Connecticut western news., 1898-06-02
RACES AT RIVERSIDE TRACK.

1000 people gathered at Riverside Track Monday to see the long-heralded races and ball game between Cannan and Norfolk. The races were good and some heats were very close and exciting. | Very good time was made iu several of the heats considering the state of the track. The judges were John NJ. Ben- iamin, c. l.. Hanchett, and Sidney Reed. The first race started of was free for all but only two horses were en- tered, A. Herriman's and Ralph Hurl- burt's. They trotted two heats, Hurl- burt's horse winning both. There were several other races between the fast horses of this part of the state and a running race between the horses of ". German, Wm. Bowen, and H. P. Chapman. Besides these horse ra- ces there were bicycle races and foot races and H. Wellner, our local tailor, rode an exhibition half mile. The judges watches did not quite agree as to the time he made, but they finally decided to call 1t 1.20 1-5. He later rode race with a professional in which he came in ahead, and all this was done without taking his coat of. He certainly deserved the great amount of applause which met him as he came in at the end of both events. There was some talk of matching him with Jimmy Michaels, the champion of the world. who is now riding in fine form and would probably give the tailor a good rub. During the races the horse of Geo. H Blodgett became unruly- some said bee stung it-aud threat ened to do quite great deal of damage. but through the efforts of Harry Nicoll and Pope Chapman he was subdued without doing any other damage than breaking sulky a little. The horse belonging to Wm. Bowen also created little excitement at the end of the sec- oud heat of the running race by bolting among the crowd, and seriously injur- ing Patrick Lee his back being badly bruised.
 While the races were taking place the teams of Norfolk and Canaan were playing one of the closest and most ex- citing games ever played in Canaan. They had to play ten innings, the score being tie at the end of the ninth in- ming. There was large crowd of 'rooters" down with Norfolk and Ga. naan turned out crowd which gave them as good as they sent. The work of the umpires anoused quite little ad- verse criticism, it being in some cases quite "rsnk." But taking it all togeth- CT it was 8 fine game and one that was worth going good ways to see.
 All of the events were thoroughly en- ioyed by the large crowd present at the track and they all "chipped in" gener- ously when Lew Rhoades went around with hat, taking in about S27.
 Below is summary of the different events:
 FREE FOR ALL MILE. 123 A. Herriman, "Jessie l." 22 Ralph Hurlburt, "Mona" II
 Time-2.34l. 2. 3S. COLTS - MILE.
 12a Wm. O'Brien, "No Name" 3 Ed. Fitzgerald, "McGinty" II Joseph Owen, "Dally" 22
 Time-1.44, l 40.
 2'50 CLASS - MILR. ". W. Warner, "Warner Boy" 1 l NJ. Decker, "Mule" 232 F. Stall, "Little Jim" 34 3 W. Braym, "Grove"
 Time-1.29, 1.26. 1.3O.
 900 MINUTE CLASS - | MILE. Fl. Fitzgerald, "Doc Wilkes" 2 ". Braym, "Grove''
 Time-1 .25.
 MILE BICYCLE RACE. Reel 1 Garfield 2 Benway (fell at | mile post 3 Time-1.244
 RUNNING RACE
 W. German, Tommy" 33 Wm. Bowen, "Sorrel Dan" 12 HIP. Chapman, "Blacksmith Boy"2
 Time-1.01, 1.10. MATCH RACE - MILE. 1 A. P. Briggs. Harry Holcomb. Time-2 56.
 GREEN HORN RACE.
 J. M. Roys, Ed. Cook, 2 Chss Couch, 8
 Time-335.
 FOOT RACE, 90 YARDS. Julius Nye. Wm. Roberts, 2 John Adam, 3
 Time-10 4-5 seconds. | MILE FOOT RACE.
 Clem Kegler, | O. Robbins, 2
 Time 3 IA including 90 yards besides the half mile.
 BALL GAME. l23 A 5 7S 9 10 Canaan 0030 21420 g. l5 Norfolk 0 ? l 2 % g. IA
 The names and positions of the play | CTS were as follows:
 CANAAN NORFOLK Nicell D Christinat Dodge Foley | K. Stanton b Tobey