The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-16

ster. and finished length to the good.
For this heat was a clear fact that
the Topeka mare was the best of the
field of starters, and they all had their
opportunities, Of ever bunch of
PAGERS did.
In the three-quarter mile running
for a 500 purse, Harry K. Thaw, the
chestnut geld1ng owned by Bert Coul-
ter of Wichita, apparently got the
break and carried the field of gallop-
erS pretty much at ease thruout the
route. Flossie F., owned by c. r. SEQ
vile, of Coffeyville, ran in second posi-
ton just about as easy as Harry K.
Thaw ran in first and Bessie Bright,
Lutte Moore's bay mare, from Mayetta,
ran in third place quite as easy as the
two jumpers who finished ahead of
her kept their respective positions.
Time was 1:17.
Half Mile in so Seconds.
The half mile dash. purse 800.
looked like a race for sorrel running
horses, for out of the field of eight
starters, seven were sorrels. Alfredo,
bay gelding owned by A. Alfred, of
Valley Falls, got away with the ad-
vantage of the break, but at the quar-
ter pole Jess Willard, owned by w. S.
Cogswell, of Blue Rapids, and Beulah
Maid, owned by j. w. Shields, Tulsa,
made the contest interesting by COM
entered the home stretch, but it re-
manned for Beufah Maid to nose out
her rival at the finish, while Alfredo
had to be content with third. And
how those lads did go after their
ponies to make them run a half in
fifty seconds! No doubt there are bet
ter horses in Altoona and on other
eastern tracks, but there is a question
whether they ever started a bunch
that ran more interesting half mile
for the fans than did this field of
jumpers at the Kansas Free Fair.
The races this year were beyond
doubt the best ever seen on the To-
pella track, which is the fastest in
Kansas. And it must be said that
every event went off with a minimum
of delay. The attendance was proba-
bly, the largest ever seen at a Topeka
meet and it was evident, from their
enthusiasm that the fans appreciated
to the fullest extent the splendid pro-
gram enacted before their eyes.
o. P. Uudegraff, of Topeka, the vet
eran starter who has given the word
for harness races at meets all over
the country for more than twenty-five
years, was on the job here as usual
He was ably assisted by Charles Ed
wards, who also started the runners,
and who is known among race horse
men as BLACK Prince"
The judges were Gus Beauchamp,
of Holton, who has been presiding
judge of the Topeka meets for many
years; D. o. Orr and Rex Kreipe, both
of Topeka.
Fridays summary:
2:12 Trot-Purse $780,
Fair May, bI. m, (Thurman) own
er. lack Thurman, Tulsa. Okla. L 1
Harry Chapman, b. e. (Taylor)
Owner. w. b. Taylor. Sedalia. Mo- 2 2
Lewis N. b. h. (Walters.) Owner,
S. F. Walters. Hiawatha, Kan,...3 8
Lucy Huse, bl. IN. (Carpenter.l Own
er, Carpenter & Allen, Winfield...4 4
Time: =:10H 2:10A; 2:10A.
2:I7 Pace-Purse, 81 600.
Minnie Pinkerton. b. IN. chilly
Owner: w. w. Whitney, Topeka...1 1
J. H. HuckIebridge, Eureka, Kan..3 4 2
Sailor Boy, b: G. (Henlin.) Owner.
T; W. Henlin, Dodge City, Kan..9 2 4
ValbrOw, b. Z. (Wallace1 Owner
| w c. Wallace, Wilcox, Ariz. .....2 5 Z
Victory Bond, b. E. (MeQuay.) own
er, Geo. Davis, Tulsa, Okla. ......5 3 5
Red Fast, CHI m; (Wedgel Owner.
Gentry Bell. b. m. (Tosh) Owner,
J. II. Tosh. Valley Falls, Kan.....6 6 0
The Song, b. h. (Althinson) Owner,
A. L. Atkinson, Breckenridge, MOI 6
Princess iennie, b. m. Cameron
Owner, W. J. Cameron, Denver.
Hettie Roberts. b. m (ToshJ owner,
J. H. T1sh, Valley Falls kan....;s 8 8
Owner. NJ. ]. Strickland. Parsons
Basonetta, bi. IN. (BarnesJ owner.
Sumner Barnes. Mt. Pleasant, la. ~ dr.
Time: 2:1O%; 2:10A 2:111s.