The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-07-27
FAMOUS RACERS
WILL BE SEEN
OMAR TRACK
Entries From the
Grand Circuit Are
Listed.

| CoIors OF many a famous racing
stable will aatter in the August
breeze as the winners come tear
i ing down. the home stretch at the
Mississippi Valley fair speedway
next month.
And wearing these colors will be
many q veteran driver whose vic
tories the racing fans have follow
ed for the last decade And in
| trent OF these veteran drivers will
be scores Of consistent money win
ners and not few turf sensations
of the last few seasons on the
Grand circuit
! The Midway stock farms at Kear-
ney, Neb., for instance, will have
"A horses and three drivers here.
Ben Rhoades will pilot the veter-
ans. Henry Thomas, who trained
the Buckley and Carl Miller sta
bles at the mile track some five
years ago, will take care of part of
the colts.
The remainder of the Midway
colts will be piloted by Jack Chan
dler, whose father, ]. B. Chandler.
trained here for years in the old
racing days. This stable is from
the largest harness horse breeding
farm in the west with 500 mares
and five stations 1t is owned by
E D. Gould of Kearney, Neb. One
of the scions of this famous stable
is Miss Rexetta, a PA trotter who
has been performing most consist
emily this season.
Four horses from the Lou Will
son stable at Indianapolis, Ind, fast
steppers who have been racing on
the Grand circuit this summer, will
be here.
Roy Owen of Omaha, Neb., who
was here at last years fair, is
bringing II horses here next month.
Fans will remember that he won
the 3-year-old trot with Captain
Eugene last year. His Gray Hall
has been a consistent performer in
the PAGES this season.
D. B. Tucker, Lincoln, Neb., who
had six horses here on the 4th,
will bring the same number here
next month. His driver will be
Ray Reeves.
Byron G. Perry, a well known |
driver who piloted several entries |
here last year, will have five or !
six horses at Davenport He has |
staked five. Mr.. Perry halls |
from Oskaloosa.
Jason Henry, Sheldon, Iowa, has /
staked two and will have four or
five entries.
Mrs. w E. Daoust, Carlinville, |
ILL.,, sterling woman driver who |
took first in one of the heats OF !
The PIP pace at the meet on July !
1, will drive Bonnie Hal in the
2:13 pace and will race three other
last steppers.
George Spencer, Liberty, ILL.,. who
has been winning consistently in
7arious Michigan meets for several
weeks past, will bring a stable of
xix equines.
The Bert Harris stable from Osk-
Iloosa, driven by Mr.. Miller, who
Won at the fair last year with Kid
Hal, will be another strong con-
ender.
a. Delk of Valley Falls, Kan.
will have two horses here.
Clark Brothers. Memphis, Mo-,
With Harry A. Clark driving, will
ring stable of five. +;
James o. McVay, Hutchinson,
IAN, has written superintendent
t Speed Lee Dougherty that he
Till start six horses at the valley
rack '
Tom Mann. Spencer, Iowa. will {
ring five; Ben Morgan of Toledo, ii
owa, three: ]. B. Compton of Au- u
usta, Ill, six; William Dobbins of e
nashville, Tenn, seven; J. NJ Wray /
Creston, Iowa, four. driven by '
ON Swain; W. ]. Conley of Sioux v
ity with three, while Dick Nc
Lahon, now racing stable of six I
n the Grand circuit, will bring
lem all here.
The Midbo & Slater stable of F
rangeburg, S. c., which has been {
lying up here since the races on
lie 4th, will have six entries.