The Worthington advance., 1882-09-14
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The races attracted the crowd. The twen-
" mile race between Nias Cook and the
Mexican Dare Devil, Espinosa, Vas : Wild
and picturesque ride. The Dare Devil made
several brilliant dashes, one ofthem into. q
group Of marshaly in front Of the aniphithea-
grandee1. 'Extlicating ibimaelf, from this
ENHANCEMENT, the Dare D evil dashed
through tbs opening In the enclosure aronnd
the judges stand and out again into the
coufye, !. where his psancin9 charger
collided with tho ampbitbeater. His next
dextrOus movement was to- perform m
evolution on another high flyer which re-
yersed his position from rider to ridden.
Miss Cook was cantering around the track
feats of the fiery untamed champion of the
tropical turf. The race was practically
ended with the twel fth mile. When the
Mexican came to mount Loafcr for the Sec
ond time that very level animal re-
fused to participate in . flogging match With
the Dare Devil on top. Hej0mped the fence.
threw the rider, and en- ded the engagement
by Kicking the unseated three times.
Miss Cook mean time continued on her
way. Espinose recovered and was seen going
down the back stretch nearly two miles in
the rear Of the Little woman. The race was
the race between Min Peek and Little Crick
cit. In the race of the 2'4O class there were
five Starters Borneo, Brown Wilkes, Mollie
b, Lady Florence, Prince Arthur, Prince
Arthur won the three heats in 2373. In the
pacing racethere were five starters as follows:
John Splan entered ch. IN. Matte Hunter,
Q. A. Hickok entered &. m. Lucy, J. r. Nc
Csrty entered bl. m: Flora Belle, J. Petit
bone entered b. m. Buffalo Girl, and Ben
Woodmansee entered b. III. Gem, but dark T.
was not finished. Gem won2, and Matte
Hunter and Buffalo Girl one each.
There was very decided diminution of
the attendance at the fair Friday. and the
crowd looked small after the rush and
crush OF Thursday, but it was only small by
comparison. 1t was a crowd Of probably
$4,000 people.
The fair is such 4 pronounced financial
success that all the awards will be promptly
paid and the association promises to ne able
to discharge its past obligations and be in
excellent position tor the new enterprise to
be inaugurated between the two cities ut St.
Paul and Minneapolis.
The race track on the last day was the
centre Of attraction. The pacing race not
completed on Thursday was ended on the
9Th heat, the Buffalo Girl being the winner.
The next race called was the 2::26 class, for
purse Of $500, divided, with three starters.
D. W. Wodn,ansee entered ". M. Sannie
9. J. C. Oswald entered ch. nj. Flora Belle.
F. G. Pillsbury entered z. 6. Pedro. Prince
Arthur was not able to appear. three heat,
and the race was won by PedrO-time
ZIG ID, 2.20 and 2, q IL.
The event ofthe day, was the ten mile run
ming race between Miss Cnok and Little
Cricket. Cricket lost the race by running
one horse four miles, but her friends claim
that she was touled by Miss Cooks etrik-
account of this episode, for it was very
close. The extreme youth of Cricket won
for her the sympathy Of q thousand spect.-
tors.