Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-29

are easy had better go up against them
We will guarantee they will find foenIeI
worthy of their steel.
A game has been arranged between
these two clubs for Saturday, July 81,
at the Webster ball park, and there il
no reason why it should not be a good
close game We'll worth witnessing.
At The Track
the first race called was the three mile
bicycle, with tine following entered Will
Egeland, Hal Kramer, Amuud Gibson
and II. Harrison oil Webster, VIII Brag.
gins OF Milbank, X. N. Ribletts and -
Levers OF Aberdeen. Ribletts took first
and Gibson second, time 9:35. In the
start, this promised to be a close and
speedy race. Riblett holds the state
championship, but Braggins' friends
claim he is a faster man, and the rivalry
between these two promised to give the
spectators a great trial OF speed. They
were both out to win but an accident as
they We're finishing the second mile set
both back. A dog ran under Braggings'
wheel. throwing him and twisting the
handle bars out OF position, and before
he got it squared up and ready to mount
again the bunch was making the second
twrn OF the track, one-eighth OF a mile
away. Rlbletts also fell off but his
wheel was not hurt and he was right up
and riding again, catching up with the
Others before they reached the quarter.
Braggins made an enormous squirt and
caught the bunch in the next round and
it looked as il he would finish first or u
very close second, but when turning on
the stretch to finish he ran into the
bank and fell off. Ribblitts who was
close, jumped from his wheel and took a
tumble but was up and going again at
once.The mix-up put Braggins and ra-
mer out OF the race. Braggins was quite
seriously hurt by the last fall. He had
the sympathy OF the entire crowd in his
misfortune, and had no accident happen
ed there would have been a great finish.
Riblett jumping from his wheel saved a
more serious accident as it was, his
wheel struck Braggins.
The Troeh boys of WATERFOWL arrived
too late for the race but later rode an
exhibition mile for "a small purse. Time
2:46. They are graceful aud speedy boys
and their turn was much enjoyed.
The Free-for-all Running Race
was next, with the following starters
Wenger's Sleepy Fred, Paul's Sandy
Dan, 1~renholm's Brown Charley, Barse's
Wild Bill aud Byrom's Fan. The race was
hall mile, 2 in 3 and was quite exciting
The horses were well punched in the
heats, but Sandy Dan got fist, Wild
Bill second and Brown Charley third, al
least this vast the way.the judges gave
out the result. Time 81, .57A, soy. re
spectively.. Sleepy Fred was drawn
after the second heat, having struck and
injured himself. 1t was quite evident
to the casual observer that everybody
does not agree in regard to rules gov.
erning a horse race. The judges have
this advantage over a base ball umpire,
they must be admired from a distance
as they are off the earth.
The Farmers TrOtting Race
half mile heats, was sandwiched in be.
tween heats OF the running race, the en-
tries being Smiths Daisy, Folkstad's
Queen, Laselle's Doll (who retired after
the first heat for lack oil speed, her
driver, Paul Ravens, said, Dodd's Mon
tie and W%hitefoot's Bill. Daisy won the
race in straight heats, making the very
remarkable time Of Lao and 1:40,
Queen second and Bill third. Alter the
first heat OF the farmers race the
Free-for-ali Trot
was called, the entries were Payne's
Rubin Wilkes, Hinckley's A.B.C., Smiths
Golden Seal and Evans Cheyenne. When
the entries were announced, the drivers
OF the other horses said they would no I
start with Cheyenne, as they paid their
entrance On condition that he would not
start. DIR. Evans stepped to the front
and stated he did not wish to spoil the
race but that his horse was shipped here
Tuesday to trot an exhibition heat and
rain prevented, and that he would not
have incurred the expense OF a second
trip had he not been assured OF an en-
trance in the race, but he was willing to
trot an ex hibition heat for $25. The
people saw the justice OF his claim and
the money was soon up. The race went
on and Abe. took two straight heats
with Golden Seal second. Time 2:52 and
2.51h.
The Pony Race.
was run between heats OF the trot. The
entries were Duell's Little Badly, Camp
bells brigham, Arneson's Pat, Labat's
Betsey, Mann's Grant, Maloney's Straw
berry and Harry McKennett's jim. The