Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-03
FAMOUS HORSES
ENTERED IN The
BENSON MEET
Nominations for ee-for.AII
Pace Include Braden' Direct,
Hal Mckinney and Other
Champions. a
By RUSSELL PHELPS.

FAMOUS harness horses, winners Of
purses on the principal tracks Of the
country, are entered in the spring
classic to be staged at the fast BEN
son oval June Il, l3 and IA under the
auspices of the Omaha Driving club.
Nominations for the meeting that
will let down the barriers for Omaha's
horse racing season a week from
Tuesday include some animals that
have thrilled turf fans all over the
United States.
The free-for-aII pace entry fist
names Braden Direct, famous "two
minute" horse, who rofnped away
with the class at the Great Western
circuit meeting in Omaha last fall;
Columbia Fire and Hal Mckinney.
famous rivals on middle western
tracks, both rcckoned as among the
speedicst PAGERS in the country; Hal
Connors, 2:07A stopper; Lillian T.,
an eastern star with mark of 2:02N,
and Bonnie Belle, one Of the fastest
PAGERS in the west, hailing from Colo
RADIO.
Record Holders Entered.
s,,rs .r,.r.d II o,h.r .verts ;rc,rd.
usIsn Gh;r,ss Iu hn,Jsr n & af ",, manY .I n.r;ne
recnrds Nsbrasta borse. Her
Peaner aro,ber CoIrhuster animal
that trots with the hest AZ them: Grav
Hal, son of Hal B., recently pur-
chased by Edward Peterson president
Of the Driving club; May Hartman,
OF others.
A total of $4,000 in stakes and
nurses L hung I'm for tbe three days'
facing S400 "a he offered for each
event with the execution Of The colt
races-S;C0. American Trottinp asso-
ciation rules are 10 prevail. best two
out Of three heats. for this meeting.
After Iuiv / Al. meetings on The Ne
braska Speed association<Ioop best
three out of Ave heats will be the
rule.
Proceeds to Red Cross.
Large crowds are expected at the
June meeting because Of the fact that
all profits resulting from the three
days racing, outside of money needed
for actual expenses, will go to the
Red Cross.
Horse racing lovers will have an
opportunity to show their patriotism
and at the same time see metropolis
tan tits among contenders in the har-
ness branch OF the democratic sport
CT kings"
( Benson plant, scene OF the races,
Al. a. II
leading race tracks. The Omaha Driv-
ing club, which recently took over the
suburban plant and announced that
in the future all of Omaha horse rac-
ing would be centralized there, has
made extensive improvements.
The track. regarded by horseuen
IN aji narts of theI limited States al
one OF the country's fastest. Is In
sn;ck and snan shane now and ~
newt week should Be ideal for The,
lowering ~ STATE records b
g.. e.. ".
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Their fsvnr;tes for tbe frst I'm. Me,
season Al Rrnson Hntsemen will
watch with liz Ieer,st interest how
some ~ the;r new ara,,;s;t;ons T., thc;r
stabIes % - bebarr s LIN N aetuai eon,oet;t;on :, t,
Mh;i. ths ars.,sr n,,,,h.r - go. ~.
st,rtsr. . 's nerb,ns % ,y;,i u hs sn..d NJ ~"
shants x Lrnn,, .h;i;,n ~ ,,,;ddi,
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r.a.i,' 80 4. "i pi@ia 49, - Ae' p'o'''-
heH;.y y seseps. pa o.asses III, 80 ~.
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impress on the public the fact that all