The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-10-12
SOME EXCELLENT RACES.
The Events are Hotly Contested and At
tract a Large Crowd.

and the weather could not have beer
better. The ladies were out in
- goodly numbers, they appreciated 6
- driving finish as we'll as their mascu
~ line friends. The races were all of the
y first class order, every one being hard
fought from start to finish.
o The first race on the program was
half mile dash for saddle horses, each
. horse to carry 160 pounds. There were
= eight horses entered. Cracker Jack
sold favorite both in pool book and in
;, the Paris mutuals. Mt. Plant and
Chance coupled as the Walker stable
sold second choice. The horses were
as fine looking lot of saddle animals
as ever appeared on the track. The
horses were sent Off to standing start.
La Grippe who was third from the pole
on the start forged ahead at the first
turn with Cracker Jack and Chance
close up. On the back stretch these
three horses moved together like the
cavalry
The other horses began to line up
for procession and by the time they
struck the last turn all the horses ex-
cept the three leaders were all strung
out in as fine procession as one
would wish to see. Coming into the
home stretch Cracker Jack began to
move up and came in home a winner
by half a length from Stranger, who
was length ahead of Mt. Plant The
other horses were in line from the
judges stand to the eighth pole. The
race was run in 54 seconds which is
exceedingly good time for the dis
tance with l60 pounds up. Mutuals
paid $3.50,
The next race was mile and re-
| peat, and Mamie s sold favorite; |
Black Prince second, Jim Grove third, |
Herman in the field. The horses were |
promptly sent to the post, but Jim
| Grove, who is always mean and sulky |
at the start, would not move up with
the other horses. After scoring for
half an hour, the flag was dropped to a
| fair start with Jim Grove twenty or
thirty feet in the rear. Black Prince
and Mamie S moved around together
until short distance from the wire
when Black Prince forged ahead win
ming by half length In 81. Mamie
S was not pushed in this heat, her
jockey evidently intended to save her
for the next heats. After this heat
was run match race was made be-
tween two ponies: RollO, owned by
D, Maloney, Nellie belonging to H.
II. Davis. The race was for mile
standing start. At the first trial the
horses were sent off. Rollo took the
lead on the back stretch and won
easily in two lengths.
In the second heat of the mile and ,
repeat the horses got off without any ]
delay. AS soon as the race had started ,
it was easily seen that it would be a {
hot fight between Mamie S and Black
Prince the other horses being out
classed. Coming into the home
stretch both riders began applying
whip and spur using every means to
land their mount first, but the fleet
footed Mamie S was too much for
Black Prince, she won the heat in the
finest finish ever seen on the track. !!
After the heat both Jockeys were I
called to the Judges stand and the {
crowd fearing that the plucky little T
Mamie was going to be deprived of I
the race, began to swarm on the 7
track, but when the judges made the J
announcement that Mamie S won, n
a grand cheer went up, showing that \
although many had lost money on the Z
heat, yet every one was satisfied with r
the decision. The time was 81. Mu. S
tuals paid$4.70. :
Black Prince and Mamie s. were the r
only horses eligible for the final heat, Y
The other horses we're sent to the sta
oles. There was no difficulty in get
ing the horses off together. Until
,he home stretch was reached only one
horse could be seen, so evenly were
hey matched, In the run for home
both riders and horses seemed to strain
every nerve, but again Mamie s,
proved herself equal to the emergency
md again were the people treated to
.s fine finish as ever was seen ON a
rack.
A professional foot race of hun
(red yards was scheduled to come off
but for some reason it was
until tomorrow The fol.
owing names were hung up on the re
as the starters: Handy ir
Allen, E. r. Egbert, Former Brown, If
". Fl. Cantrel, Sam Jones. in
The exhibition hall was taxed to its r r
tmost capacity last night, fully 600 fe
eople being present. The art displa.J al
yas the center of attraction, as it we'll 10
aerited the praises that the public be- fr'
towed on the pictures. The ladies =, =,
ave far outdone the men in this line, b,
n fact our reporter does not remember Su G
eeing picture that was painted by eli
Masculine hand. There are so many N
eautiful pictures that if we were to of
omment on all OF them we would be ci;
4HPOli00 oo ScG Ou1 oil oAGrd 6ulUlOn.
he following ladies have pictures Co
hat they can justly feel proud of: an
iiss Helm, Miss Buchler, Mrs. c. e. tn n;'
'ayard, Mrs. Kent, Mrs. Tolmie, Miss de
.ouise Ruch, Mrs. aourlay, Mrs. Ha- Be
al, Mrs. Seufert, Mrs. Filloon. St. r., p;
Iary's Academy has an excellent ex- I
ibit of painting and fancy work, Civ ii;
lg one an idea of the proficiency of sn sa,
ne Sisters method of instruction, The Ie
alles may we'll feel safe in the art BY
ne as long as she can produce works Pr Pr,
art such as are now on exhibition OF
the Armory Hall. The judges have
lade the awards, but as the list is not
et made public we will have to refrain
'om publishing it until tomorrow. no
THE STOCK IS COED, u;
This forenoon at the fair grounds DO
as OF little interest except to stock bo
aisers. ais
At nine o'clock the Judges began ally
premiums in the horse ex- ,
ibits, and with so many different ha
asses to pass upon they were occu. lik
led until the noon hour. The ami W.
als on exhibition in the different ha
asses were from the best known Ar