Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-08-28 | Page 7 | Cheeney Grabs Derby

I CHEENEY DERBY Texas none Horse With Jh Handicap nl C Captures Capture 1 Purse Porno nt at Opening of Read Read-le Track Readville Mass ass Aug 27 Cheeney Cheeney owned b by John a a. a farmer farmer far tar mer boy of ot Texas and ami driven by John P. P Fleming another Texan Texa won the fourth renewal rene of ot the American trotting derby at the tho openIng of the tho Grand Circuit mooting meeting here hero to today today today to- to day In a thrilling finish by a halt hall length While tho the track was in good condition a A stron strong wind mado made fast tast timo impossible Thirteen qualified for the final handicap handicap han han- of ot the tho derby valued at 3 of ot which went to tho the winner winer The Tho starters wore ware picked from frome five e preliminaries pre pro worth 1000 and then handicapped handicapped handi hand capped according to performance with the tho exception of ot Billie Burke who had a a walk over ocr in the free for 1 all al preliminary and was placed at I scra scratch At the tho drop of ot the thc flag Burke made mado a a. n dancing oak br-oak that cost him valuable ground Entering the home homestretch homestretch homestretch stretch Castle Castlo Caste Dome Wanderer 1 I Kenyan Kenyon W. W Jack London and were ero within a n. length of or each other and tho drivers were using their whips but a athe At atthe th the finish Fleming Fleming to the the front fron with Cheerier