The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1880-10-22
THE RACES.


at one o'clock. The entries were as follows;
Bay Frank, by c. p. Armstrong; Billy, by S.
W. Adams; Brown Harry, by NJ. Craig Bay
Dan, by W. Hartzel Clifton Boy, by D. c
Black Frank took first money, by winning
the 2nd, 4h and 5,h heats. Bay Dan took
second money, and Clifton Boy 3rd. The
heats were made made in the following time
respectively, 2:45, 2:37; 235, 2:36, 234
For Friday morning race, colt trct the fol- |
lowing were entered; Dexter, by W. W. SUIT
lift; Percheron, by J. Haymau; Troting Joe,
by +, D. Hagenbuch. Dexter won the first
three heats and t)ok fret money. Trotting Joe
2nd and Percheron 3rd Time, 3:l5, 3:l6, 3O4.
Friday aflernoon, | clock, c. P. Armstrong
entered Bay Frank; ). w. Adam. entered
Billy; W. Hartzel entered Bay Dan, and CT X.
Hess entered Young Rover Bay Frank won
the ace, Bay Dan took md money, Billy Sd
Time 2;35 2;36, 2;34, 2:33.
The free TO al race On Saturday afternoon
was expected to be fine one There were
| four entries, viz John Houghton, entered by
| DR.. Treon; llot'pur, entered by j. l.. Freck;
Little Joe,hy Eli Ager; Lem, by James Hicks
Hattie Fisher, by Sol. Bunnel. The latter
| did not come on the track. At about two
O'Clock, the horses were called up, ard after
considerable scoring, were sent of, John
Hrughton soon king the lead. On the orpo'
site side Of the track from the stand Hot'pnr
| broke into a run and did not come down until
he reached the next corner gaining on John
| Ioughton by the run. The trot was then pref
ty fair until the south end Of the cour-e was
reached on the second rourd, when Iotspur
again broke and ran past John Houghton, near
ly a length, which distance he kept up on the
home stretch and went under the wire neck
ahead, Lem 3rd, and Little Joe 4th. John
iloughton did not make Il skip, and it at once
became apparent which was the tavorite torsc
with the crowd. Tse judges, Messrs. Nander-
slice, Dldine, Morris, Jackson and Feterman,
were unable to agree ON decision, and after
considerable talk vote WAS taken, resulting
in the first two named in favor Of John Iiough-
ton, and the last three for Flotspnr. The ma
jority ruling, the decision was announced, Civ
ing he heat to Hotpur, when the crowd which
had gathered about he stand Immediately dis
played their disapprobation of what they con
sid,red an unjust decision. Aher a good deal
of talking by the crowd the judges concluded
i to call the heat dead one, and Dr. Treo- wa
called into the judges stand to talk the matte
over, but he refused to 90 on with the race a
; ne had already Withdrawn his horse and sen
e him M town lie ther lett the grounds him
= self In tie mean time Eli Agtr had with
n drawn his horse, as it had gone lame On th'
a heat, the rsnlt OF recent injury, mus i"aV'h!
' only two horses on the track 1t becoming eV
u ident to the judges that there won'd be no rae
II unless DR.. lrron came bacK' r. IT, Ja'k'o'
lie changed his vote ana agree 10 give 'he hf'
+ to John lioughton. U. !. W IIs"h was ue-
patched as a messenger 10 Dr' Ire u. 10 ="
r that his horse could lake the heat. Aher al
absence of nearly an hour he returned 10 10 IN
Of iud.es' Stanr and ~ nouncr mat Dr. lreo
would not come back. lie said that H.
Judges were not men enough to give nun u
Is heat at fir-t he did not want II now. MT WI
le son was good deal excited aud n'ed some ran
ID gnage that wa1 entirely nrcflled tor, anu u
ID some places mIghi nave ieu .ne eNIaIeu .,,'I
which SURF undtd MN 10 40 We renee w. W. y. u
'F judges ana every bo'y else on 'hT SAM in'e
s. cheers were gwen nI jon" ~, =, ,,,.,,a
l. the speaker proc 10 7el p,' Il 20 I ~,
M that te Judges "'r' a St VI ,h a'I ,r
- .ne'' "", - ~ / V,rde,.lice and f
- ,ng r,i eAee''TTL'i TLi .,'i, n va. broad on
p','L," mara onpy ,breo indges on the 3, and
A. as '.,Ie VII ,,hars ing ,be Officers Of II
NJ .ne t,'',' q, as,,o,,., nnrfars who had uotl
nd o''ey '"" u,"Sp ,,pp P'oa n WI.on aterwar,
lt 10 u" NIX . VIZ rel.r',d n mo- one but II
70 eNp''' :" u."' H. a. ;i, W. r.neat h
ne l''S,' T''o "'"I, La made bis sr e,
in ""'u- 's'e .,,5 aa c,rrnt. .xul,in VIII
oI ,'lts J ,o.a,, ,ri,Lo,, ,e,lirg wh,t he ac
- ne ,n.noi" " '"'' "''''''
" TLara MARA ..v.,g mistakes made in III
~! hoI,,r,ns,c,ion Firsr the three indgas u
'"e doubledly made a m stake in eivi the heat
"' HolspnT' i honesty be orgeh 70 Jon Co. -
mas ton, and the o " par'o"ss on hrae ,ns iaJ,s