The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-02-05
Famou. PAGER which Was Afterwards
owned by D. |. Hughes and
Driven by ). N. Allen,
Featured In story.
WON MANY RACES HERE
Little Horse Was W1sest In the sus'-
ness and There Was None
Gamier. According
to Driver.

/ hichbaii. the little PAGER, ~iiicn Was
| owned by D. L. Hughes and driven
by James NJ. Allen, in races IN this
section of the country for NUMBER
of wears. The Chicago Tribune IN an
! articles by r. L. Cary. Jr, tells OF
/ the great race won by Richbau In
Chicago:
Flora Belle was selling redhot
| fayorite. while Richball, Lucy, ana
Westmont were selling in the delf
Fayette Smith. who owned Richoali.
and Campbell were buying every neio
pool that was sold, getting them io1
/ SIS and SIS in polls OF $l.oV; II
| was soon evident to me that tne.e
was something doing. and approach
/ ing Campbell l asked him for IN
| formation, confident would De
given the straight tip.
ASK no questions" he said, Dut
! YOU had better have a ticket on the
field / win fix things 50 that you
lcan get it. There is going to be a
1 big surprise in this race. and one the
Beuis party is not looking for. All
that YOU have to do is to keep quiet.
Gets In on Killing.
/ True to his promise, he fixed ma.-
: tiers so that / went out OF the Paini-
er house with good sized ticket on
/ the field in my pocket, the only one,
| I had reason to believe afterward,
that Smith and Campbell let II get
/ away from them. They cleaned Up
small fortune the next day.
| There was big crowd at the track
! when the horses were called out los
the pacing race, the big attraction OF
the afternoon. In the pools sold AZ
1.-The track Flora Belle was still favor
tie. with Buffalo Girl second choice.
Flora Belle took the first heat, &C.
Ecording to program, but the SECOND
went to Guffalo Girl after close
finish. In this heat there was a col
lhsion on the last turn between Lucy,
driven by Orrin Hikkok. and Richhaii,
driven by his owner. Richball waa
distanced. Hikkok explained to the
judges that he was in fault and VIII
4 the consent of the other drivers Ia
the race Richbau was allowed to start
again.
i When the horses were called out
for the third heat Campbell was II
the suky behind Richball instead OF
,i.Smith, This heat he Won in faS'
time. 1t was evident that there va:
new Richmond in the field
Campbell Accuses Mccarthy.
j I was standing on the clubhouse
steps while the horses were being
cooled off when Knapsack Nc
Carthy, who was driving the favorite
approached Campbell You and you
party haven't got enough money t.
Y buy the next heat" Campbell shout
ed You thought you had a SURF
thing framed up race, but you left me
out of your calculations. Now it is
too late to remedy matters. / car
win the next heats and the race, AM
am going to do it
THAT RichbalI had the foot Of the
party was plainly evident, and he
took the next two heats and the
race, winning both times about as 1t
pleased. That night RichbaIl was
sold to a syndicate headed by ]. 8
Campbell for the sum of $4,000 and
afterward was campaigned with great
success through the middle west and
the south.
Ira E. Gride told me several years
afterward that this was the biggest
killing ever made on the track and
that the poolbox on that occasion
held $4,000, nearly all OF which
went to the Richball party. I know
there was not a sorer crowd to Dc
found in the country than were the
hackers of Flora Belle after thai
race.
RfehbaII in Local Field.
Mr.. Allen who drove Richball here
for Dave Hughes, adds a little In ee
PLANTATION OF why Campbell drove
RichbaIl in the famous heat instead
- owned Smith was
afraid TO risk the money OF hi
friends by driving himself, and ask
ed Campbell 10 take the horse. Camp
bell did, and cleaned up for Smith
and his friends. That night the syn
dicate headed by Campbell bough
Richball.
RichbaiI was acquired by d. L
Hughes from a Texan who ownet
the horse. RichbalI was peculiar
horse. according to Mr.. Allen, in tina
it was only necessary to get him IL
1 condition and then put the harness
on him for the big race. The frs
season when they were working the
horse out every day he wasn't doins
his best, and Jim Longshore Of Mis-
souri,. who brought the horse out
tipped Mr. Allen off to the secret
Just get him in condition. he said
and then put the harness on him anu
he'll 60 And in twelve starts made
BY Richbail that season he cams
within the money every time, and wor
| first money six times.
/ Mt. Allen corrected Richba1i's
! trouble of striking his knees on the
] first turn By having him shod diffse-