THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 25. 1917.
FAVORITE IS BADLY D
EFEATED IN FEATURE
HARNESS
RACE
V:
OMAHA TROTTER HUMBLES
GOLDEN STATE STEPPER IN
WESTERN 2:14 CLASS STAKE
Soriggan, San Francisco Exposition Champion, Beaten by
Empire Bond, Owned by J. D. Creighton, in
Straight Heats; Hal. Connors Wins
2:12 Pace in Great Form.
TODAY'S RACE CARD:
Pacing, 2:04 dm, purs ,. $500
Pacing, 2:16 clait, purse $500
Trotting, 2:17 class, purse..... $500
Summary of Friday's Great Western Circuit Races
Trotting. 2:14 class, (.rain Exchange p
F.mplrd Bourt, b. g.. by The Kondman (Hart
.all McKinney, br. ni by Wallace .Mo Kin
Uiuulia ',
.SprUiriin, b. ., by Baron McKinney (Child
due Vincent, b. r.. by Knlrht Vincent (Hill
Vrlma Todd, br. in., by Sorrento Todd (Mas
Uorothy bweeney, b. m., by Lewis Wilkes
Colo. .
Time: i-.mi, 4:11, 2:l2Vi.
Pacing, 2:13 class, nurse 5(!0:
Hal Connors, br. a., by Argot Hal (Konln) :
l.re Dale, blk. (., by Arrhriale (Owens) Hoy
Hash H., b. m., by Dew llul (Mcoastiun) :
Tlndwelxer, b. by Koy Mortal (Hill); R.
Billy Murrv, b. :., by .Norval Chief (Jenhins
1'rlnoess Margaret, b. ni., by The Earl (Allen
Dan W., br. g., by (cntextor (Hart); Earl
Time: 2:lJVi. S:lli. 3:11.
Paring, S-yrariild class, nurse $500:
lArd Aho, rh. ., by The Abhe (lianounic) ;
Ktt Maxey, b. f by Judge Maxey (Rhodes
. Starker, b. t., by Bergen OVhitmer) ; H. M.
Time: S :344. 2 :3V4.
By RUSSELL PHELPS.
The defeat of Spriggan, a famous
California trjtter, by Empire Bend,
an Omaha gelding, owner by J. D
Creighton, was one of many sensa
tional features on yesterday's Great
Western circuit program at the Oma
ha Driving club's Benson park racesv.
Spriggan, conspicuous favorite, came
to Omaha, as the much-touted star
who wont the $20,000 trotting stake
at the Sa Francisco exposition.
He proved too erratic and, in spite
of great generalship on the part of
Marvin. Childs, driving for Owner W,
J. Lowry of San Francisco, could not
overcome the consistent trotting of
the Omaha horse, Earl Hart up. Em
pire Bend, a son of The Bondwan,
won in straight heat- d able circlin ;
the Benson twice-around in 2:114 in
the second trial. , .
Spriggan Prime Favorite.
Before the race the 2:14 trotting
'class, Grain Exchange purse of $1,000
it was all Spriggan, none but a
handful of horsemen conceding any
of the other five starters a chance
to win. After considerable scoringj
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good style, but at the turn the widely-heralded
western animal made -a
bad break, a handicap he could hot
overcome.
The driving finish saw Empire
Bend, and Spriggan battling fiercely
for the lead to the wire, Reinsman
Childs plied his whtp strenuously;
but the son of Barom McKniney
could not beat the Omaha stepper
in. Gail McKinney, driven by the vet
eran. Al Thorjjas, trotted home a safe
third, Vclma Todd beating out Jie
Vincent for fourth position in the
heat.
Put Back for Running.
Spriggan had an excellent chance
to cop in the second heat, but he
started running at the turn and kept
it up for quite a distance and, though
he beat Empire Bend by a nose under
ihe wire at the finish of the second
lap, the jucges placed him fourth.
Gail McKi.iney was placed second in
the heat and Joe Vincent, third. The
third and, as it developed, deciding
one, was a hard-fought battle between
Empire Bend, Gail McKinney and
Spriggan. N ,
The California horse, it must be
said to his credit, had travel the
long mile. Both Mr. , Creighton's
gelding and Thomas' mare beat him
under the wire. Empire Bend stepped
the last mile in 2:12. Time for all
three heats was fast, considering the
strong wind ( that blew down the
stetches and 'hampered the trotters.
