The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-02
RECORD BREAKING
RAGE ATTENDANCE
ALL AVAILABLE SPACE CROWDED
WITH SPECTATORS.
MANY MIGHTY PRETTY RACES
LADY V. AND STORM CLOUD WIN
NERs OF THE DAY.
MANY MIGHTY PRETTY RACES
WAS A BIG CROWD FROM o'NEILL
Sunshine and a Cool Breeze Kissed the
Norfolk Race Meeting Thursday Az
ternoon-lt Was Estimated $500
People Watched the Events.

ternoon-lt Was Estimated $500
People Watched the Events.
Thursday was gala day at the Nor
folk driving track The second day
of the big Norfolk racing meet and
the second days races in the 1907
North NebIe9ka racing season drew to
the track q crowd of race watchers
that set new attendance mark for
the Norfolk track.
Wednesday Norfolk turned out for
the races in numbers unprecedented
for a first day but Thursday the city
was joined by many of her north Ne
braska neighbors. Norfolks neighbors
joined with Norfolk in applause as
the days program unwCund and the
speedy horses were sent out for the
heats that were to tell the story of
the days races.
A cheerful sun and Nebraska breez-
es had hardened Wednesdays track
until it presented a hard fast surface
for Thursdays races, The wind had
increased over the first day and was
blowing a Gtiff breeze from the north
west.
To the music of two bands, to the
joyful race clamor from the overflow
ing grand stand and crowded paddock,
the second days races were rung on
by Starter NJ. M. Sorenbergcr. The
harness everts of the afternoons pro-
gram were the 2:27 trot and the 1925
trot or pace.
The judges for Thursdays races
were E. 1. Parker Of Spencer, w. G.
Galley of Creighton Alex Peters of
Norfolk The timers were Woods
Cones of Pierce, d, D. ,Brunson of
Norfolk, G. w. Box, Sioux City.
2:27 Trot.
After White Wings, the swift trotter
from ONeill, had taken the first heat,
Lady ", consistent little trotter won
the first race of the afternoon, win
ming three straight heats. Lady v.
was the popular horse of the after
noon with the grand stand and as she
brought in the heats Lady V. was
greeted with encouraging applause.
White Wings, the O'Naill favorite,
came in for second money. Motley,
who brought in second money in the
2:35 trot Wednesday, came in for
third fayors. Raven Boy stood fourth.
At 2:40 the trotters were brought
to the wire for the first race of the
afternoon, the 1927 trot. These horses
came out for the first heat: White
Wings, Raven Boy, Lolo B., Motley
and Lady V. King Woodford, who
Wednesday took the 1886 trot with
ease, was scratched for the race.
White Wings won the first heat,
coming to the front in splendid dash
of speed, the field ringing with cheers
from the O'Neill partisans as the
O'Neill horse forged into the lead.
Motley had sprang into the lead as
the horses swung from the wire.
against the leader and fleeing down
the track passed under the wire for
first and second place. White Wings
took the heat by two lengths, Lady V.
getting under just ahead of Motley
who had set the pace. Time, 2:27R.
Lady V. won the second heat, which
was a spectacular race from the mo-
ment the horses were off. The little
gray mare held her own around the
track and wasn't to be pushed out of
her place as the horses came down the
stretch. Motley came in second,
White Wings finishing a good third.
Time, 1928.
1xy snly cd n
third at the first quarter Her lead
was not threatened. White Wings fin
ished second, the O'Neill gray taking
second place away from Motley in a
squirt on the stretch Time, 227@.
Lady V. annexed the race in the
fourth heat, heading in procession
at the end of the heat. 1t was the
slow heat of the afternoon and was
picked up by the little grey mare in
1929. White Wings trotted in an easy
second Motley brought in third.
Summary of the 1927 trot:
Lady ", or. m. (FreunO .....2
White Wings, gr. m. (Shoe-
Motley, blk. m. (Beezley) .....3
Raven Boy, b. g. (Stantz) ....4
Lolo B., b. m. (BelD .........5 5
2:25 Trot or Pace.
Storm Cloud won the 1925 trot OF
pace, the second race of the afternoon
taking three straight heats. The win
ming horse, lengthy bay entered ant
driven by M. lockwood of Kenesaw
had plenty Of work for first honors
All three of the heats were fought fol
and furnished series of races tina