Omaha daily bee., 1916-07-30
Big FIELD TO START
IN GREAT WESTERN
Notable Array of Fast Horses
Nominated for the Turf
Classic Here.
FAST sTEPPERs oARDED
BY RUSSELL PHELPS.

ANSSSAAA .
With the turf classic of the middle
west-the Great Western Circuit
meeting of the Omaha Driving club
to be held at the Speedway track Au-
gust q to 20, inclusive, less than
month away, horsemen and harness
race followers in general are busy
prognosticating what will happen
when the fastest field of steppers
ever turned on a half-mile track in
this country battles for the total of
$l2,3OG in stakes and purses offered
for the four days program.
Everyone connected with the har
ness racing game in Omaha and con-
tiguous territory, as we'll as horse
men from all OF the principal turf
centers in the United States, are
awaiting with the keenest of interest
the Great Westerns premier in Ne
braska. The Omaha Driving clubs
meeting will mark the first time in
the history of Nebraska that the state
has had horse races on this famous
circuit. Purses of $1,000 also are
strangers to Nebraska tracks, and
when the owners and agents OF
horses from the cream of the coun-
try's stables come here to race their
favorites, it will be with a degree of
confidence that they are doing so
under the auspices of driving club
that has the men behind it we'll able
to back the game to the limit.
Big Field Will Start.
Otis M. Smith, prominent Omaha
gralnman-horseman and secretary
and treasurer of the driving club, is
satisfied that more than ESQ horses
will have been named for the differ
emit events by August 8, the date Of
the closing of the late closing purses
One hundred and sixty high-class ami
mais, including several that have al
ready won fame on the Grand Circuit
TINS year, are nominated for the early
closing purses.
"A glance over the names of some
OF the turf stars who are named in
the early closing purses is in itself a
guarantee of the stellar brand of
racing that will be dished IN AZ tho
ureat Western meeting in Omaha
Gilbert Patch, son of Dan Patch
ana one OF the brightest performers
at the recent Grand Circuit meetings
at Cleveland and Detroit is entered
in in the 2:l8 pacing class, the Hal NJ.
iK1inney purse of $1,000, for the Great
Western session here.
Miss Densmore Looks Good.
a trotter that has showed I'D GOOD
IN the big noise" in the east Is Miss
Densmore, by Vyzant, who will he
one OF the strongest contcnders in
me I;l4 trotting class at the Omaha
Driving clubs meeting for the GRAN
Exchange purse of $1,000
5Omana harness racing devotees this
year will have an opportunity to SEE
the work of Deputy Sheriff bv Sher-
1T, who made them all sit up and take
notice at the Detroit Grand Circuit
meeting, after winning consistently
over % the Michigan Short-ship Circuit.
deputy Sheriff is entered in the 2:l2
pacing class at the local meeting
Tanner Miller, a son of Dr. Tan
nner, the winner of the 2:22 pace at the
Corning, Ia, meeting on the South
western Iowa and Missouri Short
snip Circuit last week, is a likely look
ing entry in the 2:18 pacing class.
Helen Chimes Great Record.
A rafting good horse and one that
mas shown unusual class on Nebraska
tracks this year is Helen Chimes. bv
the Magnet. Helen Chimes had gone
through the season thus far unde-
feeated, registering her eighth consecu-
tive win at the Tekamah meeting on
the Nebraska Speed Association Cir
cut within the last few days. She
has not lost heat this year. This
fast brown mare is entered in the Pip
pace at the Great Western races.
Mr.. Smith has received advices
from the Savage interests in Mime
apolis that the death of the famous
horseman and owner of Dan Patch
will NOT affect their entries here.
Three sons of the famous Dan will
be seen in action: Gay Patch, en-
tered in the 2:l4 trotting class; Pow
er Patch, in the 2:l8 pace; Princess
Patch, iii the 2:12 pace.
Joe Carson to Come.
There are many horse fans who
will be pleased by the announcement
that Joe Carson, the Winnipeg horse
man, plans to bring his PAGER, College
Gent, down here for the ree-for-all.
College Gent is we'll known in Oma-
ha by virtue of his performances on
the local track in 1915
All indications point to the fact
that the free-for-all pace, to be run
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