The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-24
h JAMES BOYS
f RACE TRACK
/, Robbery at Kansas
James
lent Land Purchase.
,v c. PETTUs.

BY c. u TGi 70
..ouncement from the land Of
reek that Frank James. the
might of the road" had pur-
-rsral thousand acres Of land
/ .,,a territory. recalls the
Wfe of the James brothers,
an incident in their whirI-
p when they annexed the
office receipts at the Kansas
| sounds. A race was I'm pro-
5000 people were within easy
/. paralyzed box clerks and
I'M September, 1876. and the
was being held at the old eX-
rouDds on Thirteenth street.
Nv the site Of which would
The heart of the city. But
ene. thirty-One years ago, the
Tere ON the outskirts of town
IA an almost clear range of
Nv i'm the direction of indie
No. and the closely wooded
L n the Missouri river
he last day of the fair. and.
/ I. the attractions was a trOt for
1 i--aU class. including some Of
-rottqrs I'm the west, a very
sd was i'm attendance. PEG
rom miles around and many
/ Known turfmen were on hand
4 bboring cities.
+pa-fOr-all trot were such fast
4 rsrformers Of that day as the
ra Cozette, Red Cloud. Little
". Wo0ley. HucklebeTry and
| ana speculation ran high over
one Of the race.
I'M poals were the only method
@Tisfi0n. and the oid-time circuit
Is.1pr Major Banks, a contempt
N Frank Herdic, Ira Bride and
rss The luCtiOneer. Under his
,sirs ellq1ence thousands Of dol
BO0s we're sold.
-s brought $500. Little Fred.
ri Cloud. $40. e. w. Wooley.
.klsberry $50. field, $50, and
1g bad al the earmarks of "A
E' for Cozette. the mare from
q Corrigan as a Driver.
hi Corrigan the well known
al breeder of race horses.
On in tracks at New Orleans.
Eui Kansas City. was then the
Egckieberry. In this particu-
Z had decided to bet on the
.ui 70 drive the trotter himself.
II e COrigan and Huckleberry
gned, there was nothing
he apparent "frame-up." for
|sT was not considered tu
q most Of a chance 10 defeat
I lie Fred OF Red Cloud. let
Este. So in spite Of the fact
El Identified with COrTigan
pol after pool on the latter's
ia behind the mare smiled in
BIG as they answered all ques-
but Huckleberry, NO chance,
shance."
by pools did the Corrigan agent
AuCtiOneeT Banks himself was
and said to his clerk, Jim
going 10 take a little of that
Z good thing myself" And suit
action to the word he paid So
ikleberry in a pool of $500.
-st heat was Won by Little
siih Red Cloud second. Cozette
Huckleberry fourth and two of
'ers behind the distance flag.
Rde Little Fred d stronger sec
Eice, but COzette was still the
az 800. Little Fred. $500: Red
-59; field. 500
oud in the second heat took the
N Little Fred at the turn. and
the lead throughout won in a
I've, with Little Fred second.
third, as before. her driver
AVlng made a move for either
-oerry, as before. was fourth.
oHlgan having saved his horse
Rats, Just saving his distance.
others were distanced. leaV-
OUT TO start for the third heat.
-e,te still favorite over the
z heat was a lively one. as all
'7rs got busy" from the word
.ie went TO the front after
and Little Fred had led to
ietch, with HucklebeTTy a
%, but in a pocket behind
and Little Fred. Here it
lav with COrrigau. but his
Just watch &c. The end