Empire Bend won first money in the
race, Gail McKinney second and
Spriggan third.
Has Bad Spill.
Unquestionably' the greatest ex
citement of the afternoon was pro
vided in the 2:12 pace, an event
marked by dangerous spills, hot
squabbles between drivers and last,
but not least, "big time" caliber
horse-racing and reinmanship the
latter by Hal Conners, Tom Denni
son'g great stepper, Jimmy Ronin up.
Though Hal Conners was the rul
ing favorite, deserved to win and did
win, the son of Argot Hal had lots
j of competition while , it lasted. The
first heat, stepped in 2:1544 by Tt D. s
horse, was a royal race between Hal
Connors and Princess ' Margaret.
Cleverly handled by Ronin, Hal Con
nors showed him dust shrdlushrdluu
Bors showed his dust to Princess Mar
garet, Lee Dale finising third and
i illy- Slurry fourth. .t
Pacers in Accident.'
Flash H. and Budweiser, who won
third and fourth money, respectively,
in the race, did not finish this heat,
but were placed by the judges sixth
and seventh as r result of an unavoid
able accident on the turn.
The second heat, won by Hal Con
nors, was marked by a spill in which
F. S. Jenkins, piloting Blily Murry,
had a miraculous escape from serious
injury or worce. As the field went
round the turn on the first jlap Dan
W.'s sulky. Earl Hart up, and Billy
Murry's bike, Jenkins up, collided.
Jenkins was thrown to the track and
the rear part of the field passed over
him.
Billy Murry, dragging the demol
ished sulky, ran around the track in
the van of the field the first lap. The
big crowd was on its feet as the un
driven animal continued his wild run,
endangering the Hal Connors and
Princess Margaret, leaders, and their
reinsmen.
, Protests to Judges.
At the conclusion of the heat Driver
Jenkins, his jacket in tatters, but un
hurt,, save for a few scratches, went
to the judges' stand and protested
that Hart had runvinto him. Hart,
who put in an appearance a minute
tune, (1,000:
; J. I. Crelithton, Omaha 1
ney (Thomas) ; A. L. Thomas & Co.,
8
)l W. i. Iowry, 8a n Francisco t
); W. 8. Hill. Shetton, Neb S
1 1
sota) ; F. P. Massota, Geneva, Xeh . . 4
(Owens) ; Ray Reeves, Canon City,
6
6
Tom Dennlson, Omaha" 1 1 1
Owens, West Point. Neb 8 3 t
B. Dunree, Denver, Colo 6 3 4
L. Mumford, Beatrice, Neb 7 4 3
); V. ti. Jenkins. Blair, Neb 4 6 6
): Allen Bros., Cedar t ails, la 3 2 dls
Hart, Omaha 3 dls
G. M. Niese. Chicago t 1
); Midway Stock Farm, Kearney, Xeb. 3 2
Whitmer, Omaha 3 3
later, strenuously denied the charge.
Hot words were exchanged between
Hart and Jenkins. They started
toward each other and were on the
verge of combat when the judges in
terfered. After a conference Starting Judge
Stone announced Dan W. Had been
distanced for foul driving. Billy
Murry, Jenkins' gelding, was placed
sixth in the heat.
Lee Dale, a West Point, Neb., step
per driven by Roy Owens, paced a
great heat in the third heat and fol
lowed Hal Connors home. The son
of Argot Hal, however, was too much
for the rest of them and made it three
straight winning first money. Prin
Margaret was distanced in the last
heat and, though the mare had two
seconds to her credit, she was ruled
out of the money by the judges. Lee
Dale was given second money, Flash
H., third money, and Budweiser,
fourth money.
Goes Remarkable Mile.
Hal Connors' last mile in 3cllJ4
was a remarkable performance, tak
ing into consideration the cool weath
ercool, in the sense of racing horses
and the stiff breeze. Regret was ex
pressed by horsemen that Dr. C, C.
Hall's stepper, Sweet Aubrey, could
not start in the 2:12 pace. Sweet Au
brey entered in the Omaha races, was
.mjured recently in a railroad accident.
The "3-year-old pace was awalkaway
for Lord Abbe, a son of The Abbe
and owned by a Chicagoan. Etta
Maxey, a Nebraska filly, was second
in both beath. Strberg, an Omaha colt
owned by Bergen, went lame and did
not cut much figure in the race. Each
heat was a . procession. Driver Ga
noung, piloting Lord Abbe, the fa
vorite, was sitting chilly and bugyy
riding.
