The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1908-08-21

OF the season, opened Auspiciously /
Thursday.
Kansas and Tilden divide honors in
The first day races at the Norfolk /,
track, DR.. Riber, Kansas trotter, |
taking honors in the 2:35 class while |
Bessie Billion, owned by the Osborns
of Tilden and driven by Gown, swept
everything before her On the fast
2:20 class for racers and trotters.
A First Day Success.
And what of the first day of the
Norfolk races? Several hundred Nor
folk people rubbing shoulders with
many of their friends from neighbor
ing towns in north Nebaska, watch |
ing the track circled a dozen times
by fleet well matched horses, keep
ing an eye on rafting fast ball
game, enjoying the cool air and the
snap and ginger that is always in
evidence at the seasons first races, /
proclaimed the first day races a sue
cess.
.., The Attendance.
The attendance was very nearly as
large as the first day crowds which !
last year set a new reCod for Nor
folk The grandstand was comforta
bly, filled, the paddock was lined with
carriages and the quarter stretch en-
thusiastcs kept one glued on high
class diamond battle and the other on
the oval course.
The Track Slow.
The track was trifle heavy though
it hardened as the races progressed
and gave promise of fast stretch of
track for the last two days, barring
rain.
The Winners.
Bessie Billion, the bay mare from
Tiden, who took three straight heats
in the fastest race of the day, the
2:20 class, was seen on the Norfolk
tracks last year. The Tilden racer
was then driven in the so class and
came in for fourth money.
A Wayne racer, Alice l.. Woodford,
owned by w. S. Miller of Wayne, took
second money in the 2:35 trot, TAX
ing second place in two heats King
Rec, Harrington horse owned by
p. C. Delier took fourth money in
ithis race. DR.. Riber, bay race
horse from Sebetha, Kan, had little
7 trouble in taking first honors.
The Seasons Opening.
. When ]. A. Waller. the Norfolk
starter, shouted It's a go" and the
crowd murmered They're off, seven
horses swung off on the turn with
dash that only trotting horses have.
The first race in the north Nebraska
racing season was on.
The Officials.
The judges for the Thursday races
were ]. S. Hancock of Stanton, W.
C. Galley of Creighton and R. Y. APP
plebv of Stanton. The timers were
Woods Cones of Pierce, AL Marks of
Stanton and D. d. Brunson of Nor
folk.
The 2:35 Trot.
Three straight heats won by DR.. Ri
Der gave the 2:35 trotting race to the
bay horse from Kansas. Considering
the track the time. 2:29&, 2:3OA
and 2:2SA was considered fast Tor
the class.
DR.. Riber took the first heat with
ease. The bay was followed closely
by Gladolia, the two maintaining their
positions from the start. Alice l..
Woodford. the Wayne mare, and
Birdie Cloyer gave the heat the ap-
pearance of a race. For the con
dition of the track the time 2:29&
was surprising for the class. Gladolia'
who was unable to push by the doctor
made the double. circle in 1882
Seven horses participated in the heat
DR.. Riber led from the start in the
second heat, establishing what proved
to be a safe lead before the quarter
post was reached The heat fur
nished a spectacular dash for second
place, Alice L. Woodford, the bay
from Wayne, pushing out from the
field at the three-quarters post and
winning second honors from Gladolla
by the narrowest of noses. The gain
made by the big bay over Gladolia was
one of the features of the afternoon.
The mile was made in 2:3O&, the
two next horses dashing under the
wire in 1888.
DR.. Riber gathered in the third heat
and the race in 2:2SA. Alice L.
Woodford hung on to second place IN
the heat, Gladolia was in third. The
race was a speedy drive, the time
clipped so indicating. Birdie Colyer
was not put on the track by her
driver, Evans, in time to get in the
race, the line swinging down the
track just as the sorel mare was be-
ing led to the track. Evans drove
Windsor Walnut in the 1920 race
and was slow in changing horses,
his absence passing unnoticed.
Summary of the 2;35 trot;
Dr. Riber, bay h., (Cagwin) ....' III
Alice L. Woodford, b. m, (Miller) 322
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