Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-31
Patch Wins 2:l2
Pace; Five Heats Nece.,-
saly 70 Decide Winner;
, Horn Ride. Mare To. Easy
Win In Mile And an Eighth
Grind.

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owned by A. B., Jessop Of Elgin. Neb.,
wath.C. Horn UP, won the derby event,
the big race feature Of h Grand
Saturday afternoon, travelling the mile
and an eighth in the fast time Of
1853 fiat. The Nebraska horse took
the long Erind over q fleld Of six
starters BY over three lengths.
The big hafrieBs event OF the fair,
the 3:l3 pace for the North Dakota
stake Of $1,000, was won by Rocket
Patch; a son Of the fanous Dan Patch
and owned by George A. Newton Of
w,lastoh, 2: 2. with pan Alieman
bsfore it was decided.
Senator Tillnan, the splendid horse
owned and ridden by D. Fout,, took
the shalf-min running race An, two,
straight .heAts,{and c.. Horn rode
.Rookwood toa win In the three-qlar-
ter mile running event in a new state
record time OF 1915, J. Fouts on
Walter Ina, set up another state rec
ord III the seven-eighths mile race
when he won in 1881. All three arc
lows horses.
Ideal weather.
IDEAL weather conditions and a
good track aided In making the clos
ing race program. this year one that
:Hiii long he remembered by those
who saw it. In. the heat rents every
heat was a race and drivers ana rid
ers got everything out Of their horses
that they had In them. The class OF
. entrants and drivers IN the. harness
events this year was OF much better
eaHbre than M taken part in the
races OF. previous years.
Derby Day, as5ascomplete success
in, avery way. People from all over
this section of the country crowded
the. GRAND stand and ~bleachers. and
although for . time rain threatened.
practically everyon-e 'rer1alne
ss.%s 'Sut. l taf s e9aStam that p pefbs
Day mas come to stay and the success
cf The one Saturday gives rise to
hopes for even bigger things in run
ming races.
, Gtcn: Exhibition.
While the North Dakota stake race
was one of the greatest exhibitions OF
driving seen On the local track, there
IL no doubt but that the crowd got
the most thrills out Of the .dashine
runners with Their jockeys in bright
e0i FasSIo s1se Cir, got away to an earl,
lead, in the Derby. event and length
ened IL ", LIS duaISSi
At tha half the feldl had closed If
some, with ouW llanlsowned by Flad'
land CT, Portland, n. D., running sec,
ond. Horn was Letting fashion Cir
take her tine ~ the-9hree-auartert
B. Fouts, on s:axiy Riches, drew W
on Our B.ond and passed her. n
started croN:ding Fashion Girl, bu'
could not pass At the mile, Horr
ut her 6EtSJahd che opened up tn
S;~<n tGoE'j q. a. ~, Slin,. = nd the F0llti
horse, finishing we'll in the lead. Oul
flohd took third money.
!, It is a notable feature OF the run
nint RACES that the Fouts horses wer'
In the money in @ cry race: on tn
running program. Walter Ina ant
Senator Tilin1aaf, both took their race
on Thursday ana Friday.
lowe Icrscs Strong.
. walter Ina was not crowded to an.
dAgrAe lin winning the seven elEhths
when the Bis black stallion walke'
away from A-fe!d Of Ave starters
John Spohn, owned BY Tom Bouch
etes. OF Trenton, MO, and ridden D;
pulled by spizzirtne on the stretcl
ana taking. second place. Aldridge
rode the Canadian horse for thtr'
money, The field was we'll bunche'
until the last quarter and riding har'
ali the way. The Iowa horse prove
that his win Of the five-eighths o.
Friday was mo accident.
Nine starters were sent away in tn
,, three-quarters race. With Blue Jay
to oklaMu1sss. sensation III the hel
the wise enes looked for him to max
more trouble than he did in the Ave
eiEhths, but the Rice horse did nc
even Anish in the money. Rookwoe
Jumped into a lead from the barrie
and held it all the way, although h
was challeneged by Little Miss Q
several occasions. Mahoney ridin
her, took her by Fern Leaf, the /.
Fouta horse on the last turn and Fer
Leaf had to be Satisfied, with thir
place, although h run e strong rae
rAnxy tyne and seemed to have lot
left III her at the finish.
GoldstiIie Repeats.
The big crowd bSsan to look e
excitement as. soon rs the half mil
rInners appeared on the field wit
Goldstine in the lineup and they ivvel
not disappointed. for no sooner ws
for It and Starter Robbinss had
riise it and let hirnygo. He.toc
Jockey Roher down the track for
quarter nnils dash before he could &!
rim stopped. He ran a good RAJ
when he did get away, but went Ian
ana had to allow Senator 'Tllms
' irst place. The black was Withdraw
the second heat and lost his money
skookan,. the Herber horse. fro
Canada.
-l--S 3 a 49,. - q. 1919 :, -.