The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-08-23
FARGO HORSES
4 AT GOPHER FAIR
oLsToN HAS HORSES ENTERED
IN THE BIG MINNESOTA STATE
FAIR RACES - OTHER SPEED
ANIMALS FROM OVER THE
STATE ARE ENTERED.

Fargo is represented in the largest
list Of entries ever made for four
day harness horse race meeting in the
northwest which has been closed and
Will furnish unusual sport during the
hrst four days Of the Minnesota state
fair, Sept As.
Secretary Simpson and Speed Super
lntendent Atchison are much pleased
with the list of entries. In the late
closing events, entries for which closed
Aug. s. there are a total Of 161 horses
named. These are divided among ten
races. This list, together with the
large number OF entries in the early
closing or stake races, includes a large
percentage Of the fast harness horses
of the United States.
The harness horse programme con-
sists Of four big races every day, and
there will be in addition two or more
running races and a large number of
entertainment features special events
and vaudeville acts. The entertain
ment thus provided will make pro-
gramme without a wait.
The N. .. Horses.
The North Dakota entries in the
Minnesota races will not be small and
several parts of the state will be rep
resented at the gopher fair.
P. r. Olston of Fargo will have sew
eral horses in the different events.
Tuesday, Sept. 8, in the ALI pace with
purse for $1,000 the Fargo race man
has entered Ladyheart. The same mare
has been entered in the 2:20 pace the
opening day of the fair, Sept 4. when
the purse will be for $1,000. Baby
Sphinx, another bay mare belonging to
the Olston string, will travel in the
a:25 pace for a 81 200 purse Thursday,
Sept. 7.
At the opening day of the fair in the
1907 pace for the twin city purse Of
$4,000 the following North Dakota
horses have been entered:
Captain r., S. g., ID. A. Dinnie, Minot.
N d.
Don Densmore, b. s., d. A. Dinnie,
Minot. N. d.
Governor Sarles, b. g, George w.
Newton, Williston, N. ID.
Luke Vernon. blk. g., George w.
Newton, Williston, N. ID.
In the AIT pace the second day Of
the fair, the purse hung up win reach
$1,000 and Padwerwslxi, b. e.. Albert
Weis Land Co. Wahpeton, has been
entered. The same day In the 2:10
pace for a purse of the same amount,
Rob Roy b. g., Champine & Rawson,
WilliBton, has been entered. On the
same day Lillian Greene, b. f., d. A..
Dinnie. Minot. has been entered In the
8-year- old, and in the 1880 pace has
been entered Ben Butler. s. g., B. Atch-
inson, Courtenay, N. ID.
Madge B., b. f., Charles Baldwin,
Williston, has been entered in the 2:15
trot Wednesday. Sept. 6. Also on this
day in the 2:20 trot has been entered
Red Van, br. h.. B. Atkinson. Court
nay, NJ. D.: Madge B., b. T., Charles
Baldwin, Williston, N. d.
Thursday. Sept. will again see sew
eral North Dakota horses entered in
the events of the day. Besides Baby
Sphinx of Fargo there will be two Mi
not horses and two Wishek horses in
the races that day, In the feature
event Of the day. the St Paul purse,
the 2:13 pace, with a $4,000 purse, the
following horses have been entered
from this state:
Don Densmore, b. s., d. A. Dinnie,
Minot, N, d.
Bonnie Brier, $. g., D. A. Dinnie. Mi
not. N. d.
Regal Review, s. s.. Mary Ruzicka,
Wishek, N. d.
Hummer Sheldon. b. s., Mary RUIZ
icla. Wishek. N. d.