The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-07-07
GOOD RACING.
SOME GOOD RACES RUNAT GOOD
LAND THE FOURTH.

A Large Crowd Out to See the Prog.
rammc OF Five Races on the Good
land Track the Fourth OfJuIy-Other
Races.
The Fourth of July races at Go odland at
tracted quite large crowd to the grounds,
a good many being from Colby. The day
was me and the track in good condition.
But what pleased the hOrsmen more than
all this was the knowledge that when they
won race the purse offered was ready for
them immediately, there was no cutting
dowR, but paid dollar for dollar, as soon as
the race was run. The following is the re-
suits:
Trotting race-2:45 class. Purse $50.
Onehalf mile heats-three and five. $25 to
tirst,S15 to second and SO to third. Entries:
Bob Curtis, Lisle & Swain; Little Billy,
Alderman; Roxy G, Campbell.
Bob Curtis. .......................1
Little Blliy.-.'.'. ''-...'.--'-....''..2 2
Roxy C."......... ..................3 3
Time-frst heat 1:20, second heat 1919,
third heat 1:15
The second event was matched race, one
half mile dash, between Twins Antelope
and Billy d. Logan county horse for $50.
After little scoring they got away with
Billy b. about 10 feet in the lead and finish
ed in about the same relative position.
Time-56
Pony race-Purse $25. One fourth mile
dash. Ponies to weigh under 500 pounds.
$50 to first and $40 to second. Entries:
Little Star, Bailey; ntelOpe. Irwin /;
RowdY, Leonard; Nettie Walker, Walker.
Little Star ...-................... L
Antelope. ....-..............2
Time-25h.
Trotting race-2:56 class. Purse 500.
Mile heats--three in FIVE. $25 to first, $50 to
second and $40 to third. Entries: Roxy c,
n. .(N
Walker.
a iis5P1; !
Major McGregor. '..'''..S 3 !
Iime-first heat, 2:59, second heat 2:45,
third heat 2:4T, fourth heat 2:44.
Free for all running race-Purse 500
One-half mile dash. $12 to first and S. to
-econd. Entries: Daisy, Bost; Kocomo
lell, Irwin: Little Sphinch, Irwin; Daisy B.
Gender,
Daisy B.. .................. ................l
Daisy. -.................... ::
Time-554s.
Novelty race-Purse $50. Three-quartel
nile. so to first quarter, $40 to second
,uarter, $50 to third quarter. Entries:
4oug John, Stires; Sleepy Bob, Irwin; 10
como Bell, Irwin.
Sleepy Bob took all three quarters.
Time-irst quarter 25h, second quarter
80, third quarter 1:22.
The bicycle race did not come off, owing
20 tue IdcC lltJ the CO0cIuu0u INA
half-mile spin would be too fatuging, al
houeh fine gold medal was offered. But
Jhen the people of this section don't &c
much on gold, silver is what they want and
iad silver medal been offered. no dOub
the race would have been run.
WEDNESDAYS RACES.
matched races were run Wednes
iay ond attracted quite large crowd.
The first was quarter dash between
Irwin's Kocomo Bell and Blanco's Daisy
Daisy won by about daylight. Time q.
The next on the programme was quar-
ter dash between Pat Cullins' Joe Hooker
and Billy B., the Logan county horse. Billy
B, was TO give daylight to win. After some
little scoring they got away with Joe Hook
er in the lead which he kept to the wire.
Time %.
The third and last race was between John
CHIlins' Prince Albert and strange horse,
whose name could not be found out. The
distance being 200 wards. The black won.
Time was not caught.
TRACK NOTES.
Tt is expected that some more races will
be run Saturday.
sleepy Bob won the three quarters in ths
novelty dead easy.