura
II.
H. L. led all the wav in the second
heat The Wright and Mason entries
forced the big black 10 stretch out az
the finish. but NJ l.. possessed the
brush 10 fnish a half length in front
Alto Girl and Cruck Malone divided
second and third monies and Laura T.
won fourth money.
Next 20 ". LIS owner. the happiest
man on the grounds after the finish
Of the county trot was Emil Luther,
who has been grooming the black
mare for the past three weeks in
preparation for the Interstate races.
Luthers social position among the
groOms at the fair grounds is now
raised appTeciably on account Of his
connection with winning stable.
Beats Veteran Drivers.
Credit for the winning OF the 2:15
pacing event is divided between
HOosier Boy the bay gelding owned
by :. r. Grieves OF OblOng. Ill. and
TO Roy Grieves. the y year old son Of
Mr. Grieves. who drove the crack pac-
er 20 victory over five other drivers
all of whom were older in years and
IN racing experience
The elder Grieves was forced TO give
up driving some years ago on ac-
count Of his weight. He hired an ex-
perienced driver, who had been in the
game for over 20 years - ride be-
hind his horses IN his place. Two
years ago HOosier Boy finished sixth
in the first heat of a race, with the
old driver uD behind him. The race
was then 'rained off, and postponed
to the next day.
When the race was continued,
Grieves sent his son out behind HoOs-
| Ter Boy The lad drove the gelding
20 fourth money. winning a second, a
/ third and a fourth Ever since Roy
Grieves has been handling the reins
and whip for his fathers horses.
HOOsier Boy had no easy time in
winning the first two heats of the
pace Halora, a Hal billiard colt,
owned and driven by G. w. Shakes OF
, Bourbon. Ind. led in the first mile
until the last eighth Grieves drove
a careful race. letting the Shakes
horse set the pace until the turn, when
/ he brought Hoosier Boy out in front.
/ finishing a nose ahead of HalOra.
Dandy Heart Takes Lead.
Dandy Heart, a Great Heart colt.
owned by Harry PlatZ of Goshen and
driven by Eddie Walsworth, led the
/ field up TO the fve-eighth post. when
HOOsier Boy showed a burst of speed
l and passed him. Dandy Heart weak
ened coming down the stretch. allow
ing HalOra and Bud b. TO pass. The
| third heat was easy for Hoosier Boy.
| Halora received second money, Bud 3.
third, and Dandy Heart fourth.
The fifth and final heat of the 1927
trOt, postponed from Tuesday, was
won by Edna Gray. gray mare own
ed by Harvey Tobias of Urbana ILL.,
This gave the mare third money, as
she beat out Cressie medium, owned
by L. Farrell of Goshen. by one point.
First money was divided by Mohar-
~. a bay gelding driven by Charles
s. Jackson, a cOlored horseman Of
Chicago, and Baron Alto. winner OF
the first two heats on Tuesday. Mo-
harry deserved to win, as he looked
TO be the class of the field. He won
the first heat on Tuesday, but was set
back to sixth position for running.