The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-05-31
RAGE MATINEE SUCCESS
]. w. GlBSoN'S BABY" WINS THE
ROADSTER RACE.
zULAUF AND MATTHEsoN WIN
The Racing Season in Norfolk Opened
spiciousIy With Several Interest
ing Exhibitions by Speedy Shoppers.
Roadsters Showed Speed. .
[From Wcdnesday's Dnilyl

[Icrom Wednesdays Dailyl
The racing season in Norfolk was
welcomed yesterday afternoon with
the racing matinee at the driving park,
the initial driving meet of the new
year. The attendance at the matinee
was not what had been hoped for but
the races witnessed by the hundred
and more people who were present
were of a quality to give the new sea
son an auspicious opening.
Captain Mack, William Iulauf's fast
one from Pierce with n record of
.2:I5h, covered the half mile track in
.1:11 and 1:lOR. The Pierce horse
covered the track, still a trine soft
from the recent rain, at a merry clip
for a May race winning the two heats
and the race with ease.
Cal Matthcson picked the honors in
class b, winning with his Minnie Ouoi-
da brought down from Tidcn for the
matinee.
interest in Roadsters.
In the gouilcmcu's roadster race,
where local rivalry of a healthy sort
was in evidence, j. w. Gibson's Baby
showed strong qualities at the finish,
winning the second and third heats
and the race. Local driving horses
displayed speed in racing harness and
the interest of the Norfolk people at
the track yesterday was strongly cen
tered on the varying fortunes of the
horses of the city as they sped around
| the circle.
The three harness events out on the
track yesterday comprising an after
noon racing matinee Of merit, marked
the opening of the seasons activity
at the track of the Norfolk driving
club Next month will Sc circuit rae
ing horses throughout north Nebraska
put through their racing gaits some
two times a week preparatory to the
opening Of the North Nebraska Short
Shipment Racing circuit In Norfolk on
July 81, for three day racing meet.
There Is every indication, race fol-
lowers say, that the program offered
by the North Nebraska circuit this
summer will be even better than the
race meets of last year. At the Nor
folk track Al Marks has seven horses
in training. Some of them are fast
ones that will win their share of heats
in north Nebraska this summer. 9th
er horses fast steppers on the track,
are kept by local men in the stables
of the Norfolk driving club. 1t is
probable that the weeks preceding the
opening of the season will see other
additions to the list of racers in Nor
folk, giving to the local racing grounds
an added stir of activity.
Races in Detail.
Yesterdays events resulted as fol-
lows:
Free-for-all, trot or pace: Captain
Mack, owned by William Zulauf, first;
Minnie Marks, owned by Al Marks of
Stanton, and Miss Gund, owned by
Cal Mattheson of Tilden tied; best
time, 1:1Oh
, Glass b. Minnie Oneida owned by
C. Mattheson, first; Belle X owned by
p Barns, second; Major C owned by
p NJ. Barrett, third; best time. 1:22l2.
r Gentlemen's roadsters, owners TO
drive: Baby owned by ]. W. Gibson,
, first; Joe owned by w. H. Brakeman,
| otCbuut thlp Wv llSh W H. W. bNs
mer third; Marks owned by w. P, Lo-
=. gan, fourth; best time 1877.
The horses went the half mile heats
r as follows:
2 Free-for,all: First heat, Captain
? Mack Miss Gund Minnie Marks, I'LL !;
, second heat, Captain Mack, Minnie
>. Marks, Miss Gund, 1:101R.
/. Glass b: First heat, Minnie o,
Belle X Major c, 1925; second heat,
Minnie o, Belle X, 1;22k.
Gentlemen's roadsters; First heat
Pedro, Joe, Baby, Marks, 2:42; sec
y ond heat, Baby, Joe, Pedro, Marks,
1894; third heat, Baby, Joe, Pedro
S Marks, 1877.
i The judges were: A. Peters, DR.
o A. b. Tashjean, William Barnes, w
t NJ. Locke of Stanton was starter.