The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-12

. which was as follows Pickle Is :4o,
Simpkins 3:S2i and Mead II :264-
Galameau dropped out after the sec.
ond day on account Of one Of his
. horses being crippled.
There was nothing doing al the
opera house in the evening. but both
bowery dances were well patronized.
Friday. July 6.-The ball game
on this day was Uniontown VS.. Nez-
perce and both teams we're in good
form. A squabble during the first
inning over a ruling Of the umpire
resulted in two being chosen, namely,
w. /. Rinehart. OF Nezperce, and A.
Vebris, OF Unioniown. Geo. Schro-
. der and N. Creif kept the score.
Up 10 the 9th inning the game was
very close. the score being 2 TO q.
bat the "Krout Eaters" as the visit
OTIS we're dubbed. made spurt and
brought about a decided change. At
the finish the score stood s TO in
favor OF Uniontosn. The purse was
$4,000. Quite LOT of money
changed hands on this game and the
roofing from the grand stand and
blecchers was loud and fierce.
Il was nearly four o'clock before
the racing was called. and Nellie <
took two successive heats 10 the trot-
ting race with Minnie w and zella
Norse. The time was respectively /
l:iz and :0sl. Minnie w took
second money. The purse was $50.
In the quarter. dash for purse Of
$1,000, Fory-four won in ;25t. /
Keno was second and Babe Owsley
third.
The three-eighths running race
was Of special interest as everyone
was anxious to see Bogus put to the
test. He was disappointment, how
ever, for he took third money. Lit
tie Minch was first and Carvey sec
ond. The time was :58. The purse
in this race was $500.
The half mile pony race for a
purse OF $500 was exciting, not
withstanding the srifiing considera-
ton. The entries we're Skinner,
Arizona Bill, Buck, Baldy and Reu-
ben, who finished in the order in
which they are named. The time
vas 50. which was fast considering
the class.
The last heat OF the cowboys re-
lay race was full OF excitement, as
besides the purse of $4,000, the
regulations Of the riders were at
stake and many side beis were made.
The first three heats left the three
records so close that the least error
or accident might change the result.
The horses and riders seemed in
perfect trim and the first two changes
were made without accident. but in
the last change one Of Pickle S help
ers in The excitement undertook 10 |
assist him. which was against the ]
rules, and instead of being Of assist I
ance, caused the saddle to turn, |
handicapping him to the extent that $
he lost the heat by II seconds, and G
the race by i51 seconds. Pickle I
seemed to be the favorite with the {
crowd and disappointment seemed to c
shade most every brow when the
judges announced that Simpkins was
entitled to first money. He is said
to be one of the best relay riders in
the world. and his defeat here does I
not depreciate his record for the in ,
cident which lost him the race was {
entirely unavoidable on his part. o
The time in the last heat was as fol- u
Iows Simpkins ;5S. Mead 4:4i a
and Pickle 4 IS. The grand total v
or time for the four days was, Simp-
xins Is 500. Pickle Is "a and Mead
1904. This was great time con- 8,
'idering that the distance covered .
vas eight miles and saddles and !,
horses we're changed every half mile. :, !
This concluded the exercises for :
he meet. A great many left town
Immediately after the relay race,
,ut enough remained to make the
wo bowery dances interesting until
lfter midnight.