Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-01
The Races.

thursday, Friday and Saturday OF las
week, which was postponed until Mon
day of this week on account of the pre-
vailing rains, was opened on the latter
day with fair attendance, but moi
nearly 80 large as it would have been
had it been pulled off on the date ad'
vertised. A goodly number of people
from neighboring towns came in to en-.
JOY the sport, who, were not prepared to
await the issue, and therefore returned
to their homes, thus materially decreas-
ing the attendance. The men having
horses for entry in the races remained
however, and the merits of the show
were not to any extent impaired by
the consequent results of the rain. Fol-
lowing il list of the races occurring:
MONDAY.
The first race was quarter Of mile
running, in which were entered Jack
Hale, by Ulery; Cyclone, by E. Plum
Doc Briggs, by j. ID. Sutton and Lead
On, by John Owens, in which Doc.
Briggs won easily. Time 26I.
Second race was half mile, running
contested by Ira Barnett's, Sleepy Tom
Ed. Crowell's, Playmate J. Humphries,
Waco and AL. Reders, Ned. Won by
Sleepy Tom, Playmate second. Time
5S.
The third event was u trotting race.
mile heats, between John Owens Frank
Mondell Henry Richardson's, Thurlow
and M. T. Schoonmaker's. Toby. Won
by Frank Mondell in two straight heats.
Thurlow second. Time 2:53.
The fourth and last race of the dav
was quarter Of mile running race,
free for all ponies under l44 hands, in
which were entered John Owens Mollie
Wallace; G. Messengers Mice; Du-
monts Black Weasel and J. L. Clark's
Red Rover. Won by Mollie Wallace,
Mice second, Black Weasel third. Time
26.
TUESDAY.
The first race on Tuesday was a mile
dash free for all running horses. Fol-
lowing is the entries Doc Briggs, by
]. P. Sutton Jack Hale, by P. Ulery !;
Mice, by c. Messenger; Long Joe, by
w. Briddleman Mollie Wallace, by J.
Owens, and Missouri Chief. by AL. Clark,
Race won by Doc Briggs, Jack Hale
second, Mice third. Time 34I.
In the second race, mile trot or pace,
free for all Custer county horses the fol-
lowing horses were entered: Thurlow,
by II. Richardson; Toby, by NJ. T.
Schoonmaker; Gentle Annie, by w. C.
Ward; and Nibs, by George b. Hitch.
Race won by Thurlow, who took the
second and third heats. Tobey taking
the first.
The third race was half mile trot OF
pace for two and three year old county
,horses, in which vvoro the following
entries: Dakota Martinez, by F. Mich
and; Billy p, by II. Pilger, and Robert
M, by w. c. Ward. Race won by Da-
kota Martinez in two straight heats.
Time 1876. y
The doings of the day ended with /
mile matched running race between
Mollie Wallace. owned by John Owens,
of New Castle, and Cyclone, owned by
NJ. Plum, of Ardmore, Neb. There was
considerable money up on this race,
which developed the fact that the horses
were closely matched, the race being
won by Mollie Wallace by a narrow
margin. Time 25 seconds.
WEDNESDAY.
But one race was pulled of, a half
mile, free for all running horses, with
the following entries: Doc Briggs, by ].
P. Sutton; Lead On, by John Owens !;
Jack Hale, by P. Ulery and Black
Weasel, by Dumond. Race won by
Lead On, Jack Hale second. Doc Briggs
third. Time 80.
This race was very exciting one up
on which there was large amount of
money changed hands, and the result
was vertiable surprise package to the
people present, whose expectations
pointed to Doc Briggs as q sure winner.
One of the principal hackers of Doc
Briggs becoming trife suspicious de-
manded change of riders, which, under
the rules. as we understand it, should
have been granted. The demand was
unheeded, and this had tendancy, to
intensity the suspicion, and the appar-
ent disposition on the part of the rider
to check the speed of his horse, which
is claimed to have been noticeable at an
early stage of the race was generally &C.
cepted as ample evidence of crooked
work. 1t is to be regretted that the
tournament, which, prior to this ii me
had been to all appearances fairly and
squarely conducted, should be marred
in it's conclusion by so foul a proceeding
as this is almost universally conceded to
have been. 1t is to he devoutly hoped
that in the future the greatest precaution
be observed in the matter of preventing
repitition of such conduct upon the
Custer Drying Park, and that upon all
occasions and in every instance the fast
est horse may be first under the wire.
Following the racing tournament
which closed in this place on Wednes-
day, there wero two match running
races on Thursday.
P. Ulery's horse, Jack Hale was match
cd against, E. Plum's horse Cyclone ir a
quarter mile dash. The race was very
close one, Jack Hale winning by nose.
Crowell's horse Playmate was match.
ed against Joe HUMPHREYS Sleepy Tom
in half mile dash in which Playmate
was an easy winner.
The Ball Game.
The manager of the racing tourna-
ment announced by program q ball