Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1903-10-14
THE RACE MEETING.
Some Very Interesting Races. The
Crowd not as Large as Expected.

The race meeting at the fair grounds
last week afforded some good races bat
the attendance was not as large as
hoped. This was probably due to the
fact that the meeting followed the
Wichita fair so closely. A great many
who otherwise would have attended,
had spent the previous week at Wichi
ia and, as the saying goes, had to "cut
this one out" However, there was a
fair crowd out each day and al, enjoyed
themselves. The program each day
was carried out as published, with the
exception that three heat harness race
each day was provided in order to fill
Q requirement under the rules
There were no disturbances at the
grounds worth noticing. The only
event worth mentioning was "crap"
game In which Quartette Of colored
gentlemen insisted IN indulging. Sher-
IN Haun, when he first ran onto them,
requested them to quit. The Sec
ond time he warned them and the
third time he shook them up a little
and told them if he cauG3at them at it
again he would throw them in.' That
ended the crap business for the day
on the fair grounds.
The following were the winners:
THURSDAY.
One-fOurth mile dash: Queen VIC.
torla 1st, Gray John End, Joe D. 3rd.
Sierra Augo, Gooseneck and Mable also
ran. Time "a seconds.
Five -eighths mile dash: Queen Vic
toria lst, Sierra Augo End, Sandow 3rd.
Slim jim left at post. Time 1:O3.
Mile dash: Lula B. 1st, Sir Kenneth
End, Game Warden 3rd, Pilgrim Bard
4th. Time 1:46.
One-eighth mile dash and repeat:
Nettie 1st, Rather End Big Enough 3rd
Daisy and Jessie Williams also ran.
Time 134 seconds.
FRIDAY.
Three-fourths mile dash: Queen Vic
tOria 1st, Sir Kenneth End, Sandow Srd,
Lula B. 4th. Time I:20.
One-half mile repeat: Slim Jim lst.
Sierra Augo End, May Scott 3rd, Joe 4th.
Time sol. 81 and SO.
Three eighths mile dash: Joa D. 1st,
Gooseneck End, Bill Dick 3rd, Eclipse
4th. Slim Jim left at post. Time 36a.
One-half mile COW pony: May V. 1st,
Dick End, Ballis 3rd. Babe and Nell
also ran. Time 90 seconds.
Besides these, there was a purse race
between Gooseneck and Gray John on
Tuesday and another on Saturday. in
which Goosensck, Slim Jim, MayScott,
SAndow and Sierra Augo were entered.
tuesdays race was won by Gooseneck.
Saturdays race was also won by Goose
neck, Slim Jim second and May Scott
third.
There was some complaint about the
cow pony race. The Christian horse
that got first money 1T is said, was not a
cow pony but an amateur race horse.
There WAS IN inter resting foot race
6or purse Of $25 between heats Thurs.
day evening. The runners were Roberts
Of Deerhead. Nsster of Wichita, White
Of AttiCa and Avery and Christian at
large. Roberts got 1st money and Mes.
ter got second. Distance, 100 yards,
time Ill seconds.
The harness races both days were
without great interest. The fret day
Mack Wilkes and Damon went. Wilkes
got TIVE out Of three heats. The second
day Damon and Sam SteWart's roam
paced. Damon got two of the three
heats. In neither case were the horses
urged to their best.
Eromsa financial standpoint it was not
snccess. The association is consider
ably behind and they say that unless
the business men are moro liberal in
the future. this will be the last attempt
20 hold Q race meeting. They feel that
they did not get the support TO which
they we're entitled and the expense falls
too heavily on individuals. The farm
era did not feel like assisting unless q
general fair was made Of it so that pro.
ducts and stock Of ali kinds could be
placed on exhibition. The fact In the
whole matter Is that Barber county can
sustain one good county fair but It does
not seem that the people are willing to
contribute TO several different race
meetings.