Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1871-06-02
TOURNAMENT IT,
Races, Pigeon & Target Shooting

Races, ElSoOu o. di Seb 0AOOI1AS'
The Tournament held at Dodgeville last
Friday and Saturday was success, both
financially and otherwise. The weather
was fine. though considerable rain fell on
Thursday night. The track was rather
heavy in consequence, but soon dried olf'
and left the track perhaps in better condi-
ton for having the rain. ..
The sports opened with Target Shoot
ing on Friday morning. The trotting was
fine, better time being made, than was ev-
err known in this part Of the country. The
horses were in splendid condition their
owners, or those entering them were per-
fectly gentlcmanly the judges understood
their business tle police did their
duty fully and mpartially, and the conse-
quence was perfect order, no jockeying,
cheating, drinking or anything pertaining
to blackguardism. The trotting races
were splendid especially between Wild
Rose and Dutch William, as they were
nearly matched. Both horses were at
their best, and at the top of their speed,
with blazing eyes and open mouths it
was as a death struggle between them,
and still they trotted perfectly square and
honest.
We give below the entries and time
made by each winning horse.
The first trotting race was on Friday
afternoon-purse $50.
Entries Surprise, owned by NJ. B. Per
sons, Dodgevile Buckskin, j. Ross, Min
eral Point Nimble jim, II. G. Cutler,
Dodgeville.
Race, mile heats, best two in three.
First heat won by Surprise-time 500 ;
Nimble Jim second. BuckSkin third. Sec
ond heat won by Surprise, time, 3,08 ;
Buckskin second, Nimble jim third.
Running race-Purse $50, half mile
heats, best two in three.
Entries Prairie Lilly, Matt. O'Neill,
Dodgeville Starr, Ellwood Bros, Dodge
vile; Stupid, James Jones, Dodgevllle !;
Butterfly, j. Rablin, Mineral Point Sor-
rcll, Roberts Bros, Ridgeway.
First heat won by Prairie Lilly, time
minute: Stupid second, Star third, Sorrel
fourth, Butterfly fifth. Second heat won
by Prairie Lilly, time |, 90 ; Star Second,
Stupid third, Sorrel fourth, Butterfly fifth
SATURDAY.
Grand Trotting Race-Purse 500.
Entries-Wild Rose, Wainger, Platte
Vile Norma Green, DR.. Carter, Dubu-
que Charly Westbrook, Westbrook,
Green Lake Co.
Race-mile and repeat, best two in
three.
FIRST heat won By G. Westbrook, time
AL Wild Rose second by about half a
length, Norma Green distanced. Second
heat won by G. Westbrook, time 2,45 !;
Wild Rose behind by about half neck.
Grand Running Race-Purse 500.
Prairie Lilly, Matt. O'Neill,
Dodgeville Ben Butler, DR.. Carter, Dr.
buque; Sally Jane, G. j. Johnston, Mon.
roe.
First heat won by Prairie Lilly, time
l,59 ; Ben Butler second, Sally Jane third
and for reasons unknown to us was with
drawn. Second heat won by Prairie Lilly,
time 1,57, Ben Butler having lost two
shoes was withdrawn. Prairie Lilly ran
third heat alone and gallopped over the
score, time 80.
Grand Trotting Race-Purse 500.
Entries-Wild Rose, Dutch William,
owned by G. Westbrook Norma Green,
Annie Lawrie, Bebee, Platterille.
First heat won by W lid Rose, time $50
Ouch William second, Norma Green and
Annie Lawrie were distanced. Second
heat won by Dutch William by about
half neck, time 2,45. Third heat won by
Dutch William, time 2,43, Wild Rose hall
neck behind.
Running race-Purse $50, half mile
heats, best three in five.
Entr;es-Gray Eagle, Russell Hobson,
Dodgeville Sandy Boy, Buck Crow, Oar.
lington I; Ivanhoe, Fl. Nicholas, Darling,
ton.
FIRST heat won by Gray Eagle, time So,
Sandy Boy second, Evanhoe distanced
Second heat won by Gray Eagle, time So,
Sandy Boy distanced. Great. cheers By
he spectators, and song by R. Hobson
Five ries were made for target shoot.
ing. Henry Folks, Of Arena, Thomas