Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1905-07-07


judges divided the money between
the two and the affair was settled.
Exhibition and Running Races.
The main interest in the races
centered in the running races. Topsy
L. grey broncho owned by Henry
Springer won both of these. McCar.
| thy's Kate was almost match for the
grey, but was worsted after a hard
fight in both races. These two were
SO much faster than the others, that
the race was IeallY between them.
Odds were 10 to on Topsy among
those who were betting on the races,
and there were few who would take
them at that. The other horses kept
in bunch and furnished little ex-
citement for few seconds and then
fell in line, and Lottie, owned by
Snyder, came in third. Club, Maud,
Paddy, and Pete, were the names of
the other horses that ran. Between
the races two exhibitions were given,
one of broncho riding and the other
of a lone runner. Joe Peyruse gave
the exhibition in riding, with a
genuine bucking broncho that kept
him busy for time to remain on the
animals back. Topsy L., the favorite
in the running races gave, the ex-
hibition of lone running. She kept a
good gait all the way around except
when entering the home stretch.
Teams have driven off the track there
and the horse mistook that path for
the one around the track. She saw
the mistake in time to keep from
leaving the track, and then made up
for the delay by splendid squirt down
the home stretch, where she was
greeted with cheers.
City Lost in Ball Game.
After the races came the ball game,
between the second team of this city
and team from Stevens Point. The
boys had been practicing for the
game for some time before the day
set, but i'll luck seemed to attend
them all during the game. Though
the score was very ope sided, the
game was interesting and was W.T.
messed by a crowd that was in good
spirits, and which cheered the good
plays made on both sides. The team
from here were defeated by score of
Is to 4. Charles Laramie umpired
the game.
Evening Round up Of Pleasure.
The evening was one round of
amusement. from the fire run at 1880
till after midnight. The fire run at
tracted the people to the west side of
the river, the run being made by the
west side company, and on that side,
most of the evenings entertainment
was held. Cones Fourth Regiment
band of Wausau furnished the music
for the day, and were entirely Salts
factory. They played in the vening
from the balcony of the Dixon house,
to a large crowd of appreciative
listeners. The crowd followed the
band to the river, where the pyrote ecni-
cal display was made. Though the
display was not large, it. was. good,
and the bridge and shores mean by
were black with spectators. After
the fire works, the band went to, the
opera house on the east side. and the
dance was begun, lasting till after
midnight. The music was fine; for
the dance, and a large crowd of merry
makers attended and thoroughly
enjoyed themselves. Among the
dancers there were many people from
out of the city who had come here to
help make the day success.
No One Injured in this City.
Though there was a steady boom
from early morning till after sundown,
from giant fire crackers and toy can
non, there has not been q Single &C
cident reported other than a Slight
burn on the fingers or something
similar. The crowds were orderly,
and the police had no trouble in
keeping everyone strictly within
the straight and narrow path of
rectitude and maintaining good order.
Not an arrest was necessary, all
boiSterouSneSs being absent,