The weekly Butte record., 1866-10-27
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LOCAL NEWS.

SATURDAYS RACES at the Park, was the Iisliest
day Of the season. The wind was high, and clouds
of dust filed the air, but ii did not prevent good
attendance Of people, nor the trot from taking
place as announced. But two horses started, viz:
Sam. Daniels b. g. Harry Edgar, and E shearer S
c. b. Harry Taylor. They were Butte county stock
and no very fast time expected Of them. Yet
they made coed trot, and were so well matched
that they made interesting race shearers
horse Harry Taylor proved himself the best road
ster, however gaining the first heat in 3:4 and the
third in s:5. Harry Edgar won the second heat in
81 He lisa good roadster, and viii yet produce
some good going stock.
mule race of single dash of mile, for the
proprietors purse made considerable sport for the
crowd. But two entered, and one of them scratch
ed around the track in precisely 2:40 winning the
race and money. The other labored faithfully at
slow place, round to the home stretch. when seeing
them scoring for trot, concluded that the
and money was lost, and turned of into the brush,
with an effort to reach home before dark.
A shake purse was offered for the best
going Oroville stock, best two in three. J. W.
Gilkyson entered b. f. Leatherhead, Frank Mutner
entered C. f. Crazy Jane, and William Schneider
entered 3. f. Mayhower. Leatherhead the
track, and away they went at the word. Leather
head sticking faithfully to her work, and car
rying her competitors off their feet. They
round to the quarter pole but not finding time to
strike trot, kept up their running fire until they
carried Leatherhead off her feet when they settled
down to a trot and crossed the score in $50; Crazy
Jane in advance. The heat, however, given to
rhead consideration Of tho that he
was found faithful among the fathess. Club re-
ceived received instructions in regard to rules
and the proper management Of Crazy Jane, was
informed that he had the outside of the track
by coming in a head on the first heat They we've
then sent off for the second heat, which won
by Leatherhead in 3:s7. She thus carried off the
purse and the honors of the untred stock of Orc
vile. The fathfnness of this young animal indu
ces the belief that she can. by proper training, re-
duce the time made on Saturday by at least one.
third.
The week a lively one, and We believe those
who brought stock here, were satisfied with the
general result. The fact that there not better
showing of stock was oecasioned by the inadeqna-
cy of the notice given and the want of proper
management in getting it up. The money was lit
orally hung up by people to be run for and the
affair left to manage itself. Fortunately, Hank
Sundern, of Chico, started the ball first day, and
after that it itself, The money falling TO the win
ming nag every time. If any of our people are out
and injured by the races, they can charge it to
Jones, or Freer, or the BUTTE RECORD but they
get no satisfaction from either of these parties
The track is one of the best in the State and with
a proper organization, the annual meetings might
be made success A County Agricultural Society
might be organized, and our farmers might forget,
while examining each others products, and engaging
in friendly competition for prizes, that they are to
spend the fall months in shaking every other day,
take qunne on the arrival and departure OF the
cars. Try it.