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

performers. BY far the largest crowd
of tie entire meeting greeted the
events. The grandstand was complet-
ly filled and the inner side OF the
track near the finish line was pack
ed with vehicles and spectators on
foot. Music vas furnished by the
Bridgewater band at intervals be-
tween the heats.
The first race of the afternoons
program was the 1885 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,4 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
four heats. The first, second, and
fourth heats were o by the mare
Dean r. This is the second race the
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 wa 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 were awarded to Dean
R., Joe Patch, Lady Keith, and Dali
las B. The time of the heats was
1926, 2:25M, 1925. 1928.
The 2:20 pace with the $500 pure
was the race that delighted the
crowd. There were eight entries: AL
ice c., owned by G. B. Colburn of
Aneka, Minns; Hills, owned by r.
Crawford OF Des Moines, Ia: Ship
shewana King, owned by J.. G.
Prough Of Dodge City, Kansas; Lew
Gregg, owned by 7. W.Weir OF Lang
mont. Colo; First Lieutenant; nwa-
ed sby Dick Yintono Of siog City::I
!, Pigeon Wing, owned by NJ. a. Davis
;. of Flandreau; Lothart, owend by
;, Erba Jones of Britton; Ginter Boy,
owned by Bert Bell Of Iowa City, Ia.
). Lew Gregg was d~istanced 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
1 fifth heats. The old driver, Dick Vim
) ton, was the occasion 81 deafening
ovation on his appearance before the
! grandstone 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, 1924.
In the three-fourths mile and re-
: peat running race. Ada Watkins got
away for honors in the first heat and
q Steadfast in the second. The decid-
. ing heat between the two horses re-
suited in Steadfast coping the mon
: ely. The entries in the race besides
. the winners we're Bed Rock. Osler
: Jim, Sulphurette, and Betty Gold.
! Dick Allen, the 2:O7A PAGER from
: Plankinton, owned by E. A. Savage,
9 went against an exhibition mile
against time and made the distance
!, in 2:O9A. The performance was
very enthusiastically received. The
o horse was paced by John Leuster in
! a Chalmers roadster.
The first of the automobile races,
between Gilbert in a Ford and Tru-
. az in a Buick, resulted in a victory
for the former in the time 0f 9.94
. for the 2 miles. The other race was
won by the Interstate, driven by
Lloyd Truax, in the time Of 1888.
The other entries were a REQ and