Good Windup Program.
A great windup program has been
worked up by the driving club officials
for getaway day. Otis M. Smith, su
perintendent of speed, secretary and
one of the directors of the driving
club, guarantees a stellar Great West
ern circuit card of racing today.
Records may fall in the 2:04 pace,
which will bring together four step
pers of national fame. The import
ance of the starters rivals that of the
free-for-all classic earlier in the week,
when Ben Earl paced the fastest mile
ever stepped west of the Mississippi
river and broke the state record.
1 Fast 2:04 pacers who will battle for
the money are Columbia Fire, famous
fireeater, owner and driven by debo
nair Earl Beezley; Helen Chimes,
perhaps Nebraska's most famous rac
ing mare, Roy Owens up; Tip Top, a
fast one driven by Coombs and Dude
Highwood, Benefield up.
Card Several Favorites.
DeSherrill, Grey Hal, Zealous Lee,
horses which have "made names for
themselves thi week in Omaha, Elec
tric Togo, known throughout the mid
dle west, and two others will start in
the 2:16 pace.
A dandy field of trotters, including
Dexter Sytn, Fred R., George S.,
Habara, Lila Lac and. Otto' F.. will
start in the 2:17 class.
The last heat today will close five
days of racing and' the most success
ful Geat Western circuit meeting in
the history of this part of the country.
Plestina to Give Show w
- - At'Wfuny BsachSunday
Mariir Plestina, Omaha's heavy-,
weight champion, who wrestles Toe
Steelier, the Dodge phenom, at the
Omaha Auditorium Labor day night,
will give an exhibition at Municipal
beach at Carter lake Sunday after
noon between 3 and 4 o'clock.
Plestina will take on two heavy
weights, Charlie Peters and Jack
Meyers, in the exhibition. It is Ples
tina's plan to show local wrestling
devotees that he already is in prime
condition for his coming tangle with
Stecher. The show at the (beach will
be free and all Omaha mat fans are
invited to see Marin in action. !
"Ducky" Uolmas Drops Two. j
Players, Zelk Playing Third
Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 24. "Ducky"
Holmes, president of the Lincoln
Western league base ball team, to-!
night dropped two players, Pitcher
Joe Berger and Third Baseman Bert
Lamb, Berger was released on orders
from President Dickerson of the
league, after complaint , had been
made that Berger was qt a rookie.
He came to Lincoln about ten days
ago from Des Moines. Lamb was
dropped because of illness. Harry
elk of Scotia, Neb., is playing third. .
Southern Association.
Mttle Rock, 7: Mobile. I. .
Memphis, 2: New Orelans, I.
' Birmingham.' 0; Chattanoogt, J.
Atlanta, 4: Nashville, 3.
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These Were Taken Before Omaha Knew 'Em
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ELMWOOD PARK BOYS
LEAD CLASSY FIELD
Final Spurt Gives Second Place
to Miller Park Team in Sec
ond Annual Pushmo- v
bile Races.s
Thomas Knight and Walter Far
well, representing Elmwood park
playground, won the city champion
ship at the annual intoplayground
pushmobile contest, this afternoon.
Other, winners were: Second, Leo
Nestlebush and Harry Coppici pf
Miller park; third, Edwin Boland and
Carl Dimond of Fontenelle park;
fourth, Edward Eastman and Frank
Mahoney of Gifford park.
The course was roped off on Cap
itol avenue, from Sixteenth to Seven
teenth streets.
In the finals it was nip and tuck
between Miller and Fontenelle parks
for second place. Boland and Dimond
held second place on the return run
until almost at the goal, when Nestle
bush and Coppici, in a final burst of
speed, crossed in second place for
Miller park.
The course was lined by more than
2,000 enthusiastic spectators who
cheered the young contestants to
their best efforts.
Red Cross Present.
Gmord park playgrounds sent &
corps of Red Cross misses, who ren
dered first aid to the valiant racers.
A parade of more than 100 push-
mobiles was started from Eighteenth
and Farnam streets, led by the Mu
nicipal BoyS band and Muny Guards
of Hanscom park.
The youngest boy in the parade
was Max Caldwell, 4jj years of age,
of Gifford park. He drove the Red
Cross ambulance, which was followed
by two little bearers and the nurses.
City Commissioner Hummel acted
as starter of the races. Supervisors of :
the playgrounds assisted. P. J. Martin
and Dr. J. P. Connolly of the Board
of Public Recreation served as
judges. Superintendent J. J. Isaacson
of the recreation department arranged
the detaisl and managed the big event.
