Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-18


west that he began to pile up victory
upon victory. His stable at the
windup had won no less than 50
races which record only very few
drivers in 1919 can duplicate.
Roy also has another reason to
feel proud OF his campaign, for dur
ing the season he put no less than
five new trotters i'll the 2:lO list,
among other drivers only I. w.
Murphy placing as large number
of trotters on the "honor roll"
Murphy's count was five, so Owen
is ahead OF all others aside from
The Wizard" Owen too comes in
for additional honors, for he not
only gave Luana 2:0734 a heat rec
ord on mile track, but likewise a
win race of 2:09A over half-milee
track. 1t is a remarkable record
for any driver to make in these days
when so many postgraduate horses
go into the hands of the big stables.
Tommy Murphys star stake trotter
of 1919, and winner of $l3,265, Mar
iondale 2;05H, was, by the way.
Roy's former pupil, he having raced
the gelding to record OF 2:lO4
in 1918.
Owner Patrons.
Owens principal patrons in 1915
were Messrs. Otis NJ. Smith OF
Omaha, owner of Captain Eugene
2. 2:l94, Alta Donovan. a, 2.0oA,
Harvest Worthy, !. 2;2S, and Tip
Frisco, 2:12A; Edward Peterson oi
Omaha, who owned Luana 2:OI34,
and Gray Hal 2:0814; A. T: Cole
of Chicago, ILL.,, owner OF Bellinl
Worthy 2:OoM; Jack Kirkpatrick OF
Omaha, owner OF Grace Darling
2:09N, and DR.. w. c.. Fritschle OF
Olney, Ill.,, owner of Myra Nc
Gregor 2:l0. He also trained and
raced a few for other parties includ-
ing his employers for many years,
Schinstock Bros, West Point, Neb.
The quintette of 2:l0 trotters Roy
marked in 1919 were Luana, Grace
Corning, Bellini Worthy, Alta Don
ovan, and Myra McGregor. With
out going back further than the
seven years that he made West
Point, Neb., his training quarters,
Owen has achieved remarkable sue
cess for a trainer located far from
the recognized horse centers. The
majority of the material that he had
to work on was green when it came
to him and from it he annually
made race horses that repeatedly
won in Illinois, Iowa, South Dako-
ia, Nebraska, Kansas, Texas and
Arizona. During this seven-year
period he raced and gave records
to the following horses-the list not
including numerous ones with slow
er records that he also marked.
Owens Successful Horses.
Trotters-Tommy Horn 2:0415;
Luana 2:07M; Grace Corning 2:09A;
Alta Donovan, 4. 2:09A; Bellini
Worthy 2:0934; Myra McGregor
2:l0: Mariondale, 4, 2:10A; Cover
nor V. 2:15h; Glen Onward 2:1414;
Lulu Williams 2:l5A; DR.. Reeves,
2:l6A; Squaw 2:l84; Captain Eu-
gene, 2, 2:l9A; Elkhorn Star 2:l9A;
Tip Frisco 2:l7H; Patsy Allerton
2:2lA; King Bergen 2:22; Maxey
Beau, 2. 2:27A; Harvest Worthy,
!, 2:28; Peggy the Great, 3, 2::2SM;
DR.. Townsend, 5, 2:25A.
Pacers-Helen Chimes 2:04A:
Shadeline 2:07A: Bill Barleycorn
2:O8A; Lady Fuller 2:0SA; Gray
Hal 2:08H; Helen Zeto 2:11N;
Maryline 2:l4A; Cambridge Belle,
!, 2:lsA; Bing 2:l6; Baron Bowles
In 1914 when he made his~hrst
trip down the Grand Circuit with
Tommy Horn 2:O4H, he drove the
gelding a series of splendid races,
ending up by acquiring will, him the
worlds seven heat trotting record
at Lexington, Ky. Tommy won the
third heat in 2:0s34, the fourth in
z:04H, and the sixth in 2:08I4,
which set up a new record. In 1916
Helen Chimes 2:044 made a clean
score of IS victories, an unrivaIed
record for the season. Like any
other trainer who depends upon
public patronage, Owen has not al
ways first class material to work
with, but as general proposition
he has annually been either the lead
ing driver of the west, or we'll at the
front. He has won Us races in
seven years, or an average of Is
races per year, truly splendid rec
ord.
First at Ak-Sar- Ben.
Roy is the first trainer to locate
at the new Omaha -Sar-Ben fair
grounds, the 100000 organization
which was organized in 1919, and
during the summer constructed one
of the fastest mile tracks to be
found i'll the United States. By
locating at Omaha. Owen feels that
he is in better position to serve his
local patrons, and all others who
send horses to him to train and
race.
Basket Ball Results.
Chicago, Jan. 1.-THE University
Of Chicago defeated the University