The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-09-14
BIG RACE CROWD
Thousands Enjoy Second Days
Exciting Card at the Fair.
Comeback" of Gladys G the
Feature of Afternoon.

two heats of the 2:25 pace, Gladys G, !
a Kansas mare owned by "Old Man |
Jewett,'' of Hamlin, Kan, came into |
her own and won three straight heats, |
thus winning the race and the long |
end of $500 purse. Minnie Pinkerton,
a Topeka mare owned by w. w. Whit
ney, and r. H Burr, and Gentry Bell,
a horse owned by NJ. A. Wohlfrom of
Leavenworth, We're picked by the
crowd as the winners in the first three
heats.
The Topeka mare took second in the
first heat. losing to the Leavenworth
mare by a mere scratch. The tables
were turned in the second, the Leav
enworth mare winning by the same
narrow scratch. In the third heat
Gladys G won by a scratch over Min
ME Pinkerton. The Ham1in mare won
in tight finishes in the next two heats
with Minnie Pinkerton and Gentry
Bell tying on points for second place
Second and third money was divided
between the Leavenworth and Topeka
mares.
Needed the Money.
A pleasant bit of romance is at
tached to 'tO1d Man Jewett'' owner of
Gladys C. Jewett took his mare to the
races at Kearney, Neb., recently and
mortgaged her to the fair association
for the amount of his freight and en-
trance fee. She was distanced in the
race, but the fair association wouldn't
take her and she was given another
chance. Then she got in the money
in another event and saved herself and
her owner.
The grandstand was filled before
the races opened Wednesday. 1t
wasn't long after the races began be-
fore the bleachers, too, were full 1n6
guards had difficulty in keeping the
crowd off the track.
Nearly Broke Record.
A judges watch didn't work exactly
right for Jennie Morris, ridden by
Lewie Mckenzie, and she nearly broke
worlds record in the 4 Il furlong
dash The time registered was SO Il
seconds Mckenzie rode to his sec
ond victory Wednesday. On Tuesday
he won also. Mineral Jim, ridden by
Griffin, led in the start and maintain
ed a good lead until the horses had
circled half the field. Then Mckenzie
on Jennie Morris nosed ahead and
won by a narrow stretch. The record
is Il seconds.
Carletta broke away for the first
heat in the two-year-old trot. with
re cord of 2:21A for the first mile of
the afternoons racing. Busy Mac
finished second in the trot with Bfsola
third Richard Ross, fourth, and Vera
Tramp. fifth.
Eunice Strong won the first heat
in the 2:19 trot for u purse of 5000.
Baby Sister finished second; Alice
Malone, third; Janos. fourth, Martha
Hall fifth; Deda, sixth. Five horses
were scratched on the entrance card.
Time of heat, 2:21 II.
Busy Mac Won.
Busy Mac nosed under the wire
ahead of Carletta in the second heat
of three-year-old trot. Time: 1923
The horses finished the heat: Busy
Mac, first; Marietta, won won the first
heat, second: Richard Ross. third;
Vera Tramp. fourth.
straight heat of the 2:19 trot when
! she came under the wire a half length
ahead of Baby Sister, who finished
second. Jamos ran third with Martha
Hall, fourth and Alice Malone fifth
| Time: 2:201a.
| Busy Mac won the 3-year-old trot
| in straight heats. Carletta was the
only competition in the third heat and
/ landed second money with third to
Visola and fourth to Richard Ross.
Eunice Strong cleaned up the PIG
race IN raight heats, winning the
third in 2:I9A. Janos finished sec
| ond in the heat with Veds, third: Baby
Sister, fourth: Martha Hall, fifth. and
Alice Malone, sixth. Eunice Strong
| won first money, second to Baby Sis
ter with Janos third, and Veda fourth.
The Summaries.
Summary of Wednesdays events
] follows:
3-year-old trot-Busy Mac, owned
by c. D. Bell, Council Grove, Kan,
| Bell driving, first. Carletta, owned by
R. w. Greer. st. Joseph. Mo-. Casey
| driving, second. Visola, owned by
/ Fisher and Powell. Des Moines. Ia.
Fisher driving, third. Richard Ross
| owned by r. P. Erwin, Erwin driving
fourth. Time of heats: 2:21A, 2:23A
2:24A. Purse, $500.
4 2:19 trot-Eunice Strong. owned by
l. Isaacs. Taylor, Tex. Nelson driving
first, Baby Sister, owned by William
Harris. Solomon, Kan, Harris driving
second. Janos. owned by Mrs. Belle
Weeks. Independence, Mo-. Graves
driving, third. Beda, owned by. Alb
bott Springfield Mo, Abbott driving
fourth. Martha Hall and Alice Malone
also ran. Time of heats: 2:21A
I2:20H 2:19A. Purse, $500.