The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-12
ODHORSES HERE.
Unconcerned an Easy Winner
in the Kansas Derby.
Big Cards Feature Race Pro-
gram for Rest of Week.

Uneoncerned, brown gelding own
ed by Drake and ridden b. Jockey
Mckenzie, is today the holder of all
the honor that goes to the winner of
the Kansas Derby, the annual run
ming classic of the Big Free Fair.
With six entries at the barrier, and
some of them good looking ra GERS,
unconceIned got away to good start
and breezed under the wire an easY
winner. His time was 1:43, the fast
est Derby time that has been made
since 1918. Mckenzie, who rode I'm
concerned to his victory, is the same
jockey who rode Blue under the wire
ahead of all contenders in the 1916
Derby and local race followers are
beginning to look upon him 2 dan
gerous rider to bet against regardless
OF the mount he may have. Mckenzie
also won the six furlongs race on
Watch Your Step, making one of the
prettiest rides seen here in d number
of years.
Good Horses Here
glance at the horses as they go
around the oval and a casual observa-
ton of the stable districts is suffi-
clent to show any one that there is
much better representation of the
race talent of the country here this
year than there was in either 1916 or
1915 and the speed program for the
remainder of the week should satisfy
the most eXacting
d
management wishing to give the first
dayerS chance to see the exhibits
but for the rest of the week the daily
program will be a big one and every
afternoon will be filled with events
In addition to the derby and the
seven furlongs Tuesday, there was a
1our-furlong running race, won by Joe
Blair, New Mexico horse; 2:30
trot, won by Racine, of Howard, Kan,
and 2-year-old trot, won by Alta
Donivan, Nebraska entry
The Summaries
The summaries of Tuesdays races
follow:
2-year-old trot, 5000 purse-Alta
Donivan, owned by H. Thomas, Ben
son, Neb., driven by AL Thomas, first,
outdistanced the field in the first heat.
Alta Donivan's time was 2:27A. In
second heat, trotted by Alta Donivan
alone to conform to a tecnricality, the
time was 2:22 ". other starters in
the youngsters trot were Belle Gilt
ner, owned by w. c. Henderson. Kan
sas City, Mo-, and driven by Hender-
son; Burbana Girl, owned by Allen
Harrison, Lemon, Kan, and driven by
Harrison, and Octola, owned by
w. c. Wegele, Topeka, and driven by
Wegele.
1880 trot. $500 purse Racine,
owned by Ed Green. Howard Kan,
and driven by Parry, first; Todd Wash
ington, owned by Henson. and Orr,
Sour Lake, Texas, and driven by DEF
enbach, second; Geo. McKerron,
owned by c. Rehea, Kansas City, Mo-.
Irwin driving. third; Skeeser, owned
by r. P. Cornelius. Musk ogee, Okla,
Spurgeon driving, fourth. Lulu May,
owned by c. c. Garrel, Blue Lick. Mo-,
with Garrel driving; Topeka Belle.
owned by E. c. Wegele, Topeka, and
driven by Wegele, and Ocinda, owned
by E. E. Cowdrey, Hutchinson, with
Cowdrey driving, also starred. Time
of heats, all three 2:1S14.
The Kansas derby, one mile running
race, purse $25O-Unconcerned, own
ed by Drake Pawnee City, Mckenzie,
up, first; Osaple. owned by Gladys
second; Yopuedo, owned by Ray King,
Freedom, Okla, King up, third;
School for Scandle, owned by w. P.
Gains, Arkansas City, Kan, Martin
up. fourth. Regards, McCluskey up,
and Peculiar, McJoint up, also start
ed. Time of race, 1:43
4-furlong running race, purse 800
Joe Blair, owned by Cahrles Norvill,
Roswell, N. M. King up, first; Eunice,
owned by w. E. Parker, Mayetta,
Dourty up, second; Harry K. Thaw,
owned by Bill Dennis, Seneca, McKen-
Abort, McCluckey up; Dan Tucker,
Martin up. and Dorothy, McJoint up,
also ran. Time of race, 491a
6-furlong running race, purse 500
Watch Your Step, owned by Dan
Bryant, Pawnee City, Neb., Mckenzie
up, first; Oklahoma Irish, owned by
E. Buchanan. Thomas, Okla, Mel oint
up, second; Virgie s., owned by Ray
King, Freedom, Okla, King up, third.
Shine D., Anderson up, and Cherry
Belle, McCluskey up, also ran. Time
of race, 1:16k.