Mexico weekly ledger., 1899-07-20

Driving = Riding Club was held atthe
Fair Grounds Friday afternoon in the
~presencs Of 4 crowd varlousIy estimat-
cd at from six to eight hundred. Theat
tendance would have been much larg-
or, but from hour to hour the over
hanging clouds kept the peopisguess-
ing ~ to whether or not 1t would rain.
Had the day been clear the grandstand
would have been full Of people. As II
was, the grounds presented the APP
pearancs OF q Mexico Falriu progress.
A large number OF ladies were present
and the universal verdict seemed to
be that the entertainment was highly
appreciated by the crowd. The Mex
leo Band never discoursed better
music, which fact WIS generally COM
mented upon.
The first meeting was a pronounced
success, although Q number OF entries
were unavoidabiy absent on account
Of owners being busy with their hay
and other crops. But for this deplored
fact the saddle horse exhibit would
have been much better. However,
John Hook showed 9 highly finished
son OF Artist and Thomas Bass exhib-
tied two good ones, Belle LeGrande,
by the great Ike, and q toppy gelding
named Ben Middleton.
The owners OF the running horses
were also busily engaged and oould
not have their entries on the grounds.
The races we're best two In three,
distance half q mile.
THE HARMS RACES.
The free-for.all was as good a race
as is generally seen out sin the brush."
Four good ones lined up for the word
and all had speed to burn. Potts'
Primero was fast but unsteady and
but for a staHd-still break in the third
heat would doubtless have been the
winner, but Hil's Frank Temple land
ed the prize after a hard fought battle.
Hisey's Red Fox proved himself a
sensation and worked ike a ran
horse. "Foxy" is q great flnisber and
doubtless would have taken a haat
had he not thrown q shoe. Frank
Temple is fact az a bullet for bIs dia-
lance ana has q half mile mark ofi.Io.
Webster's Nellie Moore 10 beyond
question the maklngo Of a paoer. az aha
has a good way Of going. This was the
fret time the mare ever lined NJ with
q gang. Following IL the summary Of
the race
FKEz-soR-kLL, TRor on PAcE.
Frank Temple, b. h, PAGER, IL j. Hml.i Z 4
Prfmsro, 9. g, trostsr, willard Potts, Geo.
Lee 3
Red For, b. e., PAGER, Hisey q Lee, Dob
Hiseyl Q 3
Nellie Moore, b. m, PAGER, c. F. clark,(c.
r. Webster 4
Iime-isNk, i:ieA i;lSk.
thS z;Oo GLASS hAcE J..
was q VI sph' hsass ? proved
qui'e Interesting Iowa Deiss was ?
pun george Lee sprung new
ons On me ooys IN carter Neagie' .
nOl,e luss saiPpeo ID. ~ was snougn'
Iaca sacK wouiu gesA
pieoo u ~ pus ING ns'ie i'how' ai"Sys
uns, was sno.'ol wofH. Lners are
p,aces IN ne mi'e Wnere Sack
SUN SHOWS Io's Oh speeu- Iowa Dehe
tne ulss neas nanos oo"n' out
Arter NeAsie nnaiiy proved TOO mucn
III net' one y eooo' s'eauy maro'
u rAcS was nnlsneu -
r.,,., N...,s = n 80 ~ ne
Ill
Iowa Belle, br. m, trOtter, Dan Norris,
LAorriso 2 n
R.rs.sr, a ..
Time f:aE.f:Sx.f:as
THE ROADSTER RACE.
All kinds of surmises we're abroad
the crowd as to who would win this
Packs Rad Eov MAS an lane
,ha tavox,t. ~ .hrhoah -, .ns
showing ones we're eyloentiy AZ see,
or dave owen ha0 not get uncovered
lie trotter. When Davy brought Percy
u 4
- .no
'fO"u was AWeu sno the Dookles
Iedged as fast az policy would permits;
little bay trotter went up on the
'oard 8 to 3 favorlte. Peck's Bad Boy