The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-10-16

lunch, spread out on a shattered dry goods
box and an old bare-headed barrel.
There il one exclamation which Is elected
time and again from every aPPreciative
visitor at the fair "Hou beautiful for siina-
ton are the groundr." Standing on the
long promenade that runs around the arena,
the view thst stretches On every side is one
of surpase,ng loveliness. The graceful swell
of the bills glistening in the sunlight ; the
wealth of foliage on all slider growing many
colored at the tou,h Of Autumn's finger;
Young men and maidens, old men and mat.
rons 10 holiday attire, scattered in groups
wherever the eye is turned; in front Of the
grassy plain, magnificent horse flesh career.
ing in the pride of beauty and strength, and
decked on, with tie ribbons that speak o.
premiums; the wealth of labor saving ma
chimes in the near foreground, lighting "
the landscape with all the colors OF the rain
bow; the white tents, the floating hsgs, .hs
many dashing equipsges; all these combined
to form q scene of unusual animation
kaleidoscope in its changes, but always o
exceptional interest.
The morning hours passed of without any
great excitement, but when the hour for the
starting of the great race drew nigh the
scene outside of the entrance was quite q
study for one philosophically inclined.
Horses and carriages were con-
stantly coming and going crowded
to repletion with eager e1pectant visitors.
Vehicles of every description had been
pressed into the service for the conveyance
of passengers, and the famous labyrinth of
boulevards between the Fair Grounds and
the city presented a scene of the greatest ami.
| nation.
At the gates the jam was fearful. The
main idea of each individual seemed to be
to get within the grounds at the earliest pos
sible moment, or to reach home after having
got complete and satisfactory '6lr' Of the
fair. In the city the Thousands of dodgers,
recklessly distributed BY an army of little
gamins, announced that Joe Green had
arrived from St. Louis and would trot in
the afternoon, and this welcome news got
everybody on the qG ri~, and at three
o'clock it seemed As though the whole popu-
lation of Lesvenwor,h had emptied itself in
to the Fair Grounds to witness the
RACES.
The grand trotting contest for the joint
purse of the society and citizens was the all
absorbing theme of conversation Yesterday
On the fair grounds. At first it was noised
around that Capt. Tough would not permit
~ oe Green" to 60 in the race, inasmuch as
he had worked hard the day previous in
running the 81 900 race at the St. Louis fair
and travelled three hundred miles, and had
only arrived in Leavenwor.h one hour be.
fore the tine of starting the race. Capt.
Tough did regret to see his favori,e horse 60
in the race, but knowing that hi. non-ap-
pearance would dissppoint many thousands
Of people, consented for the entry to remain.
The race was trotiing mile heats to sulky,
best three in i've. The entries were Mr..
Jerome's "Dsn," and Capt Toush's "Joe
Green" "Dan" won the pole.
First Heut.-The horses were sent away
on the second attempt at starting. Joe
Green broke on the first turn, and Dan"
slipped ahead. Green recovered immedi-
steIy and hogan the work Of regsining lost
ground. He came up alongside of his rival
at the half and showed disposition to lead,
but lust under the wire left his feet. and
Dan, one of the surest trotters On the turf,
held to hi, work nobly without skip or
break, and improving the.opportunity went
to the front. Green got to work again and
pushed up alongside Of Dams sIlky, and
Just at the time when his head showed In
front broke again and gave his rival an ad-
vantage that decided the heat. Joe
closed up we'll and gained rapidly
on the home-streteh, but broke again within
100 yards Of the goal, and Dan went under
the wire little in advance, hardly enough
ahead, however, for one 10 notice. The beat
WIS given to Dan. Time, 2:3S.
Second Hea.-Joe Green got a slight sd-
vantage in the 60, but broke again on the
first turn. Dan trotted to the front while
Green was recovering. At the first quarter
the horses were neck and neck, but the strides
of Green were too long and too swift for Dan,
and the latter fell to the rear. At the half
Green showed himself six lengths ahead and
maintained that position on the last round,
passing the stand on the "home" fully that
far ahead, winning the heat in 2:S6!.
Third Heat-The horses were sent of
without delay, and without advantage to
either. Green put himself down to his finest
trotting on this heat and opened the gulf be-
tween himself and Dan at every step. At
the FIRST quarter he led six lengths, without
skipping or hating be went to the half, lead
ing Dan at that point ten lengths, and main
tanned the gait throughout, went under
the wire several lengths in advance, making
the mile IN 2:33.
Fourth Considerable anxiety was
manifested among the sporting men regard.
ing the result of this heat. The odds were
in favor of Green, although "D'"' had
MANY friends Who believed til, "a, sul. aud
steady gait would capture The remaining
heats, and they were enthusiastic enough in
their friendship to wager money that their
favorite would win the race. The horses
we're sent away. fairly, and travelled nicely
together for a space of three hundred
yards, when Joe moved away from his COM
panion in handsome style, and gave the
spectators another exhibition Of fine tro;t-
ing. At the hall, Joe went mp and
Dan went to the front and kept the lead I'M
til reaching the head of the home stretch.
when Joe with long and swift strides closed
on him. Coming home both horses ,rotied
in the finest style, and Travelled 90 close TO-
gether that it vas impossible to distinguish
the leading animal. Just before the wire
was reached. Green pu.hed ahead and passed
the stand nearly . length in advance, win
ming the heat and race. Time 1885,.
Previous to the big trotting there was
race, mile heats to sulky, best two in three,
for horses tina. had never beat three minutes,
for = purse of 500. There we're three en-
tries-Graham, Towne and Sargent. On
the first heat Mr.. Guy Potter. who drove
the Graham horse, dis,anced his competi-
tors, Winning the race in 2:5is.