The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-06-17
KINsLEY EDWARDS COUNTY. JUNE

it was not intended she should go.
The race between the other two was
very close. Roberts crossed the finish
line ahead in the first heat but was
set back for running under the wire,
and Wells took the second heat al
though pushed hard by Roberts.
The trotting race for Edwards coun-
ty horses brought out three entries.
Poitrey's brown was driven by GOss,
Roberts drove his bay colt and Hanna
drove Mosher's gray. The Poitrey
horse won easily in two straight
heats. The others were apparently
not in the same class and broke badly.
In the race for Edwards county
horses not in training the drivers
were Bulge, Miller, Goss and Rob-
erts. Bulge won iu two straight heats
without any trouble although driving
the least likely-looking animal in the
bunch. She was flea-bitten. rat-tailed
and hitched one hind leg as though it
was shorter than the other but she got
there as though it were an every day
occurrence.
In the .free-for-all pacing race only
two entries were made, Bay Ben aud
Carrie w. Bay Ben won both heats.
Time of first heat, 1:044: second, 1:O7a.
Four. entries were made in the free
fOr-all quarter-mile dash: Orphan
Boy, owned by Ed Christian of Lar
ned; Nettie, a gray mare, Jim Chris
tiau of Larned, owner; Lady, G.. E.
Somerville of Kinsley, owner, and
Sadie NJ, Joe Miller, owner. Lady
drew first place, Sadie NJ. second. Or
phan Boy third and Nettie fourth.
Nettie won with Orphan Boy second.
In the half-mile running race. Will
Weyrich's Major drew first place,
Captain Rex, owned by Ed Christian
OF Larned, got second place. Tom
JOhnsen's Abby d. took third place,
and Gooseneck, also owned by Ed
Christian, took fourth. Gooseneck
seemed to be the favorite, but Abby
D. won the race in fifty-nine seconds.
Tom JohnsOn's horse also won the
haif-mile race last year.
SevenrHnners entered the foot race
contest. L. Holt, of Kinsley; Johnny
Coleman, of Larned; Martin Suchs-
lsed, from ''The Strip: Alvin Abra.
hanson, of Nettleton: Tom Brown, OF
Lewis, and Gaylord Wells and C. S.
Ryan. of Kinsley, were the contest
ants. The race was won by Johnny
Coleman, with Tom Brown second and
Gaylord Wells third.
John Swaney and Jim Smith, oil
Wendell, were the only contestants
in the bronchO busting contest. Swa.
ney mounted first aud made a fair
showing. Smith had more vicious
animal to contend with and in at.
tempting to prevent the horse from
| running over girl he slid to the
ground and pulled the horse down
with him. He was in the saddle i'm.
mediately after the danger was over
| but the broncho refused to make any
more trouble and the judges declared
the honors even. The sport lovers
| were not satisfied with this exhibition
and another purse was made up. Thi,
time buckskin with all the marks o
| vicious temper was brought into
action. He was declared by severs
wise ones to be an outlaw and ht
pearly looked it. However, Smith
had comparatively easy time will
him after getting the saddle on, anG
the crowd was somewhat disappointed
with the result. --e.
A>race was matched between w. Nj
| Bridwell, of Woodward, Okla, ant
E. J. Webster, of ROzel, Kans., for Z
private purse. Bridwell had littl,
black horse called Niger Baby ant
Webster's horse was gray named
Judy, ridden by Johnny Coleman
The race was for an eighth of q mil,
and was won by Webster's horse.
The bicycle and slow mule races
! were called of for lack of entries.
The judges were c. A. Mosher, F
d. West and d. L. Heath. Thei
work in the stand gave entire salts
faction.
The wedding which was to hav,
taken place on the grounds failed TO
the lack of the proper mamie die
not come to time. The management
regret this failure but are in no WITS,
60 blame as the members are al
tmarried and so were not eligible
Zone Of them has announced his inten
ltion of getting divorce in plenty o
time to be ready for next year.