Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-10-11
TIE SECOND DAY.
The Races and Sports at the Morton
County Fair on the Second
Day.
A Good Program of Horse Races and
Some Exciting Contests
Witnessed.
Other Amusements Which 90 to
Make up the Entertainments
of the Fair.
The Second Day,

The Second Day.
The second day of the fair at >Mandan
was a great winner.
The early trains from the east and
west brought in large crowds of people
and with plenty of attractions and good
weather no one, save the losers IN the
races were disappointed.
The forenoon program was made up of
wheelbarrow and sack races, and other
sports ana in the afternoon the races
were the principal attractions. The
track was slow and good time was out
of the question.
Ihe races, however, were none the
less interesting. In the $50 class there
were three entries. Black Fred had no
trouble in winning first money, taking
the first heat in 1858, the third in 2::46
and the fourth in 2:4211a. Murl took the
second heat in 2:49. Bismarck came in
second in the first and third heats but
fell down in the second and fourth.
In the three minute race there we're
three entries-Phil Renshaw, Or.
Bentley's horse.) Prince Gothard and
Urban. This was a pretty race in which
DR.. Bentley's horse more than redeemed
itself from Tuesdays failure. Under
Sloan's c~oaxing three straight heats
were won without a break or q slip; time
2:56H; 2:55 and 2:57. Price Gothard
second and Urban third.
The exhibition race for q special purse
by Roselle to beat the jamestown record
of 2:22 was looked forward to as the
event of the day. There wds a lively
sale Of pools hut it was evident when
the first quarter was passed that the
Glendive nag and the track we're both
slow. The mile was covered in 2:3l.
Roselle will be in the free-for.all race to-
day and a great deal better time. may be
expected.
In the pony race, four entries we're
made. Connie O'Leary's Shoe Fly cap
turing first money in So seconds. The
contestants we're Square Butte, Midget
and B. D.
In the special half mile race between
two Indian horses from Standing Rock
agency, Bruno came in first and Cannon
Ball second, time 58A.
The race of gentlemen's double driv.
ers-harness, bitch and start from the
wire-was an interesting feature. The
race was full of surprises. The Mas
singham team was first to get under
way, having a start of good 200 yards
Armstrong, Gruber andlHazleton followed
in a bunch. When the quarter stake
was reached all four teams were neck
and neck and 1t was no mans race
After leaving the first quarter however
Captain Braithwaite's team driven, by
Gruber, slipped away from the others anc
came in winner by 100 feet OF more.
Among other entertainments in tht
evening was an entertainment by the
Mandan Ideals-parlor ministrels-witf
+. G. Kline as interlocutor, F. G. Parker
and M. j. O'Connor on the bones, anc
F. L. Long and w. Kidd on the tam
bourines. Among the s%pecialties was
either solo by Rudy CUM, formerly O
Bismarck.
Mandanites were demonstrat1ve il
their appreciation Of Blsmarck's liberia
patronage.
The fair grounds are picturesque
spacious and peculiarly fitted by nature
for exposition purposes.
The association have forty acres O
ground and have spent $1,000 in i'm
provements the first season.
Much to the surprise and delight O
the management, the grand stand wa
filled to OVERLOOKING.
The excellent music rendered by tn
Dickinson band was a treat.
The athletic sports, wrestling, boxing
club swinging and ball punching, tillet
in the time between the races very pro
ftably for the audience, if not for tn
contestants.
In the hose race the Bismarck cham
pions not only beat their own time, bu
also the worlds record held by tn
/ Yerxas of Fargo, % seconds. The boy
ran 200 yards, unreeled $50 feet of hose
attached to hydrant, broke coupling ant
attached nozzle, in 81 3.5 sec.
Mclean in Fargo.