Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-13
MID WINTER SUlKY RACES,
A Chilled Crowd Bet Lively as the
Steeds Take the Frozen Track.
To-DAY'S PROGRAMME OF pIETY.
A Prisoncr Walks ont of the city
Jail-Motions in COurt-A Wei
come Home-Thc Guards
-Board of Trade.
To-DAY's PROGRAMME OF plETY.
Cold Day to Get Left.

~ hibNNu itNt ti llllbll uIlNluE Dtl n
yesterday afternoon attracted more at
tcntion and u larger crowd than did
any OF tac great race meetings of the
past year. The time was slow, but that
was expected, still the races were ex-
exciting, and everybody got the full
value Of his money. inasmuch as no ad-
mission fee was charged. Money was
bet very literally, on the quiet. and
some of the spectators came home feel
ing quite sore, and with empty pockets.
The mercury fooling around the 20
mark, and n raw wind made it much
more uncomfortable. The track was in
a rather rough condition and frozen
hard. On the inside Of the track was Il
wide strip of frozen ice and snow, and
the miles were made very long by being
compelled to keep the outside. The
race which attracted the crowd, and the
only one that was expected, was the
match race for 800 II side. between Will
liam Lineburger's gray horse, Iim
Ray. and Pat Lacy's black
mare, Nellie Mccarthy, best three in
five. mile heats, under national rules.
Just before the race another 500 was
put up by the owner.
The Judges were: DR.. Macrae. starter,
Charles Gregory and George Wisner.
The first heat was IL walkaway for the
gray horse, and the marc was fairly
distanced. but the judges decided to let
her in. The second heat vas a rcpeti-
tion of the first, and another distance
followed, although the mare wa run
from the head of the stretch to avoid it.
The heats and race were given to the
gray in 1881 and 800. The winner
was in good condition for Il race, and
3,,ntt,l t,.A11 Int thn ma ,, Nrn- 80 ,,,-, a.
Off, and did not show "a lick of speed.'
She is we'll bred, a daughter Of Saturn,
but sucked Il colt until six weeks ago.
and should never have been started.
She is Il very good green horse, and
with proper treatment will do we'll
later. She was driven by Mr.. Dutfie,
and the gray was guided by Adam
Thompson.
The result of the race was not a sur
prise, US it was conceded by almost
everyone that the mare had not the
ghost of IL chance.
The race was scarcely over when a
match was made and the money put up
for another race for $500 a side, between
the mare, Nellie, aud Dan Carrigg's
pacing roadster, the race to take place
Immediately, under the same conditions
as the other.
In twenty minutes the first neat was
called. Mr.. Luke Wood succeeded Mr..
Wisner as one of the Judges. Charley
Wilson appeared behind the PAGER.
Nearly everybody wanted to back the
mare, INC they could not get their
money up fast enough.
The horses were very evenly matched
and after an exciting heat the PAGER
went under the wire in 3:l34. The
knowing ones professed no surprise,
and claimed the next three for the
mare.
Alas for human hopes! Mr.. Thomp-
son was put up behind the horse, and
took the next neat without being
headed in 3:lO!. 1t was a close heat
and hardly contested. The crowd
howled and danced up and down, par
italy to keep warm and partly from
excitement.
The third heat was a repetition of the
second. and was won in 3:O24 by the
long-legged PAGER. 1t was a cold day
for everybody but the Carrigg crowd,
and especially cold for the Lacy sup
porters. Two races lost in one day and
81, 100 in cold cash made them look
rather blue. The other side was cor
respondingly happy and they made the
night a lively one. The event was Gel
ebrated in the loudest style. 1t is IN
thing unusual to see a sulky race here
in January, but that is what was wit
messed yesterday by hundreds of people.
1t is not at all improbable that if the
fine weather lasts there will be another,
race before Il great while. Yesterdays
races did not settle the matter by a good
deal, ana somebody will either win or
loose a small fortune before it is over
with.