Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-09-08
GENTLEMEN IaCKEY'S.

nuai meeting. The conditions and Cir
cnmstances surrounding the associations
first attempt have been in every way
favorable, and the meeting has furnish
ed d season of solid enjoyment for a
large number of people. The thanks of
the populace are due che association for
its efforts and the coming meetings will
be looked forward to with much pleasure.
The second speed test Of yesterday
afternoon was q pony running race, half
mile heats, best two in three heats. The
entries were Little Joe. owned by j. r.
Hanson, Butcher Boy, owned by J. L..
MacGregor, and Little Nell, owned by
NJ. d. Lingo. Bets on this race were
placed with the belief that chances were
about sven. Little Nell, whose powers
are we'll known, was believed to be the
fastest of the trio, but Butcher Boy was
q stranger, and Little Joe was thought
to be too young. Little Nalps health
and condition are not now very good
and with more or less ire pidation the
spectators placed their wagers. The
first heat OF the race was called after the
first heat of the gentlsmens' trot, and
the horses went away with very little
trouble. The result was q surprise TO
everybody. Little Joe jumped square
to tho front and from q lead Of two feet
he finally widened the distance to ten
lengths and he sailed under the wire
with his head mp just 57h seconds
after leaving and without having
been touched with spur or whip.
Little Nell was second and Butcher
Boy third. The running of Little Joe
is wonderful. He is an Indian pony not
yet four years old, about 81 inches high
and has been under training but two
months. He hes beaten his Tins OF
yesterday more then q second end is
thought to be the heetest horse in these
parts. He is the property OF Joe Han
son, Msior Hanson's son, and was raised
on the Hanson farm east Of Ysnkton.
SECOND HEAT OF THE TRoT.
In getting out the trotters for the
second heat the starting Judge was COM
PEELED to howl himself blue, and oven
after the horses were out the drivers
drove round and round and up and down
in exercising their beasts. Finally. how
ever, the crowd got off with Robin at
the pole. Robin was regarded as the
winning horse because of his excellent
effort OF she first heat, but in the start
Of the second heat he took to his heels
and accomplished the first quarter at q
sharp canter. The race this heat was
between Doliie D and Yankton Girl and
an excellent test OF speed it was. These
two went around to the half with Dollie
D ahead, but on the back stretch of the
last half she few up and Yankton Girl
took the heat. Time 3.12. Dollle was
second, Robin third and Wanda and
Maud were behind.
FINAL HEAT RUNNING.
The second heat Of pony run proved to
be the decisive heat, for Little Joe re-
peRted his exhibition Of the first heat,
and run in 81 seconds. He took the
race, and Little Nell was given SECOND
money.
THIRD HEAT OF THE TRIO
The third heat of the trot was the
most exciting of the race. II
was now plainly apparent that the
race belonged to either Ysnkton Girl
or Dollie D. with the chances about
even. The drivers were going for blood
and these two led the van from the start
of the third heat to Its finish. First one
and then the other forged ahead but
Dollie d. when ascending the rise on
the back stretch in the last half made q
run for it, while Yankton Girl held her
feet and sailed down the home
stretch. making the mile in $40. Dollie
D. wassecond, end Robin third. Wanda
and Maud, were as usual in the rear.
THE FINALH HEAT.
Yankton Girl now began to look Just
as she did five years ego when Harry
Wynn drove her in some OF the best
races ever seer in Yankton, and wher
she got away in the last heat she made
the pace, and trotted the mile without
skip. Dollie D. pushed her hard, but
that back stretch broke Doilie d. all up
again on both circuits. But the race
was handsome. The horses were for one
quarter OF a mile 80 close together. thai
one blanket would have covered them
both, and il appeared ct one time that
dead heat was possible. But Dollie D.
would make an occasional skip while
Yankton Girl plodded along in the
even tenor of her way. Without
once losing her mind, or forgetting
that it was q race, she trotteC
under the wire in the last heat just
two minutes out. Dollie D. was second
and Robin third, with Wanda and Maud
well along In the rear. The race wen
to Yankton Girl, and second money te
Robin who won the first heat. Dollit
was given third money. This race wal
the event OF the afternoon and was on.
Of the most interesting tests OF speed
ever witnessed in Yankton.
Following the trot came q foot race o
100 yards for which there were entered
Mike Welch, George Fox, Joe l.. Boom
!, and Payton Kinoel. Mike Welch wor
: the race in 10 seconds. This closed tn