The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1920-06-11
MAURY WOMAN is
OWNER OF. GREAT
JOHN R. BRADEN.
PAGER BELONGING TO MRS.
CAMPBELL BROWN, SPRING
HILL WINS GREAT RACE.
WAS BRED At EvElL FARM
Driven BY Johnny Thomas Of Maury
County, 6raden Defeats South Bend
Girl, BY Walter Direct at Greenwood
Track at Cleveland, o.

Mrs. Campbell Brown, of Spring
Hill, and for number of years mis-
tress Of Ewell Farm, is possibly the
only lady in the South and as far as
can be learned, the only lady In the
United States who is the possessor
of race horse, bred, looked after by
herself, that has gone a mile in as
good time as 2:03.
Mrs. Brown bears this proud dis
tinction. She is the owner and breed
err of John R. Braden. the horse that
won the race June LIST at Cranwood,
Cleveland, Ohio, beating South Bend
Girl, by Walter. Direct 2:05%. In
the second heat this .filly carried the
field to the half mile in the fast time
of 1:02h the, fastest half of the year,
but John 3. Braden won the race in
straight heats.
John r. Brades is by John r..
Gentry 2:001s and out Of Braden
Girl, Braden Girl is daughter of
Brown Hal 2:121s and is the dam of
Helena Braden 2:O9A and John R.
Braden (2) 2:02R, her dam being
Kate Braden the dam of Hal Braden
2:07A; Braden 2:10k; Brown Brad
en-, 2:13A and Hal Braden 2:12A.
1t is easy to see that John R. Brad.
en- comes by his speed honestly, and
as his record of 2:02A shows this
race is no test of his speed, and if
everything goes we'll he will beat his
sires record this season.
1t is also interesting to note that
he was carried to the pole each time
by a daughter of Walter Direct, one of
the greatest sires the South ever pro-
duced, making it purely Tennessee
race.
John r. Braden is being driven by
Johnny Thomas. an old Maury toun-
tian, and on May 25th at Findlay,
Ohio, Thomas drove John r. Braden
to victory in three straight heats
The following account of the race
by, Ben Scott is taken = fromr the
Cleveland Plain Dealer of June list:
Cleveland's harness season opened
yesterday at Cranwood in an auspi-
cOus manner. John r. ,Braden paced
the fastest mile, 2:O6&, negotiated
by harness horse this season.
Due. to the time recorded, the 2:O7
class special pace probably was the
feature. John X. Braden, the favor
lite. won in straight heats and won
but he had to pace one
of the greatest races of his career.
South Bend Girl was the contend.
er. The cratic daughter of Walter
Direct was good. She chased out
John R. Braden in the first heat in
2:0S%. In the second heat she car
ried the field to the half in 1:02R,
the fast half of the year. But at the
five-eighths Thomas cut loose with
John r. Braden, that PAGER simply
shooting to the front. He eased away
and won off by himself. He was pull
ed up when he slipped under the wire
in 2:06&. If he had been driven out
he could have negotiated the dis
lance around the 2:05 notch
The third heat was loaf to the
three-quarters were South Bend Girl
tried to outsprint John R, Braden to
the wire. She failed. John showed
that he could sprint with the best of
them, coming that last quarter in 80.
clip that gave him the heat and
race easily.
Summary of race:
John R. Braden, b m. by John r.
Gentry (Thomas) ..........
South Bend Girl, br N, by Walter
Direct (Morehead) $3.50. 222
Robert E., br g, by J. G. s.
MCCOY ..,.i.. 80. ..s...i 4f3 8
Red Bearer, b 6, by Cup Bearer
(Beck) ......... ...... -.
Time-2:OS&, 2:O6&. AHA.