The following were awarded prizes
in their respective classes:
Best Looking Car Carl Dimond:
204 South Twenty-fifth avenue, and
Edwin Boland of 452 North Fortieth
street.
Best Constructed Car William
Ulovec, 1724 Castelar street.
Funniest Car Robert Barr, 2045
Deer Park boulevard, and Williard
Thompson, 3315 South Twenty-sec-1
ond street. t
Two Narrowly Escape
Death in Adto Accident
Madison, Neb., Aug. 24. (Special.)
--Mr. and Mrs. George Stork nar
rowly escaped death when their auto
mobile rolled down a thirty-foot bank
into Taylor creek. The accident
happened at a sharp bend in the road
a short distance north of Madison.
No Serious injuries were sustained.
The car, aside from a broken wind-1
shield and top, was unharmed, 1
HOME OF D. C. PATTERSON
AT LAKE 0K0B0JI.
Hundreds of Omahans and their
families are spending days and weeks
at Lake Okoboji, la., fishing, boating,
and just enjoying the cool breezes. A
great number of Omaha people now
own cottages on the shores of this
lake, which is, the Titicaca of Iowa.
The lake ha twenty-five miles of
shore line. It lies on the highest
ground in Iowa, and has no streams
flowing into it. It is fed entirely by
springs. Among the new homes being
built at the lake shore is the twenty-five-room
home of a Minneapolis lum
berman. The accompanying cut shows
the summer cottage of D. C. Patter
son, prominent Omaha real estate
man, on the lake.
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MABEL TRASK WINS
FREE-FOR-ALL TROT
Favorite Rambles Home Ahead
of Field in Feature Event of
Closing Day at Phila
delphia. Philadelphia, Aug. 24. Mabel
Trask, the favorite, won the free-for-al
trot, the feature of the closing
day's card of the Grand circuit meet
ing at Belmont track, today. Three
of the fastest trotters on the circuit
started in the event, which Mabel
Trask took in straight heats in close
finishes with St.v Frisco, and estab
lished a new track record for trotters
in a race in the second heat, which
was stepped in 2:05)4.
Geers, who has been a great fa
vorite with the crowds all week, had
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."There can be no peace until Prussianism is (Jestroyed," says the New York World, in answer
to the Pope's peace proposal. ' "Whether it is destroyed from without or from within rests mainly
with the German people themselves, but destroyed it must be if there is to be peace in the world.
That is now the beginning and the end of the war aims of the Allies, and unless achieved autoc
racy has triumphed and German militarism is master of civilization."
"Germany must be beaten and know she is beaten," says the Louisville Post. And the Chi
cago Herald warns us that a peace on the Pope's terms "would be a truce not a peace."
i Not only do strong supporters of the war dismiss the "Pope's Peace" as a German peace;
while they urge strenuous waging of war till Germany is made either "powerless or free," but
pacifists, Socialists and German-Americans agree in predicting the failure of the new papal ef
forts at mediation.
In THE LITERARY DIGEST of August 25th is an interesting article reflecting the opinion
of the Press of the country on this newest of peace proposals.
Elihu Root's Faith in the Russian Republic
"We Bring An Abiding Faith Tht ThU Great Free Self-Governing Democratic Government Shall Be Maintained Intact,"
Say Elihu Roots and Other of the -Commissioner Are Similarly Quoted in "Russia and OuraeWe," An
Interesting Article in This Issue. Other Article in ThU Valuable Number Are:
Why Victory Shall Be Ours'
Triumph of Reserve Officers' Camps
How to Save Ireland
Foreign Friends of Germany
Canadian Hierarchy Fighting
Conscription
Italy's War Aims
A New Theory of Life
Diet By Price
Chicago's "Kaiserized" Speller
Another Poet Fallen in Battle
Religion in the Trenches
Spiritualized Labor in France
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a big day, winning the 2-ycar-old trot
with Peter June and the 2:22 pace
with Robert Gatewood, in addition to
taking second money in the free-for-all
trot.
Colt Race Completed.
The colt race, which was split up
by rain on Thursday, went to split
heats. Peter June, which finished sev
enth on Thursday, outstepped his field
in bpth heats today, going the third
heat in 2:08 and giving Ruth Main
sheet her first defeat of the season.
