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First All-Running Meet Ever Staged in Lethbridge Means More to Come—Kinsey, Meeks, Hatch and Many Other Well Known Race Horse Men See Their Stables Win; Close Finishes. Lethbridge fair board made about 2600 racing fans on Tuesday. They expect to make about 10,000 today. That’s the best commentary on the first day of the race meet of the fair, with the feature day, the day of the first running of the Lethbridge Derby, set for five o’clock this afternoon Tuesday's was the first flat racing pro gram ever served up to the race lov ers of Southern Alberta on a Leth bridge track and the way then en joyed it just about means that the harness race is a thing of the past here, for some years at least. Everything was ideal for a good meet Tuesday, and the meet was good. Good entries, an enthusiastic crowd, close finishes and plenty of pep. There were no fixed races either. Every single rider was out for blood, and every race was a race. All of which is by way of prelim inary, and just a forecast of what is going to happen next year. “You have one of the finest plants here in the whole of Western Canada,” said one lover of racing yesterday, “and I look to see Lethbridge develop a meet which will bring about the breeding of real running horses in a few years. This is a good start,” Watt's Stable In Front Watt of Claresholm, was ,the big winner on Tuesday.*Has Balsarroch Fox won the mile race, and his Lady Ribblesdale won the five-eighths dash, over to all. Jerry Watt is president of the newly formed turf association. He is endeavoring to breed up a line of running horses in Southern Alberta for years, and he evidently has suc ceeded. In his own case he has, at any rate, for his winners. yesterday showed the breeding of kings of the turf, F. Lewis rode Balsarroch Fox to victory, while Lady Ribblesdale had Adolph Noel up. The latter made a beautiful ride of it to bring his winner under the wire in 1.06, which is fast travelling for horses which have been in training only a few weeks. Other Well-Known Winners But there were other winners whose names are well known to all who have been following racing in Southern Al berta in the past few years. Dick Kin sey of Raymond, was there with a winner in Scotty. Arthur Pitcher of Woolford, breeder of Belgians, saw his Rainbow win in the lady’s half mile race, though the money was divided owing to a poor start, follow ing a thrilling mix-up in which Mrs. Low, on Charlie Kinsey’s horse, was thrown in a false start. Miss Work man piloted the winner. The relay race brought out still another winner in Van Orman of Tabor, riding Fawn and Rainbow, making the nice time of 6:45 for the two miles with three saddle changes. C. L. Hatch of Raymond, with Al berta Girl, was still another owner to get into the blue ribbon class, win ning the five furlongs with some to spare over Tommy, owned by A. P. Murphy of Milk River. The time of this race was 1:09, which is considered fast for three-year-olds which have done little track work. The performance of the Watt horses was the outstanding feature of the day’s racing, but today ‘Meeks Bros. hope to lower again the Clares holm man’s colors in the Derby. Here Balsarroch Fox is certain to be pitted against the Meeks’ pride, “James T. Clark,” imported Kentucky horse, and a great battle is expected, though with some dark horses from Montana and North Alberta, the two southern horses may have to extend themselves to pet in the money, let alone fighting it out for first place. The Feature Race The feature event of the afternoon was the five-eighths dash, a field of fast horses with some well known names among them. Old Cradle Bow was there. That sounded familiar to the crowd. And Cradle Bow got away in the lead with Linkous guiding him. He set a dizzy pace for a quarter. Spence, owned by Seale of Del Bonita, got the crowd humming when he start ed to pull up on the leaders. Lady Ribblesdale with Noel up was up among the leaders all the way, and sat the eighth post on the home stretch forged to the front and showed a clean pair of heels to the field, though Cradle Bow was still running strong at the finish. This was the fastest time of the afternoon. In the fourth event, the Watt entry, Balsarroch Fox looked to be a trailer for the first half mile. Scotty, the Kinsey hhorse, and Mollie, the mare owned by Jas, Moore of Haycroft, were running neck and neck when the first half mile of the race was over. Fox was running six or eight lengths be hind, but he proved that he is better on the second half than on the first, for before the race had gone five eighths of a mile he was up with the leaders, and forged ahead, winning by four lengths with Lewis holding him. The time for the mile was 1.5314 which will be bettered very considerably by the Derby winner today. Another pretty race was the five furlongs, for three year olds. Hatch and De Loss Lund of Raymond and A. P. Murphy of Milk River were the owners of the three likely looking entries. Midnight, Lund's black geld ing seemed to be the favorite with the crowd, but Alberta Girl led all the way, with Midnight dropping into third place after making a brave fight for the lead. The time was 1.09, with Alberta Girl two lengths to the goad. Summary of the Races Race No. 1—Local pony race, 14.2 and under, half mile, purse $50. 1—Scotty, Kinsey, Raymond; Lea vitt. 2—Brownie, Roberts, Magrath, Smith. 3—Tommie, A. P. Murphy, Milk Riv er; McNeely. Also Ran—Bow River, Bedna, April, Time 53 sec. Race No. 2—Ladies’ Saddle Horse Race, half mile, purse $50. 1—Rainbow, A. W. Pitcher, Wool ford, Miss Workman. 2—Charle Kinsey's horse, Mrs. Low up. Purse divided evenly owing to bad start. Only two starters. Time 5244. Race No. 3—Relay race—two miles, two horses, change each half mile, purse $100. 31—Van Orman, Taber, Fawn and Rainbow, ridden by Van Orman. 2—W. A. Holman, Coaldale, Barney and Flossy, ridden by owner. 3--M. McLean, Lethbridge, Roy and Margaret, ridden by Charlie Perry, Time, 5.45. Race No. 4—Saddle Horse Race, con fined to Alberta bred horses that nev er won a prize exceeding $100; profes sional riders barred, weight not less than 165 pounds, one mile, purse $100. 1—Balsarroch Fox, J. R. Watt, Clar esholm, F. Lewis. 2—Scotty, C. H. Kinsey, Raymond, Leavitt. 3—Mollie, Jas, Moore, Maycroft, Boseley, Time, 1.5344, Race No. 5.—Three- year old, open, weight 122, five furlongs, purse $100: 1—Alberta Girl, C. L. Hatch, Ray mond, Leavitt. 2—Tommy, A. P. Murphy, Milk Riv er, McNeely. 3—Midnight; DeLoss Lund, Ray mond; Lund, Time, 1.09. Race No. 6—Five-eighths Dash, open for all, weight for age, Alberta-breds allowed 7 lb., purse $100. 1—Lady Ribblesdale, J. R. Watt, Claresholm Adolph Noel. 2—Cradle Bow, Meeks Bros., Ray mond, Linkous; ~ 3—Jolly Crew, Fawcett, Aberdeen, S.D., Smith. Also ran—Dan F., Dizzy and Spence. Race No. 7—Indian Race, one mile, purse $25. 1—Rob Tailed Chief; 2—Joe Moun tain Horse; 3—Black White Man, Time, 2 minutes, Race Officials Billy Lamb was superintendent in charge of the course; D. J. McSwain, race clerk; Major Painefather, Lou Bonnell and Ed Sehl, judges; J. Har ris, starter; J. M. Henderson and Bil ly Armstrong, timers, and Jim West brook, announcer. The races were all well handled, the starts being partic ularly good considering that all starts were without the barrier, and the crowd in a merry humor throughout. The platform attractions and band ae
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Lethbridge Daily Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Wed, Aug 02, 1922
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