The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1873-10-09
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BETWEEN FARMER BOX AND
8ELKlRK.
selklrk wine,a rb.eJst..,.ht ns.t. y,
In ass ~. 2.4S 81. 2.47 a.

.qhS Fotthg race bet1eep s'selkirkr
owned by Frank Dunn, Of Brainerd. and
"F.rmer Boy" owned by Judge Dutton, u
'ssqpk GaatFs, rfsrs $780, .iaa.'mrp4iils beats,
Ipeat Ahrses " 1870 Aar9sAsrzsema of thls,
4 n Sc PLYING JRa1so T y az
14ithoai a3s sdV tati a. ii S
'ewS' .ttst. 'thsi kdS4ass axsfSs ~ called
Up datlf aaaAS ixiSaaa :q@oss cd 'o' asi
hAv9aAtSsA n. IF sHerbetsjbsxnts'
4sooa9soasasMslDaalists, s'ssds1sit nsi
euIAs !. Aaheataahyi1idtsrxsl ,,sd,am ~ pa
Farmer Boy was driven III AuHs Pan
ksr and won the pole; selkljsEkl, driven Ink ,Jb
B. D. Woodmanses, took the outside p,Avyz
Lsrst, Heet-Ths horses wsre SAINT of ;at
the first trial, which wss = remarkably,
even start. Farmer Boy took slight lead:
but At the hrst quarter (45) sslkirk he's
pushed hslts Length: ahesd at. tho half
mile Q:27) he had increased the distance,
To- AhFee lsegths :, bat the h., Boy closed tho
gap by the third quarter GAS }, and tho;
horses came down the home stretch neck
and neck. But before reaching the wire the'
Boy brots, aud sslkirk to !e.lk!s tie heat by
fully . length, in 1854. .ss:a.roay.,:l.:
, Seea! Heat,--:Anethey 6nso qtart on the
first trial. Selkirk led off, snd,'Sas ops
length ahead at first quarter {4l):he broke
on the pext quarter but held Ibis lead et
the half mile posts 4l:24); .tha, By 1dsssd
up we'll and took his position beside the
black at the third quarter (2;o&)psad' Oh
sthsrhepe sttstaba after q break, made .
strong push for the heat, coming tho last
half Of the stretch in 6ne style, but Sell
link Went under Tie wire. half Z netk
ahead. in 2;48a, .2,T1Tt- ~
Third Heat-Of on tho eecond1 obti1tp
Farmer Boy went off his feet badly Glmoss:
at the beginning and losts 'gs hilf-dozen
lengths. selkirk 1spt his Advantage ~
The 6tst qlAstsr1 Aap shdsAbout tia: same
distahS Il Hehaa.a milf tl:22) ;;s9M Il vas
about as much at the thild i quHtirtsr (2:o4}::
4afthS Benss fs.faSs masaTP Boy pulled up
we'll, but tho distance was too great ID bs
overcome, and Selkirk went under the
wire four or tive lengths ahssd, In '2:47}
sal6as s~aissaaHae tkseTAoeia three str.ighf
h .ii ed tAe5Ig9,isaSs e '%,,s
80 s6AhD Of Eis6t560aeaxfTI1ooia4;1
:. = .se ~ ~
ST. CLOUD, Oct. 9Th, ls7s1. <;
< s1so,sAag AfszE1ts:- il A,ysrs.
N. F. Barnes President, T::rAldsn,oiJ. h.
Raymond =. 4: wing, W: +: ct.ifes. B:
Vossbsrs' ": Henderson. Re- sRszn,lt.:
P. Lamb. sst}7., :. .sxs7,,y
On motion ofMr, Alden: it vas unani-
mously resolved to levy tax, for the ~,
suing year, On tho real and personsl prope
erty in the District, IS follows: ,
For tho paym ent Of bonds coming due
and for interest on bonds, II mills on the
dollar.
For school PURPOSES. Z MINIS Oh the dol
lar.
The Clerk was instructed to solicit pro-
posals, until the goth inst for 80 cords Of
wood, for the use Of the Union School, to
be delivered on or before January 1st,
1874. and 90, +Pfeytiaent,. Treasurer and
Clerk wersssppointed committee to; open
the proposals and award the contract to
the lowest bidder.;.. yot.!..-> =. FL. ':
The bills of H. P. Bennett, A. g. Hollis,
J. E. West, y. T: Clark snd. Raymond &.
Owen were referred to the COMMITTEES on
Claims. >. :
The monthly report of Prof. Mctair waa
|aeospted audspaaesd,oa fls.s,4ssW & y, !.
evaTaS bAns sf.W:' Hedds fsoa3wka o. ordered
to BE- put on Committees in thss1Plsoe Of
tho name Of +. steinburg, resigned.
Thu Raapd then adionrnad,a.+t -; ~;