Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-10-18
from the Daily of the 18th.
First Days Report Continued.

We went to press last night while
the field of ten horses were scoring
for the running race. They were
finally started pretty well together,
considering the number, Grey Nell"
winning the first heat, half mile, in
52a4 seconds; s'Dan Hccnan" second,
"Alice Ward" third, and Mary H."
fourth.
Two riders were dismounted in
this race OH account of the horses
colliding in making the turn for the
home stretch; neither of them were,
however, injured. The very fine Ken
lucky mare was seriously hurt on the
inside of her thigh, and was with
drawn.
The fourth heat in the $50 class
was then trotted. Laura winning,
Josephine second, "Carman" third,
and "Grapeyine" fourth.
The running race was then con-
cludcd, "Grcy Nell winning the heat
and the race in 52a4.
She is an exceedingly handsome
eight year old mare out of Little
Arthur" and he by the famous inn
ported horse sGlencoe." She is
owned by Felix Rlakcly, of Platte
county, Missouri, and has been in
sixteen running races at Lincoln,
Kansas City, and elsewhere in the
Southwest. and has won every one OF
them.
The entire lot of entries in this run
ming race was an uncommonly good
one, better, in fact, than one perhaps
ever before gathered on an Iowa field.
Each one Of them is entitled to special
mention, but the owners and mana.
gers were so taken up with the race
that it was next to impossible 10 get
anything out Of them.
The fifth heat in the 2:O class was
then made. Grapevine winning in
2:45, sJoseplrg,c' ID, "Gcntlc Jim
3D., and "Carnfan 4th.
The sixth heat was won by "Gcntlt
JIM in 2:37la, "Grapcvinc" ID.
"Nettic. 3d., "Josephine' 18th.
The seventh heat was won by seen
tie Jim" in 2:4O, "Josephine Cd.
"Carman' 3d., and Josephine" 18th
BY this time it had become too latt
to run another heat to decide between
he tied horses so that the race wa!
postponed to one o'clock sharp to
day.
AT that time the horses were
promptly called, Gentle Jim winning
the final heat and race in 2 :39h4
Grapevine ID, Laura Sd and Nettie
4th.
The next race called was the 3 DC
class in which Josephine, Robcr,
Switzcr, Washington; Wapello. Chief
Judge Williams, Ottumwa: Dolly,
Met onncll; Kirby, Ben. l.. Cook, and
Bay Billy, Billson, Hampton, Iowa,
were started, which was won by
Josephine in 2 :4G, Dolly Cd, Wapcllo
Chief Sd. and Bay Billy 4th.
The 1886 class was next called in
which Little Grow, A. w. Allen, OF
Oskaloosa r. d. Baker, A. w. Gil
len, st. Louis; Elder Pogue, Patter'
son 4 Bruen, Burlington: Fannie
Mills, Gus Wilson, st. Louis: Soap
John ID. Dugdalc, Mt. Pleasant; Nat
Baker, J. Seebcr: Maggie S., Thos
Smith, Muscatine; Regent, McAfec,
were entered.
It was fine trot ia which Tho
Judges decided dead heat between
Little Crow and L. ID. Baker, Nat Ba.
ker Sd, Fannie Mills 4th.
The second heat was a very fine
one in which Little Grow had the
pole, and the two Bakers Nat and
Il. D., were close contestants through.
out. but Nat Baker finally won the
heat in 2:35, Col. u. D. Baker End
Little Grow Sd and Soap 4th.
The attendance to-day was good,
the receipts al the. gate being esti-
mated at 800, while the weather was
all that could be. desired.
The Sd heat in tho 3 80 race was
next called, with Josephine in the
lead, pressed closely throughout by
Judge Williams grey stallion Wapel-
10 Chief. Josephine won tho heat and
race in 2:43; Wapello Chief md