Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-14
Marty OTooe and Marty Krg May Yet Make Winning Pair
OMAHA NOW RANKS
HIGH IN HORSEDOM
More Interest in Harness Racing
Game Here Than Any City
in Country.
BUSY WEEK AT TWO TRACKS
ny ssELL pnELrs.

ny RUSSELL PHELPS.
omaha-harness horse racing capital OF
tho middle west
with two Of the best conditioned tracks
In this section OF the country-one ad-
miuedly tho fastest course on the Great
Western clrcut~and a galaxy Of racing
horse flesh that Is the .eynosure Of all
eyes In the middle west tlrf world, tho
Nebraska metropolis has n wcll-earned
right TO the apnelatlon.
Prominent horaemen-not all local tall
cnt by any mcans-arc authority for tho
pardonahlo bonst that there is more In
forest manifest In he harness horse gamo
here this season than In any city in tho
United states
One thing IL certain. trainers at the
East Omaha track OF tho Omaha Driving
club have accomplished more with their
charges this spring than NJ any course
IN tho entire country, with tho possible,
exception N few Of tho southern ovals.
Ahead Of Other Tracks.
The training season has been backward
at eastern tracks and other points, on
account OF the Indictment weather. while
activities here ever since the inauguration
apacc. The result Ia track ~ eveer-
tional qualities. and strings Of stcppers
that are III many casea, keyed ~ to mid
season form
There " not q spot on the mile oval
Of the Driving clubs track that would
not measure IN with The whms and re-
quirements OF the most exacting driver.
! The track Is bolpg worked dolly, with
tho greatest care and rs excellent groom
Ing is apparent TO every horsman who
Visits the East Omaha plant. Local
lhotsenien are sparing neither time nor
expense TO get the oval In ultra A-No. /
condition by the time Of the Decoration
4 day matinee, which, by the way. will
be FREQ to the public The keen-looiing
program scheduled for the Decoration
day program Of harness horse sport Will
be bul a hint OF the treat In store for
raclng dcvoteea when tho big five days
Great Western circuit meeting Ia staged.
August % 70 -, inclusive,
I Trainers put IN busy week with their
charges and put the horses through any
number Of classy miles The steppers
arc shaking their feet little fnster each
time track record for the season Of
209 being hung ~ during the last seven
days,
Track Record Hung I'm.
Tom Dcnnison's fast PAGERS. Hal Nc
Kinney and Hal connorH, worked mile
IN 2.i9 IN fashion 70 make the ralblrds
Flt up, take notice and finger their stop
watcheE-the ones that had them-In
Joyous and speculative frame Of mind
Some Of the rallblrds don't need split
second stop-wntches TO tell how fast n
speed merchant Is trayeinRs they can
figure II out by the beat Of their pulse
That's n fact. Ark horseman.
Training activities At the Benson track
are humming. mud the outlook r. excep-
tionally favorable for a successful bunch
Of races at tho Nebraska Midway Rae.
Ing circuit meeting on June z. .. TO- The
Benson early meeting will be the curtain
raiser IN harness racing In this section
OF the country and a classy lot OF entries
are assured.
Al Thomas' big string ~ racers is work
ing right along in fine style. Mr..
Thomas has several extraordinary look
Ing colts going through their PAGES
green material that gives promise OF big
things for the future In the harness horse
world
Large crowds Of enthusiastic visitors
were In evidence daily at both TRACKS.
The interest taken by residents OF Omaha
and contiguous territory In tho sport III
the shape Of the pilgrimages to the tracks
Just TO see the harness horses work out.
Famous Turf Man Here.
One Of the weeks visitors was Joseph
l. Marley Of Chicago member Of tho
editorial staff OF Tho Horse Review ana
probably as well known ~ horse scribe
and turf authority as any writer in this
country
Mr. Marley Is known from coast 20
coast as horseman and expert on the
turf game. lie returned to the Windy
city ready TO assure followers OF thu
Great Western circuit that they'll find in
Omaha the very best in the way o,
track stables and other accoutrements Of
the harness horse racing game.
While in Omaha Mr. Markey was thu
guest Of I'd Peterson. president OF tho
Omaha Driving club Together with Mr..
Peterson Otis NJ Smith, seeretary-treas.
urer Of tho driving clubi Mr.. Dennlson
I Continued -, D.. ~