The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1899-11-03


SOME EXCELLENT RACING,
The Two Days Races Given by
the Driving Park Were Very
Enjoyable.
The initiul meeting of tho Mitchell
Driving Park Association came to u
close Thursday afternoon and it was
the judgment Of the crowd that tho
meeting had been most successful one
Among all the race there was hardly
one but what was contested every inch
of the way which had the effect of
arousing the enthusiasm up to the
highest pitch at times. The officers
OF the association made every possible
effort to give the people good enter
tainmsnt and we believe that they gave
that much satisfaction that it will not
be the trouble to give several good
race meetings next year, as it is the
intention of the association to do On
both days the State Juvenile band was
employed to entertain the crowd dur.
ing the intermission of the races. The
starter, f. NJ. Hammer, and the judges,
Louis Beckwith, j. G.. Mccartney and
Ed. Welch, OF Lstcher, did all they
could to make the races move off more
smoothly and their efforts were
appreciated by the crowd.
The events for Thursday afternoon
were the free-for-all trot, the 2:25
class, pace or trot, the running race
and the chariot race. An exhibition
pacing race between two horses with
records Of 2:lS and 2:2O was announced
for the afternoon but it was postponed
for the reason that it was so late when
the last heat of the 2:25 race was fin.
ished that it was not safe to send the
horses owing to the darkness.
In the trotting event some good
talent was seen and the race was con.
tested from start to finish. The horsel
entered were Elce's Queen B." E. G.
Sage, of Parker, put in "Em bark" Jos
Morrow sent his "Tomwell," and Ed
Welch, Of Letoher, trotted his mare
"Belle." This race was the most ex
citing of the day, for the reason that
there were several possible vinnerI
and each heat made it more in doubt
At the end of the third heat Tomwell
Embark and Belle had heat to theil
credit and not one of the heats wa
finished in other than hard drive or
the home stretch. In the fourth hea
Embark took first place and Queen hat
second, with Belle third and Tomwel
last. In this heat Queen came in frs
but she WAS set back for the drive
getting out of his place on the stretcl
and for running his horse on the bacl
stretch. In the fifth heat the race wa
decided by Embark taking the heat
Belle getting second money, Tomwel
third and Queen fourth. The race wa
one Of the prettiest ever seen on tn,
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more closely contested.
| The 2:25 class was likewise a rae
that brought out q great deal OF excite
ment. There were but three entries
Logan's "Chestnut," Fraser's Genera
Thomas" and Showers "FAith." Th
latter mare was put in by it's owne
more to see what she could do rathe
than with any expectation of her win
ming heat, she never having been pu
| into q race before. The little anima
worked very nicely and showed SOM
fine speed. The race was betw en- tn
two other horses. When old ma
Fraser came out on the track witt
Tommy they were both greeted will
cheers, in which the ladies were tn
leaders. The three heats we're won b
Tommy, but it was no walkaway for him
AS tho horses travelled around th
course each time they kept close tc
gether, first one being ahead and the
the other, and down the stretch it wa
a killing pace to the wire, with Tomm
in the lead each time. The best tim
made in the three heats was 2:33s tn
last heat being made in 2:36s. Th
old gentleman takes positive deligt
in driving his horse and he sits on hi
sulky like an old campaigner and d,
spite the fact that he is IS years old b
holds his own with the best of then
Mr.. Fraser WAS greatly pleased owe
the fact that Tommy had defeated sue
good horse as Chestnut, but the ol
gentleman said it took some tall dri