Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1889-05-24
GALA DAY AT OAKES.
A Large Crowd, Good Racing
and a Lively Time.
The Great Wrestling Match Won
by Nichols of Llldden,
"A Day of Pleasure and Sports Only
Equa!cd by our Fa1r Week.
THE FORENOON.

Tuesday morning opened bright
and beautiful, but later in the day
the gentle zephyrs swirled around
through ones last summers cloth
ing too much to make it really COM
Portable and as a result many wore
overcoats instead Of May flowers.
By nine O'Clock quite a large crowd
had already assembled and the an.
nouncement that Il race was to take
place at ten between the Crinnion
pony and Minas, the Edgeley horse
attracted the crowd to the east end
of Union Street, where it was in.
tended to have the race, but the sud
den appearance Of Chief of Police
Martin on horseback quietly an
nouncing that the .ity authorities
had given orders not to allow the
race within the city limits changed
the program, and after little par
leying the owners of the racers took
their steeds and ''quietly stole away
about a mile east, where they reach
ed the large city's limits, the crowd
eagerly following on foot, in wag-
ons, carriages, Oh horseback and
any way to reach the ground where
the contest was to occur. Our pco-
pie We're all acquainted with the
running qualities Of the Crinnion
pony and the betting was at first
two to one in it's favor. After con-
siderable delay in starting the first
heat WIS begun, the Crinnion pony
leading for Il time but Minus came
i'll about one length ahead. The
pony's rider was too heavy, but not
needing Lincolns injunction about
Swapping horses when crossing a
stream" the next heat they ''swap-
ped riders, and the Crinnion boy
weighing still more than the first
rider, took the saddle. Bets were
then made by some Of our people on
the Edgeley horse, but the Ludden
boys stuck valiantly to their favor
lite, and many thought it had not
been made to do its best. The Sec
ond heat Minus took the lead and
held it, coming out an easy winner
about two lengths ahead. 1t was a
pretty race, but we fear the maiori-
ty present did not appreciate its
beauties, as one who never bets. The
race was for a stake Of S10O.
THE AFTERNOON.
10 use the language Of one Of our
exchanges, AFTER dinner great
crowd, headed by the band, proceed
ed to the fine agricultural grounds a
half mile northeast of town." There
the ball game was commenced be-
tween tie Edgeley and Oakes mines,
DIR. Anderson umpiring. Seven
innings were played, the game last
ing about three hours, being watch
ed with much interest, the specta-
tors frequently rending the air with
their throat-splitting cheers as their
favorltes made a good play Or the
"other side" got left, Many good
plays were made and the score was
quite respectable until the last inning
when the Edgeley boys, without due
consideration for their hosts, made
eight runs, the game ending at this,
the seventh inning. The Oakes
club was nicely calcimined five
times and the Edgeley club three
times. The score was as follows:
Innings. - d SGT
EaSe!cy. 20 2 0 0 S-15
oakes. ......................O 0 3 0 0 o.
THE RACING.
The trotting races developed no
brilliant racers but it was a pleasant