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Show The flrst day at the State Fair was devoted to the horse-racing fraternity, and, as a record-breaker record-breaker in eye-lash finishes, tough mix-ups and false starts, it lays over anything heretofore witnessed wit-nessed in this State. The 2:20 trot and the running run-ning event were predicted by the insiders correctly. cor-rectly. Mary H., driven by Hal Brown, made the wise ones look good, by capturing the first, second and fourth heats from the wild-eyed Chester. Ches-ter. Betting in the poolstand was lively, and thousands of the long green changed owners on the event. In this race the second heat was sensational. The three starters 'Monroe S.. Sarah Green and Julia A. got away in bad shape, and as they made the first curve Julia A. and Monroe S. came together,-and when the atmosphere cleared Julia A. was hitting the high places. Edwards, the driver of Monroe S., had been thrown from his sulky, but was not seriously injured while his racer was playing a lone hand down the track. Just as the runaway reached the home-stretch some wild-eyed individuals attempted to stop the , horse, but only succeeded in turning him into the fence, making a total wreck of the sulky, the racer, however, escaping injury. The judges gave the heat to Sarah Green, whose driver filed a protest claiming that . the other contestants, having hav-ing been distanced, were out of the race. Capt. Paul, however, decided against him, whereupon "Jimmy" Rainere read the riot act to the Captain. The running race was delayed nearly an hour, by jockeying, and Starter H. W. Brown was compelled com-pelled to fine the rider of Abbie L. before the wd was finally given to go. Abbie L. took the lead from the start, with Hyrum a whisker's length behind Mountain Maid, who took third place, with the rest stringing out in the rear. On the home-stretch Mollie Alstott, ridden by "Shorty" Evans, passed Hyrum and, at the finish, was but a short breath behind Abbie L, who came in winner of the event. The 2:40 trot was won handily by Mary H., Chester second and Ladysmith third. The Chicago American League club has made 135,000 profits for the stockholders this season. Joe Choynski, who has been in the square ring longer than any other fighter except Fitz-simmons, Fitz-simmons, has made the statement that he has not retired, but says: "I am still in harness. I m a little over 32 years old, and have been boxing steadily for eighteen years, but I am none the worse for that. I havo taken good care of myself, and feel just as fine as I did when 21 rears old. I would like to engage in two fights teforo retiring. I would like to meet Kid Carter and Tommy Ryan." The Buffalo and Butte associations have been nP against hard luck this season, both having lost big money on their ventures. McGovern and Corbett are trying to arrange their 'g0" in California. Young Corbett, in the Meantime, is matched for three battles, the fiit Jrtth Eddy Lenny, October 7th; the second with e Sullivan and the third with Bill Crowley at Waterloo, Conn. |