The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-08-08
DOLLY MIX WINS
HIGHMORE RACE
A Close and Exciting Race Won
by Miller Horse

Over one hundred Millerites Jour-
neyed to the metropolis of Hyde
county last Thursday for DAYS out
ing and to witness the match be-
tween Dolly Mix, the little brown
mare owned by 0. H. Collins, of Mil
Ter, and Mark Hanna. the small
black stallion owned by former
sheriff Tibbs, of Highmore.
A considerable number of ladies
took the opportunity to visit High
more. Another good crowd joined
the excursion at Rec Heights.
Highmore, twenty-three miles to
the west, is making rapid strides in
improvement and development,
many good buildings being under
way. In the past year it shows the
signs of awakened enterprise that
struck Miller some four or five years
ago.
At the Fair Grounds
Just northeast of town the enter
prising citizens have laid out a fair
ground, made a race track, erected
buildings, ETC., and surrounded it
with an ordinary wire fence, which
seems to be sufficient enclosure.
They are now arranging to hold a
county fair next month.
The crowd was escorted to the
grounds by the Highmore band,
where some 500 or 900 people gather
ed. The race was a special match
for $500, and perhaps as much more
was wagered on the side.
Somewhat after 3 o'clock the two
little PAGERS came out for warmup,
and were each greeted with cheers
by their partisans. 1t was not alto
gether town division, because sew
eral Miller sports had received ''in-
side tips" and became enthusiastic
supporters of the Highmore horse,
which surely looked a gamey little
race horse.
The race was to be run under Am.
erican Association rules, and the
judges selected were Mr. Gerhard
of Highmore, B. T. Foley, of Miller
and C. F. Flynn, of Washington.
They're off,
After the usual scoring in which
drivers tried to get the best of each
other, they were given the word
with Dolly Mix at the pole. The
mare was slightly unsettled on the
first turn, and Hanna's driver made
a play for the pole, crowding in with
his half length lead. But the mare
quickly settled, and as Corcoran call
ed: LOOK out, there, Pm coming,
the sulky wheels clicked, they turn
ed to the back stretch and thrilled
the audience with a one-blanket-for
both-horses race. Dolly Mix tool
the lead and held it for one to three
lengths, until the homestretch wa
reached. Coming down easy with ;
length to the good, driver Corcorar
was unable to pick up the mare il
time to head off a whirlwind finish
of the horse, and the two pusheC
their noses under the wire at tn,
same time. 1t was a clever trick O
Hanna's driver, and could easily bt
done by the trailing horse, as tn,
heat was in slow time -2:32.
And may be there wasn't some ex
element then! Everybody wanted
to express his enthusiasm at the sam
time-and they did.
This heat brought the black hors,
favorite on the quarter stretch
as the sports figured he was "com
in" while the mare would sool
quit" Right here is where tha
old time philosophy of the race tract
comes in, viz: There is nothing s.
uncertain as sure thing"
AS it was dead heat, the horse
scored up again with no change il
positions. The mare set the pace
which was little bit rapid for tn,
horse, and carried him off his feet a
the first turn. He is good breake
however, catches quickly, and afte
a rest of muscles and new catch o
breath, he shows wonderful burs
of speed, for several rods. Blu
"Corkie" did not not propose to b.
caught again so easily, and kept tn
mare at rapid pace. With SOM
six or eight breaks. however, tn
namesake of that great republi
can organizer, kept close enough t
the mare to make another burst a
the finish. This time he got his nos
ahead of Dolly at the wire, but as j
was pacing race, the judges gav'
the heat to Dolly Mix in 2:274, clip
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