The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-09-13
Fifth Wilford HUI.
o. III. VANCE,
BEN MCCOY,
G. w. SHOCKLEY.
THE SPEED PROGRAM
First Days Races Featured by Per
Torrance Of oskaloosa Horse.

Ex-senator. owned and driven by
W. o. Woods of Oskaloosa, in three
straight sensational heats, won the
2:24 trot of the racing card al the,
fair grounds yesterday afternoon. fol7I
lowing disappointing showings made
in the two first heats Of the race.
The Oskaloosa trotters best time for
the mile was 2:1S4, made in the third
heat of the race Ex-senator had al
worthy rival in Measles, owned and
driven by Charles Hardie of Des
Moines. In the first two heats when
Ex-senator looked like bad money,
finishing in eighth position in the
first heat. and 4th in the second,
Measles made it his policy to step
close second, while in the third heat
the Des Moines gelding was Bird, in
the fourth heat was again End, and
finished the last heat 4th. AS
Woods trotter stepped under the
wire for the fifth time, winning the
third straight heat, the grandstand
feet and shouted. Ex-senator was
the dark horse of the race and after
bad start was not considered in the
moneys. 1t was new horse That
trotted the last three heats of the. IA
trot With head down the Oskaloosa
winner took the lead upon the start
and despite close brushes with rivals
maintained the lead throughout the
race Woods took no chances. lie
set a fast pace for the others to fol-
low and kept Ex-senator leading the
field.
Babola, a speedy brown gelding,
owned by j. NJ Wray of Creston,
and driven by B., G. Perry, gave a
couple of remarkable performances
in the first two heats, winning both
| heats in fast time, then was sudden
ly taken. i'll and had to be withdrawn
from the race. Babola trotted at a
clip that was telling upon the other
horses and was winner by good
margin, Had not the Crestonhorse
been withdrawn, it is doubtful il Ex-
Senator would have warmed up suffi-
ciently by the third heat to break
into the moneys.
Swanita, owned by James Neagle
| of Oskaloosa, and driven by Waters,
was all out of luck, finishing the
first heat in 7th place, the second
heat in 9Th, and was tagged for dis
In tho third hoat
The best mile of the race was
made in the second heat by Babola,
who stepped the distance in 2:16a.
Opie Dilidock, coming from Fair
field, Babola, coming from Eldora,
and Earl B., coming from Prairie
City, ILL.,, were earded for the IA trot
but were scratched before the race.
Jack Archdale, splitting third and
fourth moneys with Swiftonslow
from Mason City, was added to the
field just before starting.
Starter Van Pelt forced the trot-
tiers to start even, calling them back
three or four different times each
| heat.
After four heats, the Graceful
Spier, coming from the j. D. Creigh
ton stables at Omaha, and Big
Moody, entered from Campoint, ILL.,,
were eliminated from. the race, fail
ing to place in the money in the first
| four heats.
The 2:25 Face. .
The feature of the :25 pace was the
way in which horses winning money
finished each heat. Lady Goldie, not
only headed the summary in the pace
but won three straight heats, stepping
each mile in exceptional time. Miss
Aegon finished second in all three
miles, Alerton Earl dashed under the
wire third in each heat, and Uneeda
Biscuit was fourth in each event. Glad
News was in Dutch and was distanced
in the first heat.
Unlike the IA trot, the pacing race
was without sensations or thrills.
Lady Goldie stepped around Miss Ae-
gon on the quarterstretch of the first
heat and was winner of first position.
The little mare maintained a safe lead
through the second heat, but in the
third and last heat. drew forward from
a third position to dash under the wire
the winner. Her nearest rival was
Miss Ageon who forced the Toledo
PAGER to step her best to win the race.
In the last heat Miss Aegon COPIED a
pole position at the start and forced
Lady Goldie to show her best speed
TO become winner.
The running race by professionals
was an exciting dash, although the
winner Joe Morris galloped into the
lead at the start and tore around the
track at terrific clip.
Summary Of Results.
,2:24 Trot; Purse-$400.00.
b. s.. W. o.
Woods, oskaloosa ....S IL
Measles. s. g., Chas. Hard
lie, Des Moines ......2 2 2 4
Swiftonslow, S. g.. o. B.
Mason City -,....3 81
lack Archdale. j. A. Kri-
ese. Eldora ......4 3 81
Big Moody, b. g.. Mr..
T1,..1,. III 2