The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16
Fair May TrOts Three Straight
Heats in 2:1OA Friday.
Takes First Money in Two
$1,000 Purses This Week.
Topeka MARE ALSO A winner
Minnie PinkertOn Takes 2:17
Pace From Big Field.
Friday Races Best of Week, and
Week Best in History.

Taking three straight heats. all to
the merry tune of 2:10A, Fair May,
owned and driven by Zach Therman.
OF Coffeyville. won the PIP trot for
a $1,000 purse and established a brand
new trotting record for the Topeka
track and the state of Kansas at the
Kansas Free Fair Friday afternoon.
It was the third time this week that
the record had been shattered and
the second time the good Fair May
had done the smashing herself. 1t
was a fitting and thrilling climax to
what was unquestionably the best race
meet ever held in the city-and prob
ably in the state. Fridays races sur
passed the previous three days.
Harry Chapman took second money
in the trot. Lewis N third and Lucy
Huse fourth. 1t was Fair May also
who won first money in the 2:14 trot
for a $1,000 purse Tuesday This
Wonderful mare is said to have
stepped the mile in 200 at the Mis-
souri, state fair recently.
Minnie Pinkerton, the bay mare
owned and driven by w. l.. Hill, of
Topeka, won the 2:17 pace for purse
of $1,000, also taking three straight
heats, the second of which she
second money, Sailor Boy third and
Valbrow fourth. Minnie Pinkerton.
who was formerly owned by w. w.
Whitney, of Topeka. also won the
2:20 pace for an $500 purse in three
straight Monday.
2:1OH Is Some Time.
Whole volumes might be written
about those two thrilling events. In
the first heat of the trot Lewis n.
drew the pole and carried the lead
the first half But entering down the
back stretch Mr.. Therman set sail
with Fair May. She stepped from
the rear around the field, took the
pole and finished to the good only by
a throat latch. Judging from the
amount of speed he showed, Harry
Chapman could have nosed out the
black mare in this heat had he been
cut loose little earlier. At any rate,
Fair May stepped the mile in 2:10 Il,
thus lowering by second the new
record set Tuesday by Ellie Baird
Fans, this is some time over half
mile track for a 500 purse!
The outcome of the second heat
never appeared to be in serious doubt.
Fair May got off with the pole, of
course, and kept the lead. But 1t was
plain to be seen that Harry Chapman
must be recokOned with at any time,
and he was a strong contender, fin
ishkng second in this mile, half OF
which was to the happy tune of 1904.
The black mare won the deciding
heat. making it three straight, with
Harry Chapman laying within striking
distance every step of the route. So
far as appearances go there have
been drivers who called upon their
horses in a little stronger fashion than
did Mr.. Taylor. But at that he caused
Fair May to go the three fastest miles
ever trotted on Kansas track in or
der to get away with first money in
this same $500
Big Field In Pace
More horses turned around for the
word in the 2:17 pace than in any
race of the week. There were round
dozen. and of this bunch only two
who didn't wear the hoppleS. Some of
them had on everything in the cata-
log, from ear boots on down. All the
colors of the rainbow were repre-
scented in the garbs of those many
teamsters.
VaIbrow got the pole out of the
drawing in the first heat, but Minnie
Pinkerton got the advantage in the
scoring, took the pole and never was
headed by the big field. The real
horse race in this heat was between
Valbrow and Peter Bingen for sec
ond position. But they were all well
punched considering the large field
ard finished a handsome mile in
10 "a.
There were only eleven starters in
the second heat, Basonetta having
been withdrawn. Minnie Pinkerton,
naturally scoring in the pole position,
got off we'll and never permitted first
place to be a heavy question of doubt.
Victory Bond. who finished third. lay
on her wheel the major part of the
route. but apparently didn't have the
speed to bring him better than third
position. Sailor Boy came from some
where out of the bunch and finished
second under a terrific drive. but was
a half length behind Minnie Pinker-
ton at the wire.
Minnie Best OF Field
Only ten faced the starter in the
third heat, Peggy Jim having been
withdrawn. Minnie Pinkerton got
little the worst of the scoring and
trailed in second position until they
re ched the back stretch in the second
half. Then Mr.. Hill called upon her
to demonstrate just what she had in
reserve-and she had it. Boy, how
that hoppled dog did march a mile.
And when she side-wheeled into the
home stretch it appeared as tho she
had the legs of a cendpede. But she
made no mistake. nor did her team