Omaha daily bee., 1883-05-23
COUNCIL BLUFFS
ADDITIONAL NEWS
RAPID RACERS.
A Fins Opening Of the Spring
Meeting at the Track,
Plenty of Speedy Horses and
Lots Of Sport.
The DGin.s OF tho First Day.

Inc weather Wac mucn p eobauter
than the storms of late seemed to
promise. The attendance was not
large yesterday afternoon, but still
there were as many as Is usual on an
opening day, there seeming to be a
prevalent impression that the first
days sport amounts to little beyond
being a mere prelude to the real thing
itself.
The Juvenile band was on hand with
some even better than usual music.
The boys indeed play well, and they |
won much praise for themselves from
the crowd. The wheel of fortune, of
course, was % the grounds, with Its
everlasting ''iet 'er roll, let 'er roll,"
the pool. seller, aud those who feel In
duty bound to provide for the thirsty
threats were also out In full force.
Il hos been asserted that the
ga ublers Of the city, who have
lately been shut up tight,
proposed to make wal on all species of
gambling, II any was permitted on the
grounds during the races. The threat
war either not made, or else was very
poorly executed, for the pool selling
and wheel of fortune vent on, as ever,
with no seeming protest.
The judges for the races were Ma
jor William Chambers, of Omaha; N.
g. Blake, OF Cedar Rapids, and Ii, FL.
Palmer, OF Red Oak. j. T. Stewart
served as starter, and John w. Baird,
"a weigher.
The first event Of the afternoon was
the three.qusrter mile dash, for rs.
ISOLATION stake, 800, all ages. There
were fourteen entered, but four were
drawn, Loretto, Cape Charles, Mart
Booraem, Alice Murphy, Old Gray
Goose, Northland and Wildfellow.
This left seven to start.
In the pools Rosalind and Flydauce
we're selling about equal as favorltes
The starters were placed as folio va:
LsBslle N, taking the pole; Flydance,
secord; Rosslind, third; Blngen,
fourth; Homestretoh, fifth; Lizzie
Ester, sixth; Mary P, seventh.
The withdrawal of Wildfellow was
owing to q protest entered, on account
of non.payment of entrance money.
There was a great delay, and much
fool!shaess before o start was made,
till the crowd got all out of patience
stra,ning their eyes to the quarter
pole.
A start was at last made, and five
Of the horses punched quite snugly.
The race was won by Bingen, quite
easily. Rosebud second, and Mary
P. third. Time 1:19a. Lizzie Estel
dropped far behiad.
h THREE.YEAR oLDs.
The second event of the day wa,
the one and q quarter mile dash fol-
the club purse of $500, for thrse.year
olds. There were five starters, tn,
horses being placed as. follows: Wile
Kansas ct the pole, Dawn Of Day
Ailetts, Will E and Leonard Arnett
Wild Kansas was selling favorite II
the pool, but there was little goinl
into the box, the buyers having evil
IDENTIFY got a little scared by Flydsno'
coming In fourth In the previous race
when she sold as q favorlte 30 freely
A start was more easily got In thi
F.. race than In the former. Alletta tool
the lead and kept 1t pretty we'll to tn
finish, running the race In 2:19. WI
B came In second, while the other
= followed In this order: Dawn of Day
Wild Kansas and Lsonard Arnett
D thus again giving those who chose tn
field q chance to crow over those VII
took the favorite In the pools.
TIN $50 rRoT
was sandwiched with the go race, tn
former being first called. There wer
five entered and five started, til
horses placed a. follows: Dan ALE
at the pole, Comanohe Boy seconc
George W. Jr. third, Lorene fourth
Victory fifth.
There was little pool selling by TIL
time, though George w. seemed to b
the fNorite.
In the first heat George w. too
the lead, and kept 1t to the 6nisi
trotting it through without q skip O
break, very neatly. DR.. Gary
' Lorene, who was far In the rear, cam
up In fine shape, and on the HON
be stretch gave q fine squirt and came III
10 der the wire second. Comanche Be
third, Dan Allen fourth, Victory fiftl
Time, 2;4lt.
In the second heat there was q goo
deal of time wasted In scoring, and
70 was not until the judges got enoue
stirred up to threaten fines that ii
,6 horses got off. The heat was vel
closely trotted. George w. took Il
10 lead, closely followed by Lorene, VIII
after passing tho half mile, closed Il
3 gap aud Tapped him, while Comancl
Boy coming up, the three came dov
% the home stretch In fine shape, @,
manche Boy winning by a neck, l.
Dr. rene second, George w. third, vi
tory fourth, Dan Allen fifth. Tim
G 1871.
o. LOrsno threw a shoe In this hes
90 Dan Allen was drawn at the close
- this heat,
A speedler go was got on the ne
heat. George W., Jr., led of, b
Comanche Boy ana Victory so
pulled to the front, and the hor1
l0 passed under the wire in the folio
old ing order: Comanche Boy, Victor
Lorene and George W., Jr. Victo
was set back to third place on accou
of running, and Lorene got seco.
M, place. Time, 239.
my The fourth proved the decidi
heat. The horses stretched out "
:, Victory leading, Comanohe Boy, /
rene and George W., Jr., followi
at pretty even distances; but at I
finish Comanohe Boy came first unc
!. the wire, winning the race, Lore
= second, Victory third and George '