Mexico weekly ledger., 1889-08-08
shown, the equal of which was
never entered before.


shown, the equal of which was
never entered before.
The races were called early and
opened with the free-for-all stallion
stake. Only two horses started,
St. Valentine, br. h., Westwood,
owned by D. L. Brown, LaBelle,
Mo-, and Robert Rysdyk, the
handsome brown horse owned by
Hon. c. F. Clark, of this city.
Rysdyk won in three interesting
heats, but in none of them did he
have any very hard work. He
showed himself to be the superior
horse all the while, thoughSt. Valen-
tine had been the betting favorite.
st. Valentine lisa good horse, but
by Rysdyk's side is out of his place.
In the first heat Rysdyk led
from the start, Valentine a full
length behind him. Rysdyk kept
his lead easily, the y. horse
losing by each of his three breaks.
Time 2:34 1-2. In the second heat
Valentine Tapped Rysdyk and the
pair came around the first half
almost as one horse. Past the
Judges stand they swept together,
but before the So mark was reached
Valentine had lost a length. This
heat was exciting, and when
Rysdyk forged four lengths ahead
coming down the stretch, he was
greeted with prolonged and deafen-
ing applause. Time, 2:30. In the
third heat, Rysdyk didn't have
much trouble, with that machine
like motion of his, in beating St.
Valentine by a clear length. Time,
2:31.
The pacing ace proved another
deadfall for hackers of %favorites.
E. S. w. won handily in three
s~traights, with Tom Rogers DIS
tanced in the second heat and CAP
Hazard, the favorlte, a fair second.
Time 2:36 IA; 2:35 IL; 2:3S IL,
1t took just two heats to decide
the 3 year old trotting race. The
starters were Dominator, Neva
Seeley, Remnant, Nancy Hooker
Henry C. and Kate Sprague. Neva
Seeley shut out Henry c., Kate
Sprague and Dominator in the first
heat, trotting in PAL. In the
second heat she skipped ahead Of
the other company and alloweG
them to get the flag, knocking a
mile in 2:3S Sd.
There we're but two starters in
the 4 year old stake. Tornado, b
g., Dom Pedro, owned by
Blanchard u Spencer, Marshall
won in two heats, distancing Billy
Button, bl. g., Clinker, owned by
James Littrell, Bolton, Mo-, In the
second.
The fifth race was an interesting
contest of country plugs, as follows
Mustang Sam, o. T. Roberts
Castor Craig, John Sputtswood
Plug, John Spotswood; Bonnie NJ.
VIM. Morris; Prince, Allen Orear
Laura Keene, G. N. johnson
Oliver, A. Underwood; Bronco
Morgan Glenn; Old Bit, Thomas
Harrison. After an exciting dasl
of one-half mile Castor Craig wor
by a neck, with Bronco second.
PERTINENT PARAGRAPHS.
This is babies day.
Strangers can not help saying
that this is the greatest stock show
in the country.
Charlie Craig's double calf heat
took the prize in the Art Hall as tn
best natural curiosity.
Peyt. Morris couldn't contro
himself when Rysdyk won. Hi
hat went out on the track.
A quick trip to the Fair Ground
every ten minutes for five cents
Cars at the foot of the bridge.
There is a picture of two racin
steamboats, in the Art Hall. The,
are named Fulton and Mexico. o
course Mexico leads.
Fannie Rose, as the best saddl
mare any age, in a large ring, is a
animal of which her owner, J. A
Potts, is justly proud.
, R. T. Freeman made an entry /
the first ring, his entry numbe
was one and he got the first prize
Three ones for Audrain.
!, Prince, one OF the county plug:
run into the fence at the finish {
the race yesterday, throwing hi
rider, a small darkey. The COO
was not hurt.
; Bill Steele, Robert Rysdyk
driver, asked nothing Of thu
Z splendid animal in yesterdays FREE
for-all. Rysdyk's beautiful actio
was the subject of general common
4 Just after the ring shows wei
: closed at noon, E. P. Halls Goo
: Eye and Miller & Morris Buckski
both of Centralia, jumped o,
!, on the track and ran one-half mi
for $3.50. Good Eye won easil,
+ "Look at 'em," said prominel
Chicago horseman, pointing at tt
crowd. "They will denount
horse racing at home and look wit
scorn upon the high bred trotte
but I'll bet that every mothers SC
of 'em stays here tonight until tt
q last horse has come in"
il Richard Smith, of Fulton, Mo