The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-05-11

der that the actual speed made snouIo
not be known, the sec ret could not be
kept, and by one p. m vast crowd be-
gan passing out in every kind Of convey
ance, toward the fair ground, where the
turf is kept. 1t was then that the man
ayers of the Lyon county Agricultural So
ciety missed their opportunity. Had they
provided an adequate force of gate keep
ers, and charged 80 cents admission, they
might have easily taken in enough money
to have rooted over the entire grounds,
offered the biggest list Of premiums ever
gotten up west OF the Mississippi, and
declared handsome dividends to the stock
holders-for whom we are sorry, as such
| chances seldom occur.
By three o'clock an immense coneourse
Of spectators had gathered, ana the in
terest was intense. All betting of money
was strictly forbidden, IS this was race
for time only, and the owners of the hor-
ses were required to do the driving
themselves. The programme was as fol-
lows:
MILE HEAT9-BEST 2 IN 3.
L. H. Severy Esq. entered the matched
team OF Highbrsd colts. Sac and Fox
bay geldings, only in harness that morn.
ing.
Hon. II. B. Lowe entered the Highstep-
per bay colt, Catherine Clyde, never
driven before.
SECOND RACE-MILE HEATS, BEST IN 3
TO WAGON.
Hon. John Bay entered the bay horse,
| Archie-been driven behind frequently
T.G. Whitley, ESQ.,, entered the sorrel
mare, Lady Eigln-her first appearance
in public.
Hon. Jacob Epstein, W. B. Luther, Esq,
and w. T. Hobbs, Esq. were agreed upon
as judges, and Mr.. Epstein selected IS Su-
perintendent. The sporting editor OF TIE
NEWS, who is always to be found where
the crowd is, having been seen in that
crowd, was forthwith invited to q seat in
the judges stand, and having informed
those gentlemen. that he was ready, the
races were ordered to Immediately begin.
At this important juncture the Judges
were furnished with glasses so as
to view all parts Of the track. In our
humble opinion, there is where the judi
ges made mistake. Up to this time eV-
cry thing had gone on with regularity,
and the judges were harmonious, but
the glasses all seemed set to different TO-
cuses, and no two OF them saw alike while
| using them. and the consequence was that
| things Immediately began to get mixed.
The reporter, who was relying solely up
on his natural optics, rendered invalua-
BILE service to everybody, and was enthu-
siastically cheered by the multitude of
anxious and interested spectators. Then
the judges ordered the horses to be weigh
ed and the drivers to come up for inspec-
ton. The drivers were pronounced to be
too fat to make good time, aad MIR
Lowe objected to driving q sulky with
only tive wheels when Sac and Fox had
/ q spring wagon with four wheels, but
these objections were overruled, and the
| send of was given. And they went.
Kitty had the lead slightIy-some three
quarters Of an inch, and increased IL to
about five reds at the first quarter. pole.
Here Sac and Fox made terrific squirt
and tapped Miss Clyde, and Rugged her
| all the way to the quarter pole. when she
broke away with a magnificent stride, but
was caught again at the turn and down
they came on the home stretch at q thun-
1
Fox together and Kitty not more than
two inches behind them. Time, 1:7sZ
for Sac and Fox, and 1:79 for Kitty.
The judges ordered the drivers to be inn
medl9telY rubbed down and blanketed.
SECOND RACE-FIRsT HEAT.
This was between the drivers Of Ar
chic and Lady Elgln. They got eff in
fine style, Archie some six lengths ahead,
and trotted squarely to the back stretch,
when the Lady began to draw up and it
was 8 neck and neck race to the three
quarter pole. Here Lady EIgin's driver
broke for few seconds, and Archie got
the lead again, and they came down to
the stand At 3 pace that would have made
Rarus snort, and Whizzed under the wire
in an even 1882, Lady Elgin q couple ef
rods ahead. The heat was given to
Archie in order to encourages him.
FIRST RACE--sECoND HEAT.
The drivers were sponged of and the
judges ordered them to start fair and go.
And they went again-They went
"Hell bent, like Governor KENT
or the man who moves just before he pays
his rent, and this time Sac and Fox settled
down for business, and the advantage Of
two horses and four wheels with q bald
headed driver over Ons horse and two
wheels and driver without AM glass was
fearfully apparent. But the pIucky drl-
yer Of the mare was equal to the occasion,
| and scalped the wild Indians twice and
then led them down the home stretch to
within . yard OF the wire, when by 8
tremendous effort the team shot under II
not more than half nose ahead, but the
heat was awarded to Miss Clyde in 1:67k
on the ground that che started ahead,
kept ahead and came in with her head
we'll up, and her driver kept his hat on
his head all the way round, which is more
than can be said for the judges, who per-
sisted in looking through their glasses
and got more obfustIeated every look they
took. Lowe came up and claimed fowl
from the judges, but they all denied hav.
ing any fowls, and there was general
clamor until Superintendent Epstein sent
q man of to the nearest barnyard for q
supply and Lowe was led OF to Craze be-
tween heats. The track was busted OF,
and the next race called.
SECOND RACE-sEcoND HEAT,
i
and Messrs. Bay and WlbIey were I'M
blanketed and told to start fair or they
would be sent OF the track. They star
ted fair enough for Archie, six lengths
ahead. but Lady Elgin struck her wind
mill gait, and padded up the back stretch,
gaining at every step, and would have
won the heat had not the horse Kept just
| ahead Of her. which no eentIema nFv horse
would have done under the circumstan.
ees, particularly when the lady In the
case was Just making her debut. They
passed the wire 50 evenly that the
judges couldn't agree as to which
was the best, but finally gave it 10 Archie
ont Of consideration for his driver, who
was sweating 80 terribly that his friends
appealed to the judges not to order an
ether heat. and the judges finally granted
the request. We never saw two drivers
more evenly matched. Time, 2:93k.
FIRST RACR--T8IRD HEAT.
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