North Spur, owned by Congress
man Joseph McLaughlin of this city
and driven by Cox, won his second
race of the meeting, taking the 2:23
trot in straight heats and stepping
the middle heat in i:0y.
Summaries.
Trottlnn. t-year-old class, two In three
heats, purse f!,000 (one heat Thursday):
I'etor June, ch. g., by Toter the
Great ((Jeers) 7 11
Ruth Slalnsheet, br. f. (Murphy)... I S 2'
Nella Dillon, h. f. (Rorrlll) 3 6 3
Truxton and RFIrlnm (3uy also ran. Hol
lywood Naomi, Kleven Illack and Forbes
Robortson started. Time: ,2:11, 3:11 Vs.
2:08i.
.The Price
russianism Destroyed
Numerous Interesting Illustrations, Including Cartoons and
AUGUST MOTOR NUMBER 104 PAGES
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Trotting, S-.:3 clans, tlire In five heats,
purse 31.000:
North Spur, b, s , by Ran Francisco
(Cox) t 1 1
Rhodiuithrn, ch. m. (Murphy) 3 2 3
Lewis Winter, blk. g ( Mel oimld) . , 13 2
Peter Grim and Katliryn Collette also ran.
Toddling and Lord Oliver alartsd. Tlina:
2:I34. 2:104, 2:114.
Trotting, free-for-all clitsa, two In three
heats, purse :'.000:
Mabel Trask, ch. m., by Teter the
Great, (Cox) 1 1
St. Frisco, b. a. (Ueers t 2
Zomroclit, blk. s. (Mi l'uiinld) 3 3
Time;, 2:0fi, 2:06 'i.
Pacing, 3:23 class, three In firs heats,
purse $1,000:
iioui-rt i.ntvwood, b. s., by J. Mal
colm Kmiioa (UeurK) Ill
Abhe Bond, b. m. (Snow) S 3 3
Jnck Mack. ch. s. (McDonald) 3 3 3
June atiirtBd. Time. 2:101. 2:08, 2:11H.
Wisconsin Man Trims
Champ at Chicago Shoot
Chicago, Aug. 24. Charles H. Lar
son of Waupaca, Wis., won the
eighteenth annual Grand American
handicap in a shoot-oif with Mark
Arie of Thoniasboro, 111., national
amateur champion, at the South
Shore Country club today by a score
of 37 to 35.
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Making France Smile
White Bread the Best War-Bread
Piano-Makers to Help Build Aircraft
Wanted: Standardized Cans
A Eulogy of the Barrel
Ten Miles of Welded Pipe
A Traveling Refrigerator
What the Soldier Thinks of Shaw
The Appeal of the Primitive Jazz
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German Emperor Tells Troops
Britons Are Teutons1- Worst
' Foe; Declares God Will
Give Victory.
Copenhagen, Aug. 24. England, th
arch enemy of Germany, must be
beaten down at whatever cost, Em
peror William told his troops while
on a visit to the Flanders front on
Wednesday.
An official statement issued in Berlin-says
the emperor addressed depu
tations from all detachments which
have had a share in meeting the Brit
ish attacks. He said he felt impelled
to express his thanks and his full rec
ognition of the heroic gallantry shown
by troops from all parts of Germany
in the hard fighting of the last
week.
The emperor referred to the marked
contrast between the German and
Anglo-French points of view and con
tinued: "It is God's hands when in His wis
dom He will give us victory. He
has taught our army a hard lesson
and now we are going to pass the ex
amination. With the old German con
fidence in God we shall show what we
can do. .
v "Fight and Conquer."
"The greater and mightier the prob
lem, the more gladly we shall grapple
with it and solve it. We shall fight
and conquer until the enemy has had
enough of these struggles.
"All Germans have realized who is
the instigator of this war and who is
the chief enemy England. Everyone
knows England is our most spiteful
adversary. It spreads the hatred of
Germany over the whole world, fill
ing its allies with hatred and eager
ness to fight. Thus everyone at home
knows what you know still better,
that England is particularly the enemy
to be struck down, however difficult it
may be. Your relatives at home, who.
too, have made great sacrifices, thank
you through me.
"A difficult struggle lies ahead of
us. England, proud of itst stubborn
resistance, believes in its invincibil-.
ity, but you will show that you caw
achieve still greater things, for the
prize of the war is the German' peo
ple's freedom to live freedom at sea
and freedom at home. With God's
help we shall see the struggle through
and be victorious." - - 7
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