Omaha daily bee., 1916-08-26
ILLINOIS MARE IS
RETURNED WINNER
May Hartman Upsets Dope
and Out Trots Favorites in
Fridays Feature.
PACING CLASSIC FOR TO-DAY
BY RUSSELL PHELPS.

Scrambling the contents OF the
bucket and throwing the hooks into
the favorite, Miss Denver, in a man
ner to make the old wise owls vince,
May Hartman, dutiful and beautiful
daughter OF Bob Hartman, trotted
away with the feature race on FRI
days card at the Great Western cir
cult program at the Speedway and
annexed the big end Of the coin in
the South Omaha Horse and Mule
company purse OF ST 900.
May Hartman won i'll straight
heats, all of which were marked by
close and spirited finishes.
The Illinois mare was somewhat
of dark horse before the race, as
compared with the Miss Denver and
Red Rice talk that filled the air, al
though there were few turfmen-a
select few-who should be i'll posi-
ton to eat porterhouse for an indet-
mite period, who got wind of the
trotters' superfine condition and
rode her"
Bunched at Getaway.
The field was Great Western cir
cult class to the core, fact that be-
came apparent when the five leaders
in the debut heat took the twice
around inassed together, as If i'll a
cavalry charge.
In the first heat an Oklahoma stall
lion, Gramahe Belline, displayed a
flash OF real, classy form when his
pilot, John McQuaig, by skillful jock
eying, got him out OF the trailer divi-
sion and dove under the wire hard on
May Harriman's heels.
The favorite, Miss Denver, failed to
muster better than a third, with the
second choice of the field, Porto
Rico's son, registering a safe fourth.
The winning mares time tor the
mile was 2:l6A.
Red Rico Speeds Up.
The dope-spilling May Hartman
scored we'll in the second heat and
was soon leading the rest of them
again; Red Rico, however, loorhed up
as dangerous company and the ILL
nois mare was forced to travel the
mile a half second faster in order
to lead the speedy procession past
the judges stand. :.
Graham Belline, winner of second
place in the initial heat, obviously
was a flash in the pan,' for he got
lost in the shuttle and trotted home
way in the rear of the others. Miss
Denver placed third in the heat.
The final heat proved the most ex-
citing brush of the days card.
- Last Heat Fastest. - -.
Bunched at the send-off, the four
fastest speed merchants .saot out and
ciashed in a spirited fight for the
leadership at the first turn. Even
after the first lap any one of the four
had good chance to win, but it was
May Hsrrimsn's day, and when the
final tilt began to take form at the
lower turn the springer of surprises
obtained the edge and leaped under
the wire victor. The last heat, nego-
tiated in 2:l5, was the fastest of the
race and brought the turf fans out
Of their seats.
The performers in the 3-year-old
trot, Byrne-Hammer purse of $500,
made names for themselves as speedy
colts, the ruling favorite, Don de
Lopez, half-brother OF Louise de
Lopez, who won honors at the Oma-
ha Driving clubs meeting earlier in
the week, and both out of the cele
brated Kinney de Lopez, romped
home with the bacon in straight
heats. The young gelding was clev-
erly piloted home each time by the
California reinsman, Fred Ward, the
first two heats in 2:l9A and the last
in 2:2OM.
Battle for Second Place.
An Archdale colt, Maharba, and
spirited little filly, Lady South, by
General Watts, staged stiff battle
for second honors, the former breez-
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