The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1929-06-21
HEAVY WIND SAVES
RECORD OF PURDUE
IS EXPERTS CLAIM
Dudley Wotam, Jamestown
Horse, Wins Fourth Place
In 2:15 Trot at Fair
SALLY ROMES IS SPEEDY
Hedgewood Mckay and Miss
Nadine Each Win Three
Straight Heats to Win
SALLY N IS SPEEDY
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Dudley Wotam, jamestown horse
owned and driven by John Bradford,
vas the only North Dakota entry
speedy enough to break into tho
money at the Bismarck Fair Thurs
iav.
The North Dakota trotter finished
fourth in the 2:l5 trot on the after
noon program at the Bryan speedway
one mile east OF Fort Lincoln on the
Apple Creek road.
Iowa and Minnesota spcedstcrs o +
rallied first money in the three races
that thrilled the small crowd OF VS.
itors.
Allen Wins Twice
Ed Allen drove two OF his stable
stars to victory. Sally Romes nosed
to the front in the els trot while
Hedgewood Mckay paced under the
wire in tho lead of the 2:22 field,
first in three successive heats.
Miss Nadine. owned by Ed Morris.
Breckenridge. Mimi. driven by D. F.
Cole. captured first in three straight
heats in the twilight 2:l5 trot.
North Dakota's greatest program Of
harness racing will close today.
Mrs. C. K. Bryan. founder and dl-
rector OF the Bismarck Fair. an ex-
pert horsewoman herself. will drive
Ailecn Volo, her stable star. In a
special stage pace race which mas
been called for Gas p. NJ.
The 2:l3 pace and a special three
ycar-old pace were the other two har-
ness events on the schedule.
Saturday automobiles will replace
h~orseflesh on the track. Indianapolis
speedway drivers, and dirt track
champions from the United States
and Canada, will compete in North
Dakota's first 1929 auto races.
Called For 2 p. m.
The races are called for 2 p. m. and
will start promptly. Barney Sullivan,
manager and starter. declared today.
Three flesh : and : blood struggles
with three great trotters and PAGERS
in each heat featured the running OF
Thursdays races.
Sally Romes Won the 2:15 trot by
showing her best form Of the year, Ed
Allen, driver, said after the event
The bay mare was pushed in every
heat by Great Wisconsin, Bundy up
and Dudley Wotam, the North Da-
kota trotter. Great Wisconsin cap
tured the first heat in impressive
fashion but weakened from leg
WEAKNESS in the last two heats.
Hedgewo-th McKay's three straight
heat victories were won only after the
most grueling tests Of the day. Bobby
Williams. Burt Bell up. Lorraine
Treasurer. Doctor Byron up. Frisco
Lad. Ed Morgan up, and Sue Treas
urcr. Dyer up. chung tenaciously to
the leaders flanks in every heat.
Judges again faced the predica-
ment Of picking the winners as the
five horses swept under the wire so
closely punched that only the keen
eye Of the experts was able to tell
which horse won and the placing of
the others.
Frank Weyel, Minneapolis. official
starter. stated only the high wind and
clouds of dust that obscured the
racers at times, prevented Purdue's
new track record, made Wednesday
from falling again.
Every heat in the afternoon races
was run within two seconds of the
new track mark. exceptional time for
the hampering weather conditions.
Miss Nadine had q slight superior
fly in the evening set-tos. The Min
nesota horse finished first easily in
the first two heats but was pushed SC
hard in the last by Mary Edwards and
Judge Aubuoy that the judges stand
was again the focus OF attention as
yrandstand spectators were unable tc
pick which of the three horses was
under the wire first.