The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-10-02
The FALLOH JOCKEY CLUB
Pulls Off a Successful Racing
Meet Throughout The
Fair Week.

The Fallon Jockey club racing
meet was good fellowship gath
ering. The various contests for speed
supremacy on the local track being
devoid of i'll feeling. and character
lied altogether by wholesome sports
manship and honest contests. This
being the first racing meet pulled
off under the auspices of the new or
ganization it must 20 on record as
being everything that could be de-
sired. The gate receipts exceeded
$1,000, and we're sufficient, to-
gether with the nearly $1,000 col
lected in the form of donations to
defray all expenses.
The community and outside vis-
tors are particularly indebted TO
Nessrs. James Smith, Fred Way,
T. c. Bryant, G. c. Everett and Hon.
" ". Williams for the success of
the meet
The winning horses, their owners
and the purses are given below.
Wednesday. mixed trot and pace;
for Churchill county horses, purse,
500, divided $50. s25 and SIS.
zella Floss, Lem Allen, owner, first,
Kid 3, w. ". Smith, second and
Agsie iIassalo. :. L. Leonard third.
Half mile dash, free for all. purse,
500, divided $50, s25 and SIS.
Irish Exile, Lem Allen, first, Cyclone
~. w Ritcford, second and Portola
Queen, frankie Hartman. third.
Boys pony race, purse, $35; Bal
dy. Leslie Sanford, first; Queen,
Stephenson. second and Pinto, A.
Miles. third
Girls race, purse, $40; Mig, Tillie
Byrd, first; Kelly. Mabel Johnson,
second; Niger, Blanch Blaine, third
Thursday.---Half mile free for all
trot and pace; purse, 500, divided
SEQ, s25 and s15; Gray Bird, Wat
son, first; zella Floss, Lem Allen,
second and Ray Mckinney, Jack
vera, third.
Ladies' race one-half mile, purse
$50. divided SIS. $40 and So; Mig,
Tillie Byrd, first; Twilight, Miss
Hopkins, second and Ruth, Mabel
Johson. third.
Half-mile dash, free for all, purse
500, divided $50. s25. SIS; Ravel
Dare, Lem Allen, first; Earl King,
Cuilliams, second and Cyclone,
Ritchford, third.
Three mile relay race; purse, $50
and S25; c. s Bailey, first and F.
Hartman, second.
Friday.---Free for all, trot and pace
purse, $3.50, divided. $50. 40 and
s20; Gray Bird, Watson, first, Eel
la Floss, Lem Allen, second and Kid
B, ". w. Smith. third.
Half mile foot race, purse, S45
and $40; Gail Marten first and e.
Lee, second.
Half-mile saddle horse race, purse
$50, $40 and So; Black Bess, c. S.
Bailey, first. Fairy. F. Sorrell, Sec
ond and Reveal, Earl Allen, third.
Half-mile dash, free for all; purse,
$120, $50 and $40; Irish Exile, l..
Allen. first, Earl King, Guilliams,
second and Ravel Dare, L. Allen
third.
Saturday Half mile, trot or
pace; purse, $50, $25 and $15;
kid B, w. W. Smith, first; Yalanta,
Lem Allen, second and Spud L, l.,
l.. Leonard, third.
One hundred yard fot race, purse
lS50: Frank Hartman, first, Dud-
ley Petrie. second and j, G. Stew
art, third.
Boys and girls mixed race
purse. $40, $40 and $5; Baldy, Les
lie Sanford, first; Buster, Geo. Cir
ac, second.
Half mile dash, free for all; purse
$50. s25 and S15; Earl King, Gull
Jams. first; Rayel Dare, Lem Allen
second and Black Bess. c. p. Bail
ey, third.
Mule race, purse, $25 and $40
Beck. f. Hartman, first and Tom
; c. Douglass, second.
An impromptu racing program
occurred Sunday the chief event o
which was a matched race betweel
Gray Bird, owned by Watson ant
Zella Floss, owned by Lem Allen
about the supremacy of which ther
had been more or less dispute. Tn
match wac for a side bet of $40
and was won by Gray Bird in wv
straight heats, the half miles be
ing covered In 1.24 and 1:2o, whic
was good time for the slow track
A u mile dash was won b
; Fairy, owned by Fred sorrell, Lily
W w. Smith, second and Rayeal' !
S. Houth, third.
) A relay race pulled OFF on tn
: same day was won by Frank Harr
man with Lish Sanford an exeitin
second.