The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1896-09-25
THURSDAYS BICYCLE RACES.

| THURSDAYS BICYCLE RACES.
There were more races yesterday thar
Wednesday and they were we'll attended
and furnished a large amount of enjoyment
to the spectators.
The mile handicap was the first race
called. This event was won by Hunt with
Douglass second, May third and Goetzen
fourth. Time. 2:29.
The farmers race was won by Geo. A.
Childs, of Easton, Huntoon. who came In
first, being thrown out for looking around.
Ward, Hallet and Thayer followed in the
order in which their names are given.
Time, 2:45H.
| The five mile handicap was pretty race.
There were five starters from scratch and
about ten other starters. Four of the five
scratch men were among the first five who
finished, Goetzen, who finished third, hav.
ing 800 yards start. The finish was made
with Amspoker in the lead, Douglass, Goet-
zen, May and Hunt following in order
named, Time IS minutes, 81 seconds.
The consolation race, open to all who had
not won prize, was entered by Ernest
Gould, Huntoon, Layman, Austin, and
Figg, who finished their mile in just three
minutes in order given.
YESTERDAYS HORSE RACES.
The stallion race belonged to Rowelps
Abdallah from the start, it taking but the
three heats to decide the race.
Rowells Abdallah, Melvin, III
Eugene Wilson, butcher, 422
Richard Abdallah, Willoughby, ass
Doc Lucas, Saver, 344
Time, 1909, 1855, 1:24.
Another running race was arranged be-
tween Frank Bowles, Charley and Geo.
Schultz's Prince and the three heats of this
impromptu race furnished considerable fun
between the other heats, Charley winning
the last two heats, and the race.
There were six starters In the Farmers
race but one horse dropped out after the
first heat. The heats were run lin 1:44,
1868, 1875, and the money was awarded
to the horses in the following order:
Bernice d. butcher, I'LL
Badly, o. LaCleare. 224I
John l., 335l
Flora K. 442i
Gold Dust, 1881
Peggy, 6
In the third heat Badly and John l.. were
yet back by the judges for running.
The free-for-all race was lively one and |
zept increasing in interest until the horses
passed under the wire at the end of the
bird heat The time was 1:215<, 1870,
L:1sh and position and money as follows:
Dick Sterling, Willoughby, III
Livery Boy, Lester Hubbell, 222
Bay Maud, jaw Terbush, 333
The Owosso team did not deal as gently
With the Comma Stars yesterday as they
i'd with the Ovid team, yesterdays score
eing 26 to in favor of the Masqueraders
# Owosso. A large amount of fun was had
however, and the best of feeling prevailed
throughout the game. Ed. Wright UNI
tired.
GORE by innings 2 3 4 567S
)wosso. ----.---- 81 2 5 3 4 1 2 Go
,orunna.. % 0 0 3 0-S
In the floral hall the displays made by the
were not as numerous as they .
hOuld have been, but the ones there were {
God.
ID. NJ. Christian had large booth with an
legant line of Brussels carpets, rugs of ev- ]
~ description, including huge white and s
mother black bear rug. There were two
uge jars of roses which gave charm to
le whole exhibit, while chenille and lace
lrtains added still further to the effect. !
The Owosso Paint and Wall Paper Co. '
lowed a largeaassortment of elegant sam !
les of wall paper, having the sides and G
,iling of their booth entirely concealed !
18th their attractive goods. Sample cans
their full line of paints were also dis
layed.
The Crescent Company's large handsome :
osters formed the background for the M. s. !
|. q o. Co.'S exhibit of sewing machines,
amos and organs, and helped give bright
feet to the exhibit.
Woodland & North showed an entire bed
,om suite with bed made ready for occu-
ancy. They also showed handsome franz !,
pictures, parlor furniture and a set of
ning-room furniture, including one Of the
obbins Table Co.'S handsome and conven-
mt extension tables.
The exhibit of s. A. Yerkes' Bennington,
old fish hatchery, attracted considerable
.tention.
Mrs. L. E. Stone had large collection of
er work in enlarged portraits, a number of
hich pictures are very familiar to Owosso
eople, her picture of DIR. Jabez Perkins
cling greatly admired.
Geo. Welte showed fine collection of
including some large portraits
colors. Some of the large portraits were
fine and excited much admira-