Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-07-07


driven by owner, made pretty exhibi-
ton nile trot in LIS %.
Running race. Three entries, n. 6.
Ratelle's "Buckshot" with Joe Pyruse
rider; "Lazy Dick" owned by John
Arpin with Will Nash rider; "Rickerty''
owned by Ernest Hall with Will Davis
rider. Lazy Dick" first, "Buckshot'
second. Time 5Sl. Three prizes $3.50,
$3.50, $500.
Three-mile bicycle race Three en-
tries. Havenor and Lyons given $50
yards start over Rablin. The two boys,
however, made no use Of their handi-
cap, creeping along in bicker for pace
so slow that Rablin caught them at the
last quarter of the first half mile. They
might as well have started scratch. On
the homo stretch, nearing the end of
the third mile, Rablin took his usual
place at the front, lyons and Havenor
crowding for second. Havenor at
tempted to pass between Lyons and the
pole and there was Is collision of wheels.
Both were thrown, Havenor striking on
the left side of his head and face. Sew
eral spokes were broken in Lyons bicy-
Gle. Both boys remounted, but Have
nor was dazed and started to ride away
from the track, then returned to his
course and finally pushed his wheel at
terrific rate under the wire in third
place. Time min. Is sec. First prize,
silver medal; second prize, box extra
fine cigars; third prize, gold cuff but
tons.
22O-yard dash. Four entries. Won
by Ebert Kellogg in 26 2-5 Sec, with
Frank Mosher close second.
Then came the last and most exciting
race of the afternoon-one-ha mile
between John B. Arpin's running horse
and II. L. Rablin, champion bicycle
rider. The latter was given start of
10 seconds and was overtaken by the
horse at the third quarter. 1t was a
pretty contest in which Lazy Dick
won by close margin. Time, 59!.
Cash prize.
Judges for the afternoon races were
Johr L. Nash, w. L. Wheelan, Rev. F.
S. Wheeler.
Caledonian games, under supervision
of Nash Mitchell and Walter Denis.
Judges, Will II. Reeves, D. 3. Philleo,
c. Edmonde LaEigne.
Tt;,>,xv- ,,o,o IT;lI ~ ont I y
Chapman.
Handicapped and starter, Charles
Dixon.
The ball game betN cen Stevens Point
school and Twin City High school was
called at 3 O'Clock. The event proved
of particular interest to a large part of
the crowd and the young visitors played
well, although the ho1ae team won with
out great effort. Score IA to 2. Porter,
who pitched for Twin City, is not high
school boy and this advantage may have
had something to do with the result.
Our boys, however, had toos good a bat
ting eye for the plucky little tWirler
from Stevens Point.
IN THE EVENING
Fireworks were discharged from
Williams island below the bridge and
the big day passed on into the night
with blaze Of glory.
The Firemen's dance at Grand Opera
House was attended by 127 couples.
Prof. Hirzy's orchestra rendered strains
superfnely sweet and there were none
on that dance floor that did not find the
occasion one of unalloyed delight.
Decorations of the hall we're pretty,
though not in profusion. From the
spectator seats in the gallery the dane
ers appeared like great garden OF
moving flowers, with white lilies in
greatest abundance. Thus happily,
handsomely ended the biggest and best
celebration held here FOR years.