South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-14
kE WANEE RUTH
COPS BIG PURSE
Takes Silver Edge Stake Of
$1,000 in Straight
Heats.
BY Neal b. WEIGH.

Henry Hawkins. piloted two
horses to first money and sent Ke-
vance Ruth around az "a pace that
tied the track record of 2;10 Ia in
the first heat Of the Pr pace for
the silver Edge stake OF $1,000 al
springbrook park yesterday after
noon. Driving kewanee Ruth DO the
Silver Edge stake. Hawkins won the
race in straight heats and repeated
his performance with Captain Dick
in the 2.27 trot. He rode behind
RUBY billiard in the three-year OLD
pace but was forced 90 take third
money. Ella r. having won first
place over William Patch.
Dude j. was looked upon by many
as the favorite in the Silver Edge
stake. but KING ArIingtOn's son did
net seem 10 be able TO keep up with
Kewanee Ruth's pace. The bay geld
ing won the 2.I7 pace at Indian
apolis last week in straight heats
after he had finished fourth in the
first heat and made marx that
was equal to the Springbr0ok track
record
kpNNanfc RUIN 'ldkt-N A4thu
Kewanee Ruth went into the lead
at the start OF the first heat and
led BY two lengths al the quarter.
Dude j. was trailing Wi5liam H. but
at the turn the Dude horse went
around William and came past the
half. two and a half lengths back
of Kewanee Ruth The time of the
baIf was 1905. They were in prac-
tically the same position ut the
three-quarters. Dude J. came up
little. but Hawkins brown mare fin
ished about two lengths ahead in
2.1O Ia. the track record
Again in the second heat Kewanee
Ruth went into the lead and kept
II up. At the quarter she was a good
length in front and they came past
the half in a string with Ruth lead
ing. Dude J. second and william II.
third. Kewanee Ruth had a good
lead at the three-quarter pole. but
Dude J. closed in a little on the
stretch and gave the mare a race.
She won by barely a length.
Dude ,. Tries Hard.
AS usual. Kewauee Ruth went out
i'm front at the start OF the third and
kept the lead she was leading at
the half by a big margin and made
the distance in 1:O6 3-4. Alison. driv-
ing Dude J.. made a frantic effort
TO get into the lead after they pass
cd the three-Quarter pole. but Haw-
kins' mare couldn't be caught at
that stage.
The 2:27 trot brought about some
of the best racing OF the afternoon
7. A. s. a South Bend gelding. went
into fourth money after he had fin
ished seventh in the opening heat OF
the race. Isworthy Mckinney put
UP real battle i'm the
last two heats. but CAPS
tain Dick won by at least a half a
length.
John d. had the pole in the first
heat. but broke and the field went
past him. j. A. S. went past the hall
in the lead with Crusader following
but both of them went bad just
after they passed the stands and
Captain Dick went aheod He was
leading at the three-qUarters, but
Palms Baron Princess came up and
the Captain won 10y only "a half
length with Isworthy Mckinney
about the same distance back or
Baron Princess.
Wins BY Head.
Captain DICK went G. IT I'm front
fin the second as the Baron Princess
mare broke He was leading "a little
at the half. but Isw0rthy Mckinney
was putting up a battle. There was
"a dandy little race on the back
stretch. where they were an i'm "a
bunch. Captain Dick and NcKinuey
came into the stretch just about
even Hawkins used the whip on
Captain Dick and won by "a head.
There was another great race on
the back stretch i'm the second half
mile Of the third heat baron Priu-
cess went 70 the front M the start
with Mckinney and Captain Dick
foilowing closely Hawkins gelding
passed tuen and was leading ut the
quarter with T. a s. foUowing Is
worthy Mckinney like n streak. They
came into the half this way iu 1909
"a and the race started on the back
stretch II was the same way down
the home stretch and they came uu-