The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-09-26
LARGEST CROWDS ON THURSDAY
Racing was Best of the Ncct--Today
set Apart for Yakima People
to Celebrate.

Seattle and Alaska-Yukon day at
the fair was all that could be ex-
pected by the visitors. The day was
ideal, not being as warm as hereto
fore this week Before the coming
of the excursionists the grand stand
secured. After the coming of the
room was taken and excitement was
great during the races.
The pavilion, art studio and stock
sheds were visited by all the people
who went to the grounds. All the
awards have been made and show
good judgment by the judges who
made the decisions.
Today is Yakima day and there is
sure to be something doing. Ar
rangements are being made to have
some Indian races and specialties
between the other races. All the
ranchers and town people will be
out today and with the Seattle and
Tacoma people who are here, there
promises to be larger attendance
than any other day of the fair. The
races for today will be exceptionally
good as the best horses in the stables
have been entered. There will be a
entered Gibbie, Senator H. and
others. There will also be pacing
race for purse of $1,000 in which
are some of the best horses that
will be put on the track here dur
ing this fair. Rubiana, the horse
that was played for favorite in
the * mile dash yesterday will be
entered in a "a mile today with Ia
dora the winner Of the B mile dash
and several new horses. In the / Is
mile running race there are to be a
number of favorites and betting will
be done on this race to large ex-
tent. The horses in this race ace
Old Mike, Black Cloud, Follow Me
Iras, Kenova and Ripper, all excel
lent horses who have made good
showings.
In the races yesterday good time
was made by the winners and much
money won and lost playing favortes
and following straight tips" Lue
Miller, who won in the three year
old pace made good time and run
fine race. Rubiana, the favorite
in the "a mile race was winner
with Modder a very close second.
The relay race still continues to
be the attracting feature of the races
and is deserving of all the attention
gwen to it as the riders are skillful
End show what can be done. Hepp
won again yesterday in the second
heat of the relay race and did the
same good stunts as the day before
Herman Hettig, one of the jockeys
at the race track, met with an acct
dcnr T'uredGy afternoon while rid
ing Trap Shooter that came near
costing him his life. Rettig had rid
den pretty race on Trap Shooter in
the mile dash and at the finish
rode past the grand stand and past
the Is mile post when Trap Shooter
in some unknown manner went over
the bank at the end of the track
there being no fence The horse roll
ed over young Rettig's leg and came
near breaking the limb. Owing ia
the ground being so soft no injuries
We're sustained by him except his
ankle being badly sprained and his
hip bruised. His hands were quite
badly cut by.falling among the rocks.
The fall stunned Rettig and when
the horse came back on the tract,
without the little rider, fear was in
the heart of every person in the
grand stand. A number of men
went Immediately to the place where
the horse was seen to go over the
bank and found the little fellow
among the debris practically uncon-
scious. He was carried back and
DR.. Lynch, who was on the grounds
went to his aid at once and it was
with many cheers that the announce
ment was made that his injuries
were not of very serious nature.
This was the first time Rettig had
ridden Trap Shooter and he was
given his mount then because of the
illness of the usual rider.
Following is a summary of the
races:
Mile Trotting, Two in Three,
Purse 81, 000-Athasham won, Lady
Jones second, Oma A. and Gibbie
tied for third. Time. 2:13A,
2:13H.
Three-Year-Old Pacing, Purse
s40O-Lulu Miller won, Idlewise
and Zanther divided Sc .nra aud
third money. Each heat won in
2:19H.
Five-Eighths Mile Running,
o. .25-Ruby Ann won. NJ ID
O. second, Effervescence third.
lime, 1:02h.
Seven-Eighths Mile Running,
Purse s100-Iadora won, La Taran-
"a second, Pearl Waters third. Time,
1:2Sh.
Mile Running, Purse $200-Biack
Gem won, Legal Form second, Fol-
low Me third. Time. 1:41h.
Joe Hepp. riding Sox, again Won
in the relay race. this being second
ralav Of five miles