South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-09-16
DRIVING
IN THREE HEATS
FaVorite in PA Trot Has lit
tie Difficulty in Bringing
Home the Money.
Bv Neal Is. weIch.

~ 900 stake, was given great dFlFe
BY her owner. Clark T.. Green OF
Jacksonville. H. and won the race
IN straight heats with little trouble
Al springbrook park yesterday aft
ernoon The 2.20 pace which was
"a merry little battle between Daniel
and Birdie Pointer "a local mare.
went four heats. the FIRST race TO 90
more than three heats during the
present meet Freddie Ullis an Ohio
geIding. took the ZIP Face and the
fourth event OF the afternoon, the
three-year old trot. went 20 Jack
Door in two heats
The sudden change I'm the wealth
er and the stiff breeze that was
blowing made real fast time almost
an impossiblitv Had there been
less wind it is probable that the
track record would have been
lowered i'm the PIP pace. for the
good time or 2.1I IA was made in
the second heat OF the race in spite
81 the breeze.
Marie Constant Takes Lead
Marie Constant went out ahead
~ the field az the start OF the first
heat. but they were pretty well
punched on the back stretch The
bay mare pulled away a little. how
ever. and was leading Dv a length
~ the qua rter. She came past the
half in he lead with Doris Watts.
= daughter Of the famous General
Watts. ina second. ]. a. s. local
Qelding was iu third and came up
little or the back stretch AT the
three-quarter Marie still had her
lead Allie AshbrOok closed I'm on
l. A 8 Marie Constant led Doris
Watts by about q length and Allie
Ashbrook was coming hard half
a length back.
Green's mare stepped away i'm
great shape in the second heat and
M the quarter had length and a
half lead which was Increased TO
two lengths 90 the half. Doris Watts
pulled mp on the turn and had cut
the lead down at the quarter
pole Doris came down the stretch
at "a fast clip and Marie won by less
than length Fleming had given
General Watts daughter a wonder
ful drive.
MOhayna Comes Up.
Again i'm the third heat the Marie
mare went out I'm front and was
leading by a big margin at the quar-
ter. she was leading Doris Watts
bv length "a She half Some place T.
I'm the second haIf mile Mohayna I
came up from behind and finished /
in second back of Marie Constance. /
an Of the heats Of the race were /
made in 2.19 Is. Abe Frank. owner I.
OF the oliver hotel presented Marie's /
owner with a large silver loving .
cup.
They got away 90 nice start IN .
the first heat OF the 30 pace and T
an the turn Birdie Pointer owned I
and driven by a. J. Wood OF South I
Bend stepped ahead of Daniel and |
was length 90 the good at the 4
quarter They came along the pole I
az the half with Daniel right behind .
Birdie Pointer. There was a regular .
race ON the hack stretch and Daniel .
brought himself up even with Birdie .
Pointer on the stretch The two /
came down past the stands necS and /
neck and Woods mare barely won .
by nose. They did the mile in I
2.17 IA
Daniel Wins Easily.
Daniel won the next three heats
OF the race without exerting him
self. They had trouble getting start
ed and after four attempts Miss
Billie Burke was left 20 take care
Of herself They got away the next
time and Birdie Pointer went TO the
front. They came down the stretch
ON the first half mile even but
Birdie Pointer broke and Daniel
passed Tire half az least four lengths
iu the lead. Biruie went like a shot
around the second half but Daniel
TOOK his time and won iu 2:16 Ia
Daniel got iato the lead iu the third
heatt and was never headed Birdie
Pointer tried Co pass him ON me
back stretch. bat failed and Daniel
was in front py three lengths al the
half The lead Was cut down half
NJ the finish. The toar5h beat was
repetition OF the third but Daniel
was not pushed and 10 was slow
heat Els Is
Freddie Hills huns back just long
enough ia the drsj heat OF the 2.12
pace 10 step ont and win. Lee Grand
went ahead rut Jack pu,ard pass
% him ON the turn and led Freddie
Hills and Lee Grand at the
quarter. Lee Grand and Freddie
came mp on the far turn and an
four starters with billiard Don front
came past 5he .lIf "a length apart in