The daily sentinel., 1905-09-22

THE RACES

IL is no use 10 deny that there has
been distinct dissatisfaction
throughout all the races. with the
races as arranged. with the entries
and other matters-in connection or
course as usua; everybody else could
pfopa'ly conduct ,the races better
tnan the MANAGEMENT, but waiving
lEls Tine worn joke. it must be said
'iia' considering the reputation this
g ysj3ii as "a sporting town, there
should nave been AN effort made to
secure some better blood for the races
than has yet shown up II has been
remarked many times that there was
a lack of spirit TO the racing and that
there was no distinctly local interest
attaching which always lends interest
10 any event
Undoubtedly the speed superin-
tendent has had his hands fun in
endeavoring to make an attractive
proTram, and few people realize the
diiLeulties of such an undertaking.
For instance here is horse that has
record, other hJrsumen refuse TO
enter with the horse know ing that
Tor certainty that they must get
beaten A pool Is made the horse
with the record will divide the purse
IN order to get n race The fast aui-
NAL goes ON the track is pulled TO
such an extent, In order 10 let the
other horses make a showing that. the
pulling is most apparent even to the
novice and there is then the cry Of
fraud, etc, etc. There has been no
fraud, but only an endeaYor to salts
ty the people with a race
In our humble Judgment this Is
where the track superintendent makes
his mistake, although il is the policy
pursued everywhere. The American
people would rather see race for
blood, honestly run, between plow
horses. if necessary, than the racing
OF the fastest record horses in the
country who are pulled to make an
exhibition and who are in the game
to divide the purses.
The races yesterday We're poor,
very little interest attached what
ever. The waits between heats We're
long and tiresome and someone was
needed in the judges stand with
sharp prod to make the Jockeys,
horses and everyone else in the game
come to the scratch on a jump
In the first place all the kids and
pretended horsemen and horse fan
ciers who have made the judges stand
their quarters. should be kicked down
and out at once. No one could hear
the reports of the races or the an
nouncements. That judges stand
should contain the judges, course
clerk and superintendent OF speed
with the timers and that is all. out
side of some few track officials.
The first event of yesterday after
noon was the parade of live stock.
which was on exhibition. This par
ade which was taken before the stand
was led by President Ella of the as
sociatiou and Thomas Atkinson. II
is,ei,5-t-' all tic 1r!zo slool.s -hcrseE,
stations, coach and draught horses.
jacks. mules, fancy COW ctock, etc.
II was most suggestive of the fact that
Mesa county is raising some finer
stock than It ever has before and in
a few years will be able to lead and
not follow in stock raising for the
higher grades of all farm and fancy
cattle and horses. The showing was
most excellent.
The first speed event was spec
ial trotting race best three in five.
There were four entries, SaXby. driven
by l.. NJ Miller; Bell Thorn, driven
by Kinney; TX Bell, driven by Han
son and Lady Dewey, driven by Harry
Burnett. There was nothing to or
in this race attractive Lady Dewey
made three good heats and neither
of the other horses could touch her.
Burnett endeavored to give good
race by giving X Bell chance,
but that animal broke whenever there
was a chance for good heat Dewey
took the three heats. Z X Bell second
and Bell Thorn, third. Time for the
three heats was 2:43i 2:3S and 2;39.
The second event was the one
mile handicap. Nacillo won in L.
44H.
The half-mile running race tarted
with Gradon. Joe ID. Rabbi and Argot.
No one anticipated that anyone could
win save Joe D., which he did in
l91a Argot second.
There was a cowboy race given
as a special event Silver Jim won
this race, Charlie second. There was
some dispute about Charlie not carry
ing sufficient weight and there may
be some change in these winners.
One of the best races of the after
noon was the pony race. This lay
between Don Clark's little freak racer
and George Gallupe's gray. This
was a quarter mile dash and was one
of the pretty races of the afternoon.
& Clark's little animal got the flying
start Of the rest of the bunch and
led the entire quarter through. II
was a thrilling race and was for
blood, and both received applause for
running The others were not in II
As fiji In Tom Van Buren and a.
/ l.. Helping, the latter with Dr.. Bull S
auto and the small auto of Patrick q
/ lseminger. ATTEMPTED to race against
/ time There was much fun autici-
pated from this event. but 1t was the
most tiresome thing on the program,
without Il was the bicycle races. The
machines bucked, that is all, save
the one driven by Mr.. lseminger and
4 the race was finally called on. any
how 1t would have had little interest
without they raced together.
There were several Indian races
and two bicycle races, which con
cluded the afternoon sports.
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