The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-06-18
BIG FIELD IS
READY TO GO
IN RACE MEET
WOman's Dream Comes True
When Bismarck Race Meet.
ing Opens Tomorrow
TRACK FAST AND FIT
Fifty.nine Horses from Seven
Western States Ready for
Starting Gong

Fifty-nine horses, flower of the
harness racing aristocracy. Of II
western states, are ready to start
tomorrow in the first race meeting
ever held in Bismarck, opening a
new racing course, built, promoted
and financed by a woman, at . cost
of more than $4,000.
The new racing plant is the dream
come true of Americas foremost
woman race horse driver, Mrs. c..
K. Bryan, Of Bismarck, widely
known to the followers of the sport
of kings and for several seasons
past a popular and familiar figure
on Northwestern race tracks.
Without assistance and upon her
own initiative Mrs. Bryan has CIV
en- to Bismarck one Of the finest
race tracks in all the west with q
modern grandstand capable Of ac-
commodating 1000 race fans and
every track feature necessary to a
complete plant ranking as among
the finest in the west since Marcus
DAILY built his famed track at Liv-
ingston, Montana, more than 30
years ago.
Track Is Fast
Horsemen who worked out on the
course yesterday said the track is
in fine condition. Rains have given
it a cushion ideal for speed and with
favorable weather conditions should
be ideal tor.-orrow when the gong
calls the first contenders to the post
in the 2:24 trot at the track q mile
east Of Fort Lincoln.
Special taxi service will be avail
able from Bismarck to the track
and interest in the Missouri Slope
country forecasts good attendance.
DR.. w. A. Matthews, veteran
starter, Flandreau, S. D., is the Off
cial starter. Judges are Mr.. and
Mrs. o. w. Roberts and F. A.
Knowles, Bismarck.
Two events are on tomorrow's
opening card, the 2:24 trot and the
2:14 ,ace. It is Bismarck Day. Cul-
bertson's Roman Circus will give ex-
hibitions Of fancy riding and driving
before the grandstand and the Bis
marck Elks band will play. Cover
nor A. G. Sorlie and United States
Senator Gerald P. Nye will speak
briefly preceding the meet dedicating
the track and paying their respects
on behalf Of The state Of North Da-
kota to Mrs. Bryan, who made the
race track possible and plans it as
one Of the future big racing centers
Of the west.
Roseleaf Scratched
Mrs. Bryan's mare Roseleaf, who
was to have appeared in one Of the
races, is temporarily out of form
and will not appear in the meeting,
A special feat re will be driving in
the carded races by Darreld Maher,
Americas youngest harness race
driver. Maher will be up behind
Villa Dale tomorrow in the 2:14
pace.
Maher came to racing fame two
years ago at the Minnesota state
fair, when he was put in the sulky
when his father, veteran reinsman
drove his last race and was taken
from the course i'll. Darreld piloted
the Maher entry there to victory
when he was IA and has since been
making good showings on all the
tracks wher. he appeared.
Entries in the 2:24 trot which
starts the meeting tomorrow, Bis.
marck Day, are Baldwin's Pride
owned by ]. D. Mahoncy, st. Paul;
Anna Belle Watts, Joe Huber, Boze.
man; Bonnie Bond, L. N. York
Sheridan, Wyoming; Orphan Ann
Roy Carroll, Yuba, Wis; Lady
Watts, C. Very, Minot; Bonnie
Patch, daughter of Rocket Patch
r. w. Judd, Willistor.: Able Worthy
by The Able, Walter ]. Hill, St
Paul; Frames Hurst, A. ". Arnold
La Crosse, Wis; Triumph Jr., Pat
Chantelois, Iron River, Wis; High
Henry, II. e. Fear, Billings, Mont;
Lady Benboe and Ruth Gay, o. A.
Lindahl, Durand, Wis.
Pacing Entries
Entries in the 2:14 pace are Villa
Dale, Maher Bros, Fargo; 0bserva-
tion, L. N. York, Sheridan. Wyom.
ing; The Coronet, c. Very, Minot;
Lula Long, Walter J. Hill, st. Paul;
Princess, w. F. Mcintyre, Mapleton
N. D.; Ganeta and Aquiline Au-
brey, A. w. Arnold, La Crosse, Wis;
The Idea, Pat 'Chantelois, Mime.
apolis, Minn.; Chattahoochee, 0. A
Lindahl, Durand, Wis; Myron Nc
Gregor, NJ. G. Heeney, Fairbury
Ills; High Sparkle, Byron Over
holzer. Selby, s. D..
Wednesday is Community Day
with Z, 2:25 pace and Z 2:12 trot
Thursday is Mandan Day. bringing
the feature sreed classic the 2:1l
pace and the 2:1S pace for the Mer
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