Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1901-11-07
Last Weeks Races.

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of the three days. races and other
sports in Mountain Home last week
} should feel proud of their success
and are deserving Of praise for their
! untiring efforts to make the affair
pleasant throughout-and Secreta-
ry Greenburg is deserving of spe-
cial mention for his able and sue.
cessful efforts.
The first event of Thursday was
shooting match, in which r. w.
Smith, J. NJ. Cowen, John Smith,
Joe Montague and DR.. w. F. Smith
participated. Roscoe Smith was
winner.
Then came a 300 yard pony race.
Five entreies were made as follows:
R. Loveridge's Bill Wheeler. H.
Allison; J. c. Coats Babe, Jessie
Coats, rider; O. H Hutchins' Flirt;
Seth Harris Banty, Seth Harris,
rider; Charles Pollard's Ribbon,
Charles Pollard, rider. Banty won.
Next was a 400-yard saddle horse
racer. Loveridge's Schley, Chas.
Pollard, rider; Seth Harris Sorrel
Top, Seth Harris, rider; Joe Blacks
Johnny on the Spot, Joe Black,
rider; Louis Tanners Gypsy Queen,
Babe Tanner, rider; J. NJ. Camp
BELLS Robin, H. Allison rider. Sor-
rel Top winner.
Quarter-mile dash, free for all
Seth Harris Sorrel Top, Seth Har-
ris rider; j. M. Campbells Robin,
H. Allison, rider. Sorrel Top won.
Quarter-mile dash, free for all
Bay Daisy, owned by Captain Ho-
mer, was a favorite, but was beat
en- by sorrel Top, owned by Harris.
Sorrel Top is II years old.
Fridays races resulted as follows:
3OO-yard running race, best two
in three: four entries. won by Bay
Daisy, of Boise, Sorrel Top being
the favorite.
Quarter-mile running race. best
two in three: four entries Won by
the favorite, Robin, owned by Jesse
Campbell.
600 yard free for all won by the
favorite, Bay Daisy.
1O0-yard foot race, four entries,
won by Bert Thompson.
75-yard foot race, two entries,
also won by Bert Thompson.
Friday evening the opera house
was well filled to witness the glove
contest between Ed Murphy Of this
place and Oscar Schmidt of Boise.
1t was a spirited fight from the
commencement and in the third
round Murphy put Schmidt to
sleep by a powerful blow on his left
jaw, and ending the battle. 1t is
said that at least $500 changed
hands that evening as result of
the contest, and Murphy was
cheered long and loud.
On Saturday, last day of the
sports, the interest seemed to in
crease and there was a large attend
ance on the grounds
The ladies' riding contest at
tracted great attention. The con-
testants were Miss Lottie Clark,
Mrs. Marshbanks, Miss Belle Lock-
man, Miss Gertrude Black, Miss
Sallie Galloway, Miss Belle Coats,
Miss Nav Sullaway and Mrs. Jessie |
Campbell, The first prize was
awarded to Miss Lottie Clark and
the second to Miss Belle Lockman.
Quarter-mile DASH. NJ. Camp
BELLS Robin, FL. Allison, rider; D.
Fl. Parker's Daisy, Charles Moore,
rider; Seth Harris Sorrel Top,
Seth Harris, rider. Sorrel Top was
the winner.
6o0-yard running, free for all,
best two in three-D. H. Parker's
Billie Coombs, Charles Moore. rider;
j, Campbell's Sunday, H. Allison,
rider. Won by Billy Coombs.
Quarter-mile slow race, free for
all-Seth Harris Frenchy, Tom
Brady's Sage Brush Jack, Ben Hur
Won by Sage Brush Jack.
The buccaroo contest between
Jack Fletcher and Joe Black was
exciting, and they proved adept
riders. Fletcher got the prize.
The races and sports proved SO
successful and satisfactory that it is
quite likely that the grand stand
and other fixtures for the accom-
mediation of the public will remain
on the race grounds for future use.
La the evening a grand free ball
took place at the opera house, which
was crowded with lovers Of the
dance.