The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-07-11
SEDALlA.
THE FREE FOR ALL RACE.

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Tapped, and took the heat in 2:4O, thus
winning the race and purse, which was S75
10 first horse and $40 to second. Lit was
crst time this season that the brown horse
had been given a chance to show himself.
The race Yesterday showed that his fleet
| heels were i'm nowise slower than last sea
son. In fact, Fred Douglass is i'm better
condition now than he has ever been, and
is more formidable horse than ever be-
fore. He looked a little too tieshy yester-
day, but will soon be himself again.
There is money in town which says that
the blind horse can now trot mile heat
in 2:25, and at his age, nine years, the
age when the trotting horse progresses
from pupilage 10 maturity, it is probable
that a year or two will see much faster
time.
THREE MINUTE TROT.
Sedalia Boy, yellow bay. or claybank,
| Trouble and the blooded little mare Mary
Stuart were entered for this race. Sedalia
Bow, driven by Newt Douglass, had the
pole. A fair start was made and Sedalia
Bow pounded away until he showed ahead,
closely pushed by Trouble, Mary tripping
along in the rear. When the home stretch
was reached, Trouble led the claybank by
half length. The two horses broke TO-
gether and ran under the wire. Trouble
and Sedalia Boy were set back for running
and the heat was given TO Mary. Time,
3:O6. The race was for purse of SO,
so to first horse and SD 10 second, best
two i'm three.
In the second heat Sedalia Boy and
Trouble passed under the wire side 10y side,
with Mary following closely after. it was
declored dead heat. Tiwe, SOB
The mile running race was sandwiched
i'm between the second and third heat of
the three minute trot. Single mile dash
for a purse of $50, so to first horse and
thirty to second. Stella, the winner of the
half mile run, a nervous and beautiful
thoroughbred, sired by the celebrated Long
fellow, dam Little Girl, and Ike Sci ooler.
were the starters. Schooler was given the
pole, and an even send off was made. The
horses ran side bv side into the home stretch,
when Stella showed her head I'm front of
Schooler and dashed under the wire winner
i'm Lag. This was one of the most interes-
Ing races of the day. Stella is formidable
horse, an Schooler is a dandy himself.
The third heat OF the three minute trot
was started Immediately after the finish OF
the mile run. Sedalia Boy seemed
determined from the start 10
to win this heat, and did
it easily i'm 3:0SI, Trouble second, Mary
third. In the fourth heat Sedalia Bow had
hard struggle for it, but came laundering
home ahead, i'm the same time As the pre-
vious heat, winning the race and first
money, Trouble second place and money
This finished the races. Captain Ed.
Stevens, one of the most acce mplish. d
horsemen i'm Missouri, acted as starter for
these races, and discharged his duties in
his we'll known suave and thorough man.
ner. He placed the newspaper men under
obligations for courtesies. extended to them
which are here acknowledged.
THE FIRE WORKS
As advertised to be, the display of fire
works last night was certainly the finest
thing of the kind ever seen in this section.
The fire balloons were something new,
at least 10 the Sedalians, and were simply
superb. As nearly the whole town We're
present, il is unnecessary. to 10 enter upon
any description of these triumphs OF pyro-
technic art. A large, shapely balloon
which rises majestically and drops balls OF
differently colored fire larger than a mans
head, is a beautiful and impressive sight
not soon to be forgotten. The hearty APP.
plause which was given at different stages
of the exhibition, was showered on this
feature most literally. The revolving
wheel, throwing showers of gold, was an
other most successful and beautiful feature.
The bombs were finer than ever seen here
The rockets Missed and flared, and those
disengaging a star at the explosion i'm mid
air were specially admired. Col. Judy
certainly acquitted himself i'm this matter
with great credit. Six or seven thousand
people witnessed tie display.
Al! over the city private parties had
little fireworks displays of their own.
The exhibition i'm front of the Fair store
was some pumpkins itself. John Kaiser
exercised little of his we'll known liber-
aIitv and provided quite show for his
patrons Those who burnt mp several
dollars i'm a blaze of patriotism are too
numerous to mention. They were all
over the CITY The BAZoo man contented
himself-and at the same time broke him
self-with the purchase of nickel pack
age of torpAdoes. These he discharged
|, one at a time, with a recklessness truly
amazing, and then went to bed, patriot
/, The glorious Fourth was over
THE FOURTH AT MoBERLY.
Moberly celebrated the Fourth by pic.
mic at the Fair grounds, in honor OF Com.
pany u, State National Guards, and a
grand ball at the opera house at night
The day passed off quietly aad large
crowd of people were in the city. The
, evening was pleasantly spent by the throns
in Witnessing brilliant display OF fire.
works.
FIGHT AT OTTERvILLE.
! There was fight at Otterville on the
night of the 3rd inst, which seems to have
been generated by bad red liquor.
i. Stote Boatright, an old citizen OF the