Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-06

and slow, and very dusty. Pool selling
was brisk on both days, and money did
not appear to be as scarce at the track as
1t wsg said to he about town,
FIRST DAY.
The first race was q half-mile dash be-
tween Cheyenne, Bay Frank and Rowdy.
Cheyenne passed under the rope a neck
IN advance in 55 seconds. The horses
we're punched at the start, and made an
exciting struggle down the homeatretch
Cheyenne forging ahead almost impercepti-
bly,.
The second event was a four-mile race
against time by a horse named Bullet
Neck. He carried 1873 pounds, and made
the distance in GIG.
The third race was q mile dash between
Cheyenne, Cloudy and Frank, the first
named winning in 1857, although Frank
was the ~favorite in the pools.
SECOND DAY.
First race-One mile trot, 2 best in 8,
for a purse of $50. The entries were Sim
gleton's horse Prince and Powells horse
Jim. Prince won easily in two straight
heats without a skip; time. 1924, 1926.
Prince pulled a wagon and Jim a sulky.
Second race-Running, one mile, 2 best
in 8. Entries, Frank, Bullet Neck and
Cloudy. Frank won the first heat in
POP a, Bullet Neck second. Cloudy had
the worst of the start by W lengths, but
crowded the others, with no chance to pass
them, until near the finish, when DR.. Bish-
op, who rode him, drew him up inside the
distance line. Bullet and Frank made a
| pretty and exciting neck and neck race all
around the circle to the three-quarter pole,
when Frank gradually drew ahead, and
won by two lengths.
Second heat-After considerable delay
the horses were brought forth. Jimmy
| Hall straddled Cloudy in place OF DR.. Bish-
op, Charley Dean was mounted on Bullet
and Frank Barnes on Frank. They were
| tapped off neck and neck. A few yards
beyond the line a scramble took place be-
tween Hall and Dean, and the latter
claims that the former caught hold OF his
bride and held it half way round the
track. Frank took advantage of the war
between his rivals, and darted ahead at a
laundering pace. At the half he had put
fully 100 yards between himself and his
pursuers. Then began a handsome strug-
| gle. Hall and Dean had apparently de-
clared q truce, and determined to reduce
the gap between them and Frank. They
gained at every bound, but the advantage
was too great. and Frank passed under the
| string fully DO yards ahead. Then there
was a howl The crowd immediately gath
cred in front of the Judges stand. and sent
up a cry of "foul." Everybody seemed
worked up to the highest pitch OF excite.
ment. A few bitter words were exchanged
and then blow fell upon blow, until the
scene was like a pitched battle. The crowd
surged and swayed. and the dust rose up
in clouds from the restless, tramping feet.
Finally there came a calm, and out OF the
depths of the crowd emerged eme bloody
faces. The judges intimated that they
would give their decision in the evening,
and ordered the other events on.
After considerable delay the boys pony
race took place. The distance was a quar-
ter of a mile, and there were IL entries.
Willie Bishop won the first prize hand
somely, Bart Powell the second and Andy
| Simpson the third.
The ladies' tourney for the SIS prize
was o spiritless affair. There were three
entries-Mrs. Theresa Campbell, Mrs. O.
OLaughlin and Mrs. Hank Knight. Mrs.
Campbell was awarded the prize.
The Judges OF the races were Jim John.
son, j. o. Peters and Tom Keogh. They,
last night, rendered a decision in the race
in which there was a claim Of foul in the
afternoon, awarding the race and stakes to
Frank, but declaring the pools of.