The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-08-30
MIXED HARNESS RACE AN INTER-
EsTlNe EVENT.
WORLDS RECORDS BEATEN
College Maid and Indian Relay Riders
Establish New Marks in Re-
spective Classes.

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~ Well, the fair is overt ended last
Saturday-and the memories that SUR
vive it are pleasant. The races were
good, the time made fast, for half
mile track, and every one got
run for his money" The exhibits were
exceptionally creditable and the dis
play of different products large
| A feature that pleased many was
the rivalry brought out between the
owners of breeding horses. In this
contest three stations were entered.
| The Laurel Horse company was
awarded first prize and Thomas Moore
second. Through mistake the
judges had pinned the blue ribbon to
the wrong horse and when the winners
were paraded before the grandstand
the error was noticed and proper
correction made.
1 Although not SO much had been said
concerning it, the exhibit of poultry
was fully up to that of former years
and some magnificent fowls were
shown John Partington was in
charge of this department and will
take some Of the prize winners to the
! state fair
Was Holly Contested.
| Interest centered the closing day in
the mixed race, trot and pace, for
which there were four entries. Un--
der the agreement arrived at between
them, the owners were to drive, but
when it came time to start G. M. Bair
was permitted to put regular driver
| in the sulky, as his weight was con-
sidered too much of handicap, es-
| pecially for green horse.
| The horses entered were, Master
/ Delmar, by w. A. Clark, Jr., Button,
by J. lR. Conway, Billings G., by w.
B. George ana Darkness, by G. NJ
oalr. It required five heats to decide
who the winner was. After coming
in second in the first two, Master
Delmar struck his gait in the last
three and took them in succession.
Following is the summary
Darkness ............ % :
| Billings G. .......... 2 D
Master Delmar ...... 2 2 / / 4
Button ............... 2 y z
Time, 2:2O3-5, 2:1S1-5, 2:19, 1922.
2:29h.
A three-and-one-half-fu dash
was decided with Silver Jim first.
Flammo second and Zorn third, Time,
AZ As. This was one of the best
running events of the meet.
1 Charles Lamar won the postponed
five-eighths handicap, with Pruewoo,l
close second and Crigli third. Time,
HI05 2-5.
Y Little Blue won the three-mile race
for Indian horses. Day second and
Bird Hat third. Time, 6:19.
! Because of q misunderstanding the
Indians competing in the relay race
we're obliged to run twice. The string
owned by Chief Plentycoos won the
heat, but the race was given to Alton
SO, who beat his opponent in the four
days running by the small margin
of 10 seconds
/ A half-mile Roman, standing, race
was ridden by James Johnson, a mail:
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an exhibition of horsemanship it was
hard to excel. 4
Job That Failed.
\ As an extra attraction special re-
lay race was announced between Mrs.
Richardson, winner of the regular
event, and a Miss Sylvester" who
was said to hail from Red Lodge. E.
W. Keene appeared as the manager
of Miss Sylvester" The airy Moth
ings he whispered into the ears Of
few whom he thought to benefit caus-
ed a generous amount of money to
be wagered on the young lady" rep
resenting the coal camp. It proved
to be case OF "jobber jobbed" and
"josher joshed." The supposed female
from Red Lodge turned out to be
jockey, cleverly disguised for the Oc-
casion in gown and wig, and It was I
supposed by those in the secret that
CONTINUED on Eighth Pase.)