Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1907-07-25
FAIR CLOSED :|||'|'
Four Days Fair Brought to Success
full End. New Track Record
by Budweiser.
From Saturdays Daily, July 20.

From Saturday
The most interesting and exciting
of the weeks races began Friday af
ternoon with Starter Frank Beals in
charge. In the 2:27 pace, stake, for
$500, six horses entered, Fashion
Wilkes, Geo. Day owner; Estelle,
Tucker & Calvin; Warbells, John
Blackman, St. Paul; Don Ohso, j.
F. collins, Paige; Lady ..Sprague,
Thos. Hull, Edgeley; Delma E., O.
L. Enger, Fargo and Ruben Glue,
Fred Douglas, Neb. Lady. Sprague,
owing to a slight mishap was with
drawn at the end of the first heat
and Estelle was withdrawn at the
end of the third heat. The race was
won by Don Ohso, who took the first
money; Fashion Wilkes took End
money and Ruben Glue third, War
bells fourth. The time Of the first
and End heats was 2:174, and of the
third, 2:17 1-2. PISA for the fourth
and fifth heats. tt was a fine race. all
through. Wilkes won the first two
heats, Rueben Glue the third and
Ohso the last two heats.
In the 2:l4 pace or 2:10 trot the
most sensational features s.of the af-
ternoon appeared. A large Gro 1d Of
Darlington people came in at noon to
look for their favorite PAGER, "Bud-
weiser," owned by John Bradford Of
that city. There..was friction at the
very start of the race, it being
claimed by the drivers of the other
horses entered that Budweiser had
been ''doped' or unduly stimulated
! by artificial means and that he was
an unfair horse in the race. There
was considerable wrangling sand oral
warfare between the Darlington con-
tingent, the owners Of the other
horses and the starter and judges.
All the other drivers declined to
race unless.it was shown that Bud
weiser was not being doped as it was
claimed, and in order to give the
crowd a race, and 60 on with the pro-
gram the judges ordered that Bud
weiser be cooled off after the heat in
the presence of two veterinarians and
in front of the grand stand. The Car
rington owners stoutly protested
against this procedure and declared
that their favorite horse had not been
tampered With, but finally consented
to the arrapgement.proposed. So at
the end of the heat the game little
horse was embarrassed and rabbed
down in front of the grand stand.
The other entries for this race
were Riley wilkes, j. q. Bottegar,
owner; Little Rebel, VIII. Robbins.
St. Paul; Alice Medium. W. Duffy
owner; Minnie Nutwood, J. II. Nc
Gowan. Morton, Mimi. The race was
the best three in five heats. Byron
w., owned by W. H. Cameron of Bal
four was entered but withdrawn.
| Budweiser drew the pole which he
held, and won three straight heats
showing his mettle as a very fast
PAGER. The:enthusiasm on the grand
stand and among the Carrlngtonites
was. intense. Wilkes took End money
4 and Nutwood 3rd. The time of the
first heat made by Budweiser was
2:14 and Starter Beals announced
that it was the fastest time that bad
ever been made on the Jamestown
track. The End heat lowered this
time another half second. and the
third heat tipped of still another
fraction, making the time Of the last
heat 2:134. The track was In fine
lcondition and this fast time was q
matter of great satisfaction to The
owners Of the horses, the association
and the spectators.
! 1t is said that Budweiser. is no
tional horse, and that his owners can
not always rely upon bis perform
ances. On q muddy track he will re-
fuse to 60 and egain under other con-
I, ditions he will develop fine racing
4 qualities. He was bought at Water
loo, Ia., for $1,000 and has been kept
at Darlington for racing by his own
4 er, and is certainly game and hand
some little horse. lie made the three
heats without q skip ora break and
was the horse hero Of the day. AS an
extra precaution against what was
claimed to be unfair manipulation Of
/ Bndweiser, the association detailed .
i Gilman at the padd locks during
the night and morning preceding
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