The daily sentinel., 1907-09-27

Maelstrom, the beautiful sorrel,
owned by Frank Kinds, is the win
ncr of the Grand Junction handicap.
and the autocrat of the Mesa County
race course this afternoon.
With cheers from thousands of
throats rending the air, with hnts
flying and handlSerchiers waving,
with men and women mad with en-
thusiasm and delirious with excite
ment, the proud little animal
pranced up and down in front of the
crowded grand stand nt the fair
grounds this afternoon ut 3:35
o'clock, the victor in the greatest
racing contest that ever occurred in
Grand Junction.
Never in the, history of the city
was so much enthusiasm called forth
by racing event. The crowds COM
posed of not less than $500 simply
became possessed with n delirium of
enthusiasm and excitement.
There were five entries in the great
race which was one and one-sixteenth
mile running event. There were orig
inally seven entries, but Grandika
and Corbin were scratched at the last
Paragon, owned by Kelley Kelsey,
and with Baird. Weighing 112 up;
/ Ben Lear. owned by f. e. Irwin and
with Morgan, weight 112 up; Laura
f. NJ. owned by c. b. Irwin and
with Lewis, weight 10, up; Mael-
strom, owned by Frank Kinds. with
Curl, Weighing los up; Tar Baby,
owned by S. j. Kelley, and with
Reed. weighing So up, were the hors-
es that started.
Paragon was the favorite In the
! haf tWgr
placed on him.
In order to make the one and one
sixteenth miles the horses had to pass
the grand stand three times, From
] the very beginning it was a pretty
1 contest. When the horses passed the
grand stand the first time, just after
they started, Laura f. NJ. was lead
Ing Ben Lear was second MaeI-
strom third, Paragon was fourth and
Tar Baby fifth. Around the half
mile course the horses flew, at times
almost punched. again scattered. 1t
was soon seen that Tar Baby was not
in the running. The second time
they passed the grand stand Laura
+. NJ. was first, Maelstrom was sec
ond, Ben Lear was third, Paragon
was fourth and Tar Baby was fifth.
Paragon made desperate efforts to
catch up and get ahead of Maelstrom
but she couldn't do it. Maelstrom
had the pole from the three-quarter-
mile and held It to the end. When,
the horses came under the wire for
the last time Maelstrom was first.
Paragon was just behind and second.
Ben Lear was third and Laura f. NJ.
who had been leading for the first
half mile and more was fourth. The
time was 1:52.
The crowd cheered and cheered for
several minutes. l.. NJ. Miller pre-
sented Maelstrom with a beautiful
wreath of flowers. 1t was a stirring
scene.
The handicap was over and had
been honestly won. The purse was
$1,000.
The betting was extensive and hun
di eds Of dollars changed hands.
In the presence of over 1000 peo-
pie the magnificent race program ar
ranged for the last day of the Mesa
County fair was carried out. 1t was
the biggest and most enthusiastic
crowd that ever gathered around n
race track in the western section of
the Centennial state.
Nearly $4,000 in purses were hung
up. The star of the program was
naturally the Grand Junction handi-
cap.
The track was in fine condition
and the races were pulled of in good
shape.
The series of events came up to,
the expectation OF all.
The Free-for-AH.
The first event of the afternoon
was a free-for-all trot or pace. Three
best out of five heats.
Volo, owned by NJ. f. Williams;
Stranger o.. owned by Edward Par
ker; Jimmie Hards. owned by James
Hards; Eddie Wood, owned by j. o.
Kinney, and ARA e. owned by Jas.
whitley were the entries.
Volo was the favorite in the bet
ting, but she broke bad in the first
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