Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-05
Two 0MAHANS
BUY HORSES At
CHICAGO SALE
F. B. Kirkpatrick and O. M.
Smith Get Finetta Pointer
and Captain Eugene; High
Prices for PAGERS.
By H. K. WHITFIELD.

IflceS paid tor ready-to-race ma.
terlal at the recent Chicago sale
would seem to indicate that horses
that can so out and get the money
are exceedingly scarce in the mid.
die west just now. ANYTHING
which could show promise of lick
enough TO win, even at the bush
meetings next season, was snapped
up at good pyices. PAGERS were cs.
pecially iii demand.
Red Bearer, son of Cup Bearer
dam Zenovia, by Red Medium, was
the top of the lot, going to a New
York City man at $3.50, and is a
cheap buy at the price. He started
in nine races during 1917, not only
winning each start, but never LOST
single heat, and coming home
with a mark of 2:0SA over a half
mile track. He was raised and de-
veloped at Avoca, la.
Dick McMahon's standby for sew.
eral years past, Hal Boy, POI, by
Hal B., dam Altalena, by Altamont,
went to the Michigan reinsman,
Nat Ray, for $3.50 Hal is getting
along III years, being 10 the last
spring, and has probably won more
money during the last five years
over the Grand Circuit tracks than
any other side-wheeler alive today
Spriggan, 2;0SA, formerly owned in
Omaha, went to Philadelphia man
for $425
Omaha Men buy.
F. B. Kirkpatrick of Omaha pur.
chased Finetta Pointer 2:l3H, bay
mare, (9), by Elastic Pointer, dam
Barbara WILDER, by Sphinx, for
$3O5. and Otis NJ. Smith. secretary
Of the Missouri Valley Elevator
company OF Omaha, got Captain Eu-
gene, a yearling gelding BY The
Captain, dam Eugenia DeForest, by
The DeForest. Mr.. Smith was for.
merry secretary of the June meet
ings held in Benson.
Braden Direct. 2:01A, by Baron
Direct, dam Braden Lass, by Brown
Hal one of the crack side-wheelers
of few years ago, went to Max
Kennedy of Fredonia. Kan, at ST.
200. Like Hal Boy, Braden Direct
is getting along in years, but it
took a good one to beat him
couple of years ago, and he should
be good for several more cam.
paigns over the half-mile tracks.
Beezeley Sells Tip Top.
Earl Beezeley, the trailing horse.
man" of Nebraska City. recently
sold the fast wiggler.L Tip Top,
2:09A, to Starting Judge A. H.
Pendleton Of East St. Louis, Ill
1t is understood that Pendletor
was acting for St. Louis patron.
Tip Top was whirlwind in Beeze-
ley's hands last year, and was separ-
ately timed in 2:0S at Aurora, III.
He will probably go into the Gold
Bit stable and be prepared for his
1919 campaign by Carl Rothenheber.
Bud Latta of Tekamah, Neb.,
says he is going to get back in the
game, and just to prove his state
ment has placed three prospects in
the hands OF William Parks. One
is a 4-year-old by Archdale, another
a 2-year-old by the same sire, and
the third a yearling by DR.. Wayo.'
Horsemen Organize.
The meeting called by Magnus
Flaus during the Chicago sale, to
consider his famous IA points"
turned out better than expected. II
was held on December Is, and f.
J. Curtin, superintendent of speed
of the Iowa state fair was appointed
to act as chairman of the doings ]
Several we'll known drivers aired
their opinions, including Ed Allen, =
Walter Cox. Hunter Moody and R.
J. White of the Wisconsin state
fair. A membership fee of S. was
agreed upon. and about 200 came
forward with their five bucks each.
Another meeting willy be called in
the near future to consider bylaws
and other useless necessities of
parent association. No word has :
been received of either Gocher or
Smollinger looking for other posi-
tons up to date, however.