view raw text
FIRE AT COLUMBUS TRACK Rapid Stride, Great Divide and King Granite Destroyed When Private Barn Burns. COLlMBCS, O.. Ap;il 28.— In spite of today being considered an, "off day" at the local course, quite a large attendance turned out to witness Beulah Parks eleventh day of a schi dulcd nineteen-day meeting. While the track was a little slow, overhead conditions were ideal. Three horses. Rapid Day, Great Divide and King Granite, comprising the stable of E. S. Cummings, Louisville. Ky., were destroyed when fire today completely razd the private barn in which they were stabled. The horses were brought to Grove City several days ago by- the owner to compete in the spring festival at Beulah Park that now is in full sway. Rapid Day escaped from the barn, but it was necessary to destroy him because of serious burns. The others perished in the fire. Owner Cummings estimated his loss at ,500. Ordinary horses made up the fields in the card of seven races of the claiming variety. The first one to cross the wire in front in the opening run was Merry O, who assumed command on the last turn and won in a driving finish. Record odds for Beulah Park were hung up in this race. Malthus was favorite, but met with interference, unseating his rider. Hapsburg Miss took the second race, with Sweetum and Chevalier taking second and third, respectively. Probably the best race, the third on the card, a three-year-old affair over the three-quarters mile route, resulted in Arabella being an easy winner from Mayor Behrman and Priceless. Francis Nelson, presiding steward at Tijuana and chief officer of the Canadian Racing Association, and Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Cassidy and their daughter Marcelia, paid Columbus a visit yesterday. The party is motoring from San Diego to New York, where they plan to spend a week before continuing on to Toronto, Canada. Messrs. Nelson and Cassidy paid their respects to their old associates, Messrs. Murphy and Ireland. The fourth race was won by an outsider in Southern Pacific, who assumed command at the start to win easily. Hardman showed good speed to take second place. San San accounted for the short end of the purse. F. Armstrong, astride Barbary Bush, put up a master ride, just getting the horse up in time to win the fifth race. Rotarian was a short distance back in second place, with Lady Bush third. Pearl Boots staged a beautiful stretch drive and just got up to take the sixth. Courser hung on gamely for second place. Sir Ralph, prominent throughout, was third. Why was claimed from J. Collins by F. Wood for 00. John Hager was claimed from V. Cloud by G. F. Jenkins for ,500. Iady Bush was claimed from J. F. Patterson by V. Cloud for ,100.
