Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-05-28

Class Hal Mckinney .,....,Tom Dennison
Irene Beau.......,...+O. NJ. Smith
Lee Dale. ...t.....,..1,.sJim Ronin
Glass y Frank Holloway Jim Honin
Jim O'shea ,.t.. ..... sH0b sebaHln
Tanner Miller....,..., r. o.connor
Garrety. t.tt,s.t...,t.Joo Hildreth
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Class A Tena o,..t.t..s...+,.',Ji Jim honin
Governor V.,t.,t'.s+..J Joe Hllhfeth
Mlaa Galley Tom Dennison
Pronto J....,sss,..ts BOD sepaAtin
In the Class A event two we'll
known amateur drivers will be pitted
against the clever pilot Jim Ronin.
Horsemeh are predicting that Mr..
Dcnnison and Mr., Smith will keep
him busy, too.
Mr. Ronin is carded 10 drive Babe
King, known as the worlds fastest
pacing pony In an exhibition mile.
The pony is owned by Miss Frances
Dennison.
Horsemen quartering at the Ben
son track are busy preparing for the
three days meeting Of the Nebraska
Midway Racing circuit June 8, 9 and
10, Trainers put in successful week
with their charges, the interest at the
track being noticeably stimulated by
the arrival Of several new strings.
New Arrivals at Benson.
Hal Brown, former Nebraskan,
showed up during the week with
likely looking string. Mr.. Brown sew
eral years ago had much success with
his two PAGERS, Ginger and Don, fast
ones that made them all step some
throughout the middle west
Walter Pike blew in from faraway
Louisiana for the June meeting with
a stable Of sleek-looking animals,
headed by the old campaigner, Frank
lin Pierce, horse that is expected to
be strong contender in the free-for-
all on the Benson program. Frank
lin Pierce distinguished himself in
1913 by winning nineteen straight
races.
Of course, Al Thomas big string is
working right along in fine style, his
array OF yearlings and two-year -olds
showing unusually good form.
Track snd stable Gossip.
A. exciting workout as was staged dur
ing the week tranapired on Wednesday aft
eFnoon before a large crowd Of horsemen
and visitors at the track. II WAS 4 tri-
angular affair. The Participants being Irene
Beau. Otis smith up, Sir Charles K, Jim
Hildreth up.
The trio stepped some nice miles. com
Ing home In good fashion, several last one.
eiahths being clicked in sixteen and one-
half seconds. IL might DO mentioned too
That Hildreths horse kept the PAGERS
Ono Of Otis Smiths recent acquisitions,
the green trotting colt, Nash Dale, showed
Veil I'm h4 - all ftt44s
purchased at the Nash estate sale. was
named IN honor OF Fred Nash The little
trotter looks like oomer
or the large number Of visitors at the
track recently, the most prominent out-of-
town horseman was Fred Terry Of In
man an exceptionally we'll known In the
turf world He visited the track In com.
pany with ed Peterson, president Of the
Omaha driving club. and other prominent
local horacmen.
Mr. Terry expressed surprise and pleas
local track, declaring that IL IL superior TO
any hair mile oval IN the country. And as
M. Terry has seen them ali. he ought to
know.
The horse paper owner, Mr. Peterson.
Tom Dennison and several other horHemen
honln worked for Mr.. Terry once--and
thereby Hes tale
Mr.. Terry was at one time an Omaha
man, Years ago he was In the horse bust
ness on the South Side, which he quit 10
enter the newspaper game. He eventually
became connected with the Horseman, pub
lished at Chicago, but which IL now out
Of existence, From there he went 10 Grand
Rapids Mich, To become a member OF tho
STAFF OF daily; but no got back into the
horse paper game again, this time on the
Western horaeman, which he now owns.
To 20 bnck 10 the so-caiied tale. when
Terry was with the Horaeman at Chicago
he persuaded Jim Honin 10 take a dip into
the scribe business. Eonin didn't know
much about the craft OF word Juggling and
pretty phraalng, but he did know a great
deal about horses.
Hha went 10 work for Mr. Terry and
made a success OF the business OF writing
up horse sales and landing advertising con-
tracts with Bili Jones and william smith.
owners or the famous INTERCHANGEABLE stall
lion. But honius chief claim to distinc-
ton wac the aiiver-h headed cane which he
carried about the country with him. and
which made him man OF affluenre and
awe among this awipeAi ana handlers
around the stuhlea. Mr.. Terry was josh
ing the local man about the can Thursday