The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-13
SETS new RECORD
Ellie Baird TrOts Mile in 2:111l
Tuesday Afternoon.
But Fair May, From COffeyVille,
Wins 2:14 Trot.
2:14 PACE GOES TO CHARLEY C.
Kennedy's Bay Gelding Takes
Three Straight Heats.
Minnie EdgewOod, From Den
yer, Winner of 2:1O Pace.

noon by Ellie Baird, the chestnut
mare owned and driven by w. 3. Tay-
Tor, Sedalia, Mo. who negotiated the
mile in the third heat of the 2:14 trot
in 2:11A However, she lost the
race to Fair May, the brown mare
owned and driven by Zach Therman,
of Coffeyville, in the fifth heat. Fair
May had shattered the local record
in the second heat by trotting the mile
In 2:113. The former record was
2:12A, made by>Am 1 Early in 1914.
1t was a peculiar fact that the start
ers in the trot were a faster bunch
of steppers than those in the 2:14
pace.
In the first heat of the trot Claude
Madden got the advantage out of the
scoring and as soon as the word was
given, took the pole and set the pace
for that wonderful field. He led them
thruOut until the last sixteenth of the
mile, when Fair May came to his
throat latch down the back stretch IN
the last half and carried him at
little faster clip than the game little
racer could stand. Fair May took the
first heat in the good time of 2:1Z a.
equaling the track record.
Then Elzic Baird Came Up.
In the second heat Fair May set sail
and was never in serious trouble dur
ing the mile. Claude Madden came
up with a wonderful DuTSI VI oPSSu
from the three-quarter POLE but didn't
seem to have the necessary speed to
beat the wonderful brown mare from
C1ffeyville, altho the latter lowered
the track record in order to finish
a.ced of her fought little contender
from Iowa.
n the third heat Fair May started
out in a manner that would indicate
the end of the race but Mr.. Taylor, up
behind Ellie Baird, hadn't made up
ta1- =f =
within good winning distance he
called upon his speedy chestnut mare
and beat Fair May thru the home
stretch, nipping, another half second
from the record.
T,izie Bair, seeming fresh and scor-
Ing well, stepped the mile in 2:15 in
the Fourth heat. While quite bit
slower than the previous heats, 1T was
too fast for Fair May, who was her
only dangerous rival.
Only the heat winners came back in
the fifth heat Fair May showed too
much stamina for Ellie Baird, who
made a bad break in the home stretch
and never regained her stride. Fair
Ma showed she had the stamina and
speed to split heats and come back
in 2:14A and win.
Charley C. Wins 2:14 Pace.
Charley c.. the bay .gelding owned
BY Max j. Kennedy of Fredonia, and
driven by Case, won the 2:14 pace in
three straight heats. In the first heat
Robbie B. got off well in the scoring
and Immediately took the lead. Lucy
Hurst became a serious contender
thruout the first half. But when Mr..
Case set sail up the back stretch he
took the measure of both these good
PAGERS and beat them with d wonder
full burst of speed in the home stretch.
In the second heat Charley G. got
off well and maintained the lead
an1r 70 h iTp1I
down the back stretch in the last half
and carried the race for the heat well
into the home stretch, but it was plain
to be seen that the bay gelding had
speed in reserve and he finished to the
good.
Charley c. took the pole again in
the third heat and was never called
upon to extend himself. Anna Mack
showed a burst of speed in the home
stretch and finished second. On the
last turn in this heat Robbie B. evil
IDENTIFY tried to stretch his hopples and
took a tumble. not finishing.
2:1O Pace to Minnie Edgewood.
Minnie Edgewood, the black mare
owned by w. ]. Cameron, millionaire
owner of Denver, and driven by Shaw,
won the 2:10 pace, taking the last
three of the four heats. In the first
heat Bruce Manager took the lead and
maintained it until the head of the
home stretch, when Verrelle Hal, who
had been rated a beautiful mile by
Mr.. Allison, came forth with a burst
of speed that proved little too strong
for the black gelding from Iowa, the
horse from the Lone Star state win
ming the heat by a head. The fans
experienced the novelty of seeing four
horses. each from a different state,
Start in this event
Bruce Manager got off to the good
in the second heat, with Minnie Edge
wood laying on his wheel. But the
black mare nosed him out, demon
strating that she had the speed to win
the previous heat. in which she had
finished third, for she forced the
black gelding to step half the mile
this time in the good time of 1904.
Fit for Faster Company.
In the third heat Minnie Edgewood
easily set the pace for the field. She
logged home winner of the mile, be-
ing the one contestant in this race
not carrying the straps, and finished
strong ahead of her contestants,
whose hopples were apparently firing
them some. Bruce Manager showed
a burst of speed in the stretch at the
finish, but the gap was too great.
altho he finished second.
Minnie Edgewood took the lead in
the fourth heat, and the outcome new
er was in doubt. She won the decid-
Ing heat in 2:14A and appeared to
be competent to take care of a field
OF raster company
Sonny Waive Wins Il Furlongs.
Sonny Waive. owned and ridden
by Dick Scovell, of Coffeyville, won
the four and one-half furlongs running
race in SIS 4 seconds. This bunch OF
ponies could have gotten off to more
even start but from the first turn it
was easy to note that Sonny Waive
had galloped away with the pay en-
velope.. Way Behind, who won the
Kansas Derby Monday. was running
too short a distance, but finished Sec
ond. Beulah Maid, owned by ]. W.
Shields. of Tulsa and ridden by
Brewer, was third. The purse was
500.
Hester H. q Victor.
The five furlong event for a 800
purse was won by Hester H, the ches-
nut mare owned by Hoover & Duncan,
OF Fredonia. and ridden by Hoover