Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-28
Great Card Run Of Thursday
With Fast Time and Close
Finishes; General Tillnan
Wins Three-eighths Run an
ming Race; Four Acct
dents During Afternoon;
Five Events on For Today.

Spike N>Tolus, the black horse
owned by @. M. Smith Of Omaha,
Nebr.. won the Merchants Stake, the
2:l4 trot,s which was the feature race
on Thursdays program at the Grand
Forks fair. Owen drove him under
Hal Acme. owned by F. M. Mcclure
took first money in the 2:25 pace in
three straight heats. The three
eighths mile running race a won
by w. W.. Nichols General Tilman,
Touts up.
L. =. Nick, Thos. Brady's trotter
from Fargo, won the third heat Of
the $3.50 trot, which had been post
poned from Tuesday and Wednesday
on account Of rain. This gave the
Fargo horse three straight heats in
this event and first money. Two
2:l5 pace. which was also postponed
from the opening day, and: Rags, the
roam gelding, belonging to Ed. Pet
erson Of Omaha, Nebr., repeated his
triumph of Tuesday and took both
heats n first money.
It was remarkable that while the
finishes; In every, race were close all
four harness events were won In
straight heats. and in spite of the fact
u1dI Tue track WAS IN DaQ fSuApe 1fOIIl
the rain, exceptionally fast time was
made. While the 2:14 trot was ex-
pected to producelthe fastest time. it
was the 2:15 pace that vas the speed
lest. In the stake ace 2:15h was
the best~that Spike Tolus did, while
Rags, the other Omaha horse that
took the 2:15 pace travelled n mile
yesterday in. 2:12x. In taking the
third heat Of the $3.50 trot l. C. Nick
~1>~& Cha ~ofln L.. . On IL. .L.-''H ~ .
-Four Accidents
Four accidents, none Of which for
tunately resulted in injuries to horses
or mon, gave the big crowd plenty Of
thrills. In, the first heat Of the 2:25
pace on the first turn Billy was
crowded into the fence and Driver I.
F. Richard. thrown to the track when
the sulky| over turned. The mixup
took place when Drivers A. D.. Smith
and Harry Palmer locked wheels and
in getting out Smith hit Richard.
In the next heat of, the same race
A. D.. Smith, who was driving The
Dude, crowded Driver Taylor into the
fence and when the sulky hit, Taylor
In the first accident Billy T broke
lose from the sulky and continued
the race with his harness flying,
travelling almost. the complete mile
alone before he was stopped at the
last turn. Earl B, the horse hit In
the second accident also continued
the race without his driver until cap.
tured after making a complete circuit
Of the track. ~
while the runners were waiting the
start at the three eighths mark,
Goldstein. the black. stallion. threw
Jockey Raher and racedt around the
track for three-quarters of a mile pc
fores he tired and was captured: He
was taken back and Raher pulled MN
into position again for the start, only
to be, thrown again, while Goldstein
vent away for another quarter mile
at TOP speed. He "a taken on'tne
track following his last outbreak.
!. Spike Tolus Goes Nicely.
j. D. Burke, owned by Ethel Keen,
err Of Billings, Mont took SECOND
money in the Merchants s1ake re- aos
i with ',Marwopthy third and Reaper
\ maid: fourth. The Billings horse was
tltrotting a pretty. race the first heat
when he broke. on the last turn and
had dropped back to fifth place be
fore he was pulled down. II wa ap-
parent in the second heat that splke
Tolus was not being pushed 70 90 ~
best. He took the lead IN the mrs.
half and held it throughout, finishine
SLEOnk anu "Sll la 49,, -
third heat he allowed D. j.. Bufk te
drive into the lead, but on the las.
turn owen drove him into hrst piace
in a pretty burst Of speed on the
The Dude, owned by A. D. smith o.
Los Angeles, Cal, took second money
in the 72:26 pace, 70 70 won tnlre
and Bourbon fourth. The Dude wa
set back to last place after n nm
ish OF the second heat n smitf
taken from the !aulky for lnterIer.
ing with Earl BIZ Driver 'Reis wa
up the last heat and drove h DUO
a. magnificent race the 5.tnal heat
forcing Hal Acme to do his pest. Z
win ~ a nose. There was not mucf
Ito choose between Hal Acme, IN
Dude and 70 70. They eliminate
the rest Of the field entirely h las
heat.
Best Race Event Of the Day.
The best racing Of the day in tn!
two heats Of the ISIS pace to mis-
that event. Merry Breeze, owned .!
Gillispie Bros, and Blackwell Q
Jackson; Mimi, won second money
. Lightfoot, owned by Hammer anr Hal
: vorson OF Cooperstown. N. D.. too
third, and Cincofikld. owned BY w
N. Palmer of Balfandne. Mont" wa
!, ioq Rae., the other omaha horse, wa