Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-25
COUNCIL BLUFFS
ADDITIONAL LOCAL NEWS
GAIT MONEY.
Speedy Horses and a Fine Day
For Them.
Two Running, One Trottine
and a Pacing Race.
The Programme for To-day.

The Programme for To-day.
Yesterday afternoon opened we'll.
nigh perfect for fine sport on the
turf. The rain of the night before
had done away with the duat, which
whitfield In such horrible clouds over
the track ON the previous day, and
the wind having subsidized, there
seemed no fault to be found with the
conditions, when the sport began.
The attendance was larger than the
day before, and especially the number
of carriages was greatly increased.
The best of order was preserved on
the grounds by the police, as 1t has
been throughout the meeting.
TIE NILE DASH.
The first event was the mile dash,
all ages, 5000 purse, there being
seven entered, and all starters. They
we're as follows as placed: Alletta,
Holly & Carlisle, Denver; Rosebud,
VIM. Mulkey, Kansas City; Wildfel.
low, d. N. Arbuckle, Princeton,
Mo; Ruth, W. B. jennings, Moberly,
Mo; Dawn of Day, Ira Planter,
Council Bluffs; Northland, o. E.
LeFavre, Denver; Fiudout, p. Ii.
Butler, Silver Lake, Kas.
A poor start was made, Alletts, by
some misunderstanding, not getting
of at all. The race was neatly run,
and there wss a sharp struggle down
the homestretch between Rosalind,
Ruth and Northland. 1t proved II
dead heat between Ruth and North.
land, who divided the money. Rosa.
lind was close on them. Findout,
who made 80 many antics the day be-
fore, got off In this race, and made a
pretty good run, but was at the rear.
The time of the mile was 1:47.
Northlsnd, Rosalind and Wtldfel-
low seemed fsvorites in the pools, 30
that Ruth's coming to the front was a
little surprise.
THE MERCHANTS PURSE
of $3.50, one and q half mile dash, all
ages, was next run. There were five
entries and as many starters, placed
a follows: Tubal Cain. VIM. Morris
& Son, of Cleopatra, Mo; Auroleus,
j. b. Close, Slbley, Iowa; Willie b,
VIM. Brady, Peoria, Ill, ; Mary s,
Holly & Carlisle, Denver; Col. Hep.
burn, Eggleston & Fisher, Shenan-
doah, Iowa
Mary S seemed the favorite In the
pools.
The race was very finely rup. The
horses kept punched closely through
out, except Auroleus, who met with q
mishsp soon after passing the judges
stand, and had to drop out. Col,
Hepburn won the race In 2:45. May
S was a close second, while Willie b
and Tubal Cain came in together
about two lengths behind.
THE 1926 CLASS.
In this there were four entered
All started, in the folio wing positions
Dutch Girl, l.. o. Turner, James
Vile, Wis; Ada Paul, Holly &
Carlisle, Denver; Big Soap, Lew
Glenn, Mt. Pleasant. Iowa; Kitty
Fisher, O. r. Clark, Madison, Wis
Big Soap said as the iavorite in tn,
pool.
The first heat was we'll trotted
At the quarter pole Ada Paul led
with Big Soap close on her. At the
hslf-mile Big Soap had gained tn,
lead, and the horaes kept stretched
along, Big Soap passing under thu
wire first, Ada Paul second, Datcl
Girl third and Kitty Fisher fourth
Time, 2:30t
In the second heat there was grea
trouble in getting a send.of, and thu
scoring was tiresome indeed. BIZ
Soap took and kept the lead, making
a little break on the first quarter, bu
catching himself finely. Ada Pau
kept her nose pretty snug to his vince
most of the way around, but Big Soal
passed under the wire ahead by NOR
than q length, Ada Paul second
Dutch Girl third and Kitty Fishe
fourth. Time, 2:313.
The third heat proved the declsiv'
one. On the home stretch 1t locke,
as If Ada Paul would get thore, as sh,
made a fine squirt of speed, lappin,
Big Soap, but the latter passed unde
the wire, winning the heat and rae
by about half a neck, Ada Paul sec
ond, Dutch Girl third and Kilt
Fisher fourth. Time, 2:32.
The following is the summary:
~Trotting-2:25 class. Club purse, $500
1st, $500. I'd, Sl25. Sd, s75.
Big Soap. b. 1
Ada Paul, oh. 2
Dutch Girl. r. 3
Kitty Fisher, b. 4
Time 2:90b, 2:913, 1882.
H PACING RACE.
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