Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1912-09-06 | Page 8 | Baden is Winner of $10,000 Purse

BADEN IS WINNER OF 1 PURSE Jersey City Stallion Captures Charter Oak Trot From Ether W W. Hartford Conn Sept 5 5 Baden the Jersey City p stallion owned and driven by A A. S. S Rodney Rodne won the trot at the Charter Oak Grand circuit races this afternoon but only after a hard- hard fought battle The event went tho the full tull five heats Esther W V capturing second place and Ruth McGregor third Scarce Scarcely had the horses got under underway underway underway way In the third heat when Baden went want off ott his feet and before he was again under control was waR near nearly an nn n eighth of ot a mile mUe behind Rodney drove to the limit and at the tho three quarter mark not only had overtaken the leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers but had recovered reco tho the polo It wl wa was wa's s the prettiest exhibition so seen en on the track In years and the crowd crowel yelled encouragement as the horses swept Into the stretch Baden was actually to tho the front but buthe buthe buthe he broke feet from the finish and was headed at the wire b by Esther W Wand Wand y yand and Annie Kohl The Tho fourth heat developed developed de de- de- de Into another battle battlo ro royal al be between between between be- be tween Baden and Esther W W. W the latter finishing a few fow Inches ahead In the final heat Esther W held the lead until the halt half mile mUe was reached when she broke and nd trailed Cox soon had her to her gait again and by a magnificent spurt she became once more moro a contender finishing finishing- only a nose behind Baden