The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1905-06-23
WET BLANKET
Thrown over Race Meet by
Jupiter Pluvius. 81
ARE DISAPPOINTED
With Prospect Of Great Crowds of Peo.
pie the Turf Club Is Compelled to
Postpone the Races Because
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of Heavy Rains.

Ou SATURDAY 0VCuAuS ACdVy
rainstorm passed over this section and
when the special train arrived from
Minot with it's load of over fifty race
horses the track was covered with
water. Favorable weather on Sun
day afternoon and all day Monday
together with hard work on the part
of the track manager, John McKen-
ziie left everything in good shape on
Monday evening. The track was dry
and in fine condition and the pros
poets for fast work were good. Every.
one went to bed expecting Zig things
on the morrow. But they were
doomed to disappointment. About
5:45 A. M. it began to rain heavily
and steadily and soon it was apparent
that the races would have to be post.
poned at least one day. This was
done. Tuesday continued cloudy with
occasional showers and although We'd
nesday dawned clear and fair the races
had to be again postponed day on ac-
count of the condition of the track.
It still continued showery and q
meeting of the Turf Club was called
for Wednesday afternoon to decide
what was best to be dcne. It was
decided to race Thursday. Friday and
Saturday and messages were sent out
to that effect. t
The weather continued cloudy and
the track was very heavy but the Turf
Club opened up yesterday with the
postponed Tuesdays program. A
seven inning game of ball was played
at II O. clock between Souris and One
NEE teams. The diamond was lit
tie muddy and spectacular plays were
not in order. The score was:
Omemee 100000 90
SOuris 1 OIL 2 1 x-o
Racing began at $3.50. The first
event was the $3.50 pace and 2 :s5 trot.
In this race there were thirteen en-
tries and four starters. They were
Carl Klohn, bay gelding owned by
Geo. Perry of Moosejaw, N. w. T.
Willet Sheldon, chestnut gelding,
owned by G. A. Giddings of Camp
bell, Mimi, Mike Wilcox, brown
gelding, owned by Hamilton Wilcox,
Griswold, Iowa. Queenwood,, sorrel
mare, owned by Geo. Veum Of Wal
halla, N. d.
The race went to Carl Klohn in
three straight heats with Mike Wilcox
second. Willet Sheldon third and
Queenwood fourth. The time was
very slow. First heat :5119, second
ASH, third 2:411s.
In the 2:15 pace and 2 10 trot there
were six entries and three starters.
Red King bay gelding owned by Joe
Carson of Winnipeg won the race in
three straight heats. Prince Vale, a
brown horse owned by James Smith of
Calgary, N. w. T. took second money
and Brett, bay gelding, owned by
G. H. McManus Of Grand Forks, got
third. Time, 1886, 1887, 2:31.
In the half mile running race seven
out of the eight entered were starters.
They were as follows: Rosie Dillon.
Tickful, Julia Arthur, Solo, Silver
Fringe. Never Again and Dixie.
Rosie Dillon took first money, Tick.
full was close second and Julia Ar
thur won third. Silver Fringe, a
beautiful chestnut mare, owned by j.
T. Scantleton of Sparta, Wis. broke
the tendons of the right hind leg and
is seriously crippled. She is in all
probability ruined for racing purposes.
| All things considered yesterday was
a pretty successful day. Nearly a
thousand people were on the grounds
and today's crowd would have num-
bered twice that but last night the
rain poured down again and this
morning there is mud and water
everywhere. There is no hope of being
able to finish the. program as the
horses must leave here on Sunday te
reach Devils Lake for the next meet.
The failure Of the race meeting
causes general disappointment and
considerable loss to, the Turf Club.
They had gone to much EXPENSE in
advertising the meeting and if they
could have propitiated the weather god
could have had the best series of races
ever seen in the state:
MUSICAL REUBENs.
On Monday evening the Bottineau
band went to the depot to meet the
Crow Theatre Co. and for the oc-
casion adopted novel and striking
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