Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-24
Beginning Of the Three Days
Races this After
noon.
A Good Crowd in Attend
ance and Some Ex-
citing Sport.

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with rapidly moving vehicles. The
cornet band in. a four horse band wagon
paraded the streets about two O'Clock
and then drove to the grounds.
The following races were set for the |
afternoon:
rRoTT1Na RACE NO. 1-cLAes $780,
Texas Bill. bay G-owned by H. G.
Cooke. of Toledo, Ohio.
Gray Sam, gray G-owned by 8. H.
Lamson, of Dubuque, 10.
Catherine, bay M-owned by W. q.
Moshier, of Prairie du Chen, Wis.
Orpha, bay M-owned by Suber &
Hayes, of Clinton, la.
RACE NO. 2-cLAss 2:48.
German Boy, bay S-owned by J. w.
Corbin, Mitchell, D. +.
Zingarie, black M-owned by Suber & |
Hayes. of Clinton la. i.
Little Cupid, bay M-owned by E. q.
Moore, of Sioux Falls, d. T.
Flacoe.
A running race, q half mile and repeat,
was also on the list for the afternoon and
entries enough were made to fill 1t last
night.
THE POOL SELLING.
There was large crowd at the pool
selling last night and buying was lively.
In the 2:3O race Catharlne was the
favorite by two and half to one against
the field, consisting of Texas Bill, Orpha
and Grey Sam.
In the 2:4s race German Boy was the
favorite, with Little Cupid good sec
ond. Pools in this race were freely
bought, the aggregate amount being
large. Numerous pools in this race we're
sold with German Boy barred, when
Little Cupid sold at two for one against
the field.
in the half mile and repeat running
race Little Fellows was the favorite by
good odds against the field, although
Hawkeye sold fair second on the start.
THIS AFTERNOON WORK
This afternoon was the initial point in
Yankton's part of the Dakota and Sioux
City trottlng circuit. The day opened
up bright and clear, but about ten
o'clock it began to cloud up, and rain
threatened, but by noon the clouds had
rolled by and again the sun shone forth
in all its eplendor. About ore O'Clock
p. m. the people began moving toward
the driving park, where the wheel of
fortune was dishing out silver dollars to
those of q speculative turn of mind, who
could guess the colors on numbers. h.
W. Pike was throwing lemonade and
soda water into the parched throats of
the multitude aud started in as doing
"land Office business"
THE 23O RACE.
At 2:30 the judges rang the bell and
the 2:30 race was called. All appeared
upon the track in splendid condition,
and all felt that good race was at hand.
That the race was to be for "blood" all
were sure, owing to the fact that pools
ON first and second choice were almost
invariably for the same amount and even
bets. The horses came up to the stand
and received their instructions and were
accorded places at the start as follows
Texas Bill had the pole, Gray Sam sec.
ond, Orpha third and Catharine the out
side. Texas Bill not showing up, Gray
Sam was given the pole, Orpha second
and Catharine the outside. After scor.
ing twice the horses got good start.
In this heat Gray Sam lead from the pole
and maintained his lead to the half mile,
the others being close to his wheel. After
passing the half pole Catherine broke
some. but quickly gathered herself and
rapidly gained on Gray Sam and Orpha.
She overlook them at the three quarter
pole and pulled steadily away and came
home in 1885,, Orpha one length behind
and about the same distance between
the latter and Gray Sam.
The quarter was made in Al, the hall
in 1:2O, the three.quarter in 2:04, and the
mile in 2:39H.
The time being called for the second
heat in the 2:3O race, the horses were
brought upon the track and placed ae
follows: Catharine pole, Orpha second
and Gray Sam third. The horses got q
start after scoring two or three times,
with Catharine in the lead, which she
maintained to the finish. with Orpha
Fhugging her wheel. The time made was
not as good as the preceding heat by X
seconds. The quarter was made in 40
half in 1:2O, three-quarters in. POP and
the mile was made in 2:4O. There wat
but little interest manifested in thi.
race, as it seemed to be foregone con
clusion that Catherine would take first
Orpha second. and Gray Sam third.
In the third heat Catherine took th,
lead and made the quarter in 43, the hall
in 1:23; the three-fourth in 2:O5; one
mile 2:45. Catherine won the heat ant
race. Second, Orphs; third, Gray Sam.
| THE 2:4s RACE.
| The horses in the 2:49 race were callet
to trot one heat between the first ant
second heats of the 2:3O class. At 81,
the judges called for horses and the,
we're brought out upon the track. Tn,
contest before the start seemed to be
between German Boy aud Little Cupid