The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-07-22
BROUGHT OUT The CROWD
Days Races Were Witnessed
by IL Crowd that Was Larger
Than the First Day.

Thar the First Day.
Tie heavy rain of Tuesday night,
which had at first threatened to spoil
the track for further racing, was in
a way an advantage because of the
many farmers who took the ppor-
tunity to ONE to town and add to
the crowd at the grandstand. The
track vas a little heavy at first and
delayed events somewhat but the sun
dried things. up and the track will be
in first class condition for the third
day of racing. The attendance We'd
nesday was all that could have been
asked for, fully one third more peo-
pie being on the grounds than the
day previous. A cool breeze was blow
ing through the %grandstand all after
noon and the spectators were COM
Portable. Sevearl minor accidents de-
layed some of the events but on the
whole everything passed off smooth
ly. The soggy condition of the track
prevented any fast time but never
theless some good performances were
pulled off.
w. A. Mathews of Flandreau Off
ciated as starter and kept the crowd
in good humor by his evident fair
ness and desire to keep things NOV
ing. The first race up was the 2:45
pace with a purse of $500. The six
entries were as follows: Rexetta,
owned by Hugh Smith, Howard; Pig
con Wing, owned by w. A. Davis,
Fl%andreau; Jersey Rye, owned by T.
A. Mernaugh, Letcher; Major Cum
bingham, owned by Ed Hawley, Ar
mour; and Billy Wilde, owned by R.
E. Dye, Alpena. Pigeon Wing was the
favorite of the crowd and with Kind
red up won three straight heats in
2:3O, 2:31, and 2:27k. Rexetta took
second, She's Right third, and Billy
Wilde fourth, the last named horse
going off his feet in the first two heats
and making a close second. In the
third. Ed Foley, the driver of Major
Cunningham, broke his sulky at the
start of the third heat and did not
finish. The time for these heats
would undoubtedly have been much
faster on a dry track and with the
number of young performers in it
was very creditable.
Betty Gold was given the decis- |
ion in the half mile and repeat run
ming race after she had narrowly |
beaten Billy B. in the third heat
which was to decide the tie between
the two. The field was fast, includ-
ing Montauk Neil, Con Kinney, Cit
adel, Cubit, Vesterine. Heborn Boy,
and oakland. The first two heats were
won by Billy B. and Betty Gold re-
spectively. The time for the heats
were as follows: So, 52k, SPY.
Oakland won the four and one-half
furlong running race in :57.Tnls
event was swift and the winner was
in doubt until the bunch were under
the wire. There were five other en-
tries, Alsona, Rose Bud, Martha c.
P%enryn, and Montauk Neil. Montauk
Neil, who won second money, was
ridden by his owner Miss Dorothy
Kinsel, of Letcher. Penryn took third
and Rose Bud fourth.
The automobile race for cars cost
ing not over $4,000 was won by John
Louster of this city in an E. M. F. The
other contestant was an Overland
owned by Court and Truesdale of
Kimball and driven by Court. Both
cars were of the four cylinder, thirty
power type, built to carry five pass
engers. On account of the track each
car ran separately against time. The
car negotiated the two and
one-half miles in 4 minutes, 27k
seconds. The local car, the E. M. F.
made the distance in 4 minutes, 1919
seconds, beating the other time by
Is seconds.