Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-23

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Childs up, Ben Earl, a handsome
brown gelding, won his two heats in
the 2:l0 pacing class, with time of
2:04H and 2:04A.
Ben Earl is a 5-year-old PAGER, BY
The Earl. He was purchased by Pc
terson Bros. last fall for $4,000. In
ten starts over half-mile tracks last
season this par-excellent piece OF
horsefesh never lost a race. His bow
at Cleveland marked his debut on
mile tracks. Winning as he did the
classic of the initial Grand Circuit
meeting, put long, Aashy feather in
his cap and gave Omaha more we'll
earned publicity in the horse world,
Ben Earl will be seen in action at the
Great Western Circuit races here in
August.
K. {. H., owned by Tom Dennison
and Peterson Bros, raced out a fourth
in the 2:l3 pacing class at the Cleye-
land Grand Circuit meeting Friday,
The heat positions were three. five
and two. Marvin Childs was driving,
This horse obviously has a great fu-
ture.
Ed Peterson is president of the
Omaha Driving club, under the
auspices of which the Great Western
Circuit meeting here, August % to
20, inclusive, will be staged.
Mr.. Peterson and Mr.. Dennison re-
turned from the east yesterday.
Meeting Draws Near.
In, another month they'll be turn
ing 'em at the East Omaha track at
the harness racing classic of the mid
die west, when the cream of the fam
Gus Great Western Circuits horses
will furnish the greatest four days'
card ever hung up in this section of
the country.
The early closing events present a
galaxy of turf stars that, together
with the notables, who will be named
in the late closing purses, will at
tract to the East Omaha track rae
ing fans by the thousands.
The early closing purses consist of
two $kOOO purses, three 81 900 purses.
two $500 purses, one stake race with
$500 added.
The late closing purses, which close
Tuesday, August 8, are as follows
All Trot-Elks club purse 300
2:ls Trot-Rotary club purse. 500
2:S0 Trot-Commercial club purse. 500
s:os Pace-omaha Printing company
purse ...................... 500
ZIP Pace-Stock Yards purse. ..... 500
2:2b Pace-Brandeis Store purse .... 500
Free-for-all Pace-Alamo Engine
purse ''.'''''''' '.''..'''.,.,.-... 1000
Smith Is Busy Man.
Otis M. Smith, prominent local
horseman and secretary and treasurer
OF the Omaha Driving club, will be the
busy man for the next few weeks at
tending to the mass of details Incl
dent to the staging of Great West
ern Circuit meeting, which, by the
way, marks the first time in the his
tory of the state that a Nebraska
city has been in that favored class.
The August meeting also will mark
the first time that a Nebraska har-
ness race has been run for as high as
$1,000 purse.
The East Omaha track is in ideal
condition at the present time. By
the time Of the big meeting it should
easily be the best half-mile oval in
the entire United States-and that's
covering a lot of territory. But horse
men who have visited the leading
tracks in the country, will back up this
statement without fear of contradic-
ton.
Horses that have been campaigning
around nearby circuits, as we1l as sew
eral steppers from stables from dist
ant parts Of the country, are Begin
ming to drift back into Omaha to get
ready for the big August classic.
From now on the East Omaha track
will be the lighthouse for horsemen,
horses and followers of the sport from
the east and west and the other two
directions.
Trek To Omaha Starts.
Several stables are expected to
breeze into camp after the Wahoo,
Neb., meeting on the Nebraska Speed