The Topeka state journal., 1919-09-11
HORSES LAST DAY
Today Closes Horse Racing
Program at Free Fair.
Free-fOr-AH Pace TOuted as
Feature of the Card.
MOTOR KINGS ON TRACK NEXT
Drivers Plead for Crowds To
"Keep on the Turns"
Two Days of Auto Racing Put
Climax to Week.
MOTOR KINGS ON TRACK NEXT


with the hah-mile oval at the Kan
sas Free Fair cleared of horses after
the races this afternoon. everything is
In readiness for the flying autos to-
morrow and Saturday.
The race events OF this afternoon
we're the best on the weeks racing
program as far as horses were con-
cerned. The feature event Of the day
was sure to be the free-for-all- pace.
-Four horses were entered in this event
but they were the fastest OF the fields
which have contested for honors at
the Free Fair. this year. In the bet
ting II was almost certain that Tiber-
las would go to the post for the
nrst heat as favorite. This de-
spite the fact that Tiberias fin
ished in third place in the fast
2:11 pace Monday afternoon. The
race track fans seem to have n be-
lief that Tiberias. known as the man
Killer from the fact that he threw and
killed Driver Charles Terbush last
year in the races here's the fastest
piece OF pacing horseflesh on the To-
peka track. To back up this belief
the fans point out that the one heat
% the 2:11 pace which was won by
Tiberias was won in 2:0S 4 as against
2;OsA the best time of any of the
other heats.
Indians Ride Bareback.
. other harness events on the card for
the afternoon were the 2:25 pace and
the 2:17 trot. Both of these events
were sure to be hotly contested as the
entries were known to track followers
as real contenders for racing honors.
Two running events were on the bill
for the day, rather two regular race
horse running events of the conven-
tonal type were on the bill. These
two were a half mile dash and a six
fnTlOnE of CT q rte arc
were entered for each of these events
and 1t was certain that nearly all of
the entries would go to the barrier.
The added event which was sort of
horned into the program at the last
minute was OF a novelty nature. 1t
was two furlong bareback contest
With real Indian ponies. The riders
were full-fledged bucks of the old
time type-all of them real riders who
have taken the money at the big May
eta fair. This is rather unusual
event for the Topeka track and it was
4 sure bet at odds that the crowds
Eould take to it with a vim.
Speed Kings Tomorrow.
And right here endeth the last les
son OF the year in Topeka for the horse
race fans. The speed fiends who pre-
Ter their horses canned" have the
right Of way for the rest of the week.
Tomorrow afternoon promptly at 2
o'clock the biggest dirt track motor
drivers OF the west will circle the half
mile oval contending for a $4,000
purse.
The feature of-the two days of auto
racing will be the three cornered con-
test between Sig Hughdahl, present
holder OF the Kansas dirt track record
for one mile; Fred Horey his close
friend and bitter enemy: and Duray,
the famous French driver who claims
to be the peer of either and of both
There nTfI hn col faz- - o.
nous drivers on the track for the two
days OF racing and IL is not altogether
certain that any one Of the three dis
putants will be returned winner. They
Will have some real contests on their
hands not only among themselves but
with the Soules, and jennings and
half dozen otheAs who drive with an
eve to winning rather than an eye to
safety.
Keep Off the Turns.
It Is urged by the fair management
that the crowds coming to the auto
races observe the first rule of the
speed game. Keep away from the
curves. There Is no safety for either
spectator or driver on a turn. It is
there that the accidents happen. And
even II no spectator was hurt, It is
nerve racking to the drivers to hurtle
Into turn knowing that the slightest
slip OF the wrist may cost the lives
OF two or three spectators who were
too foolish to heed the rules The
drivers and the fair management Join
in the appeal to the crowds: Keep
away from the turns. Observe the
first rule OF safety"
Results of Wednesdays Races.
The results OF Wednesdays races
follow:
$3.50 Trot. Purse $500.
Council Zone, bl. b.. IT. w.
Atkinsl .....................3 1
marguerite Todd, bl. m. a. J.
Diffenbach) .................1 5 4 2
Cheerful, bi m. wv. II. Per-
Colonel Pepper, b. g. IN. e +.
McRhers0nl .........--......2
Ashland Peter. b. h., Nancy
May Hhckicy) .............5 :
Time-2:i5H, 2:isil. 2:ioH. 2:22x, :2aM
2'15 Pnce, Purse $500.
Falmont Flash, b. g. Oh.
b. CRAIG. e.. ............2 1 1 2 1
Hettie Roberts br I. (Ai
May f. Pick, b. m. doll
Minnie Pinkerton, b. m. (w
w. whitney,. ........3 2 2 3 .
: 2:1SA, :2Oh.
-Four and ono-hnlf FurIonEs, Purse 800.
Maud NJ, 9. m. Brown up. first; Easter
Grit, b. g., Miskrid up, third; Harden.