The daily sentinel., 1904-10-06

The skies were blue. the air balmv
with just suggestiaon of the twinge
of fall. yesterday. the opening day of
the great fair of Grand valley.
A low estimate of the number who
went to the fair grounds yesterday
and filled every seat in the spacious
stand, would he 5000. The grand
stand holds in crowded condition 200
people and that there were an equal
number on the outside in carriages
and along the fences is unquestionable
The racing could not have been better
and there was much enthusiasm. The
events scheduled ON the program were
attractive and there was an abundance
of sport.
All the arrangements of the COM
mittee for the racing and the-accom-
modation of the public we're as near
perfect as it was possible to have them
and the Sentinel goes out OF its way
to congratulate the entire committee
on the results of its s'upendous un-
undertaking consummated in so short
time.
Chales Lumley, we'll known racing
man of Eagle was starter and the
judges of the racing events were W. P.
Ella, pesldent of the association, O. O..
Price and Harry Barnett. The declar-
alton of Mr.. McLuen of the associa-
tion that the racing ON the new track
was to be for blood, was received with
great shouts. This will be the slogan
of the Grand junction track for all
racing events, the men acting as the
board of directorate being guarantee
of fairness in every particular.
First event was trot or pace. purse
$3.50. There were three entries.
Hastings Boy. Bedwell owner; Happy
Harry. Enlow owner; and Rox of As
pen, Ramsey of Aspen owner. Hast
ings Boy had the pole and kept it un-
til last turn of the mile, when Happy
Harry forged ahead and won the heat
by nose. Time 2 "a IA. 1t was
very pretty heat. Rox was never
it in for u moment.
Iu the second heat Rox secured the
pole and was doing fine burst of
speed and everyone thought the little
amin al was going to make a record.
but he lroke ont the second turn.
Happy Harry was going a good second
wh6n he attempted to take the pole
from Rox. In this attempt he fail
ed and the consequences were disas-
trous to both horses. Happy Harry
put his foot into the wheel of Rox' S
sulky and there was n smash up, that
was thrilling for the time being.
Enlow, driver and Eastman, up for
Rox were both thrown from their
sulkeys. but both held their horses
or disastrous ending to the mishap
might have been the result. Bedwell
who was going third with Hastings
Boy, kept round the track and was
given the heat The judges after.
ward save Rox, who had the pole
when Happy Harry attempted to take
it, SEQ ond place and charged, Enlow.
owner of Happy Harry to pay for the
sulkey No time was taken in this
heat.
The third heat of the trot or pace
was splendid. Hastings Boy had the
pole and ot it almost to the end.
but just as Hastings Boy stretched
his nose for under the wire, Happy
Harry made several big leaps and
crossed ahead. Happy Harry broke
just as he was going under the pole
and some thought Hastings Boy would
be given first place. Time 20.
In the fourth and last head for
the day there was great contest
between Hastings Boy and Happy
Harry.
Hastings Boy got the pole almost
at the outset and kept right ahead of
Happy Harry. The latter pushed
Hastings boy hard, but he kept down
to his work and never skipped or
hoped until he crossed the wire the
winner of the heat. Time 2.25 80.
1t was almost dark at the conclusion
of this heat and tile final heat between N
Hastings Boy and Harry was announc-
ed to take place at noon today.
The quarter mile dash, purse $40
gave the sports an event for their
money. Joe D was the favorite. he
had with him in the contest Cirous.
Bay Beck and Rabbi, all good horses.