The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-07-21

in all an ideal day for the equine
performers. BY far the largest crowd
of the entire meeting greeted the
events The grandstand was complet-
ly filled and the inner side Of the
track neal the finish line was pack
ed with vehicles and spectators on
foot. Music was furnished by the
Bridgewater band at intervals be-
tween the heats.
The first race of the afternoons
program was the 2:35 trot the Mitch
ell $500 stake, with six entries; Lady
Keith, owned by G. H. Land of Miles
City, Montana; Joe Patch, owned by
G. w. Loveall of Dillon, Montana;
Chas. Fewell, owned by w. w. Davis
Of Mt. Vernon; Monte Allerton, own
ed by j. w. Faris Of Flandreau; Dean
r., owned by M. D.. Coates of Sioux
Falls; Dallas B., owner and residence
not given. The race was pulled out to
foul heats. The first, second, and
fourth heats were Won by the mare
Sioux Falls horse has ever entered
and with this most propitious open
ing the mare may develop into a star
performer.
In the first heat of the trot Dean
R. trailed Joe Patch till the last
quarter and then came down the
stretch winner by two good lengths.
In the second heat the plucky little
mare led for the entire two laps and
won easily. In the third she broke
at the end of her first round and
Joe Patch took the pole, holding
through the remainder of the course.
The fourth heat was the best of all.
Dean r took the pole from Joe Patch
and held it against Joe Patch and
Lady Keith in a most exciting finish.
Final monies We're awarded to Dean
R., Joe Patch. Lady Keith, and Dali
las b. The time of the heats was
2:25, 2:25A, 2:25, 1928.
The $3.50 pace with the $500 purses
was the race that delighted the
crowd. There we're eight entries: AL
ice c., owned by G.. B. Colburn of
Aneka, Mimi; Hills, owned by F..
Crawford of Des Moines, Ia; Ship
shewana King, owned by j.. G.
Prough of Dodge City, Kansas; Lew
Gregg, owned by T. w. Weir of Lang
mont. Colo; First Lieutenant, Own
ed by Dick Vinton of Sion City;
Pigeon Wing, owned by NJ. "A. Davis
!, of Flandreau; Lothart, owend by
Elba Jones of B%ritton; Ginter Boy,
owned by Bert Bell Of Iowa City, Ia.
:, Lew Gregg was distanced In the first
heat and Pigeon Wing was with
, drawn after the sixth.
Shipshewana King won the first
two heats handily and apparently
, had the money safely slowed away.
. In the third however First Lieuten-
ant trailed the field for the entire
two laps and in a gruelling finish
won by a half length. He repeated
the same thing in the fourth and
fifth heats. The old driver, Dick Vim
, ton, was the occasion Of deafening
ovation on his appearance before the
g%randstone at the conclusion Of these
heats. shipshewana King evidently
found the pace too hot and slipped
back in the fourth and sixth position
, and was distanced in the fifth heat.
The money was awarded First Lieu
tenant, Lothart, Ginter Boy, and Hill
lis. The time of the heats was $3.50,
2:21, 2:22A, 2:22A, 2:24.
In the three-fourths mile and re.
peat running race. Ada Watkins got
T away for honors in the first heat and
, Steadfast in the second. The decid-
? ing heat between the two horses re-
+ suited in %Steadfast coping the mon
/ ey. The entries in the race besides
, the winners were Bed Rock. Osler
Jim, S%ulphurette, and Betty Gold.
Dick Allen, the 2:O7A PAGER from
F P%lankinton, owned by E. A. Savage,
, went against an exhibition mile
against time and made the distance
in 2:09A. The performance was
very enthusiastically received. The
horse was paced by John Leuster in
a Chalmers roadster.
The first of the automobile races,
, between Gilbert in a Ford and Tru-
ak in a Buick, resulted in a victory
for the former in the time of 1892
!, for the 2 miles. The other race was
o by the Interstate, driven by
Lloyd Truax, in the time of 1888.
The other entries we're a REQ and
an EMF touring cars.