The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22

DC iiee o deb to take up a Xix,
meeting next year. Except for th,
~secpal day, Wednesday, following TIL,
he+Vy rain of the night before, tn,
tfS ck was fast and the performer,
given opportunity to show their bes
speed.
The 2:2S trot was the chief eve
OF thursday in the way in which il
was contested and the general in.
terest shown by the crowd. Each hea,
Was a fight from start to finish all bu1
n OF the five entries winning a first
The result of each was in doubt unit,
well along the home stretch which
made the finish exciting and calcu.
lated to please the lovers of good rae.
ing. The five entries for the $500
purse were: Ettolor, owned by DR.,
Shipley, Emmetsburg; Hans Fewell,
owned by Charles Wagner, Mt. Yer.
non; Leslie Boy owned by Jas. Cava-
naugh, Ryan, Iowa; Charming Prince
owned by T. A. M%ernaugh, Letcher;
and Harley, owned by Pat Jackman,
Waterloo, Iowa. The two horses from
this vicinity, Hans Fewell and Charm
ing Prince, were naturally favorites
OF the crowd and enthusiastically re-
celyed when they won heats. Ettolor
won the first and fifth heats taking
first money. Hans Fewell was second
and Charming Prince third. Harley
was given fourth money. The time
for the heats was: 2:26A, 2:26A,
1895 Y, 2:26 and 2:25A.
The 1920 pace, with four entries,
was run off in the same number of
heats; Dan LETTERS, owned by Ed
Gribbin of Estelline taking first in
the first, third and fourth heats. The
horses in this race were more or less
cratic, going off their feet frequent
ly when pushed. Mcdonald driver of
Jimmy Wilkesline, was considered by
the judges to be holding his horse
back from first place and a mark and
was severely censured at the end of
the fourth heat. This little gray was
thought by many to be the fastest en-
try in the ace and the crowd was
worked up v the actions of the
driver, although he may have been
driving his horse to win. The heats
We're made in 2:25A, 2:16H, $3.50,
and 2:20. Jimmy Wilkesline, owned
by j. w. Dolan of Huron was second.
Elleuse, owned by VIM. Pender, En-
metsburg, Iowa, third. Cecil Petos-
key, owned by Ernest Delvaux, of
Cavour was given fourth. The first
heat was Won by Elleuse who got
away fast at the start and led the
fed for the whole course.
TIE three-quarter mile and repeat
running race was won by Irish Swede
frcal a field which included Ciditel,
Alcn2a, and Bed Rock; the winner
taking both irsts. Alonza was award
ed second money. The time made was
1919 and 1889.
The concluding race of the day
was the auto race between a Jack
son owned by j. w. Sanborn of Puk-
wanna, an Overland owned by Cuort &
Trnesdale of Kmball, and an E. M. F..
owned by John Louster of Mitchell.
Each car was sent off at short inter-
walls apart for the two and one-half
mile run. The following time was
made which gives the Jackson first:
Overland. 4:17; Jackson, 1900; and
r. N. r.. 4:06. In Justice to the other
it is said that the Jackson was
the most expensive car.
Today the owners of ace horses
enced to ship their animals,
and tSere has been a general break
ing ~ of those who have been follow
ing the circuit. Some of the horses
were shipped to Onawa, Iowa, others
to Cedar Rapids and some to Miller,
while the rest started to other points,
while some of the losers left for their
One of the horsemen said that
this trip to Mitchell was highly salts
factory to him, not so much on ac-
count of the winnings that he made
in the races, but because Of the
splendid patronage that was accorded
them.
OF all the towns on the circuit this
said that Mitchell turned
out by far the largest crowds and he
considered the city an exceedingly
live one on the race horse question.
The officers of the race meet have
diligently early and late to
make the races a success, and the
immense crowd that have turned out
each day must have been highly graft
flying to them. The excellent weather