The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-09-15
ROADSTER RING.

The entries in this ring was only Petit
county animals, and were as follows:
Kate B, owned by J. r. Gentry.
Farnie, OWNED by E. E. Bouldin.
Daisy S, owned by J. d. Smith, Jr.
Prince, owned by John Barrett.
Dick, owned by c. E. Ilgenfritz.
FIRST HEAT.
After getting The animal hesded in the
right direction which was quite a task
Daisy was given the pole, Fannie second
Kate B third Prince four h, and Dick
fifth.
After the scramble, start Dick took the
lead and kept ii to the end. Fannie next,
Prince third, with the balance strung out
for nearly a quarter, having the appearance
OF horse procession.
Dick IS given the heat, Fannie second
and Prince third, with the balance scatter.
ed. Time, $40.
SECOND HEAT.
1t was good start. Dick took the lead
aud kept il 10 the end, with the others pass
ing under the wire in the same order as in
the first heat. Time, Sol.
THIRD HEAT.
The drivers exhibited fatigue, but they
all got recupersted while John Barrett was
tying his harness, broken in the second
heat. The start was fair. Dick, sfter
going about thirty feet, turned round and
drove into the paddock.
"What did you turn back for?" come
from the crowd.
IL cannot drive with such a s'art-my
horse " as in a walk" said Mr.. Ilgenfritz,
evidently not feeling very comfortable over
tie situation.
AT er lapse of few minutes Mr.. IL
genfriiz drove on the track and went the
mile, of course coming out behind all.
there being no distance flag up,
Fannie won the heat; Prince second
Kate B. third, and the balance along alter
q while.
FOURTH HEAT.
The start was better this time with Dick
not in front. The animals struggled con-
and came under the wire, Fannie
in the cad, while the second place between
Prince and Dick was declared dead heat
Time Sol.
FIFTH HEAT.
This race-took considerable work, and
resulted in unlimited fun and merrimeni.
The start was very good with Fannie in
the lead Prince second and Dick third.
When about twenty feet from the wire
Prince took the lead and kept ii, coming
in ahead Fannie second and Dck third. |
SIXTH HEAT.
No one horse having taken three heats, |
Capt. Stevens declared that Prince, Dick |
and Fannie would finish the race. The |
start was good with Prince in the lead,
which he kept 10 The wire, with Dick sec /
Dnd, and Fam ie third. Time, sol.
SEVENTH HEAT.
This heat closed the race which gave first
money 10 Prince, Fannie second, and Dick
bird. Time, 3:044.
Next followed the
RUNNING RACE.
Best two in three, half mileEeats. There
we're three entries, Rosa Pearl, Pete Willis
nd Wellington. Pete Wills won the pole
Rosa Pearl second, and Wellington outside.
FIRST HEAT,
Pee Willis got bad start about two
,ngtbs behind, with Pearl in the lead and
wellington nearly even with Pearl. Pete
aimed for the first quarter, but lost again
/ a,
earl in the lead, and Wellington second.
as very pretty race. Time, D. seconds.
SECOND HEAT. |,
Capt Stevens had HI I'd time getting
lie horses started. The boys we're bound
jockey and they prscticed all the arts
nown 10 the turf 10 obtain some advan- |
&c, but after some six or eight trials the S
ord was given with Wellir gton in the
sd and Pearl only a neck behind. At the ]
st quarter Pearl gained and led yelling. |
q very little when one bl~ nket would l
I've covered both horses to The wire
hen about fifty feet from the wire Well S
gton gained the first place and won the e
at by about half neck over Rosa Pesrle
q, with Pete Willis fifty feet behind. Q
me 81 seconds. O
THIRD HEAT.
Pete Willis did not come 10 scratch,
lich left the race to be contested for by
Tellington and Rosa Pearl. The horses
ID good Start and the heat and race
On by Wellington by about one length. a
me 81 seconds.
THE MULE RACE. q
The most ridiculous and mirth provok- a
race VI TIE I'd NdS tue mute rate. 4 lie
nles were all sizes, all shapes and all s.
lors. The riders were all black as ebony q
Il one. The following were the entries e.
B. w. Harmed entered Becky. b
Willis Franklin entered Jack Burro. g
Harry Sneed entered Miss Fannie. II
Joe Turner entered Rcd Mule. 81
Harvey Seibert entered Mollie. Il
Harry Stevens en;e red Grey Annie.
Capt. Stevens called them in front of the N
rltr's stand and delivered one of his II
shly moral and entertaining Lectures, land
'und up his remarks by the very en- vi
attic Injunction, gentlemen, by all
.ans keep your seats-gol" nj
They went THREE heats. Some went
cad attending 10 business, some went II
eways against the fence, while other few NJ
track into tai grass. The riders whip
their beasts from the score to the wire, Z
4 came in Switzerland possibly some
yer did get in, unless it was in time TO II