Morris tribune., 1890-10-01
MORRIS RACES !!

What fun we are to have Oct. 81 ana
8, at the races. A field of over dozen
thoroughbreds, in the 1amile and re-
peat running races each day. Such
cracks as Little 10. that won first at
the State fair, and Long Prairie; Sam,
that won In gallop, mud to the ank-
les. at Tracy, in .5l1S; Theresa, that
ran al game second at Minneapolis
in .4s1a; Minnie W., that took first
place at st. Cloud in 81; and the
others have equally good records.
swell, 1 reckon we'll all be dar,n
writes well known horseman.
Talk about the blue grass region !;
what's the matter with western Min
nesota races at Benson Sept. 30, 30
and Oct. l Glenwood Oct. 2, 3 and 4;
Morris 6, and 8; Alexandria l, and
3; Graceville 10 and IL? $1,000 in
purses. and the horses on the circuit
are not skivers aud mud skaters
either; they are all good ones, licensed
{ trot and run, aud they are all conf
ing to Morris, the "Lexington" OF
Mirnesota, Oct. 6, Z and s. No one
should miss the great races.
Judge RerKin is 1T Il uson, taking
In the races. He telegraphs for more
eatry blanks; says, "All the horses
a:e coming to Norris"
DR.. DeLencey, Merriam Park,
en- crs four thoroughbred ,and
Rob Deaksn. Harnline, two. They
are ell corkers; are after the purse at
West Superior now, but will leave
there for Morris Sunday, via St. Paul.
Morris has u representation at Ben
$ N. Henry Moorc's Joe H., Della
hunt & Judson's Lady Rob, Ct. N.
Cl,rkc's Little SAM" Yankee
CT 'rke says, perhaps Wei! got a
ch lnk." Hope they will. but they
wi | have lots ofgop,l horses to chase
ou To get it.
Jack Sheridan will sell pools. 1t
will be worth the price of admission
10 hear him warble-"What ann l |
} fered for choice? what am offered |
o. choice?"
Mr.. Tracy is here from iowa, with |
Sam, a bay running horse. They say
lie goes half like II cannon ball.
Monday evening nine more entries
we're heard from, from Alexandria,
from Minneapolis and from James
own, N. D.: and still they come.
There will be more horses than at the
tate fair. Everybody must come. 1t
wont hurt you. This Is move to-
ward improvement of stock. See our
ump from the frontier to civilization;
sronchos to thoroughbreds; year
lgo Indian ponies racing through
weeds for $40, this year we have a
Meeting of thoroughbred trotters and
purse 81 900, on an excellent
rack; races that any town in Ohio,
Indiana or Illinois might be proud of.
The Great Nortern Railway man
lgement have telegraphed instruction
o have the Browns Valley train held
until o'clock p. M, on the 7th and
til, to give the people along that line
IN opportunity of taking in our races.
Soyou won't forget, we say again,
here's to be big ''hoss trot' in
Norris Oct. 6, 7and and DIR. Curryer,
he honorable editor of the Minnesota
anrseman, Is to have charge of the |
ace course, and the horsemen will
conduct themselves as gentlemen; no
ockeying, no foul language, no vex-
stious delays; for DR.. Curryer says
10, and he IS backed up by the Amer
can Trotting Association, and right
lere in Norris we are to have the big
rest and best conducted races of the
eason.
A business man from Alexandria
ays of DR.. Curryer, ut was new
Idvent in racing when DIR. Curryer
came first to act as starter at our
aces; his disciplin gave us races that
he most fastidues could not complain
#. His name now draws thousand
people that would not otherwise
hink of visiting race course.
Hon. TT. w. Stone, the Benson
banker, declares his intention of COM
ng to Morris to help make the races
success. He will act as one of the
judges; and also Banker Fish, of
will be found In the
udges' stand.
The handsome, rotund vice pre-
Iident of the association, Tom Moore,
who has been keeping the wires hot
for attractions, says, as
1et he has not caught Prof. Dwyer,
,he "aeronaut;" thinks that he will
rave to press into requisition" Frank
in's kite" to get a message to the !
'iKng Of the Air." for he ssems to be
no where on earth.
Judson, the second vice president,
s acting as press agent for the big |
show. All we can get out of him is,
Lots of horses, lots of people coming;
don't bother me, but give me more
pencils and paper.n
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"St. Paul day. Minneapolis day.
What's the matter with morris
day?u We would suggest for that
Iay Oct. 7th. All the business houses