Oakes weekly Republican. (Oakes, Dickey County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1898, 1896-04-17
dc0URSINC MEET.
IN Weather is fine and the Races are a
Grand Success.

The third annual meeting held I'M
der the auspices of the North Dakota
Coursing Club opened with beau
tiful day and a good sized crowd
went Quito see the sport.
Entriea in the championship stake,
an open stake for 81 or less grey
hounds we're as follows:
Oakes owned by H. G, Waterhouse,
Lisbon; Grace Briant owned by l.. G.
Wilton, New York; Lamp Lighter
owned by H; G.. Nichols, Mitchell;
Good Leather owned by r. H.
Woods, Aberdeen; Long Odds own
ed by Mflrose & Durdin, Hawarden;
Marello, owned by ]. P. Aylen, Shell
don; Athena owned by Robinson &
Peytpn, st. Louis; VanTrump owned
by R: q. Woods, Aberdeen; Ino own
ed by q. M. Good & j. NJ, Given,
Oakes; Fair Helen owned by Slocum
& Mccartney, Oakes; Pearl owned by
Robinson & Peyton, St. Louis: Gao
tus owned by w. w. Good, Oakes;
Ravolt owned by Slocum g. McCart-
ney, Oakes; Prince Fullerton owned
by L. G, Wilton, New York; Jessie
Green owned by H.G. Nichols,
Mitchell; Caliph owned by Sloculn &
Mccartney, Oakes.
In the Sapling stake, for eight
saplings under one year of age the
entries we're as follows;
Fantasy owned by N, B. aanum,
Sheldon; Marigold owned by j. b.
Smith, Rutland; Lady Elgin own
ed by r. H. Woods, Aberdeen; Ro-
wena owned by H. G. Waterhouse,
Lisbon; Black Knight owned by H.
G. Watcrhouse, Lisbon; Prince M.
owned by N. B. Hanum; Maud Null
Ter owned by Slocum and McCart-
ney, Oakes; Lucky Colors owned by
R. II. Woods, Aberdeen.
In the first round Oakes beat
Grace Briant in a splendid course
the most of which was in full view
of the crowd. Lamp Lighter beat
Good Leather easily. Long Odds
beat Marello in a closely contested
race. Aileena beat Van Trump in a
hard course. Dinner was now called
and the ladies produced their bas-
kets which we're filled with the good
things they know SO we'll how to
prepare and which tasted doubly
good after u morning spent in the
open air mid the excitement of the
chase.
After the wants of the inner man
were satisfied a start was made with
Ino and Fair Helen in the slips.
Some one had rabbit spotted and
the hounds were soon sent away and
in hard fought course Fair Helen
won. Pearl and Coetus came to the
slips next, Pearl winning. In the
next course Ravolt beat Prince Full
lerton, In the last race to day Jes.
sic Green but out Caliph after a
hard course.
Second day.
In spite of the weather there was
good crowd out and Jacks were
plentiful, The sapling stake was
the:.first thing on the program
This was the first round of the sap
ling stake.
Fantasy and Marigole. were th'
first pair in slips, Fantasy winning
easily. Rowena beat Lady Elgin
In the next course Prince NJ. having
met with an accident Black Knigh
ran bye with Marello and made ,
splendid race. Lucky Colors bea
Maud Muller.
This finished the first round OF tn
Sapling stake, and a rest was takel
for dinner. After dinner the frs
ties were run off in the championship
stakes and the following were tn
winners: Cakes, Long Odds, Pear
and Revolt. These being the onl
ones left for the races Thursday.
The following is the result of tn
last days races:
Ravolt got lst money, Oakes 2e
Long Odds Sd, and Pearl 4th.