Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-07

Jim Holloway Travels SoUe,
This was bettcred later N tho week
when Mr. konin drove Ilm Holloway
against green PAGER a mile In 2:22 flat.
Jim o'shea, Hal connors, Mckinney
Wilkes. Ireno Beau, Governor V, and A
host Of other fast harness speeders, also
showed their classy qualities In highly
satisfactory workouts.
Otis M Smith, secretary treasurer OF
tho Omaha Driving club, and an owner
OF string Of speed merchants, could not
resist the temptation TO handle the reins
himself. Ho drove his horse. Irene Beau,
a pretty milo in 2:25 tho last one-eighth
being clipped off in 1914 seconds.
The driving club official is an almost
daily visitor at the track. and what he
doesn't know about what's going on there
seven days Of tho week wouldn't pad
more than couple OF crutches for a
crippled centipede.
nennon'a First Meet.
The Benson meeting, juno s-9-lO, viii
start tho fireworks for what should be
the most successful season OF harness
racing ever staged IN this state. Follow
ing hard on the heels Of the local speed
carnival are tho following meetings on
the Nebraska Midway Racing circuit.
with tho names Of the secretaries: Me-
braska City, June l3-if-i5, II. y. swalley;
Auburn, Juno 20-2i-22, w. y. Fisher;
Aurora. June 2-2s-29, g. w wontz; Kear.
ney. July s4-5, n. d. Gould.
Rearneys meeting also win mark the
curtain raiser on tho circuit Of the No.
/ hTng
on this loop which VIII follow arc; Free
mont, July Heb; West Point, July ie-
1920 Tekamah, July 2-2s-27; wahoo.
August l-2-s; Omaha, August 72-2s-ii-
25-2s
The Omaha meeting, however, was
scheduled before II was known definitely
whether or not the East Omaha oval
would be on tho Great Western circuit
Tho purses Of course, Of tho only Ne.
braska meeting on tho Great Western
loop win be inrger than any OF those
OF tho Nebraska Speed association
meetings.
Tho Decoration day matinee NJ tho
East Omaha track promises 70 prove .
popular harness-racinR event, Besides
lgiying the trainers an opportunity 10 zee
4 what their hopofuls can DO IN the way Of
1915 competition, II should prove a Moccu
for horsemen IN this neck OF the woods
who would like TO enjoy an afternoon
OF Glenn. interesting sport. The Essi
Omaha boarders will be classed. or snf
four or five events staged, II Is planned
70 make the matinee free to tho public
Heard by the Rail birds.
Among tho new arrivals Mt tho rsas
owned BY w Chamberlain 81 Clarke
Nab. Mr. chambefialns candidates fo
harness racing hoDorA arc III charge o
robert Connor q Maitland, Mo included
among the new arrivals are Tod WOOlHe1
and Tanner Miller. two promising yoDnl
horAes that were raced with considerable
success last year.
William Nesselhous Of Omaha has pur
chased from Pat McAyoy the hay 3
yehr-old flly, Dainty Marie. sired hs
soronto Tod dam. prodigal. Tho horse
"a at tho East Omaha stables IN charR,
Of Buck Laushln.
Dispatches from New York this weel
gave tho INFORMATION that differences
among the three organizations IN contro
q harness .i,n,i.s racing IN this country ha'
HorAcmen IN all parts Of the countr,
are keenlv interesting IN the announce
mont that the board nf review Of III
National Trottlng association, IN seeior
Ia tho city OF the original great whit
way Ia expected 10 ratify the harmon!
plan ARRANGED through a telephone con
ference by officers Of tho National Trot
Ting association and the Trottlng Reg
lister association IN Chicago. The ar
ranKement cnlls for the united puhicn
tlon, distribution and sale OF the yea
book" II was agreed that the NAtionh
and American naaaoriations VIII In III
future entrnHt the duty Of amending rule
10 ioint committee OF six members
Tom Dennison has been the reolplen
~ many congratulations from horsemel
since he returned from Chicago on IN
fact that his famous pacing stallion
Hal Mckinney 2.MA, ruled Off the tur
last fall has been relnstated by tn
American Trotting association, Hal Nc
Kinney whose ~amn has been cleare
or all accusations IN expected "a be on
~ the brightest performers on the Cirea
Western circuit this year
Tho East Omaha and Benson track
have a couple OF the most famous horse
shoerA IN this section OF the country
charge OF the blacksmith shop at IN
Benson plant, Il one of the well-hnow
Watson brothers. His brother John
the horsc-shoelng expert at tho EaH
Omaha track,
nr. J. G. Mentally Of Beliwood. Neb
was visitor AT the East Omaha trac
during tho week. DIR. McNally has
! string Of harness horses IN training her
Off a slice OF the ao-ealled filthy lucr