The Delta independent., 1888-12-18
High Time at Hot, hhiss. and NGne
Hart.

Nonlay was gala day m the North Fork,
occA q .ri l,y hor r:es hein: run i.r;wern
u .r..-s i,rlousin. 1" George llydrr aud iiarr.-
son Lee, g,,i " Il doubtless I've nhcrci
for Il lnng i.m, ~ the start OF the sporting
inen e! that point.
SUNDAY evening TIyier and IIice cam
Down fr,m the Nu iiy :ag-,arr. driving an
Huii Que COW with crumpl-d horn, whirh
was to Ire tn. pr re. Stopping At Dukes store
long .n"nst IL give particulars, they went
up 10 Hr,ier's place, put bath hor-e- IN the
same srabl-, slept together, shaved each nth
er apd Monday morning came into the city
together, c.rcu,n.ranc. that An"ckei all
b-ttin; in the hrKl to such an rxi-mt that
there was not q ccut chanscd hands on TIA.
race.
Tn. f"rero"n vas spcnt in footracing, the
STAKE. b,.n- cigars for ihs crowd.
George Craig Ii~i ,so with some long,
green ysri,no ~ ho live, .onicwhe here out in til.
epuniIy.
Rut the most c.nleai va, $ siiy-yari race
h.turcn II. iIir- Ani Wm. ngkc. helm: won
by the latter by vest button, Duss having
= great gain over i!icr, a. hi,ret was 80 well
Elei he c.p.d not buckle II mp behind; Que
is>tauee whsEe the advantage Of e-in: fat
/, sh"wu.
Nv n.an there ras spoi crowi of ranch
n IL ual c"wb boys ia particular fr'nu North.
Aliiy aud Smith, FORK eongresa'ed -;
DI Ss's store, and a; one o'clock all turued
tnrir face, for the mesS, ~hercthe Rad came
[ ne ne,sr., to moi being straight
Flint "n the programme VAS the $50 yard
race bctws-, IIydsr'. Dusty Bob" and
iIce's hor.e Red Bas," uyder giving ten
fee the cutcuWe.
Gaming over the score neither spoke, bat
.tsct.i with an even br,ak and good srul.
OH ilyd-r, however held his horse part "i
the way, KNOWN: that it w. u''a Legal
start; ba, scein: U.cr t-rminci tn pass HIN,
lie iu,n-J loose aud tried t, outrun hir hut
VA. too late. aud Little ".5c,i Bug" w'n amid
,hs-chr-r< III every mtn present. A, i; va.
to be an "a.k and ar s~er" start, aud neither
had spoken, they agreed to run it over. bat
had = great deal OF ,r,uhie ge'tin: er-n
break, but at ,st ct OF with Daylight in
"Hu.ty B"h's" fav,r. This heat was -,
very clns.ly c"uio it,-i, "lSan comm; out 25
feet ahead Il 'ar.
N.xiw "a 80 var, dash he'wrcn Charley
EIl.ntt . "'itsy" an another horse AM
u ,abie t, nam, aud was easily won hy
Charley.
Next Dukes rnnn horse king" was
matched a,aiust Wm. II .n.y's bay horse.
with c,n .iaerah,s small b.iIins. king"
lost the rsse purely through FL. Stephens
ale,t joeksyuS, end the race given to
"Hro~ni.'' 10y a foot.
Thea King" WAS again run with a hnv
horse Of Rob Heads, but the r"an ae" the
track, much to thu chagrin Of his hackers,
~h" w-r. sure Of winning.
but the gran ruec Of the day was between
wiicy's litt!e grey Reindeer" and bay Of
John Hrai's, 100 yards. s'sn'iiu- start Aftrt
scoring the hore. through few times, they
took their stand at the srsre. III Stephens "n |
the bay, nni Harrison IIice Griug shc iittle |
grey, who was no longer than n hurro. Gcn. |
Hyter took sI-shooter and stepped behiud |
to start them.
At the crack Of the pistol both horses
.auatted aud jumped backward. Ell stephens
was leaning forward with his quiri n,i-e.i
rcN'tr 10 ktFlke NuCu tnt ECrVf''WaN
but WAS somewhat struck hy the sudden |
move the horse got on himsclf. for throwing |
back his head the animal struck him on the |
nc.-, making tho clare, n,w, an the quirt |
descending went around under the horses |
neck AMI Ed got the benefit OF the blow on
the car.
The eJittlc grey after waitin: for about 80 |
seconds conclaicl To 20 on alone, anh was
halr WY through when lIenry Roberts got
the bay started by .lap,ns him with his ma,
and kicking him.
That was the last horse rnce Of die day,
and all returned 10 RiehSille to celebrate BY
,patronixIng the "D"ctor."
George liydcr then rut ur the COW he had
won TO be ratified for, and gave ilire chance
free. whn 30 we'll appreciated George, yencr. ,
osity that he won the cav hnck, ard ~ last |
reports was driving the old COW home, with
3xa tuiur "n his countenanre.
Rich's then kindly consented 10 the use of |
their hou.r: 80 collecting few ut the
"cf,armcrs," they cniivruei the ionE hours
bv the sound N violin.
Obi yes, We must not forge, the feot race
ruu hrtwecn Al. Sherman aud tei'ow named
Johnston, run Mt l0p. M. IN the street, in
which the bays of the Muddy came of second |
best hy backing Johnston too heavy.
The people OF IIotrhkiss should extend
thanks To- Hyder sad lIice for thc brisk tu>i.
ness that day. ii. d. J.