The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-08-09
FoRDlcE WINS THE FREE-FoR.ALL
CAPTAIN MACK ALMOST TOOK
BIGGEST EVENT OF ALL.
ALL OF NORTH NEBRASKA HERE
With Ideal Weather Conditions the
Norfolk Race Meeting for 1907 Came
to an End-Fastest Mile of Series
Was by Captain Mack, 2:1s.
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Was by Captain Mack, 2:19.
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With an attendance ranging well
into the thousands, Friday, Norfolk
day" at the races, furnished a fitting
climax for the most successful racing
meet in the recent history of Norfolk.
With an ideal racing day and splen-
did field Of horses for the last day the
races closed with an outburst of spirit
that will last over to the next season,
Thursday the attendance was esti-
mated at twenty-five hundred but the
hundreds of north Nebraska race
watchers and base ball fans" who
swarmed through the driving park en-
trance Friday overshadowed the at
tendance of the day previous.
1t was Norfolk day" on the pro-
gram but though business was sus-
pended along the avenue and most
all Norfolk seemed at the driving park
the enthusiastic crowd that cheered
the closing races was thoroughly rep
resentative of north Nebraska.
An hour before the first heat was
rung on the grand stand had received
It's full quota of spectators. The pad
dock swarmed with carriages, the ball
diamond held its hundreds and the
quarter stretch enthusiasts were out
in doubled numbers.
The races of the day were harness
events of the kind that makes the race
track popular. The first race on the
program had qualities that pleased
and the free for all" was the fast
race of the meet. Fridays races made
very proper climax to the big sue
cessful meet in Norfolk that opened
the racing season in north Nebraska.
The day was ideal for the race, the
track hard and fast. The weatherman
has had smile for Norfolk and Fri
day he did his best. Tuesdays shower
followed by three perfect days of sun
shine gave the track. Fast horses and
north Nebraska crowds fitted in.
| The Norfolk band, which has won
high favor with the race crowds, held
its place on the program and inter-
spersed the heats with lively dashes
of music.
| The judges for the Friday races
were w. C. Galley of Creighton, Alex
Peters of Norfolk, Tim Preece of Bat
tie Creek. The timers for the closing
races were d. d. Brunson of Norfolk,
R. F. Kitterman of Stanton, P. j. Nc
Manus of O'Neill.
Free For All.
| The free for ALL" the big race of
the meet, was taken by Fordice, a fast
stopper from Illinois. The fastest mile
was made by Captain Mack, the Pierce
horse taking the first heat in 2:1S and
coming in for the second money.
The 2:1S mile was the record for
the 1907 meet. The special prize for
a 2:15 mark was not taken and the
not touched.
But though the pace was not fast
enough to touch the record mark, the
free for all'' was a great race, the eli
max of Norfolk's most successful rae
ing meet
Pearl Sherbet, Fordice, Captain
Mack and Bessie G were sent to the
wire for the free for ALL" for which
Norfolk had been waiting three days
Captain Mack took the first heat in
2:1S. 1t was great race with Cap
tain Mack, Bessie G. and Fordice press
ing for honors. The splendid animals
came down the track together, the
Pierce horse getting under by more
than a length, Bessie G and Fordice
swinging under almost together.
Fordice won the second heat. Time
2:19. 1t was another horse race, Cap
tain Mack and Bessie G. pushing the
winner. Pearl Sherbet got the flag.
Fordice and Captain Mack were lief
alone in the struggle for rank in the
third heat. The flag had eliminated
Pearl Sherbet and Bessie G was taker
out on account of sickness. Neck t.
neck the two fast horses passed round
the track, Fordice passing under the
wire just ahead of the Pierce horse.
1t was Fordice's race in the fourth
heat. Captain Mack trailed close be
hind but the Pierce horse could no
come to the front when they thundereC
down the home stretch.
Summary OF the free for ALL"
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