The daily sentinel., 1903-07-06
HURRAHl WITH A BISH AND BANG.
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part of their scheme of decoration.
The firm was the only grocery house
represented. The firm is young and
energetic one and is given much credit
for heir handsome display.
A long line of carriages and vehi-
cles of all sorts followed containing
the members of the committees and
ladies
The parade was success, but could
have been made much larger and more
beautiful, had other firms partici-
pated.
RACED AGAINST TIME.
One of the interesting events of the
Fourth's festivities was the race
against time at the driving park. by
Jimmie Hards the famous PAGER.
Enthusiastic lovers of horse flesh
d. secured the consent of the owners W.
NJ. S. Silsby, of Delta and James Ii.
Hards, of this city to bring the noble
animal to this city for an exhibition
race against time. The animal ar
rived here late last Friday night and
was at once the center of admiring
horsemen.
Jimmie Hards is coal black stall
lion. without mark or blemish of any
kind whatever. Three is not a speck
of any color to the animal but black.
He was sired by Reward S. with a
record of 2 :154 and his dam was Rib
bon. another animal with a fine strain
of patrician horse blood.
At the time set for the race, 3
O'Clock on the afternoon of the Fourth,
there was a great crowd present to
witness the animal. Jimmie Hards
pace the heat.
Silsby one of the owners was up
and held the ribbons over the superb
little animal which promises to be a
world beater. He did not try the an
imal out. except for little warming
spin and then he took the head of the
home stretch, with running mate
driven by James Kinney.
Here he comes - Here he
comes!' shouted the great throng and
the blacx came down the track work
ing away like clock work. The first
turn found Kinney putting the whip
to the runner to keep the hot pace. If
anyone thought that the stallion
would break at the terrific burst of
speed he was making, they were dis.
appointed. Silsby held him steady
without any effort apparently what
ever, the stride beinfg even and with
out any harras sment of the horse un-
til the home stretch was reached.
Here Silsby looked as if he was push
ing the animal for a record breaking
heat, but in our Judgment he was
. simply pretending to urge the game
little horse who could have done sew
eral seconds better had Silsby really
meant to push him. He came thund-
ering under the wire at rapid gait
and when the time was pulled on the
stallion it was found that he had done
the half mile in / 90.
y big and hearty cheer went up
from the throats of those present.
when the time was announced. Ad-
mirers soon fiocked about the horse
and both Mr.. Hards and his partner,
Mr.. Silsby were the recipients of
many congratulations from the crowd,
yon the performance.
Jimmie Hards is only two years DID,
what he will do as he grows older
with his splendid stride and good
level headednei IS is hard to predict,
but there are some who think that he
will come near to breaking the world S
record. Be that as it may. the ami
NAL is certainly one to be proud of
and no event of the day gave more
satisfaction than the pacing trial
event at the trotting park during the
afternoon.
FIREWORKS DISPLAY
The crowning event of the pleasures
of the Fourth of July celebration. was
g,the grand exhibition of the fireworks
Oh South Fifth street Saturday night
When the committee announced that
they would furnish the public as gor-
geous n spectacle in the line of fire.
works display, as had ever been given
in Colorado town, outside of few
.of the verv largest cities of the state.
There were few to believe their state
ment, but that they kept their word
sood, was very strongly in evidence