The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-08-04
new RECORD FOR
LA HARPE RACES
Miss Resetta Sets High Mark In tho
a:14 Trot on the Last Day OF
Raees-Fastest for Illinois
5000 AT TURF EVENTS
Seven Race - $eRai Afternoons
Program oa~s Spectators
Plenty of
Tkrliis.
5000 AT TURF EVENTS
tBv a star Correspondent

IBy a STAT Correspondent
LA HARPE. III. Aug. 4.-The La
Harpe races closed yesterday AFTER
noon with the fastest card OF the
three days Of the fair. There were
seven events on the afternoons pro-
gram and In the first race, the 2:14
trot, the LaHarps track record was
broken by Miss RexettA with 2:1oA.
This was the fastest four heat trot-
ting race In Illinois this year. Five
thousand spectators were At the
races. Following are the last days
results:
gaia Tre-Purse $1,000.
First. Miss Rexetta, b. M. owned
BY Midway S. Farm. Kearney, Neor..
and driven by Mccoy. 4, !, !. l.
Second, Anzonetta, br m, owned by
q. n. Cotton. Auburn. Nebr., and
driven by Bennett. l. 2. 2, 8. Third,
David Look, b. g.. owned by H. c.
Spratt, St Joseph, Mo-, and driven
by Casey. 2, 8. 4. 2. Fourth, The
Rebu,tal, b. m, owned by W. T. En-
loe. Beloit, Wis. and driven by En-
loe, 8, 4, 5, 4. Time: AIN, 2:1oA,
I'll; 2:l2A. Marie Constant and
Duty Bound were in the field for
this race. Harry Hillwood was with
drawn
Beats Own Time.
Red Dot, owned by fowler Broth
ers of LaHarpe, H.. and driven by
Thomas, a two year old, was sent
around the mile track to beat 2:25A
pacing and made the distance in
2.2xA.
2:1s Trot-eseend DIvision-Purss
$500.
First, Sable Princes. bl. IA, owned
by q. e. Griffin, DeQueen. Ark. and
driven by Madison, l, 1, 1. Second.
Eureka Thorn, b. g., owned by Tom
Grant, Wichita, Kans.. and driven by
Prant, 2, 2, 2. Third. Great Ivan. ..
e., owned by E. Sobernhetmer, Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo, and driven by
Irwin, I, 3, 3. Fourth, Bandit Chief.
b. S., owned by o. D. Carpenter. Be-
lott, Wis, and driven by Amundsen,
8, 4, 5. Time: 2:1eA. s:16A, 2:16h.
Other entries were Peter Stoker,
Binoco, Wilbur P, and Boilermaker.
Binoco was distanced.
900 Paee-Purse 500.
First, Miss New Sure, b. m, owned
| by A. V. Britt, Girard, Kans., and
driven by Britt. 4, s, !, 1, 1. Second,
Franklin Pierce, br. 6. owned by ".
| s. Pike, Corinth. Miss. and driven by
Pike, I, l. 8, 4, 4. Third. Onward
Sam. b. b.. owned by Charles Elver,
Madison. Wis. and driven BY Pierce,
=. 5, 2, 2, 3. Fourth, IneE Marie. b.
M, owned by o. D. Harris. Plymouth.
H., ana driven by Harris, 8, 4. s, 8, 2.
Time: 2:1oA. a:1oA, 2:12A, 2:13A.
l2:15A. J. V. Manager and Camelia
were also entered. In this race, Miss
New Sure. the winner, was fourth and
| sixth In the first two heats. and
| then came back and carried three
| frsts-
gas Paes-Puree s4oo.
| First, Princess at Law. b. H..
owned by G. II. Mit.en. Duquoin, H..
and driven by Irwin. 7. l, 1, l. Sec
ond, Oregon Boy. b. g., owned by VIII
Hiland. DeKalb, III. and driven by
Pierce, l. 3, s, 2. Third. Ruth Mus
| coyite, 9. m. owned By L. T. Moore,
Randall. III. and driven by DR..
Spinny, 2 &, 3, 4. Fourth, Miss Mar.
1 shall, 1, 2, 1, s. Time: 7:1sA, 2:16A
2:1SH, 2:1Sx. Other entries were
Sim. Lillian Lsokeye. Elbenia, Roe
Middleton Achasa Osborn was with.
| drawn
| Srsarold Tro-purse Saon
First. Black Diamond. bl. s., owned
| by W. +. Erwin Sedalia, No, and
driven BY Erwin, /, /. Second. The
Expression. b, 8, owned by Charles
Elver, Madison. Wis. and driven by
Pierce, g. .. Third, Lila Deatherage,
q. +. owned by e. J. Mason. Oska.
loosa, Iowa, and driven BY Phillips,
a.. Fourth. The Object b. g.. owned
by A. L. Derby. Eldorado. Kans, and
driven by Derby. s. 5 Time: 2:21As
I2:lsA. The only other entry was
yerms II.
q Running pash-Purss 500.
| First, Emma Stewart, b. M. owned
I By Mrs. NJ Brown and driven By
| Dorety; second. The Hermit. b. g,
owned by c. Hawksbu-y, Bushnell,
! III, and driven by Calhoun; third,
Princess Bersaund. g. N, owned By
I G.. Taylor, Macomn, H., and driven
( by Jiggers. Time: 1:1sti. The other
/ three entries, Bill Nye, Helma and
! Osaple. were withdrawn
Al Msmmavx Signed.
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