The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-08-30

. fine struggle, Pilot showed ahead BY abou
neck, and took the heat in !::ySl. Their
was the widest excitement.
;! Very many, and especially those wh
had seen the performance vi Fred Douglas
Mt Sweet Springs, had
BET HEAVILY uroN THE >ED,LIA HORSE
These gentlemen now began to lo"k
little interested. Newt. Douglass 90
out vi the sulky with tn
remark that he didn't know
how the hOr.c felt, but as ior himself h,
was little unstrung. Several yentlcme,
who had bet on the blind hors.. gave tn,
race up. The thing which ii was claimcs
was OILY necessary to be done to bea
Douglass, that is, get q heat from him ana
compel him to trot four heats, which i
was said he could not do, in order to wi,
the race, had been done. The clay-banl
horse had not disappointed his friends
while the friends If Douglass began To los.
some Of the certainty of their faith in hi,
pretty white heels. The horses We're Gale,
THE THIRD HEAT,
! and. after vigorous push, Pilot won i,
in 22::::;;33i. In this heat Custer and TRAMP
INDUCED in running race over on tho
; back stretch ami were ruled out OF the rae,
ior il, and the merciless red fias icll Nv.
lore Prince got there. and the three horse,
we're ctird ,o the stable.
At this point TN. threc-year-ol,l race was
called On, best two in three, and Fleancc
won both heats and tn. race. with Prince
:Ailcrt second and Peters bay horse third.
in 33:iS; and :;:33:ji.
The next heat i'm the ircc-iur-all AMI .h,.
race was looked upon rs decided, and
the contest created no further excitem. nj.
The horses started exactly even, and
PILOT Won By OVER 4 LENGTH,
in .o:llA. And that ended il. Douglass
WAS not without some considerable SYM
pathv. however, and cries vi "llarrah for
the blind horse" resounde.! over the
grounds, and. indeed, everywhere ill late
in the night. Some drunken and bvlated
individual. along towards the wee sma'
hours was As likely to greet YOU with
"Eah for the blind horsc,r is ANYTHING
however, Fred carried of second money,
is matter OF course, and there is com
siderable temporary comfort in the neat
sum If 500. The lovers OF the sweet dis
Po>isiunrd and gentle horse Aocked about
him ~ before, and stood silently and re-
specifullv around his STALL Their allegiance
was true; and, with some little side regard,
a. IL were, 10 their
DEPLETED PoCKErBooKs,
the only feeling with which the little
equine king who had been "dOwns,i" was
looked upon, Va, one OF increased devotion
AMI respect. Douglass lost and Pilot won,
and So ended tn. chapter.
The standing racc was won hv the blacks
by the gray team.
j. e. Wood. of Pet,i.. attended the
frcc-ior-all
--Rob,ev d. Thatcher is here Tor the
work.
Mary Se,lalians remain over ior The
>: I" rot.
\ man giving the name oi Tom Mil
Ter was arrested for picking pnckeis.
Sam PAYNE and Mr. Mckim. ri Mar
shall. were ON hand Tor the great race
Juo. W. Sparks, Saline COUNTY Judge
and president I'll the Marshal Fair ;,->o"i:,-
ton, was OH the grounds.
The Lexington guards gave fine ~
hibition III their skill in drilling. between
the heats oi the free ior-ail.
Geo. Landlord. circuit clerk. and Jno.
T. Martin. treasurer, al Saline county.
camc over for the big day
A balloon vendors stock in trade sui
awav from him and sailed off into the
ETHEREAL blue. no man knnw> whittier
i. X. Ca,on. the affabl. ,hcri', of
Saline county. il i'm attendance. lie acted
~ Judge i'm the free-for-all and other races.
The BAzco is under obligations 10
\ gent Jones, vi the Pacific road NJ Iliy-
,in>villc. for substantial iavors and cour-
r>ics extended to its representative.
Fred. Douglass strolled quietly
through the town about Il o'clock this
morning. in charge oi Il devoted attendant
He looked every inch the victor Ev III nd
nave been Yesterday.
y gentleman oil Marshall AMI a pr
lee oiiicer had desperate encounter in .
roni III the Occidental hotel last evening :
Though an exchange al lead WAS looked !
or. no enc WAS hurt. From all accounts /
H. affair Is L. he regretted. !
The BAZon representative Is under Oh .
iga,ions I" Mr>. Ties. Campbell, Mrs II.
y Svdner. Mrs. Capt A>bury. Mrs. Frank !
'ampbcll and Mrs. W. III. Carter for Il
most sumptnou> dinner. which WAS spread
II the directors office i'm quantity AMI quail
" not cxccllcd.
\ hoy got u glass oi lemonade at one
i the stands on the ground. and presented
five dollar bill in payment. The clerk
Did him To- wait till ne got 1t changed.
'hc clerk did no; return. The BOYS
ricnd> compelled a restitution al the
Money from the proprietor. and the whole
ntIii wa> arrested.
I-ya, Correspondence BAzoo.
lIiGGINSvlLIE, August -.
The last day IF the fair was we'll attend
l. almost a, many people being present as