The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-09-14
BIC RACES TODAY
Thursdays Card Was the Best
Seen Here in Years.
Topeka Horse Winner-PrO-
gram Lasted Until Darkness.

Today's race card at the Big Free
Fair, while it did not have the bis
harness events of Thursday. promised
to be one of the most Interesting
of the meet, and the followers Of the
runners were due for a big afternoon,
as the ponies divided honors with the
harness performers, the program call
ing for three events under The saddle
and three behind the pneumat1cs.
Thursdays bill was pronounced by
oldtimers as the biggest and best aft
ernoon'S entertainment ever staged in
Topeka. All of the events we're in
teresting and exciting and the track
was pounded from 1880 until dark
ness. The grandstand and hlea cheers
were filled to capacity and the crowd
showed its real racing spirit
The feature event of the afternoon
was the 2:11 pace, which went si1
heats before Sable Princess, owned
by E. E. Griffith of Independence,
Kan, got the three necessary to the
taking OF first money from the $500
purse. The first two heats went tc
Willie Chimes, a Solomon, Kan,
horse, and Sable Princess was a bad
fifth and third in these, showing no
indication of the form she developed
when she annexed the thir@ heat. In
the fourth Sable Princess did not get
good start and was being crowded
for third place at the half, being bare
ly able to finish second ilnder the
wire Wildwood Boy. an also ran in
the previous heats, took the fourth,
but Sable Princess settled into her
best stride, and with the fell. mar
rowed down took the next two.
Topeka Horse Winner.
The 3-year-old trot went to Sadie
Silver, a chestnut filly owned by H.
E. Covell of Topeka, in straight heats
Every entry in the race cashed IN on
ri
: Noble Aubrey dividing second lrcney
and Marley's Todd and Amhurst split
ting the show share.
The performance of Governor Foote
IN the 2?25 pace which had been car
ried over from Wednesday was one
OF the features of the afternoon. Gov
ernor Foote is a black horse owned
by w. Q. Foote and G. J. Manly, of
Elcampo. Texas He is blind, but
there is nothing wrong with his legs
as was shown by his performance
against eight other starters in this
event. Minnie Pinkerton, owned by.
w. w. Whitney, of, Topeka, was the
only rival able to give the, Governor
an interesting event. She took the,
first heat in 2:15A and was a good
second in all the others, but the Gov
ernor had her outclassed and won
Hanley B., another Texas starter
took the 2:11 pace in three straight
heats after being a long seventh in
L
longs dash went to Joe Blair, the IA
vorite, by a good length and half.
Eunice bein second and Vireie S.
third.
Jockey Is Suspended.
The six furlongs went to Harry K.
Thaw, who lived up to his namesake
and showed that he is some fast goer.
In this race very unusual accident
happened at the barrier which caused
Starter Updegraff to suspend Jockey
McC1uskey from the K-O. circuit.
With all seven Starters ready, Upde-
graft gave the word and just as he
did so one horse caught the reins of
another in his mouth and held it, also
holding up another horse. The three
were left at the post, and McCluskey,
on one of them, proceeded to use Ian
guage unbecoming the turf, It is said.
For this he~was suspended
The summaries of Thursdays
events follow:
Running Events.
Four and one-half furlong dash-Joe
Blair, King up, first; Eunice, Dorrity up,
second Virgie s.. McJo up third; Okla
homa Irish also ran. Time, 55%
Six furlongs-Harry X. Thaw, Mckenzie
up. first Peculiar. Lowe up, second School
for Scandal, Martin up, third. Speedweil
also ran. Time, :1313.
Harness Events.
2:25 pace, purse $500.
Gov. Foote, blk. b. (Carpenter). 4 / 1 1
Minnie Pinkerton, by. III. HART i , ,
Falmont Flash,-blk. G. (Minters).2 8 S
Ned Ford. blk. H. lCrawford) ..-3 5 ,
Nebo D., blk. g. GARRISON ......6 3 5
Bessie Lynn, by. IN. Parry .....s 8 !
Rhizone, blk. h. (Grayl .....5 6
Frances w, blk IN. fWegele) ....7 S s