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Show Gray-Haired Woman Is Enthusiast on Horse-Racing Omaha, Nebr., Oct. 7. A gray-haired, gray-haired, kindly faced woman is caf-paigning caf-paigning race horses on the Great Western harness circuit this year, and she finds the sport profitable. Tho woman is Mrs. W. M. Bryant, of Blair, owner of Captain Dale, one of tho most promising two-year-old trotters now appearing in competition. competi-tion. For thirty-five years Mrs. Bryant Bry-ant has been breeding and racing horses, and, she has the reputation of knowing more about racing nags than any other woman in Nebraska. I She is perfectly at home In a crowd of horse-women and cujoys talking horse by the hour. Mrs. Bryant acquired her first fast stepper by mowing hay for his purchase pur-chase price. She has her choice of a herd, and selected an ugly looking little lit-tle brute which she afterward broke and developed Into the fast racer, Me Too . Captain Dale has traveled a mile in 2:39, and is expected to list among the 2: IS trotters next season. |